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When I woke up in the morning I have to admit, I was a little nervous. I knew what I had to do and even though I had been avoiding people for the good part of three years, I had a bad feeling that it was all about to change. I put on my standard black outfit and headed outside to my rusty, but reliable, old Chevy truck. It was my pride and joy.

When I pulled into the parking lot I checked to make sure that none of the Cullen's were around before I stepped out of the cab. All of the sudden I was attacked by a little pixie.

"Bella, you're here! Yay! I'm so happy to see you. How was your day yesterday? I'm sorry about Rose. She can be mean sometimes, I know, but she didn't mean any harm by it, nit yet anyway," I thought I heard her mutter. The whole walk to the school Alice was yapping on and on about anything and everything. I don't think she ever shuts up.

The odd thing is I enjoyed listening to her talk. It was like she knew I didn't want to have to talk about me so she took it upon herself to fill every silence there was. I liked that about her. It was almost as if she was looking out for me—something no one had done for years. It kinda made me happy.

Okay, wait Bella; you can't get attached to people. It can't happen, not now, not ever. I can do this. I can do this. I have to. I have no other choice. I can't risk anyone else in this.

"Nice to see you, Alice," I interrupted her rambling. "I gotta get going to class. Later." I told her and attempted to walk away, but—crazy that she is—she followed me.

"Silly Bella, we have class together. I'll walk with you…" and for the rest of the walk and until class started she did not once shut up. I don't think she even breathed. And—against my better judgment I found myself getting attached to her. How stupid can I be? Pretty damn stupid apparently because at lunch I found myself sitting with the whole family and actually talking. I even laughed, for God's sake. I was already in way to deep and I was pretty sure I wasn't going to be able to leave without leaving a part of me behind as well.

Edward walked me to Biology and he kept up a steady conversation.

"So Bella, what do you normally do for fun around here?" he asked me once we sat down at the lab table.

"Ha, fun? I don't do fun and even if I did there's nothing around here. You'd have to go to Port Angeles or something." I knew I should stop talking to him—stop talking to all of them, but I couldn't, especially not with Edward. I couldn't resist him at all. I blame it on the eyes and the hair and okay everything. He was beautiful—that's the only word there is to describe him even if it isn't very manly.

"So you never have any fun? At all?" he asked me in a confused voice.

"No, I don't have fun. It kind of involves friends—having fun—and I don't have any friends. I don't need them," I told him. Maybe he thought if I didn't want any friends he would leave me alone. Maybe they all would. That would make everything easier.

"Everyone needs friends and someone more than a friend as well. You can't live alone all your life. You need to go out and have fun. Live a little," he said seriously. He was really starting to get to me and I couldn't have that. It wouldn't work at all.

"I don't need or want friends. Okay?" I asked him, irritated.

"Okay, whatever you say. But one day you'll see, you need friends just like everyone else does. You're not any different than anyone else." If he kept talking like this I would hate him in no time. That would be good. That's what I need.

I was about to reply but Mr. Banner decided it was time to start class. Thank goodness. I didn't need to talk to him anymore. I needed to avoid him. I needed to avoid them all, but no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't.

The next two weeks I got closer and closer to all of the Cullen's. I also continued getting texts from James. I still planned on leaving after graduation—two weeks away—but I knew it was going to be hard having to leave everyone behind. I didn't want to have to think about it. I still had two weeks left. Maybe by then I would hate them and they would hate me. Yeah right, I couldn't hate them if I tried—which I did.

I sat with them at lunch every day and even Rosalie was starting to warm up to me. Emmett would make fun of me every time I tripped—which was often—and they would all laugh about it. Jasper was quieter than anyone else but he had started to come out of his shell around me as well. Alice was still her same bubbly self and I really had become best friends with her. And then there was Edward.

Ah, Edward; he was perfect. I think I might have been falling in love with him and I couldn't let that happen. I also couldn't stop it. It wasn't within my control.

James would not leave me alone. Every day I would turn my phone on to a new text from James. They were getting worse every time. He was still watching me and apparently he was getting closer to me with every passing minute. I didn't want to drag anyone else into this mess with me so I tried not to show that anything was bothering me but I'm pretty sure everyone saw through it. At least they didn't mention it—for which I was thankful. I didn't want to worry them. Besides I was leaving. He couldn't get me. I'd make sure of it.

The time for graduation was sneaking up on me, quickly, and I wasn't sure I would be able to hold it together when the time came. The only thing helping me through it was the fact that I knew James couldn't get me.

If only I knew how wrong I truly was.

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