Chapter Six

When Physics ended, it lasted forever; I quickly rushed to Charlotte's seat. I decided during the class that I would be her friend. I needed someone if Edward decided he didn't want me. I mean… she seemed all right. She stuck up for me, and she barely knows me.

" Hey. How'd you like class?" I asked in a friendly tone. She smiled at me, and nodded her head enthusiastically.

" It was great! I loved it. Science has always been my favorite." She gathered her things and I walked her to her next class.

" So… should we met somewhere after this class?" I asked, nervous to be left alone. I was never alone. Never.

" If you want to. I mean if you have somewhere to go, or someone to met, then you don't have to met with me." Charlotte said, looking around, just as nervous as me.

" Oh. Well. I don't have many friends. Lauren was telling the truth." I stammered. I hated myself at that moment.

" About you only hanging out with your boyfriend?" Charlotte asked confused. " So. Who cares? It obvious that she's jealous of you."

I snorted, and was going to reply with a definite no, but the bell rang.

" I'll see you at lunch, then?" Charlotte asked as she walked into her classroom.

" Yeah. Lunch." I waved awkwardly to her before setting down the hall to my class.

~Lunch~

As I walked, alone, down the hall I suddenly felt the urge to vomit. Morning sickness? I rushed to the bathroom and made it just in time to hit the toilet. I held my hair with one hand as I grasped the toilet seat with the other.

When I was finally down I sat down on the ground and just sat there. Where was Edward? I needed him, now more than ever.

" Bella? Are you in here?" I heard Charlotte's voice float into the bathroom.

" Charlotte?" I called out. " I'm in here." I got up shakily and unlocked the door. Charlotte was standing by the sinks, arms crossed, just looking at me.

" Bella, don't tell me you've got an eating disorder! You're not fat! You're not! Did Lauren tell you you're fat?" I tried to speak, but she cut me off. " Don't deny it Bella! I just heard you throw your stomach up! That's not good! Bella. I know we just met today, but I think of you as my friend already. Please stop hurting yourself."

" Charlotte!" I yelled. Finally she stopped talking. " I'm not anorexic. I'm pregnant." I confessed. Her mouth dropped open in surprise.

" Pregnant? As in there's a baby in your uterus and your going to have it pop out of you?!" Her eyes were wide, and confused.

" Yes." I sounded defeated. I had kept it a secret for so long, for months, that now that I was telling people it made me feel better. A weight was being lifted from my shoulders.

" Oh my God? Is that why you're having a hard day?" She moved closer to me and wrapped an arm around me. This little sign of affection caused me to cry. Why was she nice to me? I didn't deserve such nice people in my life.

" I told my boyfriend and he didn't take it well." I hiccupped, still crying. " I haven't seen him since yesterday when I told him. He usually calls me. He hasn't yet." I covered my face with my hands and cried into them. Charlotte calmed me down by rubbing my back, something my mother use to do when I'd hurt myself.

" Don't worry, Bella. I'm sure he'll call soon. If not, I'll find him and kick his ass for you! Ok?" I laughed, and it left a bitter taste in my mouth.

" Please don't try. You'd hurt yourself. He's really strong." I looked up to Charlotte. She had delicate smile on her lips.

" I was kidding Bella. I won't hurt anyone." She assured me.

" Thank you." We stayed silent for a couple of minutes, it was then that I heard a rustling in a stall. I looked under them, and saw someone's feet. " Someone's in here." I whispered frantically to Charlotte.

" Crap." She muttered before looking to where I pointed. Her eyes narrowed and she went over to the stall. She looked at me and gave me a thumbs up. What was she going to do?

She turned back to the stall, lifted her leg then kicked the stall. I jumped from shock. There was a scream from inside the stall.

" Whose in there?" Charlotte sang in a creepy voice. She lifted her leg and kicked it again, this time with more power, and the door flung open, hitting whoever was inside. The door swung closed again, it had bounced off of the person. " Now, come out, unless you want to get hit by the door again." Charlotte threatened. " And this time it will hurt a lot more." She added for effect, I think.

" Ok! I'm coming out! Just back up, you harpy!" The person called out. Charlotte raised an eyebrow, but backed away. I didn't need to see who it was, the voice told me everything.

" Jessica." I muttered. " Come out." I heard her take a short breath before opening the door and stepping out.

" Ew. It's that bitch from Physics." Charlotte said in an aside to me. She sounded thoroughly disgusted.

" Um, I can hear you." Jessica said, annoyed.

" That was the point." Charlotte said, time under her breath, but still loud enough for Jessica and me to hear. I giggled, and tried to cover it up with a cough.

Charlotte stopped messing around after that, though. " Ok. What you just heard cannot be repeated outside of the three of us, got it?" She pointed a finger a Jessica.

" No." I said. They both looked at me. " No." I repeated. " Tell everyone, Jessica. I don't care." I looked at her one last time before turning to the sink and washing my face and mouth.

Jessica scurried out of the bathroom; phone already attached to her ear.

" Why'd you do that?" Charlotte asked me.

" It's easier this way. Jessica would have told anyway." I tried running my fingers through my hair. I was a mess.

" Well." I said after a brief silence. " I better face the music." I smiled to Charlotte once more before walking out of the bathroom. The first thing I noticed was everyone's eyes on me. 'Good work, Jessica. That was extremely fast.'