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Internally, I groaned as the sunlight entered my room that morning.
"Crap," I said as I sat up in bed.
Looked like I wasn't dreaming after all- I really did move to England. Last night, I had had a dream where I was back home with…Edward.
I stood up from the bed and changed into jeans, a cashmere sweater, and Uggs. I was in England in the middle of January…what more could I say.
The house was lonely and unfamiliar- it was humongous and it took me a total of twenty minutes to actually find the stairs which led to the first floor. Stupid eight bedroom mansion.
"Morning, Miss Swan," an old lady with a British accent greeted me. She was wearing one of those housekeeper clothes.
Confused, I greeted her back, "Uh, good morning? I'm sorry if this sounds rude but who are you?"
She was at the foot of the stairs and she started laughing, "I'm one of the help around this home. Your mother went out to explore the town. She said you may eat breakfast once you're awake."
"Uhm, okay?"
I followed her into the country style kitchen where a meal of hash browns, sausages, bacon, eggs and half a slice of tomato had been prepared.
"Enjoy, miss," she said as she left the room, "I'll be around the house if you need me."
I thanked her and ate quickly; I really wanted to explore the house grounds for today. There were seven acres of open land to explore.
Grabbing my coat, I headed out the door.
My skin shivered as I exited the back door. It was sunny but still very, very chilly.
The backyard was well…huge. Huge in the sense that I really didn't know where everything else was. There was a large area of open grass with a rock path leading to who-knows-where.
I could see a tennis court a distance away and there was a downward slope that lead to the lake. No swimming pool?
I walked towards the lake and descended slowly down stone steps to find the banks of a lake and wooden dock. All around me, there were far homes, too with yards that looked like ours.
The dock was quiet and mysterious so I spent about an hour just sitting on its edge. Then I decided to explore a little bit more.
I went back up the stairs and explored the western side- there was a large garden and something, utterly unexpected- horses.
Why the fuck did Renee buy a house that had horses?
Scared, I walked up to one of the large beings and quivered when it breathed on my hand. There were four of them at the stable- along with piles of hay.
There was a large fenced area where I assumed was for horseback riding. I didn't even know Renee liked horses.
The garden, which I explored next, was pretty big. It had all kinds of flowers along with rows and rows of vegetables and fruits. Along the side, a garden shed stood where I found nothing really significant. At the side of it, was a large oak tree where a swing hung from.
Maybe I'd find something to do here after all. I sat on the swing, and just like the dock, I spent about an hour just doing nothing.
I explored the eastern side next. I found a tennis court, a large gazebo, and a large stone swimming pool- even bigger than the one in L.A.
Further, I found a stone cottage. It was pretty big inside and I found two bedrooms, a small living room and a small kitchen. As to describe it, I'd say it would be one of those cottages you'd find in a fairy tale or something.
When I arrived back inside the house, it was already four in the afternoon and Renee wasn't back yet. I learned the aged woman's name was Claire and she was one of the five live-in staff. Apparently, the previous owner wanted his home in one piece for the rest of eternity.
I stayed in my room for the next few hours and it was during that time that I realized that my new room was quite bigger than my old one. It consisted of three other rooms- something like a sitting room, a bedroom bedroom and an empty extra room that I didn't notice yesterday.
Maybe I'd ask my mom if we could go into the nearest city and buy some new things. As of then, I only had my new bed and a sofa in the sitting room. I figured I'd turn the empty room into a study.
The house itself, I explored, had several conference rooms, two kitchens, five unused bedrooms, a library, a study (what's the difference?), and a music room.
I stayed in the large library which contained thousands of leather-bound classics.
I figured if I was going to live here, I'd better make the best of it.
"Bye, mom," I said as I exited the now owned SLK.
It had been a week since my move to England and now, I was headed to school at London International School (LIS).
The suitcases were in the back, and today was a Saturday, so Sami and her roommates would be helping me settle in.
I was wearing my new uniform- with tights- and blue Vans. I matched it with the blue Cole Haan bag.
And even though he was long gone, I wore the necklace Edward gave me plus the charm bracelet, this time I added an extra charm of London's Big Ben.
