Here's chapter 24, enjoy! :) comment and vote please. Means alot when people tell me whether they like the story or not x bad comments welcome as well as it will help me :)

*** Bella's POV

The moment I saw Amy and the others girl come into the cafeteria I immediately started to panic. I didn't want to have to deal with them, I had been through enough crying for one day and I was tired. Both physically and emotionally. I don't have a clue how I managed to get through each day before this because right now every little thing seemed to make me want to breakdown.

I used to be so strong and refused to cry when they hurt me but now after being away from Charlie and here for a while I had finally had a break from it all and definitely didn't expect it to affect me the way it has been. Every time I heard someone mention my name around me in a bad way I could feel the tears coming. It felt like someone was stabbing me through the heart. When was this going to end?

I could tell Edward was worried about me and to be honest the only thing stopping me from breaking down again and running of this room is his icy cold hand in my hand. His hands were always so cold yet they felt comforting to me. His touch could calm me down no matter what the situation.

I knew I didn't need to be scared because I know for a fact that Edward or his family wouldn't let them hurt me but I was still nervous. The last time I saw them they beat me so bad that I ended up in hospital and they maybe couldn't hurt me physically but their words still hurt no matter how much I knew what they were saying was completely wrong. I knew I would have to face them before long but I didn't feel strong enough right now, I just hoped that they didn't come over here. Edward and the others definitely didn't need to hear what they would say to me. I didn't want them to get in any more trouble than we were already in with the whole Charlie situation which right now I didn't even want to think about. I knew he would strike at some point and I was scared to death about what he was going to do to me and the Cullen's. I couldn't care what he did to me but the last thing I wanted was for the people I have come to love and care about to get hurt definitely when it would be all my fault.

Looking around the table, I realised that these five people meant the world to her now and she knew that they cared about her just as much as she does. They had done nothing but look after her and support through literally everything and even though things don't seem to be getting any easier with the whole Charlie situation she knew that they would all be by her side no matter what. Her realising this sent a feeling of both confidence and happiness. Whatever them girls or anybody else in this school had to say to her meant nothing. Yes it would still hurt but she refused to let it bother her as much as it used to. I want to be able to move on with my life and not them ruin it anymore than they have already.

I know I can't believe them entirely for everything painful that has happened but they were the reason that school was my personal hell and I never got a break from the torture I so needed. School was supposed to be somewhere you could go to learn and make friends. Yes I kept up with my school work but I was constantly fearful of when the next hit or name would come flying towards me.

One thing I did know is that whoever invented that saying 'sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me' were completely stupid because to me the verbal attacks were much worse than the physical and that's because those words will stay with me for the rest of my life. I want to be able to forget the last six years but I know that even though I should be able to move on, I will never be able to forget what I had been through. The scars were completely permanent.

I could feel the whole family looking at me with concern in their eyes and I tried my best to smile to reassure them that I was okay but don't know how convincing I was being and to be honest I didn't quite know the answer myself. My mind was in turmoil, one minute I was fine the next minute I felt like I was hyperventilating.

The one thing that was keeping me calm was Edward rubbing soothing circles on my hand. I'm still so confused by what is going on with us, I know for a fact that I loved him and wanted to be with him and I wanted to know how he felt about me but I was too scared to ask him. I didn't know whether the way he was being with me was just as a friendly way or that he liked me?

The things he constantly said to me were so sweet and each one filled me with even more love. It was a feeling I had never felt for any boy before and it felt amazing. After everything Charlie did to me especially the rape I thought I wouldn't be able to let anybody touch never mind another man but with Edward it was completely different. His touch was soothing and I just knew that he would never hurt me.

At first I flinched away from his touch the same with any of the cullens but after living with them for nearly three weeks, I just knew that none of them would hurt me. Carlisle and esme had taken me in and they told me that they now saw me as their daughter. That alone brought me to tears when they first said that to me and even thinking about it now.

Being accepted into this amazing family was beyond any words. I was happier than i have ever been in such a long time. Being part of their family felt good but it always made me wish for my old life back when my mother was still alive. Yes I did once have a happy home life especially when my mother was alive and I'd always remember the good times we shared together as a family.

I would never understand what caused Charlie to hate me so bad. I know he loved my mum and losing her had been so hard on him but the things he did to me I would never be able to forgive or forget. Yet I still yearned for the old Charlie back, the loving father.

'Bella are you okay?' Edward asked me bringing me out of my thoughts.

'Yes sorry just thinking' I told him not wanting to talk about what I had been thinking about.

'You know Bella, im always here if you want to talk about anything' He said squeezing my hand that he still held. I appreciated the comfort he was providing me with, it meant a lot to me to know he was still willing to comfort me even after he learned just how bad things had been with Charlie.

'I know thank you Edward. I don't know what id do without you' I told him smiling which in return earned me one of his gorgeous sexy smiles that always seem to melt my heart. He was just too perfect.

'Your so beautiful when you smile like that' Edward said causing me to blush and the whole table started laughing which just made me go even reader. He was constantly saying nice things to me which to me felt good but also was taking some time to get used to. I mean I normally would spend every single day getting called ugly.

I was about to thank him when I saw Amy come up to the table with a large smirk on her face. Her minions of course were by her side.

'Hey slut' Amy said with a smile like she was having an casual conversation. I don't know why but I wanted to wipe that smirk off her face.

'What do you want Amy?' I said trying to get my voice to sound confident.

'For you to kill yourself. It would make the world such a better place' She sneered at me. Her words I had heard so many times yet they still hurt just as much as they did the first time she said them but I wasn't going to let her ruin my life anymore.

'What did I do to you that is so bad? Why do you hate me so much?' I asked her fighting to keep calm. Why couldn't she just leave me alone.

'You were born that's enough reason to hate you, I mean even your own mother hated you!' As soon as those words left her mouth my heart dropped to my stomach. I know she was a bitch but was she really that sad to bring my mum into this. I felt anger flow through my body causing me to stand up. Edward stood up to and placed his hand on my arm. He probably thought I was going to hit her.

'I'm okay' I told him before turning back to face Amy.

'I dont know what ive done to make you hate me so much but you know nothing about me and you know nothing about me or my mother. My mother loved me and I loved her. So don't you dare tell me that my mother hated me because you didn't even know her. She had cancer when I was 10 and she died so have a little respect and grow the hell up. You've spent years making my life a living hell and I won't let you do it anymore. You can say and do whatever you want but nothing you say matters to me' The look on her face was hysterical. It made me want to laugh in her face like she did so many times to me but I didn't instead I took a deep breath before turning and facing the rest of the students in the cafeteria.

'I don't know what I did for you to hate me but I don't care what you say about me because none of it is true and I think your all quite pathetic saying the type of stuff you have been over the tears. I just want you to know that you can't hurt me no more. I dont need any of you' I said in the most loud and confident voice that even surprised myself at how confident I sounded before sitting down.

The whole cafeteria was in complete silence probably in shock that I had finally said something to them. I felt proud at myself because I never thought I would ever have the confidence to stand up to them and it felt so amazing.

'This is not over swan' Amy sneered before walking away.

'Okay that felt so god damn good' I said feeling like a weight had been lifted off my shoulders. I had been wanting to say that for such a long time.

'Bells that was so amazing!' Emmett exclaimed quite loudly. God he never speaks in a normal volume he always seems to shout.

'I'm so proud of Bella' both Alice and Rosalie said making me blush from the all the attention. Edward was still holding my hand and he had been oddly quite which caused me to look at him. He was staring at me with this weird look on his face.

'What?' I ask him, he was really creeping me out. Instead of answering me, he leaned over and kissed me...

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