MIKE NEWTON, THE KING OF EMBARRASSMENT
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Name:Blind Eyes
Summary:Bella Swan has been disconnected from the world ever since Edward left her. Mike tries to do something about it...and comes away unsuccessful.
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Character: Mike Newton
I sat anxiously in the seat beside Bella. As I waited, I noticed that there were four odd shaped dents under the table. Huh? How did that happen?
Just then, Bella shuffled in, her eyes all but dead to the world. I bit my lip. How the hell did this happen?
"Hey, Bella!" I greeted cheerily. "How are you?"
She didn't reply as she arranged her books on the table. I tried again.
"Uh –Jess and the gang are going out this evening," I said, my confidence oozing out by the second like a deflated balloon. "Wanna join? We're going to La Push."
Bella shook her head.
"Look," I said, hesitantly. "Cullen was a total jerk, dumping you like that."
To my horror, tears welled up in her eyes. She sniffed, and thinking quickly, I handed her a couple of tissues. She took them without a word and dabbed at the salty drops on her cheeks.
"Edward isn't a jerk," she said.
This made me pissed. Why did she think he wasn't an asshole for throwing her away like that? Something's seriously wrong with her.
"Why?" I asked, belligerently.
"He left because..." she trailed off. "It was my fault."
"What do you mean?" I asked again, confused. "How can it be your fault?"
She shook her head, and refused to say anymore. I spent the rest of Biology ruminating over what her strange words meant.
Needless to say, I didn't get any good results.