MyLight
Chapter 4 EPOV
I thought Bella was beautiful from afar, but close up she's…words cant describe. Her long brown curls rested effortlessly on her back. Her skin was as pale as…well its just pale! I can't think of a simile now, but her skin makes an amazing contrast with her eyes. Her coal black, eyes. They were alarmingly beautiful and sharp with large black bruise like bags under them, like she hadn't slept in weeks. She sat very still on her chair, clearing the space next to her thoroughly. She sat next to the only open space and she seemed to know I would be sat next to her.
Well that's strange, maybe she's physic?
She looked so graceful it hurt like hell. I mean I was clumsily but compared to her I was a stupid clumsily elephant. She looked dangerous as well as magnificent. Her skin looked translucent and breakable and the bones jutted out from her arm alarmingly and her cheekbones were straight and pointy. She smiled to her self and inhaled sharply before looking directly in my eyes. As she inhaled she showed of her pearly white teeth. I don't know if she looked beautiful or dangerous now. For beautiful she had models looks and more and for dangerous she looked strong even though see was amazingly skinny and her arms showed no muscles. It's a tie, I think.
She sighed and gulped loudly as I sat down, gripping the table with both her hands. She looked afraid, for some strange reason. Well I had to show her I was nothing to be afraid of. I mean comparing myself to her she looked fragile and breakable and I looked as manly as I ever had! This was excellent! I've never been particularly muscular before. I needed to test the water first-whatever that means.
"Hello" I said in the weird voice that I always said to the lunch lady at my old school so she would give me extra cake. She looked overwhelmed and all I heard was a loud snapping sound that seemed to be coming from her, she apparently didn't notice as she still looked at me all dreamy and out of it.
I noticed that she had snapped her pen with her bare hands! Yeah so much for manly! She looked weak and she could snap pens easily? Great now I felt even stupider, she was stronger than me and she was a girl! A small girl, as well.
I think im gonna try pen snapping at Charlie's. Hey, it'll annoy the hell out of him and I can see if I really am a wimp! Result!
Several people turned round to look at us. From what I saw in the cafeteria she didn't like attention at all so I shot them glares and reached for my rucksack. "Um, you ok?" I asked hesitantly. I wanted to sound polite so she wouldn't think she had to still next to a dumb-sickle for the rest of the year.
"Yeah, YEAH im fine-you?" she said in a sweet voice, I wonder why she asked if I was ok? Was she being polite or did she think I looked alarmed? I quickly controlled my face quickly
"Oh im more than fine" I said quietly hoping she wouldn't hear "yea am good" I said a little louder as I pushed my new pen towards her " um I think you need a new pen" I said winking
"Ge thanks!" she said with fake excitement-huh a sarcastic chic…good to know
She grabbed my pen so fast I was memorised, I couldn't believe it! It looked like the pen had disappeared until I saw in her little white hand. I couldn't stop my eyes going wide. She was strong and fast, Ugg I hate the world
"Keep it" I offered because I had a very strong feeling that when she broke her pen it wasn't a Qo-Winky-Dink and I didn't want her to be apologising to me for something as stupid as my cheap pen.
"You're Edward right?" she asked timidly, she seemed to be trying to start convocation so I played long happily
"Oh yeah you're Bella aren't you?"
"Cool you know my name!" she said happily while I tried to keep my expression cool and casual, she obviously was oblivious that everyone knew her. Oh boy not another oblivious girl. This was already gonna be hard with out her being completely oblivious to me! "You're new here aren't you, I can't remember seeing you before" she nodded slightly to her self
"Yeah I just moved here from Phoenix" I said in a vain hope that giving her information about me would make her give me information about her
Like I said, it was a vain hope
"Oh wow that's a change phoenix is warm! And forks is, well, not! Gosh you must miss the sun?"
"Suppose, I miss my mum more though…" I trailed of embarrassed at being caught moping about leaving my mum, right the whole "cool dude" effect was probably gone now, well that's if I ever had it!
"Oh so if ya aint with you're mum, who ya living with?" oh no! She was the dumb-sickle. Im glad she can't read my thoughts I bet I sound really really rude!
"My dad" I answered simply trying not to sound rude
"Charlie?"
"Yeah you know him?"
"No, not really, you're name was just familiar" she was implying a "duh"
"How'd ya get Charlie form Edward?" I asked marvelled-was she some kind of magician of something?
"I mean you're last name idiot!" she said laughing. When she laughed it sent a swirling feeling through my whole body and I felt my stomach knot up, it sounded like a twinkling bell sound
Her laugh, not my stomach, by the way
"Good point…" was my great comeback, this girl could dis me until I cried but if she laughed in the middle of it I was like putty in her hands, and I NEED to learn how to do that. Maybe it was a girl thing.
Mr Banner-our teacher-suddenly appeared in front of me. Oh my gosh I didn't even realise he had come in the class let only started the lesson! I felt completely humiliated and when I didn't know the answer to the question it got worse.
I spied a spider on the table crawling up toward me. I have a real phobia of spiders. It aint a joke. I completely forgot where I was and hit the table with my fist screaming as I did.
Bella looked more stunned than before as she watched wide-eyed. Mr Banner turned his attention to her and asked for the answer with a cheeky grin.
Weird guy
I was sure Bella didn't know the answer because she was talking to me when it was asked
"One thousand four hundred and fifty-three" she said smugly. My jaw dropped; well she mustn't have been as absorbed in the convocation as I was. She was just being polite. She flashed me a grin when she saw my confusion. She was watching the teacher when suddenly her face turned down and she frowned. She seemed genuinely unhappy. I was taken aback by the sudden urge to comfort her
I ruffled my hair-something I do when im worried or stuck- and she went rigid in her seat. She dropped my pen on the table and gripped her stool
The bell rang and she lunched her self out of the door leaving the pen on the table. I stared after her long after she'd gone and once again wondered how she was so fast. Mike cam and stud next to me and hit me gently on the back.
