Chapter 7 – Part 2 (edited)

Mr. Weiss started the class, talking about some theorem. I couldn't listen to what he was saying, my ears were blocked. I could

only think about what just happened with Edward. How he acted...and more surprising...my reaction.

I stayed there too submerged in my thoughts when,

suddenly I heard a buzz coming from Jessica's place.

"Bella...Bella, are you there?" Jessica asked shaking me a little bit, obliging me to return to

reality. I flickered twice to show her I was really there.

"Jeez Bella, I've been talking to you for like five minutes and you didn't show any sign that you were alive… Are you alright?" She asked worriedly.

"Yes Jess, I'm sorry...I was just...thinking..." I mouthed absentmindedly.

"I could see that!" she said rolling her eyes, "But why aren't you sitting in your regular spot next to Edward? Is everything okay…?"

Now her eyes turned curious, even though she was a good friend, a juicy gossip couldn't stop her.

"Yes… it is-- Really Jess I'm not feeling like talking about it right now." I told her with pleading eyes. I just wanted to skip that subject and talk about some random thing, like the ones you could talk with Jessica, "Sure, no prob.!" She said understanding.

"So...have you talked to him?" her eyes sparkled when she asked that.

"Hum?... Talked to whom?" I asked, confused.

"Liam," she whispered.

Oh great! Just what I needed…

I sighed loudly, maybe that way she could catch the hint.

"No Jess, I didn't talk to him about you," her eyes turned sad, "... yet" I finished. I'd hurt one person today… I really didn't need to hurt another one.

"I promise I will though...umm...Edward and I are giving him and his sister a tour around town today," Well, at least we were going to. What was going to happen after our fight?.

"REALLY?" She grinned widely.

Uh-oh. She wasn't..."Can I come? PLEASE PLEASE? It'd be a really good opportunity to start talking to him, don't you think?

At what time is it? Where are we going to meet?" She talked all with just one breath.

OK she was.

"Sure...if you want to...I don't know yet. I'll let you know."

So maybe this was better, maybe if Jessica went, the situation wouldn't be so tense between the four of us. But then again, that irrational feeling of not

wanting, reappeared and I shook it off just in time to not start thinking of it again.

After that the hour passed by quickly. I just sat there and occasionally peeped at Edward, who was incredibly still just looking at the front, really thoughtful.

When I was about to reach to Edward to talk to him,

he went out of the classroom really fast. Leaving me there, with a sorrowful look.

Classes passed by very quickly – all the others I'd got that day weren't

with Edward-, so I'd just sit as I was in Calculus, lost in my thoughts, worried about the attitude Edward had. Why did he leave like that?

When I headed to

lunch Alice was already there, but not Edward.

At least I could ask Alice about why Edward left like that. Or just talk with her for a while. I needed my

best friend.

I sat with her at our everyday table and just looked to the floor, too sad and absentminded to even greet her.

Alice looked at me worriedly

for some seconds waiting to see if I would react, but start off when she saw I wasn't.

"OK Bella, do I need to ask you? Edward---"

"Why is he acting this way Alice? Why did he leave the classroom when I was going to speak with him? Why isn't he here?!" I cried with almost tears in my eyes.

"Bella calm down… you'll see everything is going to be fine… just trust me on this one please" She reassured me. I knew I had to trust her, but I was so disturbed that I really couldn't.

I was going to start asking questions like a lunatic again when her tiny violet cell phone rang. She answered with some 'mhms' and 'ahas' and hung up.

"Bella hurry up we need to go!" Alice said grabbing my wrist and pulling me to the exit with her. Was she grinning?

"Alice, wait!" I snapped trying to stop – she was really moving fast -

"I'm really not in the mood. What's going on?" I grumbled.

"You'll see" she giggled. And with that I started flying, again, through the corridors.

She left me in the parking lot and walked away tittering.

"ALICE!" I yelled pissed off "Why did you leave me here?! I told you I wasn't in the mood for games!" Jeez she sometimes was annoying.

"Turn around and you'll see" a velvet voice commanded from behind.

I obeyed.

"Oh..." Was all I could say and there he was, smiling my favorite crooked smile, more than perfect...