Stepping out of that plane, I knew that San Francisco was going to be very different that Forks. It's was almost as if I could smell the difference. First, the giant buildings. It was rare to see a building more than 3 stories high in Forks. Here, they were probably over 30.
I got a taxi to drive me to the car shop, and I got my new SUV. Yes, SUV. Black with white leather seats.
The first semester starts in a week, but you can start moving in 2 weeks before. The boarding school? Bay Academy.
Bay Academy is right next to the ocean. There are 4 buildings on campus lined up. The middle one is the dorms. There is a really wide hallway down the middle of the building. To the left of the building are the girl's dorms, and to the right are the boys. Every dorm has 4 people living in them. You only share rooms with people in your grade. In every room there are 2 bunk beds, a mini fridge, coffee table, a couch, 4 drawers to put your clothes in, 1 desk, and when you first arrive there, 4 laptops, and 4 class schedules. You are supposed to bring your laptop to every class you go to. There are 8 bathrooms for each gender. In each bathroom, there are 5 showers. When I got to my dorm, all the 4 schedules were there, so I assumed my other three roommates haven't arrived yet.
There is a girl and a boy dorm advisor. They check on you at random times to see if you either need anything or see if you're breaking any rules. They can search your room at any time they want and report you if they find something they shouldn't have.
To the left of the dorms are the classes. I have English, Government, Gym, Lunch, Biology, Calculus, then History. You need to be in your first period class by 8:50, then all classes are exactly 1 hour long with a 5 minute passing period in between. Lunch is 45 minutes, and all classes end at 4:00 exactly. Then, you're free to do whatever you want for the rest of the day.
To the right of the dorms is the cafeteria. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner are served at 8:00, 12:00, and 6:00. You can sit where ever you like, with whomever you like. To get your food, you go through the double doors at the end of the cafeteria and then you enter the kitchen. Something cool about this school is that all the food is free. Your parents just have to pay extra.
When you enter the kitchen, there is a really long counter. On one side of the counter is where the students are, picking what dish they want to eat. On the other side are the cooks cooking random dishes for us. Then, you go out these other double doors and go back to the cafeteria. Also, nailed to the wall of the cafeteria is a plaque with all the school rules on it.
No drugs, guns, knives (except for in the kitchen), smoking, or alcohol allowed on campus
No going off campus without a permission slip
Be on time to all of your classes. If tardy 3 times, you get Saturday detention
If you do not sustain a C average, then you are going to receive Saturday schooling
No girls in the boy's dorms and vice versa after 9:00 PM
Any violations of these rules could result in expulsion
Finally, the last building, next to the cafeteria, was your general store. It sold everything you need. From clothes, to food, to medicine, to school supplies, to electronics, ect. The list could go on forever. The general store was the only place on campus where you bought stuff.
Taking that walk around the campus, I saw about 400 kids are already here. When I looked on the school website, it said that last year they enrolled about 100 kids. I don't expect this year to be much different. When I got to the general store, I bought myself a little soap and shampoo along with some granola bars and fruit.
When I got back to my dorm, I decided to unpack and decide which bed would be mine. I knew I didn't want the top bunk, so I picked the bottom bunk next to the window. Then, I unpacked all my clothes and put them in the drawers. With all my clothes in, I only filled up half of the room available. When I went to go get my laptop on top of the desk, I glanced at the other girls' schedules. Apparently my other three roommates are Jessica Stanley, Alice Cullen, and Tanya Denali. I have four classes with Alice, two with Jessica, and five with Tanya.
When I was done unpacking, I looked at the clock and it said it was around 4:30, so I had a bit of free time before dinner. So, I grabbed one of the books I brought with me and started reading. I guess I fell asleep after a little while because I woke up to a knock on the door. Getting up from the couch I walked over to the door and opened it to see a very small girl standing there. She had deep black, short hair that shot out in random directions. Very much like a pixie. When she looked up at me, her green eyes seemed to sparkle and when she smiled, her whole face lit up.
"Hi there! I'm Alice! I guess I'm on of your roommates! Are any other of our roommates here?" She asked in a blur.
"Uhh...nope, we're the first ones here," I replied timidly.
"Yay! That means we get first pick on which bed we want!" She said before quickly, and gracefully, got over to the top bunk over my bed.
"This one's mine. I've always wanted a top bunk, but since I always got my own room at my house, my parents wouldn't let me get a bunk bed. And also every year I went here, I always got here last, so I got what was left. And it was always the bottom bunk. But this year I made my parents get me here a week early so I could get the top bunk," She told in a rush.
"Well that's umm...wonderful. What about your luggage?"
"Oh right! Thanks..."
"Bella" I said with a smile.
She smiled back, "Bella"
When she walked out the door, I went over to the coffee table where I left my book and put it away back in my duffel bag.
Hmm...Alice. I like her. It's like she can make anyone's day better. You couldn't help but like her. Just the way she talked, it sounded like bells. Hopefully my other roommates would be like her. But, what if they weren't? What if they were total bitches? What would they do to us? They lived with us, so they could mess with us while we slept. Or do something to our clothes, or...
I was brought out of my daydream by a high pitched scream.
