Disclaimer: These characters belong to Stephanie Meyers.
Chapter 16
Bella Pov
School started last week, and it has been beyond hellish from the start. First, I had to sell my car to pay the light bill, the water bill and to put groceries in the house. Apparently, my mom 'forgot' our deal was that she would wait until after my birthday to cut me off completely.
Now I spend my mornings walking to school with Rose because I haven't looked for a job again yet. Typical of me to wait til the absolute last second.
I hear catcalls from beside me, and both Rose and glance over to see Edward leaning out of the passenger window of a moving car. The car turns and in an instant is slowly rolling beside us with Edward staring at me.
"You're such a creeper," Rose shouts, then rolls her eyes, clutching her books tighter to her chest. I subconsciously smooth down the back of my skirt and glance at him out of the corner of my eye.
"Emmett says hi." Edward relays the driver's message, but of course, Rose isn't having that.
"If Emmett has something to say to me, he can tell me himself." Rose stops walking, and I can see her turning red with anger. She and Emmett have a complicated relationship, and it's sort of funny watching her blow up at him all the time.
I'm sure Emmett and Edward have quickly become fast friends seeing as Alice's mom and Emmett's mom are best friends.
Edward laughs at Rose's outburst and turns his attention to me just as the back window rolls down revealing a very stoned Garrett.
"You look beautiful." I hear Edward say, but I ignore him and pick up my pace.
"I'm sure I do," I say out of the side of my mouth. The car speeds up to match us, and I groan in frustration.
"You're going to be late to class, Princess."
"Who gives a shit!" I snap, and then take a breath realizing that Edward is not the reason for my bad week or my ridiculous morning. He is not the reason my life is shit, my mother is. I shouldn't be taking my anger out on him.
Edward takes my foul mood with ease as he often does. He even smiles at me as if my attitude is where his attraction lies.
"Get in the car, beautiful." His tone softens, which only angers me more. "You too Rose."
"Who the fuck are you?" I shout, just as Rose mumbles, "I rather walk barefoot through a poisonous snake pit in a ring of fire." but only I hear her very vivid account of my thoughts exactly.
Garrett decides to pipe in at that exact moment, proving that my mood can be made worse.
"God Damn it, Edward, bless you for having patience. I told you that woman was a handful."
I flick Garrett off. "Fuck you, Garrett!"
"That is exactly why I have two hands, my friend." Edward says with his eyes on me as the car slowly rolls beside us. "I was made to tame that woman and I will, or I'll die trying."