"Oh," I stated as I gazed in the living room. There were more than just Victoria and James in there. There were two adults also, and I recognized the male as James' boss. That's when I remembered that I was supposed to make a supper for them. "I'm so sorry! There was something at school that needed to be done, so I had to stay. I can make dinner if you'd like right now?"
"No, it's fine," the woman stated. "Victoria made a spectacular dinner!" When I looked at James, I could see a furious fire brewing in his eyes.
"I can make a desert really quickly then," I said as I tried to get out of some of the trouble that was sure to come.
"No," James' boss stated. "We were just leaving. Have a good day, James." Everyone in the living room rose.
"You too, sir," James said as he shook his boss's hand. I opened the door for them as they started to file out. James went to stand in the doorway to wave at them. Once they were gone, James turned towards me with a deadly look in his eyes.
"I'm sorry, Uncle James," I stated. "One of my teachers insisted that I'd stay to work on a project that's due for class, and they wouldn't let me out of it."
"Well if that's true, then why did I get a call from them saying that you weren't at school today and part of yesterday," he growled. I stared wide-eyed at him. I was hoping that he'd never find out about that.
Before I knew it, he started throwing punches at me. He hit me in the rib, and I heard a definite crack. I screamed in pain. He just kept on hitting me harder this time.
"James, there's someone coming," Victoria hissed.
"Go to your room," James yelled. I scrambled up the stairs, and I shut the door once I was in my room. I ran to the door to see that it was Edward and the other Cullen's.
"No," I breathed.
"Hello, Mr. Swan," I heard Edward greet as soon as James opened the door.
"What do you want," James questioned.
"I was just returning Bella her truck," he stated. "Is she here?"
"No," James stated.
"But I had dropped her off before," he said. He said. He sounded confused. I looked out the window a little farther, and just then, Jasper decided to look up. He looked up at me, and his eyes almost popped out. I quickly backed up so he didn't see my bruises if he hadn't, but I'm pretty sure he had with the reaction that he gave. I put my finger to my lip and shook my head. He nodded reluctantly and motioned for me to come down. I shook my head again. He decided to nod.
"What are you looking at Jasper," I heard Alice questioned.
"Nothing," Jasper answered quickly. Alice looked up, but I was already backing away and out of sight.
"Goodbye," I heard James say before shutting the door.
"That was rude," Rosalie scoffed.
"And when she says that, that's saying something," I heard Edward mumbled. Rosalie stomped off to the car, and she entered it without a word.
"Come on, Edward," Emmett stated. "You'll be able to see your girlfriend tomorrow." Edward sighed and nodded before getting into the car.
"Girlfriend," I heard James' voice growl from behind me. I spun to find him in the doorway.
"Ye—es," I stuttered. He just glared at me as he waited. I turned back to look at the street again. Jasper was the only one not in the car now, and he was looking at my window. He waved slightly to me, and I frowned.
"Let's go, Jasper," I heard Emmett yell. "She's not here!" I was scared that he was going to tell them, but he just sighed and got into the car. They started speeding away.
"Now," James stated. "Let's get this straight. You are to go to school tomorrow, and you are not to associate with anyone. Do I make myself clear?" I didn't say anything, and he gave me a roundhouse kick. It knocked the wind out of me. "Do I make myself clear!"
"Leave me alone," I whispered.
"What is that," he questioned.
"Leave me alone," I yelled as I stood up. "And stop beating me up! I'm sick of it!" I received a punch in the face. I ended up laying on the ground again.
"You will not talk to me like that young lady," he yelled. He spat at me before he started to hit and kick me. I was soon unconscious.