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WARNING: Implied abuse, but nothing graphic at all.

-O-

Bella

The planets, stars, or moons had aligned or there was a full moon. It was the only reasons I could come up with to explain what the last few days had been like.

I thought I'd made it perfectly clear to the five wonders of Forks High that I didn't want to be bothered. Apparently, I hadn't done a good enough job because for the last two days they'd continued to try and talk to me.

Alice had thrown note after note on my desk. They ranged from a simple hello to a plea to talk to her. I didn't and she always looked sad afterwards, but I couldn't help it.

Rosalie had stood against the back wall, of Math class, until I'd taken a seat and then intimidated the person beside me until they'd moved. She talked to me like we were best friends, telling me about what she liked to do and not seeming to care that I never answered her back. I was surprised to learn that she would rather be under the hood of a car than primping in front of a mirror. I wasn't about to show her that though.

Edward tried every five seconds to talk to me or write me notes on a notebook he'd slide my way. I'd catch him staring at me often, as well, and it never ceased to make me uncomfortable. He also never failed to ask me to sit with him and his family at lunch. Another thing I completely ignored.

I'd started hiding in the library just so they wouldn't get the chance to invade my personal space at lunch.

In History, I could feel Jasper's eyes on me and again it made me uncomfortable. I didn't want people looking that close. Sitting across the room from him gave me little peace because no matter what he always tried to speak before and after class.

Emmett was the only one who hadn't tried to talk to me again. However, that hadn't stopped him from deciding to be my new walking partner and he'd stay by my side the entire time. I also had a small suspicion that when we got into team sports he'd be there beside me as well.

The only good thing that had seemed to come out of whatever had happened to the universe was dad had left me alone. He'd been gone when I left school and had not come home until way after I'd gone to bed. Granted, that had not stopped him before and I wasn't stupid enough to think he'd changed his ways. I was just going to be happy with the small reprieve I'd gotten and hope it would last a little longer.

Today, in had been no different at school as the last two days. Alice, Rosalie, and Edward had already made their attempts this morning. Thankfully, I had only two more classes to deal with before I had a break from them for three days, since Monday was a school holiday. Of course, that left me more susceptible to dad and I didn't want that either.

I sat in the library until the warning bell rang and then rushed off to History. Since, I'd waited so long Jasper didn't get the chance to speak to me before class.

My luck, when Mr. Watson started class, seemed to officially come to an end though.

"All right class, we'll be starting your History projects today. It will count for 25% of your grade and will be due in a months time. You will be assigned a historical event or time period. You will need to choose what type of project you want to do. It can be anything from making a diorama to a game. It will be up to you and the partner I've randomly assigned to work with you. You will have one day a week to work in the library, gathering research material, but I suggest finding time outside of class to work together as well, since each partnership will be graded as one. That means if your partner fails, you will fail, no matter how much work you put into it. Now, when I read out your name please go stand beside your partner and do it quietly. You'll have all of class to select the type of project you want to do, just remember to let me know so I can make a note of it."

I hated Mr. Watson with a passion. There was no way I could work on this project outside of school. Dad didn't allow me to leave the house unless it was to come to school or go to the grocery store and, of course, no one was allowed over. This was not going to end well.

I realized just how big disaster it was going to be a second later when Mr. Watson said, "Ms. Dwyer your partner will be Mr. Whitlock. Your event is the Stock Market crash that started The Great Depression."

Seriously? I'd done everything I could for three days to push that family away and now I had to work with one of them. I glanced over my shoulder to find Jasper watching me with a smile. Whatever look I had on my face made his smile falter before slipping away altogether. Great.

Knowing there was nothing I could do about the pairing I grabbed my things and stood, walking over to stand behind him.

He looked back at me and started to stand as he said, "You can have my seat."

"I'm fine."

He looked like I'd kicked his puppy and then he turned around in his chair quickly. I stared at the back of his head as Mr. Watson continued to pair up the room. When he finished with the last person I moved to sit in the now vacated chair in front of Jasper.

Talk broke out immediately as the other kids found seats and got to work.

Jasper watched me for a few minutes before he sighed and opened his notebook. "What type of project do you want to do?"

I shrugged my shoulders.

"What about doing a skit?"

I shook my head. Standing in front of everyone and doing something wasn't going to happen.

"Well, what about an illustrated time-line?"

Again I shook my head. I couldn't draw.

"You know you'll eventually have to talk to me. I mean we are supposed to work on this together."

"I know." I snapped. It came out harsher than I meant it too and I felt bad when Jasper looked like I'd slapped him. "Sorry."

"It's fine, but can I ask you something?"

"What?"

"Why do you hate me and my family?"

"I don't hate you." I said immediately. And I really didn't. I just didn't want them to get close.

"Then why won't you talk to any of us?"

I shrugged my shoulders, since I didn't really know how to answer him. I couldn't very well say it was because I'd worry they'd figure out my secret. And anything else just seemed to make me look like a bitch.

When he realized I wasn't going to say anything he said, "We just want to be your friend."

My eyes met his, but within just a few seconds I had to look away. I was felt like he could see way too much when I caught his eyes. Like he could see inside me and if he looked long enough he would be able to work out what my life was like.

He couldn't know, no one could ever know.

Wanting to take his focus off of me I motioned at his book and said, "We should figure something out."

He opened his mouth like he was going to say something else, but seemed to rethink whatever it was and just nodded.

We sat there in silence until he asked, "What about writing a newspaper article that might have come out the day the crash happened?"

I thought about it for a minute and realized it was a pretty good idea. "Okay."

He breathed what sounded like a sigh of relief. "I'll let Mr. Watson know."

I watched as he got up and walked to the front of the room. Mr. Watson said something and Jasper nodded before he returned to his seat.

"He said we have to make sure and include the 5Ws."

"All right."

"So when do you want to work on this? We'll have to do some research on the computer and stuff."

That was a good question. "Ummm..." I said biting my lip.

"I got it. How about we both find stuff this weekend and then we can get together next weekend and narrow down what we have?"

"I don't have a computer."

"Oh," He said surprised. "Okay, I can do the research part then. I think we still need to get together next weekend and start on it though. I can bring everything over to your house or you can come over to mine."

Crap, there was no way I could do either of those, but I had a feeling Jasper would ask why and I wouldn't know what to tell him. I couldn't even say I was grounded because good parents would lift the grounding for schoolwork.

"I...I guess I could come over to your house." I said finally, figuring I had a week to think of some excuse on why I didn't show up. I just hope we'd be able to get everything written during our days in the library.

"Good." He said before scribbling something down on a piece of paper. When he was finished he handed it over and I saw that it was his address and phone number. "Just in case you need it."

"Okay." I said tucking it into my book bag. I wouldn't.

Since there was nothing else to do for today, I turned around in the desk and pulled out my homework that I hadn't finished in the library. Every now and then I heard Jasper sigh or shift in his seat, but he didn't try and talk to me the rest of class. When the bell rang I hurried out of class without a look back.

Gym passed once again with Emmett walking beside me and then I made the walk home, hoping that even though my luck had run out in History it hadn't at there.

Unfortunately, it had and the three day weekend found me trying to keep as still as possible so the pain wouldn't cause me to pass out.

-O-

I know. We're getting closer to getting her out of there, but it will still get worse before it gets better. Let me know what you guys think?

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