Chapter 2

BPOV

"You did what?" asked Angela in shock.

"I kicked the idiots car" I told her again.

"Why on earth would you do something like that?" Angela asked.

"Well they deserved it" I said.

"Go Bella! I never thought you had it in you" Jessica chuckled.

"Its not funny Jess she could have gotten into real big trouble" Angela firmly said.

"Who would have been in the wrong the most? The driver who had shit for brains? Or the girl who came close to being road kill?" I asked her.

We were currently by the motel swimming pool enjoying the hot sun, Jess and Angela were in the pool while I sat on the edge with my legs dangling in the water.

"You know I'm liking this new sassy side to you Bella, its much more fun. Not that you weren't before of course" Jess said trying to save herself.

"Well I got tired of being the sweet Bella who others take for granted, I figured it was time for a change" I shrugged.

"Well I for one am glad you found your independence but just keep it to a steady level and no more beating on cars, we've only just got here and I do not want to see you be thrown in prison for sticking it to the man" Angela half joked.

I chuckled at this thinking she had a point but then I remembered that I was here to have fun and kick back, not to be told what to do.

Just then from out the blue I heard my phone alarm go off reminding me that it was time for my next round. Pulling my legs out the pool I walked over to the bench where I'd laid my bag down and turned off the alarm before pulling out my pills.

"What are those Bell's?" Angela asked seeming curious.

"Oh nothing, it's just stuff I take to prevent these migraines I used to get as a kid" I lied.

"Really? How come we've never seen you take them before?" Jess asked suspiciously.

"I guess I was just afraid of what you guys might think" I shrugged though not seeing why I had to explain myself to her.

"We don't mind Bella, do we?" Angela asked though narrowing her question to Jess with a stern look on her face.

"No of course not, I mean whatever" Jess shrugged.

I inwardly rolled my eyes at this just loving the fake act she put on for the sake of Angela considering that they were life long friends.

I then took two pills out the bottled container and downed them with a drink. I hated I had to take them because it made feel so weak and defenceless, but I knew it was for my own good as well as everyone else's.

At that moment I saw a girl that didn't look to be any older than me approaching the pool wearing a red white and blue patterned bikini set, she had brunette hair that stopped just half way past her shoulders and sun kissed skin.

I gave her a polite smile as she walked past but to my shock she just stuck up her nose at me and carried on.

'Well okay then bitch' I thought to myself.

She placed her towel and phone down on one of the sun lounger's on the other side of the pool before diving straight into the water, placing my sunglasses on at that point I just laid back closed my eyes and enjoyed the sun's warm rays.

"Let's go into town tonight I wanna see what this place has to offer" I heard Jess say.

"What it has to offer in general or what hot Texan men it has to offer?" asked Angela amusingly.

"Hmm the first one" Jess said.

"Yeah right" Angela scoffed, "I thought you were gonna stay off the radar for a while?" she asked.

"I am…sort of, it doesn't hurt to look and besides its not like I'm gonna jump into bed with the next guy that finds me attractive" Jess said.

I inwardly scoffed at this, she really did think too much of herself but then again that was just Jess all over.

"What do you think Bella? Want to hit the town?" Angela asked.

"Sure, though it won't be for the sake of hitting on guys" I smirked hearing Angela chuckle at this.

"Excuse me I need to go to the bathroom" I heard Jess say opening my eyes to see her getting out the pool and marching off.

What the hell was her problem?

"I'll go talk to her" Angela sighed also getting out the water to which I nodded as she grabbed up her towel to go chase after Jess.

Its funny but sometimes I ask myself what it would have been like if Edward had hooked up with Jessica rather than me? In my opinion they would have been a match made in heaven, they both throw a tantrum when they don't get their own way and even when they did they'd still bitch and moan. It's why I can't understand how Angela has coped with Jess for so long or why she still does, I'd like to think that one day Angela will finally put her foot down and say enough is enough and put Jess in her place.

Deciding to go for a dip to at least help cool my thoughts off I got up removing my glasses and jumped in the water but didn't swim and instead sat at the bottom of the pool wanting to see how long I could hold my breath for.

It was amazing how calm it was under water, I'd always found it to be extremely nurturing especially when one needed a way of escape even if it was just for a couple of minutes. As I looked up I saw the snotty girl from before floating on her back looking as if she were dead considering how motionless her body seemed until her arms begun moving around.

A muffled voice was then heard from above and the girl's body jerked as she begun swimming back to the edge. Closing my eyes I concentrated on my breathing before I suddenly heard some sort of weird chanting in my head that I couldn't quite understand because the voices were speaking in a different language unknown to me.

"Ad nobis principem et nos ab hac perenni nocte. Nos et totum semel"

(Return to us our princess, free us from this endless night. Free us and be whole once more)

Having heard enough I swam to the surface breaking through the waterline with a gasp.

