Authors Notes: This is a short one. Hope you like it. :)
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Chapter 2 – Surprises
I was so nervous. We were walking through the hallways to our first lesson of the day and it didn't help that the monster deep inside of me strained against my control every time someone by to close. I fidgeted, sometimes going as far as to lunging to the other side of the corridor whenever a human walked past. People were beginning to give me weird looks. Suddenly I wasn't sure this was a great idea. What if I slipped up?
"Don't worry, Bella. You'll be fine. You won't slip up, I promise you. You've been in worse situations than this." Sasha was comforting me again. In an odd way I felt like Jasper, always watching himself to make sure he didn't provoke the creature within.
That pulled me up short. Jasper. One of the members of the Cullen family. The family I loved and adored. The family that left me. Ever since the day they left me, I had been empty. It didn't help that I had a big gaping hole in my chest due to the love I had for one of the members. Edward. At that thought I had to hold myself together. I hated being reminded of my past, especially the part that had me so damaged. I'm not whole anymore, and I never will be. Because they left. Sasha was the only thing holding me together.
"Hey what's that smell?" A sweet sickly smell filled my nostrils, a smell that was barely covered over by human. I glanced at Sasha. She was pale.
"What is it Sasha?" I had barely asked the question when I realized the answer. Vampires. There were vampires at the college, and I knew only two covens that would even consider going to college: the Denali coven and the Cullen's. I prayed to God that it wasn't the latter. I don't think even Sasha would keep me together if they were here.
"We'll be alright" Sasha reassured me tightly. "We want to be here. They can't force us from the place we want to be the most". I nodded grimly, trying to convince myself.
"Right. Well, have fun in American History. If you see them – don't panic, they won't know what you are." She let out a pent up breath and hugged me tightly.
"Good luck" and with that she was gone.
I hesitated in front of the AH class door, trying to calm myself – and failing. Squeezing my eyes tightly I braved my fears and opened the door. Uncertainly, I looked over my peers and breathed a sigh of relief when I recognised no one except for Tami, who gave me an excited wave and beckoned me to sit next to her. Calm washed over me as I hurriedly went and sat in the free chair.
The lecturer wasn't there yet – something I was grateful for and I grabbed my phone to text Sasha. As I was sending the message, the lecturer swept in, and it began.
When the lecture finished I was first out the door, anxious to find Sasha, and came face to face with Rosalie.
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