I jumped up and hurried with him through the rain to our next class
PE!! My worst night mare. I told you I was clumsy but PE was just a way to make me suffer even more
I stumbled through the hour with mike falling over the chairs and PE equipment and constantly apologising to my team mates. At one point I felt like screaming at the coach saying this was all his entire fault so he should be apologizing not me and that this is my first day so he should cut me some slack
I ran to my truck blissfully happy about being free from PE! As I drove home the high feeling wore of as I remembered where I was driving to.
Charlie's house. My own personal hell on earth (besides the gym)
My mum had escaped from here with me when I was just little, and I pray she will do the same again soon. She kicked me out of my home in phoenix because supposedly I was "getting in the way" of her and her new husband Phil. Well at the moment Phil could go to hell for all I cared, kicking me out of my home-and even my state!
I cut the engine as I drove on to the lawn in the front garden. Ha I thought this will really mess him up! Id made it my own personal life goal to mess up Charlie's life and that meant pranking him everyday
I stumbled into the kitchen and made myself a sandwich using as much of the contensece of the fridge and most of the dishes. When I had came here Charlie decided to make this less difficult for both of us so he said I'd would make the dinner and he'd wash up. He doesn't know what's in for him.
I checked my emails and mailed mum a letter begging her to have me back. As I pressed sent I felt weird inside. Like how I felt when Bella smiled. I realised that if I left now then I'd never get to know Bella and work her out. I was arguing with myself about living when I heard a loud bang from downstairs. I was suddenly aware of Charlie in the house. He walked into the living room and I ran downstairs tot the kitchen
He followed me curiously; he stared at the sink for a moment and I thought he'd died or something because he wasn't moving or nothing! The only reason I came down here was to see his face and now he's being boring! His face turned red and he grabbed a piece of paper and a pen
He stormed of to the living room and I could hear him huffing and puffing. I was going to go and see him as he came back to the kitchen and stuck the paper on the now empty fridge. I leaned closer to see what it said, it read: ATTENTION ALL HOUSE HOGGERS, IF YOU MAKE A MESS CLEAN IT UP AND IF YOU EMPTY TH FRIDGE THEN ITS YOU'RE JOB TO RE-STOCK IT (WITH YOUR OWN MONEY) IF YOU COOK SOMETHING YOU HAVE TO CLEAN THE UTNECILS YOU USE AND FINALLY-GO HOME
I was in hysterics by the end. Charlie just went redder and went back outside, probably to the police office.
Before anyone worries that he is off to the police office to blame a murder on me or something to get me locked up, he is the chief of police in forks and he went there all the time. It was his wife and family.
Oh well, he was no family to me n.. I decided to have an early night so I shuffled up to my room.
Charlie had given me the smallest room in the whole house. It was just big enough to fit a bed and a little desk in-and that was even a struggle. If I wanted to roll over in bed I had to get up back out of the room, turn around, and go back! I had to keep my clothes in the little cupboard outside the bathroom.
Yeah, one bathroom. Living hell, I tell you, living hell!
I tried to sleep but the roar of the rain wasn't a nice sound to fall asleep to so I was up half the night until it finally died down into a little pitter-patter. I was never hopeful of it stopping so this was a small miracle its self!
I woke up tired and felt like just skiving for the day and sleeping.
I convinced myself to get up and made breakfast. I swear the toaster is broken, when ever I try to make toast it goes all black and the toaster practically sets on fire. Now im no expert but im sure that's not suppose to happen!
Hurrying into school I realised what had made me come to school in the first place.
Bella Cullen, I was looking forward to seeing her and looking forward to seeing her was very, very stupid.
I was looking forward to lunch all night, and while I lay sleepless last night I even imagined talking to her in Biology and trying to figure her out.
I strolled into lunch casually-going for a cool effect, only for it to be ruined when I slipped on someone's spilt soda. I landed on my backside. Looking up at all my friends I saw the girls near tears and the guys trying not to laugh! Well if one of them had fallen over air then I would have probably been in stitches to so now worries…
I got in the dinner queue and spotted the table where Bella sat with her family yesterday. It was empty. I quickly scanned the room and came up empty. I had a suddenly empty feeling in my gut and chest. I hurried to the end of the line and just got a soda because I didn't think I would be able to stomach food, seen as my gut was in pain.
I sat down in my seat grumpily, in no mood for the lunch time chitter-chatter.
Tyler sat down opposite me and he looked at the bottle in my hands grinning:
"Hey Eddie, I thought you would be avoiding soda after the little incident before…" he said trying not the crack up. Oh ill help him crack up, his head. He called me "Eddie"
Ugg I hate that name I bite down on my lower lip and ruffled my hair grinning fakely. I knew Tyler was only hitting on me because he fancied Lauren and she apparently like me
"Tyler, don't be mean to Edward!" Lauren cried angrily, only making Tyler stomp off toward the office. I need to get Tyler with Lauren so I can get him OFF my back. I've always wanted to try my luck at match-making!!
"Hey, Angela?" I asked her because she was the only girl who didn't flirt with me. She looked up so I continued: "where are the Cullen's?" I wanted to know if it was regular for them to be off school.
"Um I think they went somewhere to help they're dad get a bunch of sick kids to go swim with dolphins or something" she said smiling and then turning her attention to Ben.
Dolphins? Sick kids? What??
Oh yeah, Carlisle was her foster dad and he was a doctor. What is it with sick kids and dolphins? If I ever find myself thinking about dolphins a lot im gonna get myself checked out by a doctor!
I went home grumpily and the rest of the week was practically the same
Bella Cullen never came back to school.