Chapter 2 - New Friends
~2 Hours Later~
I am right now in a basement, in some sort of a prison cell, I think. I honestly feel like a caged animal. There are dozens of teens down here with me. I can't stop staring at the girl across from me. Across the little walk-way from me is a girl dressed in gothic/punk clothes; a black tank-top, purple corset, purple and black plaid, pleated mini-skirt, ripped-up fishnet stockings and matching combat boots. Her long black hair has streaks of purple, running through it. She's also got a few piercings, one in her nose, one on each eyebrow and a couple pairs of 'Snake Bites' on her lips. She's cute, but not at all my type.
"Yo!" She called and pointed at me.
"Me?" I asked, slightly scared.
"Yes, you, who else?" She scoffed.
I didn't answer.
"You're new, right?" She asked after a minute.
I just nodded.
"Dude, come on, talk." She threw her hands up in frustration.
"Yes, I'm new. Why do you want to know?" I asked her.
"Because, you and I could be friends. I'm Anastasia, but everyone calls me Alice or Ali. If you know what's good for you, you'll never call me Anastasia." She growled.
"Hi Alice, I'm Edward." I said, honestly.
"There's a few more people in here you should know about." She pointed next to me with a chipped black fingernail, where a giant bear of a guy was sleeping. He was dressed in a tee shirt, black jeans and combat boots, his black hair had dark blue streaks in it.
"That's Emmett McCarty, he's the one guy nobody here ever messes with, especially not Bella and Jasper." She said, dismissively.
"Who's Jasper?" I asked.
"Bella's older brother, he helps her run this program." She then pointed to another cell, this one beside her.
"That's Rosalie Hale, but everyone just calls her Rose, she's dating Emmett, the one next to you." The girl had blonde hair and violet-blue eyes. She was wearing a strapless blue-plaid dress, that cut off mid-thigh with a pair of black combat boots. The blonde girl waved and I waved back. She was pretty, but still, not at all my type.
"What's your story?" I demanded.
"Me, I kinda have the hots for Jasper. Just like you seem to have the hots for Bella." She sighed.
"I don't have the hots for Bella." I growled.
"Yes, you do. She kinda has a small thing for you, too. But, she'll never admit it to her brother or co-workers." Alice scoffed.
"How the fuck do you know this?" I demanded.
"I've been down here for at least 2 weeks now, learning new information and studying people is kinda my thing." She winked.
"What about the other two? Rosalie and Emmett?" I asked.
"Emmett is a meaty MOFO, his thing is simply protecting his friends from harm. Rose is..." She trailed off, turning to look at Rosalie, sitting in her own 'cell' beside her. Rosalie huffed.
"What Ali means is that I'm outspoken, independent and unique. I guess you could call me a socialite in the most indirect sense. I don't like being bossed around, but I do however, like being the boss. And as far as Emmett, he's a protector more than anything, protects his friends and family above himself, but if you're in tight with him, he's mostly a big softy." Rose smiled.
"Welcome to the family, Eddie." A new voice grumbled. I looked to my left, Emmett was awake and staring at me.
"Girls, is he cool or what?" He asked Ali and Rose.
"He's cool, he's officially a rzrbck." Alice chirped.
"Um, razorback?" I asked, confused.
"Not razorback, r-z-r-b-c-k, rzrbck. It's our group name. Our group of doomed teens, as Jasper so eloquently puts it. See each of us is divided into a group of four teens, we do all the suicide prevention training and lessons in our group. Emmett and I brainstormed over the idea before Rose even got sent here. If you're with us, just say so." Alice smiled.
"Ok, I'm with you." I nodded.
"Great. You should know that Bella will be taking you for an evaluation later tonight." Emmett said in a bored tone. He looked across the walk-way to Rosalie and grinned.
"Hey, baby, watcha thinkin' bout me over there." He asked her.
"It's very inappropriate to say out-loud." Rose winked.
This was going to be a very interesting hospital stay, I could already tell.