A/N: I'm going to tell you this so I don't confuse anybody. This chapter starts in the past. Just clearing things up beforehand. Well anyway. . . On with the story!

Bella POV

Come on! Where is he? He should have been here by now. Ugh! I hate it when he's late!

"Hey Bella. What's up?"

"Don't 'what's up' me!"

"Geez. What crawled up you pants?"

"Edward! You were supposed to be here an hour ago."

"I was?"

"Yes! Why are you late?"

"I forgot, I guess."

"How do you forget one of the most important days of our life?"

"We're getting married?"

"No you idiot! We're graduating. Plus, I've told you. I don't like you like that. Strictly friendship."

"Aw, Bella. You hurt my feelings." He touched his heart and pretended to cry. Truth be told, I did like him more as a friend. But I knew he only liked me as a friend, so I kept it at that so I wouldn't ruin our relationship.

"Just come on. You're lucky the valedictorian isn't finished with his speech yet."

"Whatever." He started chewing on a poptart and i snatched it from his hand.

"Take a chill pill, Bella."

"No! Now go get in line and be ready! There's not many in front of you!"

"Alice Cullen." Applaud erupted from the crowd as Alice went on and they continued down the list.

"Edward Cullen." More applause and I could hear girls screaming from the crowd. Get a life. They went down the list and finally got to my name.

"Isabella Swan." I muttered Bella under my breath and I could've swore I heard the Cullen's mutter it to as well as my parents and Phil. I laughed and tried to hide it. It was hard, but I managed. They handed me my diploma and I smiled at my parents and the Cullen's. Finally the ceremony ended after about twenty more diplomas were handed out. I got up and was instantly grabbed into a giant hug by none other than Emmett Cullen. Emmett, Rosalie, and Jasper had already graduated, but they hang out with us all the time. We always stuck together. No matter what. Well I wasn't that far from breaking that rule.

Later at the party. . .

Great. I'm in the same type of predicament as I was earlier today. For the second time today I could not find Edward. He told me he would be right back. He was just getting a drink. How many drinks are you getting buddy? It doesn't take that long. Might as well get my own and walk around pointlessly until some drunk guy hits on me. Then I run. Well my plan to get one beer was ruined. I don't tolerate beer that well and if I have too much, well, things get ugly. I got the first beer and then I saw Edward. Making out with some girl. I later learned it was Lauren. I didn't give him a chance to explain himself and I ran off to get drunk. I didn't think about the consequences, nor did I really care. But I should have. That was my first mistake.

A/N: I'm sorry it's short but I wanted this chapter to end there. It sounded like a good place to end at. So please don't kill me because if you do, I can't write the story and no one can adopt them because I didn't give them the right to. So ha! Your plan is ruined! Well anyway. . . Review please!