My phone got nothing over the past week so I replaced it with the LG Prada II. There was a matching Bluetooth watch the came with it and I was wearing it above the bracelet.
"Bye, Bells," Renee said as we arrived in the entrance gates, "I love you, sweetheart. See you in a few weeks."
"Bye, mom. Love you too," I said as she dropped off my bags in front of the building.
And welcome to London, Bella.
I went up to the front desk where a brunette with chopped hair greeted me, "Hello, how may I help you?"
"Uh, I'm Bella Swan, one of the new transfer students," I said as I pulled out the envelope containing all the papers I'd need while boarding here.
She looked through her computer, "Oh, that's right. You're the Cali girl. Just wait for a bit and I'll give you your room key and number then your class schedule."
"Okay, thanks," I said as I stood there.
She looked up, "You can sit at one of the sofas while you're waiting. This might take awhile; we've got a lot of transfers this weekend."
I nodded and headed with my four bags of luggage to one of the sofas.
"Bella, is that you?" Sami said from a distance.
I laughed as she came over to where I was seated.
"Ha, yeah. Hi, sis," I hugged her. She joined me on the seat.
She said, "Well, welcome to L.I.S. It's kinda big but you'll have to get used to it. Are you still waiting for the finalization?"
"If you mean room key and class schedule, then yeah," I nodded.
She jumped, "Yes! New roomie is here!"
I laughed.
"It won't be to cramped up right?" I really didn't want to make her dorm even smaller.
She laughed again, "Of course not. There's four bedrooms in our dorm alone and we're only using three of them."
"Oh wow. That's kinda big."
"Yeah, it is."
Feedback came over the white intercom speaker then a voice, "Swan, Bella please come to the front desk. Swan, Bella, please come over."
"That's me. Can you keep watch over my bags, please?" I smiled. She nodded and motioned for me to go up there.
I walked over to see the same woman.
"Swan, Bella, let's see you are in the Hampton Dormitory, room 309. Your roommates will be Angel Santine, Jaze Cervaces, and Samantha Swan. Here's your room key, map, and school grounds brochure," she placed a blue card and two pieces of paper in front of me.
She continued, "Your school schedule is a six period rotation. All of your schooldays begin at 9 am and they end at 4 pm. You have to be in homeroom class at least fifteen minutes before the start to ensure punctuality. Half days occur every other Friday as part of the staff meeting schedule. Here's your class schedule and a little bit of info on the classroom buildings," she placed a blue envelope with the stuff already there.
"Any questions?" she raised her eyebrows.
I nodded, "Uh, yes. Are students allowed to exit the grounds?"
"Well," she replied, "Day and boarding students are only allowed out of the grounds after the last bell rings at 4 in the afternoon. On weekends, students may exit the grounds; however they have to be back in their dorms by ten pm. Any later than that will result in expulsion," she eyed me curiously.
"Also, we check the dorms every night so no funny business," she glared.
I nodded at the awkward situation and took my stuff, thanking her.
"That was awkward," I said as I walked back to Sami.
She snorted, "Not as bad as mine. She actually said 'sex results in pregnancy so no funny business'".
I laughed.
"That sucks. She only told me 'no funny business'," I cracked up.
She rolled her eyes, "Come on, I'll help you with these bags then we'll walk to the dorm."
Like practically everything I've seen here in England, the open grounds were green and many dorms, I could see, were made of layered brick.
It took us thirty minutes to walk to the Hampton dorm which was rather close to the classroom buildings.
"Welcome to Hampton," she waved her hand at the building. It was a kind of red brick building, similar to the Hampton Court Palace.
We entered the front lobby where we found girls lounging around the sofas. There was a small café to the side where the smell of coffee was coming from.
"How many rooms are in this place?" I asked her as we entered the elevator.
She thought for awhile, "I think twelve; four dorms on each floor."
"Are they all so big?"
"Ours is one of the four four-bedroom dorms. The rest have either two of three."
The bell dinged as the doors slid apart to enter a lavish hallway. It was like I just moved into a hotel.
Sami slid her own blue key into the lock and the door opened.
"Oh wow," I said as we entered the room, which was more like an apartment. A kitchen, living room with a plasma screen TV, and a hallway which led to four rooms.
