Chapter 6: Project

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Bella POV

I was sitting at the lunch table, thinking about how edward was coming over tonight. I now realised that in the few weeks we had known each other, I had become more myself. I don't know how I even plucked up the courage to ask edward to ride with me today, but I did, I just couldn't bear him walking in the rain shivering with cold, and for some reason I craved his company. whenever I was with him I didn't think about what phil had done to me, he made the pain go away, until he mentioned something about my mom or phil and the pain would come back. when I was with angela I didn't think about it as much as I did when I was on my own at home, but it was always at the back of my mind, but when im with edward, it goes away.

this is the only reason I can think of to explain why I cant stop thinking about him, why I constantly want to be with him, but also I think I actually like him a little bit, but I knew that edward, the most popular guy in the school would never like a girl like me.

I looked over at him, he was sitting at his usual lunch table with his family and the three witches as Angela called them now. One of them was her old best friend Jessica, who now seemed to have turned into a real slut.

I was still staring at him, and I found myself doing that a lot, what was wrong with me?

he looked to me and I immediately dropped my head, and felt my cheeks burning a bright red. I couldn't wait till later when I would get to spend a few hours with him working on our project, and this scared me, I was wanting to be with him more than I thought.

the bell rang for next lesson. angela seemed to notice I was in the middle of an internal battle.

'bella are you okay? you seem a little different?' she asked me. I was a bad liar, so I knew I had to tell the truth, and I knew she wouldn't push me for details.

'I don't know' was all I said. she rubbed my shoulder and just walked by me silently. I really did like Angela.

as we reached the changing rooms the coach declared that we were doing track again, this time it was long distance. i was secretly smiling inside, I was better at long distance running that sprinting, I was sure I was going to do good in this race.

I got changed quickly, wanting to start running so I could feel free.

I noticed anglea getting her ipod out.

'are we allowed to listen to music while we do long distance?' I asked her.

'yeah, the coach said as long as we do our best and don't let it affect our running we can, it actually helps me run faster' she popped one of the earbuds in her ear and put the ipod in the waistband of her shorts.

I got mine out glad I had brought it with me today. I loved listening to music when I was running, it motivated me for some reason. I got it out of my bag and popped it in the waist band of my shorts.

all the girls were now walking outside. I still didn't have my shoes on so I was the last one out. I was walking alone, just waiting for the moment when I could run freely.

All the girls were in a line and all the boys were in a different one. I noticed that a small group of people we on the other side of the field, but I couldn't make out who they were.

coach came up to me, but I didn't know what for.

'bella, you need to go over there-he gestured to the small group of people-that's the track team, you will be going on a slightly different track than the others' he said walking away.

okay then. I walked across the field in the direction of the group, looking at the floor. I didn't really want to see the others, I was afraid they would all be faster than me and I would make a show of myself.

I looked up and saw that a group of boys were sitting down on the floor, a few yards away a group of girls sat and then there was the occasional person on their own doing stretches. I decided to just go and sit on my own, not in the mood to do stretches in front of everyone and making a show. I sat down near the people that were stretching, popped my ear buds in and turned the music on the loudest it would go, so I couldn't hear anything around me. I put my head on my knees and closed my eyes, focusing on the lyrics so no unpleasant thoughts could come into my mind.

I sat there for about five minutes, halfway through I song, when I felt someone pulling the ear bud out of my ear.

I looked up and saw him, sitting there with my ear bud in his ear, smiling that crooked smile at me.

'hey' I said to me. smiling and singing along quietly with the song.

'hi' I whispered. then it hit me, since when was edward on the track team? he said he was only on the football and baseball team. I was scared that me spending all this time with him, was going to make me become dependant on him.

'I thought you were only on the football and baseball team' I accused.

'I was, but coach asked me last lesson if I wanted to join, so I did. im guessing that's what happened to you.' he said, guessing right like always.

'yeah' I smiled. I found myself forgetting all about mom and Phil once again.

he looked me in the eyes and I was hooked and I couldn't look away, only when coach came over and told us go get up did we both look away. I blushed and got up swiftly, the ear bud coming out of my ear and flying into Edwards face.

I couldn't help but laugh at his shocked expression, it was priceless.

'im sorry' I giggled as he handed me both the ear buds laughing himself.

'its okay' he whispered at coach started to talk.

'okay kids, since your on the team, you're going to be practicing in lessons. as the other students will be using the the track, you will be running through the forrest.' he said. oh no. the forest, this was a place I was bound to get lost in.

'as you have all been running there for the past four years I know you know the way, but stick to the trail, I don't want someone getting hurt and not being able to be found, use whichever trail you want, there are 9 different trails, all marked clearly. they lead to an open field, once you reach there turn around and come back down to trail. we shall meet here when the lesson ends so you have and hour and a half.

you do have enough for one trail each, but you can stick with a buddy if you want, just don't slack' he said walking us to the edge of the trails. at least there were trails so I shouldn't be too easy for me to get lost all I needed to do was follow the trail. I can do this I thought to myself.

I chose the end trail, edward was in the one next to me. I smiled at him before putting in my ear buds and running off into the trees.

