I woke up screaming from the pain in my dream. Damn that felt so real, what a weird dream. I looked at the time and it was 7:00am. I sighed, oh well might as well get up and get ready for school. Oh yey, school… such fun. I thought rolling my eyes. Finished getting ready and walk down the stairs to the kitchen. Only tripping twice, not bad huh.
Grabbing my pop tarts I headed out the door to start my dreaded journey to school. Bitch 1 and bitch 2 were… I mean Jessica and Lauren were flirting with Mike and Tyler as usual. You just want to roll your eyes at them. Easy much?
Since Fuckward left, Jessica ditched me and Angela to be Lauren's little sidekick. Pfft, I'll give her sidekick alright. Ha! I walked over to the gang and Lauren opened her big mouth.
"Oh look, it seems our little Bella has come crawling back to us. How exciting." She said sarcastically. I rolled my eyes.
"Yeah Lauren, of course. Where have you been for the past month or so? I've been here all the time. Or were you trying to doll yourself up to get with all the guys in the school to notice me? Oh how offended I am" I replied dramatically.
The gang looked like they were holding in their laughter; Lauren shrieked with anger and stormed off with her sidekick trailing her like a little puppy. Pfft, pathetic.
Mike turned round still laughing "So Bella, erm… I mean Bella's back" he said joyfully. "Erm, yeah. I guess I am" I shrugged.
I saw Angela wave at me, I waved back with a small smile. But I had other things on my mind. Jake had become my best friend, now that he disappeared I didn't know what to do with my time.
How was I going to get through my day? I was tempted to skip school, but what would I have to do? I just couldn't stand to see bitch 1 and bitch 2. I hate how Mike thought that he had dibs on me since Fuckward left me. Ergh, gross. He just doesn't get the message that I don't and never will like him at all. A friend yeah, but that was slowly starting to fade. I'm sick of him now. Fuck this, I spun round and walked back to my truck without a second glance.
I started driving; I didn't know where I was going. How would I explain to Charlie when school called to say I didn't turn up? I was so deep in thought, I hadn't realised that I had drove to the Quileute Reservation. Confused how I got this far. But then again, I didn't know how long I had been driving.
I walked along the beach, I saw some dark skinned muscly guys messing around in just cut-offs. I mean in this weather? Say whaa? It was like they were on steroids or something, what were they feeding the boys here in La Push? Should I be worried? Hmm... they each had the same tattoo on their right shoulder. Was it something going on? Or was it just a rez thing? I shook my head clear of those thoughts and kept walking.
I came across a cliff; I sat down on the edge. It felt refreshing. The wind whipping through my hair, the waves thrashing against the rocks below.
"Should you really be sitting so close to the edge miss?" said a husky voice behind me. I glanced behind me. I was stunned. He was tall with black shaggy hair. Quite nicely built, wearing a tight black short sleeved top, with dark faded jeans. Accompanied with dark brown worn out high ankle boots and a black leather jacket. Can I just say, yum! He was beautiful. I must have been in a daze.
"Miss? Are you ok?" he said concerned. I glanced up at his face. He has high cheekbones, kissable lips and chocolate eyes. I blinked.
"Erm... yeah. Just admiring the view. It feels refreshing. Takes my mind off things" I sighed.
"May I join you miss?" He said softly.
"Erm sure, why not" I replied nervously. Come on Bella, be more confident. Don't be shy. But he is so hot! How can I not? I'm just plain compared to him.
"I'm Paul, Paul Lahote. Nice to meet you" he said huskily.
"Swan, Bella Swan" I blushed.
"So what's a lovely lady like you sitting here on your own?" he smiled. Oh that smile, makes me melt.
"I… I decided to skip school. I wasn't really in the mood for it. One minute I was driving around, the next minute I know I'm in La Push" I blushed.
"So Swan, what's on your mind?" he said curiously. Ooft, the way my surname rolled off his tongue. Focus Bella, Focus!
"Erm, well my ex-boyfriend left me and my best friend has disappeared off the face of the earth" I sighed.
"Really? That must suck. Why would your ex leave someone pretty like you?" he smiled.
"I… I don't know. Paul you don't have to say nice things to just cheer me up you know" I raised an eyebrow.
"I don't say nice things like that unless I mean it Swan." He convinced.
"Well that's very kind of you Paul" I smiled.
"So Paul, what brings you to this spot in the rez?" I questioned.