She nodded, "Yeah, that was my first reaction here, too."
We dropped off my luggage in the spare room and proceeded to the kitchen.
"It's pretty simple around here," she said as we walked down the hallway, "This is my room, which is next to yours. Across from your room is Jaze's and next to hers is Angel's."
Names were hung on the door to indicate who actually slept there.
"Bella, you want a sandwich?" she called from the kitchen. It wasn't really too big, just sleek and simple with all the cooking necessities.
"No, thanks," I said as I settled down on the couch. Their plasma was pretty big and I noticed a Wii on the side.
"Aw, I brought my Wii but it looks like you guys already have one," I whined.
She joined me with a bag of Doritos in her hand, "Its okay. You can keep in your room for our sleepovers?"
"Sleepovers? We live in the same dorm…"
"Yeah, but different rooms," she giggled.
She looked at my neck, noticing the piece of jewelry there, "Is that what I think it is?" She pointed at the Tiffany necklace.
I nodded, "Yeah, its mine now and like it. It doesn't mean I won't move on."
"Fine," she shrugged, "But keeping that on will just leave you hanging…"
Amen, sis, amen.
A knock came on the door.
"Pizza from Venice's coming up," a voice said from the other side.
Sami jumped up from the sofa and opened the door.
Three people piled in: Gabe; a dark headed girl with layered hair and look about five feet; and another girl a few inches taller with light brown hair.
"Hi, you must be Bella," the dark headed girl said, shaking my hand while holding two boxes of pizza with her other, "I'm Angel."
I smiled at her, "Hi, nice to meet you."
"I'm Jaze. Unique name I know," she grinned. I shook her hand too.
"Hi Gabe," I greeted him, "Long time no see."
He laughed, "Yeah. New Year's right? Sorry bout the loss but if it helps, we brought pizza, soda, and some pasta from the restaurant nearby called Venice."
"Oh it's okay. Thanks anyways," I looked down on the floor.
An hour later, all five of us had finished two large pizzas, three bottles of soda, and a whole plate of lasagna.
Maybe boarding school wouldn't be too bad after all.
EPOV
She left me.
Holy shit, Bella left me.
I turned over in my bed, completely sleepless. She left hours ago and it was now four in the morning.
Still no sleep.
Why'd you have to leave me, Bells? I love you…
I tried to be understanding about her whole situation but I missed her like hell. Her brown eyes, brown hair, her plump lips- I missed all of her.
Her laugh, her sarcasm, even the way she hugged me whenever she saw me- I missed that too.
Now, she left me in this hell hole with nothing left. Jasper already returned to New York, Gabe was gone, my brother was in Florida for a sports meeting, and Alice was being Alice.
I placed my hands on my face and did my best not to cry.
If I loved her, I'd let her go.
A few minutes ago, I actually considered talking to her, maybe even texting, her but I wanted her to make the move first. I mean, she was the one that left. If she really missed me, she'd make some form of communication.
I got my Blackberry Bold out of the bedside table and clicked to maybe try to text her. If her phone was off on the plane, she'd get it eventually.
Hi Bella, I miss you-
I shook my head and erased it.
Love, please come back-
I pressed the back key again. I sounded like a desperate idiot.
Bella, love, tell me how London is-
Fuck it! I couldn't find the right words.
Cursing, I flung my phone into the dark and heard it shatter into pieces.
Shit, now I had to get a new one.
I plopped back on the bed and stared at the ceiling. If I couldn't tell her in words, maybe she'd know in my thoughts.
Bella, Bella, I said in my head, I love you and I miss you. I hope you never forget that, ever.
I hoped she'd get the message even if she couldn't read it at all.
One week later…
I was pretty sure that Bella was now at her new school, according to Alice, when I got another Blackberry.
What a fucked up life I had... I just hoped she didn't get a new phone.
Bella,
Its Edward.
Please text back. I need to talk to you.
- Edward
BPOV
"Wake up, Bella," Angel woke me up from my sleep.
My new phone had rung minutes ago and I really wasn't in the mood to go to school.
Over the past few days, all of four of us had become really close friends and I suddenly found myself missing Rose and Alice.