When I turned around, I saw Alice w/ about 10 bright pink duffel bags looking at the drawers with a horrified look on her face.
"What's wrong?" I nearly screamed with a hint of panic in my voice. Is it a spider? Blood? A three month old sandwich?
"This dorm is so much different than the other ones I've had! Here, there's only four drawers! In all my previous dorms, there were five! And my roommates always let me have the extra one. But here, there's no extra one! I can't fit all my clothes in that tiny thing!" She screamed in hysterics.
"Well I only used half of mine, you can use the other half if you want," I offered.
"Oh my gosh! Thank you so much Bella! I can tell we're going to be great friends!" She said excitedly before running over to me and giving me a hug. For a tiny pixie, dang is she strong. I had to grab onto the side of the bunk bed to stabilize myself.
I said I could help her unpacking her stuff, so for the next 20 minutes, we unpacked most of Alice's stuff. But, even with my half of the drawers, it wasn't enough space. She still had to keep some of her stuff in her bags.
"Hey Alice, do you know Jessica Stanley or Tanya Denali?" I asked.
"I know Jessica, but I don't know Tanya. Jessica may seem nice at first, but don't give into the act. She's one of those girls who just friends other to either get gossip or to hurt them in a way," she said, with some venom in her voice.
"Oh, okay then," I replied.
"Hey, I think it's almost time for dinner. You want to go?" She asked.
"Sure," and with that, we walked over to the cafeteria.
Hmm...what for dinner?
I probably stood there for over 15 minutes trying to decide over which pasta I wanted. When I finally narrowed it down to two dishes, I didn't know whether to play it safe and pick the spaghetti w/ a regular marinara sauce, or try something different like the fettuccine with some interesting white sauce with some interesting stuff in it. Finally Alice, getting tired of waiting since she already payed for her slice of pizza, just made me flip a coin. So in the end, I got the fettuccine.
Looking around at the tables, I just realized that I don't know anyone except Alice. It's actually kind of a depressing thought. Not that I don't like Alice or anything, but if Alice is sick or something, and she can't get out of the room, then I have no one to sit with. Or what if she dies? Then I'm a complete loner! Ugh, I'm getting paranoid. Alice turned to me and asked, "Hey, do you want to sit with me and my brothers?"
Not like I had any other choice, I nodded my head and we started walking towards a table near the back of the room.
"You never told me you had siblings," I stated.
"It never came up. I have a twin, Edward. And another older brother, Emmett. He's just a year older than us, but he had to repeat sixth grade, so he's in our grade," she explained.
When I looked at the table we were headed to, there were two guys there. A VERY large boy w/ curly hair and muscles everywhere, eating enough food to feed Rhode Island. Next to him was another boy who wasn't as big as him, but he was built. His hair was kinda like Alice's because it stuck out in random places. Except his hair was a bronze color and a little longer and messier. He has his back to us, so I couldn't see his face.
When we got there, I put my tray down and glanced at the bronze haired boy. His skin was very pale and his face looked as if it were carved by Michelangelo. Calling him beautiful would be an insult. However, he hasn't noticed me yet. And neither has the giant. I didn't know what to call them to get their attention since I didn't know who was who. Although I'd bet that the big one was Emmett since he seemed bigger than the other one. Apparently Alice could also see that neither of them has noticed us, so she yelled "Emmett!" and the giant lifted his head from his plate of food. Okay, so I was right. Giant =Emmett.
When he looked at me, his face broke out in a grin, and jumped out of his seat and grabbed me around the waist and crushed me to him. I felt my breathe being knocked out of me, and tried to breath in, but I couldn't. When he finally put me down, I couldn't help but think how weird that was. He doesn't even know my name! But it was a good feeling being accepted.
"Umm...no offense or anything, but do I know you?" I asked, then wished I didn't. If he DID get offended, he could easily snap me in half. I mean, look at him! Giant!
But, there was no need to worry. He just burst out laughing, clutching his side. Huh? What did I say? When he calmed down he replied, "No, I don't. But, any friend of Alice's is mine! Hopefully you don't mind."
"Oh no, it was fine. I was just surprised I guess," I said, already liking him. Then, he just returned to his plate of food, and continued eating.
During that whole Emmett hugging me thing, Alice has been trying to get Edward's attention, unsuccessfully. Getting annoyed, she just hit him in the shoulder. Now THAT got his attention.
Pulling out his ear buds which I haven't noticed he said, "Geez! Alice! What's your problem? Can't I read a book in peace?" You could really hear his annoyance in his voice. Now it made sense why neither of them have noticed me. Emmett was concentrated on his food, and Edward on his book. I was just too preoccupied with his looks that he was reading while listening to music. Wow, smart Bella.
"But Edward! It's important! I want you to meet someone," Alice said excitedly. She quickly pulled me over next to her while saying, "This is my roommate Bella!"
When Edward looked at me, I had the breath knocked out of me, again.
A/N: There you go! Okay, so I uploaded the third chapter, but for some reason, it never showed up on the website. So, I added the second and third chapter together. So, you get a longer chapter than I planned! Yay for you! Now, please review! By the way, I have no outline for this story, so don't ask me any questions about what's coming up. I'm just winging this story.