"You okay there?"

I heard someone ask and swirled round in the water to see the brunette girl standing over the pool and beside her was a man wearing a black suit and white shirt staring at me with a look of curiosity written on his face.

"Yeah, thanks" I said going to get out the pool though feeling his eyes on me as I heaved myself out the water.

Just then I heard my phone ring and picked it up to see that surprise surprise it was Edward.

'Geese just give it up already' I infuriately thought to myself.

Rejecting his call I threw my phone back into my bag before picking up my towel and dabbing the water off my face.

"Dodging someone?" asked the same voice as I glanced over my shoulder to see that the man was now standing just a few feet away from me.

"You've no idea" I told him whilst wrapping my towel around me feeling quite awkward with my current dress wear in front of this man.

"You sure your okay?" he asked me.

"Yeah I'm just...do you think its true what they say? That if you wish for something hard enough it would eventually come true" I asked him.

"Depends on the definition of what you'd wish for" said the man.

"The last year and half of my life back, or better yet the complete obliteration of my mother 'f' ing ex" I said.

"I take it that's who just rang you" the man chucked.

"Yep for at least the nine hundred and tenth time over these last few months but hey I am having a smashing time deleting every call and text I receive from the idiot" I sarcastically said.

"Must be desperate" the man stated taking out a pack of smokes from his jacket pocket.

"Yeah desperate to drive me insane" I muttered.

"Well you know what they say the best way to get over a man..." the man trailed off lighting himself a cigarette.

"Good girls go to heaven" I said feeling myself blushing.

'Holy crap am I seriously flirting with this guy?' I asked myself.

"But bad girls go everywhere" the man smirked.

"Touché" I smiled.

I took a moment to take in the man's appearance, he had short sleeked back black hair, sharp green eyes, wore spectacles, had proclaim skin like my own and his suit made him look like FBI or something. He seemed all kinds of dangerous but for the life of me I couldn't but find him sexy as sin.

"So are you from around these parts?" the man asked blowing smoky clouds out his mouth.

"I wish, I'm on abit of a vacation" I told him as we both sat down on the sun lounger's.

"And how's that going for you?" he asked.

"Well put it this way I prefer the scorching sun than the cold damp town I'm from" I chuckled.

"I take it you don't get out much?" the man asked.

"I've been to a couple of places over the years, seen and done amazing things though when all is said and done I'm never truly satisfied" I said being completely honest for first time in a long time.

"Why's that?" asked the man.

"Its hard to explain but…do ever feel like no matter what you do none truly appreciates you for who you are? That your home doesn't feel like home to you? And that you're waiting in wonder when your life will truly begin?" I asked him.

"You have absolutely no idea" he said raising his eyebrows.

"My whole life I've done nothing but put other peoples needs and wants before my own and it's never gotten me anywhere, I went from Mommy's slave to Daddy's little princess to the ex's chew toy. I just want it to stop, I want to make the pain go away but I don't know how" I said feeling the tears in my eyes.

"You start by asking yourself what it is you want and you go for it, don't allow anything or anyone to hold you back" the man said.

"You know its funny growing up I've been so good at hiding the truth from my family and friends, and yet you come along and you manage to get it out of me within five minutes" I smiled.

"Sometimes it takes the right person to talk to, even if that person's a complete stranger" the man smirked.

"I don't know what it is about you, I've never met you before and yet you seem sort of…" I trailed off.

"What?" he asked.

"Right" I said.

I tried not to stare into his eyes but my efforts were failing epically because I was just so mesmerized by them that I just had to look.

Just then I heard that weird chanting again in my head, except this time I could tell what they were saying.

"Eternal one you have found your mate now seize what is yours and give into your fate"

The voices spoke and before I knew what I was doing I found myself leaning toward the stranger with my eyes studying his lips as he then leaned toward me, but just before our lips could make contact from out of nowhere I heard…

"Bella!" called a voice.

I froze in place for moment before glancing over my shoulder to see Angela standing abit away waving me over.

'Angela you maybe my best friend but right now I could tare you apart' I thought to myself.

I nodded to her and held up my hand to say one sec before turning back to the stranger whom I couldn't believe I was just about to kiss.

"I'm sorry I gotta go" I said coming to a stand gathering up my stuff.

"No wait don't go, stay" he pleaded.

"I can't" I sadly said turning to walk away from him.

"At least tell me your name!" he called bringing me to a halt as I turned back to face him.

"Bella, my names Bella" I told him as he nodded.

"RIchie" he said.

'Richie' I thought to myself, it suited him.

Providing the man with one last smile I then waved before rejoining my friend.

Third Person's POV

Bella, so that was her name? It suited her well, very well. He'd followed her and her friends before to the pool hoping to get her alone so he could make his move but upon watching this girl he found that she seemed to be hanging with the wrong crowd of people, he'd over heard her so called friends bad mouthing her when they'd passed him before though he we was hidden at the time so they couldn't see him.

