CH 30- Back to School....
Here I'm safe, these people are my family.
Sunday passed with little incidence, and Monday we all woke up early, and made our way to school. Jasper and Alice drove Rosalie's BMW and Emmett and Rosalie rode with Edward and I in his Volvo. No one questioned the arrangement. There were stares and whispers from some of the students about our appearance today. We hadn't really made any excuse about leaving early Wednesday, or missing the rest of the week. And I'm sure rumors had started circulating after a few of them wittnessed Charlie's little scene when he came here to get me Wednesday....wow. It seems like that was so long ago. Before that call during lunch, we hadn't had any issues. We were carefree...Jacob had been taken care of, and I honestly didn't expect to ever hear from Phil again. I was just a normal teenager with normal issues. Things change so fast.
Angela didn't pry when Edward and I got to History, she just asked if we were all okay, and I assured her we were. She nodded and turned to the front, preparig for the teacher. He'd accidentally given Edward and I the work for today, so we got to rest while the rest of the class did the assignment. Emmett hugged me as soon as I got to Art. He said he's been worried about me. I felt horrible, making him feel so worried. We were supposed to be working on our assignment, but I hadn't come up with anything. How do you answer a question like that? 'What are you?'....I mean....what am I? I'm human.....I'm a girl? I want to do well on this assignment, and I know the teacher's looking for something deep. I just can't concentrate right now!! There are only 4 weeks before school is over...and the last 2 will be filled with reviewing for, and taking, finals. Whilch means I need to start on this soon....I should've started already. Everything's just been so hectic....
The bell rang, pulling me from my thoughts. Emmett and I made out way to Math where I once again tired and failed to concentrate. It seemed like I had just sat down in my desk when the bell rang, singnalling the end of the period. I had heard Lauren and Jessica whispering something about the reason we had missed school last week was because I had robbed a bank in California, and bribed Charlie to make the charges go away, and we all had to go there to deal with lawyer stuff....I seriously don't know how those girls made it to high school if that's all they cam come up with...I mean Mono is a better excuse. And more scandelous and believeable.....because for us all to get it there would have to be some seriously weird couple swapping....but of course they're too dumb to come up with something plausible. When I got to English I shared the story with Edward, Alice and Jasper. They all laughed at the idiocy. We had begun reading Rome & Juliet, so I didn't have to bother paying attention. I think Mrs. Padalecki knew there was something on our minds because she didn't call on the four of us all period. I smiled at her after the bell range and we left class, heading for lunch.
Lunch was.....horrible. Since I hadn't been eating much, but had still been taking the sleeping pills I was already a little drowsy and extra clumsy. Add to that rainy weather, a wet floor and two idiot bimbos...well, needless to say I tripped and fell. Hard. I heard a distinct cracking noise as my head hit the cold floor.
Jessica and Lauren decided to confront me on my way to the lunch table with Edward.
"Hi Eddie...Bella" Lauren sneered my name. "We were just wondering why all of you guys just disappeared after lunch last week. We know little Bella here did something bad, and the police had to be involved. I can't believe she would drag you into something like that Eddie." Lauren put her diseased ridden hand on Edwards chest. He backed up, letting it fall off her.
"Actually, Lauren" He spat "It's none of your concern why we were gone. Bella did nothing wrong. For all you know, we could have simply had a family emergency. Chief Swan is her father, and a good friend of my parents...so his involvement in anything does not lead to illegality."
"Yea right. We all know what a little slut Bella is. She was probably being arrested for being a hooker or something" Jessica piped in. She shoved my shoulder a little, and Edward stepped forward to grab her hand. Whhat neither of us noticed was that Lauren had chosen that moment to push me down, hard. I wasn't epecting it and fell backwards, hitting my head, hard.
I drifted out of consciousness, but faintly heard Emmett yelling and Edward saying something....telling someone to call Carlisle. I felt him pick me up....I tried to tell him 'thank you', but I think it was too mumbled. I don't remember anything after that.