Chapter 2 – I'm going crazy
He said nothing...
All day long Edward ignored me and it was so annoying! I felt so twitchy that by the time lunch came around I plopped on a seat next to Angela on her table. With a glance to Edward's direction Mike quickly sat on my other side. The entire table fell silent.
"Take a picture, it's gonna last longer"
I snapped. Angela giggled as the entire table started talking about this and that.
"Thanks for coming guys yesterday"
I said quietly to both Angela and mike. Mike laid a hand on mine smiling with his mouth full of a burger (kind of disgusting) and Angela whispered back with slight venom in her tone
"Thank Charlie for inviting us. Apparently the guest list of alike was filled"
I shook my head angrily glaring at alike at the Cullen table from the corner of my eyes. She looked surprised and her eyes were set on me. Honestly I felt the need to cover my face with a curtain of hair!
"That list was so full I didn't even know there would be a party Ang"
She snorted delicately. I popped a fry in my mouth suddenly wondering what I'm gonna do now. I can't say I've thought this through. I bit my lip softly wondering just how I'm gonna explain this all to Edward and even Charlie when the bell rang. Mike grabbed my tray and dumped it with his.
"Thanks Mike"
he and Angela took a self appointing role of bodyguards and together we all walked in biology. I took my usual seat and when Edward joined me he was silent and doing a great impression of an ice cube. at the thought of Edward as a gigantic ice cube I broke to a fit of silent giggles. What's wrong with me?
"You smell funny"
Edward said in his new (or should I say old? he sounded like that when we first met) cold tone. I turned to face him offended
"Thank you Edward. You smell like you took a dive in burnt sugar too"
I was filled with annoyance. Who does he think he is? Annoyed I turned my attention to the front of the class.
The music teacher had interrupted our biology class and was excited about a singing competition she signed the school for and was asking for volunteers. Biting my lip and remembering a dancing show Lexi had put on my 11th bday I raised my hand.
"Will you come with me?"
Miss Mathews asked. Without a glance at Edward I nodded and slinging my bag on my shoulder I followed her outside the classroom and to the music class. I had never been in this classroom before and took a moment to look around. One wall had various instruments; another had chairs and music notes. In the middle of the room were a microphone and a machine that looked like a karaoke.
Biting my lip once again I shuffled through a large book with songs and lyrics until I found the song I was looking for and turned to miss Mathews who was out of the classroom again. Only a guy was in the room making himself comfortable on one of the folding chairs. He had black hair and bright grey eyes.
"Jim"
"Bella"
Miss Mathews ushered in two more guys in the classroom and then took the song book from me. All three nodded at me and sat on the slightly raised platform that housed a set of drums, a keyboard, a guitar and two microphones.
"Bella this is our band. On the drums is Gregg; on the keyboard in Hugh and the guy with the guitar is Jim. Guys this is the only volunteer Bella. I see you picked a song Bella so... let's sing"
I said a timid 'hi' to the band and took the microphone with trembling hands. What the hell is vampirism doing to me?
Miss Mathews put on the karaoke the song I had picked.
The first notes of 'One way of another' began playing. I began whispering the lyrics when my time was up keeping my eyes locked on the screen. I felt ready to run out the room. However the more the song progressed, the more my confidence appeared. by the time the refrain rolled by I was singing loudly having the time of my life. Miss Mathews was applauding and my lips were stretched in a wide smile. Should I start looking for Jasper to tell him to tone it down a bit?
"Good job Bella. You scared me there for a moment"
"I scared me too"
I joked. She turned to the band
"Why don't you play another song and Bella if you could sing with them? I want to hear you all together"
"Because the night?"
Hugh asked the rest of the band. I couldn't help but raising an eyebrow. Gregg who was a tad chubby blushed.
"First time we have a girl in the band"
He muttered. I felt a soft smile on my lips realizing I wasn't the only one uncomfortable I nodded with false bravado.
"Let's do it then"
miss Mathews went through the song book and handed it back to me on the correct page. the guys began playing the intro. I turned my mic to face them and began singing trying to imagine I was in the shower. I didn't see miss Mathews flipping on a switch letting the entire school listen to us.
I was breathless when we were done.
"Was that good for you too?"
Dark skinned Hugh asked in what he thought was a flirty tone. It wasn't
"ew"
I replied. miss Mathews was beaming.
"You're in"
"Thanks"
I replied smiling broadly.
"Can you meet us after school until the competition?"
"I work after school but I'll see if someone else can cover for me"
"Great!"
miss Mathews handed me a copy of the songbook and a bright pink IPod with all the songs. I put both in my bag thanking her and pulled my hair in a messy do with a couple pencils holding it place. Bidding the band boys goodbye I walked to gym. Mike was leaning against the girls' locker room smirking. I shook my head at him and went to change clothes.
It was easy to ignore the whispers around me as I changed to the standard issued pair of maroon shorts and white tank top but the smell of blood in the room and the sound of heartbeats filling the large room were much harder to ignore. I felt a pain on my gums, much like I was teething when I was a toddler, until I felt something protruding. Slapping a hand on my mouth and nose I walked to the mirrors above the many sinks.
An image of me with vainy bags under my eyes and a pair if fangs greeted me. I sucked a breath of air touching lightly the bags and the fangs. I pricked my own finger.
"Ouch. Sharp"
I muttered.
"You're a monster"
A little Edward sat on my shoulder. A little Lexi flipped him the bird and kicked him off
"No, you're not"
She insisted.
"I'm going crazy"