Edward POV

I had run all of these trails before and I knew them all by heart so there was no way I was going to get lost. I was more worried about bella getting lost, but she was a good runner so she would be fine. I assured myself.

I ran fast through the forest just letting myself be free. running was one of my favourite things to do because I was always on my own and it gave me time to think.

when I saw bella on her own curled up in a ball I thought she was crying so I went over to see what was wrong with her. I had made this promise to myself to make the pain go from bella's eyes, but I had no idea how as I didn't know what was causing the pain, and I didn't want to ask her and hurt her further.

I was soon at the end of the trail, I don't know why coach had given us a hour and a half to do this, it took 40 minutes there and back max. most people were sitting in the little field chatting and having a rest before running back. I scanned the field for bella but she wasn't there. I thought that was strange because she was the fastest person in the whole team, faster than me so if you followed logic she should be here by now.

I sat on my own, not bothering to go over to the boys there idle chatter bored the hell out of me, and since I never listened anymore, it pissed them off and then they didn't bother speaking to me.

I noticed a group of girls going down one trail together, obviously deciding to walk the rest since we had so much time left. I looked around hoping to see bella emerging. I had soon forgotten which trail I had come out of because they were all in a circle around the field.

one by one everybody left and went running down a trail until I was the only one left. there was only ten minutes left to get back, and I knew that if ran at full speed I would make it back I time. I guessed bella had just run to end of the trail and not bothered to stop and sit down for a bit and just turned away while I wasn't looking.

I got up and went to a trail running at full speed. I put my music in its loudest and ran. loud music motivated me to run.

the green tree where blurry when I looked out of the corner of my eyes. for some bizarre reason I was hurt that bella hadn't come to sit with me, I was getting myself in too deep with her when I knew we could only be friends, yet I couldn't help myself. I couldn't wait till I could go to her house later on tonight and be alone with her and get to know her better.

I could soon see light through the trees saw some faces. I reached the end and came out of the trial. I searched for bella but she wasn't there.

coach came up to me claiming my attention.

'edward I was sure you or bella would come back first, yet your last, and bella isn't even here yet, whats going on.?' should I lie or tell the truth? I decided on the truth, because it wasn't like I was going to get in trouble for it.

'well coach when I reached the field I was having a break and loads of people came and rested for a bit I was going to suggest to bella we race back, since we are the two fastest people on the team, but she didn't show and I stayed to wait for her, but then everybody had already left and then I realised there was only ten minutes left so I ran back. but I take it bella isn't here?' I said to him.

'well edward im glad you told me the truth. but bella should be back by now, and I don't want people causing a fuss, so could you go and have a look for her, its just I know you know the trails the best' he asked me. I was worried and wanted to find bella so I agreed.

I ran down the trail bella went down, there was no sign of her so far.

I was really worried about her, she was a friend and I cared for her, maybe a bit too much, but I was on edge.

I had a nagging feeling she was going to get lost, and I knew that I should have offered to run with her, but I didn't want to set her off and get her upset again. I was scared that if I asked her she would take it as me saying she wasn't good enough to go on her own, and since we had to spend time together after school on the project, I couldn't afford for bella to get angry with me now. I tried to convince myself that it was just because of the project that I didn't want her to be angry with me, but I new deep down it was something else entirely.

I kept running but at a slower pace just incase I could see her through the small gaps between the thin branches. I stopped when I saw a pile of thick gooey mud in the middle of the trail, making it impossible for you to get across. now I knew bella must have gone off the trail and couldn't find it again.

I mentally kicked myself, if she had been with me then she would have made it back to the trail, I knew these forests by heart, even off the trail because me and my family come camping here most weekends, and many times I had gotten lost as a child but always found my way back. but I couldn't see bella finding her way back easily.

I circled, looking for any sign to show me which way bella might have gone. then I saw a load of broken branches in a pile and a small hole. she must have gone through here, hoping to go around and get back on the other side of the trail, but she didn't find the trail again obviously.

I climbed through the hole scanning the forest for any sign of her.

Bella POV

the trail was blocked with muddy brown gooey slush. I wasn't going to walk through that. I couldn't see any spaces to climb through, and I wasn't going to turn back and end p having to start all over again, and then lose.

I walked over to the side of the trail and started to break the branches, after a couple of minutes there was a hole big enough to climb through.

I went through hoping to find the trail again, but it was dark and I spun round. that was a bad idea because now I didn't know which way the trail was. I just knew I was going to get lost before i even started.

I was angry because now I was going to come last and it was frustrating knowing that edward was now going to come first. coach would probably kick me off the team thinking I wasn't good at long distance, so there goes my happiness and more time with edward.

my anger made me walk off in hopefully the right direction. it was so much bumpier here and I fell down a lot, so now my clumsiness came to help me.

the mud here was softer so I could see my footprints in the mud, at least someone would have a chance of finding me.

I tripped and hit my head in a large rock. I felt a bit woozy. black spots were appearing in my vision and before I knew it I was slipping into unconsciousness.

so I hoped you liked it. sorry its short but I originally had it longer, but decide to cut it here and not give it all away in one chapter!

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