I also concluded that I'd get over Edward; he was only my first love, right? Not my true love…
"I'm up," I groaned into the pillow.
Suddenly, "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)" by Beyonce blasted through my room.
Goddamned iHome…
I sat up in bed, "Ugh, please tell me it's not early in the morning."
Jaze laughed, "Yeah, its seven and we have an hour and a half to get changed then grab breakfast down at restaurant area."
"Holy crap, fine, I'll wake up," I said as I shooed them out of my room. The three of them cracked up walking outside.
During my two day exploration, I actually learned that L.I.S had its own outdoor campus mall with thirteen restaurants and several stores.
The male population slept on the other side of the campus (much to the disappointment of my sister and all the other girls) and they were only allowed to visit between ten a.m. and five p.m. Also, they had to sign in and out which most people found rather annoying.
I rummaged through my partially decorated room and searched for clothes.
"I'm decent," I said as I opened my bedroom door, headed to the living room.
I was wearing my hair in a ponytail along with my school uniform, blue Nikes, and a white leather Marc by Marc Jacobs bag.
The necklace still hung from my neck. I tried to tell myself that I only wore it because it was beautiful, but I knew deep inside, I was lying and I wore it as a symbol of Edward's love.
"Great, let's go!" An enthusiastic Sami said as she led us out of the dorm.
My books and schedule were already in my bag and unfortunately, none of them had the same homeroom as me. Crap!
We made it to breakfast just on time to get a table by the glass windows. Gabe was planning to join us in fifteen minutes.
I stood up to go to the restroom so I could wash my hands when I crashed into a large wall. When did that get there?
Oh no, wait, it wasn't wall…it was just this really tall guy. When I say tall, he was like six feet.
I looked up at him in apology and that's when I saw his face.
The guy wasn't as good looking as Edward but I had to say, he had one hell of a face.
He was rather good looking and seemed as if he were Native American. His hair was a rusty brown and his eyes were deep and the same color as his hair. He had a wide smile and was looking down at me.
I smiled back up at him. When I noticed we were still close to one another, I blushed and backed away.
"Sorry," I muttered shyly.
"Haha, it's alright," he had a raspy voice and he seemed kind of amused at my little accident.
I looked down to see all my books and my schedule scattered on the floor.
We both bent down to pick up my stuff and a briefly touched his fingers.
"Oh," I blushed, "Sorry, again."
He laughed, "Well you better be careful. I was pretty close to squishing you over there."
He stared at my class schedule, "What a coincidence! My homeroom is Mr. Lawrence, too."
"Oh, wow," I managed to crack a smile, "Looks like I won't be alone in homeroom after all."
Maybe we could even go out for coffee after class…
Last night I fell in love without you.
I waved goodbye to that heart of mine
Beating solo on your lawn
Every aching wound will cauterize and bruise
In memory of what we used to call in love
And only time will tell if violins will swell
In memory of what we used to call in love
Used to call it love
Last night I fell in love without you
The coup de grace that set me off
Would've made for decent fiction
Every aching wound will cauterize and bruise
In memory of what we used to call in love
And only time will tell if violins will swell
In memory of what we used to call in love
Used to call it...
Last night I fell in love without you
The stars at night aren't as big and bright
As you make them out to be
Every aching wound will cauterize and bruise
In memory of what we used to call in love
And only time will tell if violins will swell
In memory of what we used to call in love
In memory of when we used to call it love
He laughed again and I kinda liked it, "Well, I'll see you in homeroom then. I'm sorry for being rude but I didn't get your name."
"I'm Bella Swan. I just moved in here from sunny California," I blushed.
He reached his hand out to shake mine, "I'm Jacob Black. But you can call me Jake."
Well, here you go, another new chapter so you guys better review like crazy now.
Yes, its Jacob Black ! And no, she won't see Edward until ___ years later. The reason why she never got the text message- new phone cause she gave up remember? New phone= new number
Oh and another yes that Bella is TRYING to get over him. I'm not even gonna say anything further than that. No FLAMES, okay?
This chapter's song is Fell in Love Without You by MotionCity Soundtrack (:
Hope you enjoyed it. Next update should be soon.
But sooner if you guys all review :]