When he saw Bella jump into the pool but not resurface something in him just told him to go make sure that she was okay, he'd asked the girl of the family he and his brother were holding hostage to dive in and get Bella out but the little bitch had refused to do so. He would have shot the spineless wench had it not been for Bella's timing, though he'd been glad to see that she was unharmed.

He didn't know why he cared and why he hadn't just taken Bella and had his way with her, but upon listening to her story and hearing what she had to say Richie Gecko saw something in Bella what he never had with anyone else in his entire life. He found a reflection of himself staring right back at him, like him she was bleeding with loneliness craving more of life and desperately searching for a place to belong. It was exactly how he felt and Richie couldn't believe that he'd finally found someone he could relate to and vice versa.

It was strange but the moment he begun talking with her Richie felt an undeniable connection between Bella and himself, the minute his eyes had latched onto hers it was like every aspect of his life was suddenly based around Bella. He didn't think anything of it at first but the moment Bella announced how right she felt with him Richie knew then that what he was feeling was not one sided, Bella felt it too.

When he'd leaned in to kiss her Richie had heard the sound of people chanting echoing around him, he'd questioned whether it had something to do with this goddess he kept seeing but at that point he didn't really care about anything except feeling Bella's plump inviting lips against his own. Though he was pissed to fuck when he didn't get his wish because of Bella's friend calling her away from him, to which he'd tried to protest and keep her with him but unfortunately Bella was insistent that she leave.

He couldn't explain why it hurt like hell to see her walk away from him but what Richie did know was that he wasn't about to let Bella go, she belonged to him. He knew Seth would be pissed for what he was about to do but Richie didn't give a rat's ass, it was his life and he would do what he damn well pleased.

BPOV

As soon as I got back to my room with Angela in tow I begun drying myself off whilst redressing, though hearing my friend practically screeching down my ear.

"I can't believe you were about to kiss some random guy" Angela accusingly spoke.

"Trust me I'm just as shocked as you are" I said rolling my eyes.

"I highly doubt that" she scoffed.

"Look he was just a really nice guy and okay yeah I admit it was stupid of me to jump the gun but I found him…charming okay?" I said wanting to say something else but decided against it.

"How do you know he's not some sort of weirdo that likes hitting on young girls for sport?" Angela asked hands on hips.

"I don't, okay? I had a moment of weakness but its not gonna happen again so can we please just drop it?" I asked her feeling myself getting more riled up by the second.

"I'm just trying to look out for you Bella that's all, you're my friend and I don't want to see anything happen to you" she said.

"Yeah sure" I scoffed.

"What's that supposed to mean?" Angela asked me one eyebrow raised.

"Nothing just forget it" I said pulling my halter top and pants on.

"No I want know what that is supposed to mean?" she asked more firmly this time crossing her arms over her chest.

"Fine, you really want to know? Here it is, I'm tired of people telling me what I can or can't do. I'm tired of being treated like I'm incapable of taking care of myself, if you want to be my friend then be my friend but don't for a second think I'm gonna stand by and allow you to belittle me when we both know the real reason why you broke up with Eric!" I snapped at her.

"What are you talking about?" Angela asked me playing the innocent act.

"I'm talking about how you got yourself knocked up and had an abortion" I boldly stated.

Instead of saying anything Angela just stood there like a child who'd just been caught with their hand in the cookie jar.

"Yeah, Eric told me everything. Of course I didn't believe at first because in all honesty who would? Sweet innocent Angela getting herself pregnant only she didn't bother informing her boyfriend about it and instead did the worst thing ever by stealing his grandmother's jewellery to sell off for money so you could get an abortion

So you see Angela you're not as innocent as you make yourself out to be and neither is Jessica for that matter, so unless you want your little secret to travel back to your Mom I suggest you back off and leave me alone to live my life the way I freaking please" I seethed at her.

Nodding her head she turned to leave but as she got to the door Angela glanced over her shoulder to me.

"You know I always used to think you were awesome but you know what? Jess was right about you, you're a bitch Bella Swan and you'll always be nothing more than a doormat for people to wipe their feet on just like you deserve" Angela coldly stated before departing from the room slamming the door behind her.

I had no idea where all of that had just come from but to say Angela had all but stabbed me in the gut was the understatement of the century. In a way I knew her backlash was to be expected but her words just truly shocked me, she and Jess were nothing more than self centred manipulative hellcats.

I would no longer be made a fool of for these people, first thing tomorrow I'm out of here and leaving those two bitches behind. I don't care where I'd go as long as it was as far away from them and the life I once knew as possible.

Author's Note: Poor Bella seems like nothings going right for her, how do you think her and Richie to play out? Let me know.

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