"Well believe it or not Swan, but this is where I come to think. It's relaxing and it's peaceful." He smiled.
"So Paul, what's on your mind if you don't mind me asking?" I smiled.
"Just like you, I've lost my best friend. He's been hanging around with Sam Uley's cult" he spat the name with hatred. Who was this Sam Uley person? Why was it as if Sam was a bad person?
"Who's Sam Uley?" I asked curiously.
"Well, everyone think he's the man. But some of us think he's one of bad guys. Drug dealer or something like that, we just have a feeling that he's bad news. But the council worship him, like he's a god or something. Jared stopped hanging around with me about a month ago. We are like brothers, but not related by blood. We tell each other everything; we keep no secrets from each other. That was until he went to join Sam's cult, he now worship him" he replied sadly.
I saw the defeat look on his face. I felt a pang of pain. Poor Paul. I knew from now on I would make sure to steer clear of this Uley guy. I knew how he felt; I was like that with Jacob. Yeah he was like my best friend, my sun. Now he was gone, without a trace. I was worried about him.
"It'll be ok Paul, you have me now" I smiled at him.
He raised his eyes to glance at me, he smiled but it didn't reach his eyes.
"I know how you feel, my best friend left remember. I know Jared must have been your best friend too. We'll get through it" I encouraged. This time he smiled brightly.
"Thanks Swan" I didn't realise that it was starting to get dark. I felt a bit disappointed that I had to leave Paul.
"Oh man, it's starting to get dark. I have to get back home to make dinner for Charlie. I'll see you around?" I asked.
"Yeah sure Swan, I'll see you around" he winked.
I blushed and turned to walk away but me being a klutz I tripped over loose twigs. I squeaked. Suddenly, I felt a large hand grip my wrist and gentle tugged me upright. I turned and looked up. I was staring into a pair of chocolate brown eyes; I just wanted to drown in them. I had one hand in his grasp and my other hand rested on his chest. I could feel his breath across my face; he had this woodsy smell about him. Our faces nearly touching, I could just lean in. But it was too fast, I'd just met him today! I sighed inwardly.
"Are you alright Swan?" he whispered.
"Erm, yeah I'm ok. Thanks Paul" I said while wriggling out of his grasp. I felt the loss already. I ran back to my truck and dreaded my journey back home.
When I got home, Charlie's cruiser was parked in the drive. I dreaded this. I parked behind the cruiser. I slowly walked into the house and found him in the living room watching a game with his feet up.
"Hey dad" I said while walking to the kitchen. I started pulling out some steak from the freezer and the vegetables from the fridge, ready to make dinner. I started making the vegetables when Charlie talked.
"So Bells, how come you weren't at school today?" he questioned leaning against the doorframe.
"Dad, I couldn't stand it. Bitch 1 and bitch 2 got on my nerves, you know that. Plus I miss Jake dad. I was driving and ended up at the rez" I replied sadly.
"Bells, I know you miss Jake, but you don't have to worry. You will see him again soon. I'm sure of it. Bells, I know you hate Lauren and Jessica and they get on your nerves. But you can't skip school kiddo. It's your education" he said. I would see Jake soon? Did he know something I didn't?
It was the weekend finally. School was too dramatic these days. I drove to the rez and searched for our spot. Mine and Paul's spot. It's where we met. He brought me entertainment. He was a nice guy, he was funny and he was hot! I got to our spot and found him sitting there on the edge swinging his legs back and forth with his hands planted on the ground. He seemed to be in deep thought. I leaned against a tree folding my arms and just watched him. I think I may have zoned out, because he was standing in front of me waving his hand up and down to catch my attention. I shook my head out of the daze and looked at him. He smiled.
"Wow Swan, am I really that attractive that you were that distracted?" he smirked. I blushed.
"Haha in your dream Paul" I said rolling my eyes. But deep down I knew I was distracted by his looks.
"So Swan, what do you fancy doing today then?" he questioned.
"Since we don't really know each other very well, how about 20 questions?" I suggested.
"Hmm… 20 questions huh. Alright Swan, you start then" he said crossing his arms.
We sat down by a tree and started our little game. We had a good laugh and were teasing each other a lot. I found out that he liked to wear boots and he loved his leather jackets. His favourite colour was blue, which funny enough was mine too. He was a sporty guy but one subject he was interested in was trigonometry. Maybe he could help me with that when I needed help. Hmm… that would mean spending more time with Paul.
A/N: Hope you guys liked my chapters so far! :')