Chapter 3

(Meeting)

Silence Forever.

As soon as I parked my truck in my drive way, I ran out because it started raining. It wasn't drizzling like before. It was now pouring outside. Charlie's cruiser was in the drive way so I knew that he was home.

I quickly ran up our steps, and gently opened the door. At first I was hesitant about telling Charlie that I was going to Alice's house, because he would probably worry too much.

As I approached the living room, I noticed Charlie sitting watching TV. I glanced at the TV and I saw that there was a hockey game on. Great, this will be easy then. I knew how Charlie enjoyed these games, so telling him will be easy.

He obviously didn't hear me come in, so I softly tapped him on the shoulder. He spun his head around and noticed me standing there.

He quickly smiled and got up.

So, how was your first day of school? He signed. I could tell that he was very nervous of my reaction. He knew how hard school was in Phoenix, so he was just concerned.

It was fine. Nothing really special. The kids were nice, and I already made some new friends. I replied.

I could visibly see his whole body relax. I felt bad for Charlie most of the time, because with me being deaf he had more to worry about.

I to just get it over with, so I finally told him.

Dad, my class mate, Alice, invited me over to her house today. So I am going to go now. I just didn't want you to be worried if I came back late.

I didn't want him to know that I was asking for permission, I just wanted him to not worry.

Your classmate? He signed.

Um. Yeah. Her name is Alice Cullen and she is the other deaf student at Forks High. I met her family and they seem really nice. I really want to go, because in Phoenix I really didn't have any girlfriends and Alice is really nice. I attempted to explain.

Alice Cullen? He looked skeptical.

Yeah. Why? I was curious. What was wrong with their family to make him look so skeptical.

Alice's father is Carlisle Cullen. He is a very brilliant surgeon. Its just that the Cullen's keep to themselves. I haven't had any trouble from any of them which was a surprise, since they have a houseful of teenagers. He signed.

Yea. I figured. So anyway, I will be home at around eight, because it is a school night. I looked over to the kitchen and back at Charlie.

Dad, are you okay with dinner? I can stay and cook something and then go. I felt bad for leaving Charlie here by himself without dinner. I just cant see how he managed to survive without someone cooking dinner for seventeen years.

Bells, go ahead. I will order pizza. His shoulders shook, and I guessed that he started laughing.

When I saw that the hockey game came back from the commercial, Charlie's eyes immediately became glued to the TV screen.

I took that as my cue to leave.

I got my truck keys from off the table, and stepped outside to the pouring rain.

I must admit, at first I hated the rain, but now it seems kind of calming.

I ran to my truck, and started the engine. I could feel the vibration of the engine on the wheel and I could only imagine the loud noise that my truck made.

As I thought about it, I was on my way to Alice's house. She had given me directions earlier, so they seemed simple enough. Wrong. When I got close to her house I almost got lost because her driveway was barely seen.

When I finally got on her drive way, I had to drive an extra mile just to get to the house.

After about a minute of driving, I finally saw the forest clear up. I pulled up to what I assumed was Alice's house.

It was absolutely breathtaking. In front of me stood a huge white mansion. There were a lot of trees surrounding it, and it looked absolutely breath taking. As I parked my truck, I saw a Volvo parked there too. There was also a Porsche and a red jeep.

I could totally tell that they are new, and that they cost tons of money. Suddenly I realized that Alice, must be very rich. At that moment I felt out of place, with my old truck but I quickly pushed that thought out of my head and I stepped out of my truck.

Surprisingly, the sun came out. There were still a lot of clouds, but the sun was somewhat visible.

As I walked up to the house, I pressed the doorbell. I knew that Alice was the only deaf one in her family, so I wouldn't have to worry about them not knowing that I was here.

When I saw who opened the door, my breath caught.

The guy that opened the door looked around my age. He had bronze messy hair that looked like he just got out of bed and decided not to bother with it. He had flawless skin that was pale, but not in a sick way.

He had gorgeous features, that just took my breath away.

When I finally realized that I was starring, I dropped my eyes to the ground in embarrassment. When I finally looked up, I saw that he was looking at me and smiling.

Hi. You must be Isabella. My name is Edward. I'm Alice's brother. He signed.

At first I was surprised. When he signed he didn't have any hesitations and his sign language was very good for a person that wasn't deaf.

Hey. You can call me Bella. It was very hard to keep my mind together when he was starring at me like he was doing. When I said this he smirked, and led me inside the house.

If I thought the outside of the house was beautiful, the inside was unbelievable. I could definitely see that someone professional decorated the inside of the house.

Thanks. I managed to sign.

Then I looked up to see Alice gliding down the massive staircase. I started laughing. If I tried something like that, I would just fall and break something.

Hey Bella. I see that you met Edward already. She signed and then smirked like she knew something that I didn't.

Right then Alice grabbed my hand and pulled me upstairs. I managed to turn around and saw Edward looking at me. I felt the heat rise to my cheeks, and I broke our eye contact and followed Alice upstairs.

A/N:

This chapter is a little shorter then the rest, but there is a reason for that. We need you guys to review and tell us what you think. I am very happy and thankful for all the reviews that we did get, but I really want you guys to review because if we don't get enough of them, Laurene and I will be thinking of stopping this story.

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