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Chapter 8

EPOV

The morning after our dates I picked up Bella from her house. She gave me a grateful look as she piled into my shiny silver Volvo. "Tell me, Bella. What do you honestly think of Tanya? She doesn't seem to like you that much." There was long silence. "Um.... the only reason Tanya wants to be my friend is because she wants to become more popular. I am like a building block to her. When people see me with her they think 'oh wow, look that beautiful girl hanging out with the famous Bella Swan' for most people they just look at beauty and not brains or niceness. Tanya could easily become the most popular girl at school and still torment everyone." Bella explained it all in one large gulp of air.

I could imagine Tanya walking throughout the school acting like a beautiful exotic plant. She would draw people in and then strike out. She would attack ruthlessly and viciously. The school would become a prison for some people, her victims. Oh, wait. Let me back up that train of thought. I am getting carried away. Tanya could barely hurt a fly. "Edward?" Bella asked anxiously, jolting me out of my thoughts. I stared deeply into her large chocolate brown eyes. She blushed tomato red and looked down at her lap. There was long silence that was ended as we climbed out of the car. We had gotten to school. As we walked together towards our class I caught sight of four very familiar heads. Two blondes, spiky black hair and with short curly brown hair. It was Jasper, Rosalie, Alice, and Emmett. Bella and I exchanged a glance right before we jogged towards him.

Unfortunately out of the shadows off the lockers a tan, slender leg flashed out in front of Bella, causing her to trip. Bella flew forwards and flailed her arms in a desperate attempt to keep from falling. Her right arm and head hit the floor hard before she laid still. I had heard a sickening crunch and I rushed over to her. Her arm was bent in an unnatural way and she started moaning. A bystander immediately called 911 and help came instantly. To my surprise my father, Carlisle was among the paramedics. He usually stays at the hospital. Carlisle face filled with relief as he saw Alice and I unharmed. But when he noticed Bella his face filled with concern. "Edward.... Edward" Bella moaned quietly. I quickly took Bella's unbroken, left hand in my own, giving it a reassuring squeeze. "Edward" She said again "Love, Edward..... I love....Edward" My heart swelled up to the size of a watermelon. She loved me. No one else had heard Bella's confession.

Carlisle came up from behind me and put his arm on my shoulder. "Who is this?" he said softly. "Bella Swan" I answered "No, I mean who is she to you?" I thought about his question for a moment before answering "She is the girl of my dreams and I love her" Carlisle gave me a sly smile before I heard Bella's sweet voice. "Edward, is that true?" her voice filled with amazement and wonder "Yes" I said as gently as I could. She closed her eyes for a moment, a smile on her lips. " We will talk about that later, Bella. You need to go to the hospital now. Don't worry, I will be with you the entire time." I whispered to her as she got pulled into a stretcher.