"Bella!"
I turned around to see who was calling my name. Everyone passing looked at me and wondered who I was looking for. I smiled weakly at them and turned back around.
"Psst! Bella!"
I looked around again. This time I knew I was hearing voices.
"Bella! Come to the front of the car!"
I shook my head, a little weird. I walked slowly towards the forest and stopped. I heard some rustling and wondered who it was. "Hello? Who are you?"
He stepped out and smiled at me, "Hey Bella, how's it going?"
I smiled, "Jacob! What are you doing here? Shouldn't you be in school?"
"It's actually a good day today. No school for me. It was canceled," he chuckled and took a step forward.
"Well, unlike you, I STILL have school."
He rolled his eyes, "Yeah, as if I didn't notice that already."
I laughed and suddenly turned serious, "What are you doing here anyways?"
"Well....actually, I came here to tell you something."
He looked nervous and unsure, "It is from your dad?" He sighed. Yup, it was. "Well what is it?"
"I can't believe I'm doing this again." He looked down and laughed.
"He paid you again didn't he?"
"Yeah, 20 bucks again."
I rolled my eyes and laughed. "He's never going to stop 'till he wins."
"Yup, well anyways, he told me to warn you. That the Cullens were back and that for you to stay away from them forever." He shook his head, "Superstitious old man..."he mumbled.
"Tell him thanks for the warning." I smiled and laughed.
"Yeah, I will. Plus I get my 20 bucks! Yes!"
I laughed, "Now, get outta here! I'm going to be late!" I waved goodbye and headed for school.
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I stared at the clock at what it seemed like forever. Mike next to me kept looking at me then sighing. I ignored him, I just wanted to go home already. I stared at Mrs. Miller scurrying around the class to help everyone with their questions. Some kids in the back were laughing and pointing at her as they started throwing papers in her direction. I felt sorry for Mrs. Miller, no one ever gives her a chance and pays attention to her. Everyone was playing games on her, they raise their hand and call her, as soon as she gets there, they say "Nevermind, I got it already."
RRiiiiiinnnnnnggggg
The bell rang and everybody hurried out of the classroom, leaving a big mess for Mrs. Miller to clean up. I lingered and helped her a little bit. I cleaned up by picking up some of the papers and threw them in the trash. I picked up some books and handed them to her. She was a mess, her hair sticking out in different directions and her clothes wrinkled and messed up. I said good bye and hurried to lunch.
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"Bella, I thought the Cullens would have been here already." I sighed as Jessica rattled on her questions and gossip, "Blah blah, blah blah." Was all I heard, I really didn't want to hear about the Cullens. Especially when a certain someone promised to be here yesterday at 5pm! I looked around and noticed that everyone around me seemed happier. All of them were excited for the party that was coming up. I really didn't want to go.
Angela tapped on my shoulder and whispered in my ear. "Bella, Jess and I were going to Port Angeles to go shopping and eat. You wanna come?"
I thought about it for a moment. Maybe while I was there I could keep my mind off a couple of things...hmmm. "Sure, I want to go and buy a couple things too."
She smiled at me then turned around to tell Jessica. I shook my head and rubbed my forehead, what did I just do? They are there to go shopping for the party! Now I just had to get involved. I have to deal with that and for the fact that I still don't know about freshman year. This was killing me.
I heard whistling and whoots in front of me. I looked up to see Josh laughing and punching Mike. Josh was pointing at the Cullens table, and there the now 9 people were enjoying themselves at the 2 tables they connected. All of them were laughing enjoying each others company. I recognized the one in my Gym class, her honey blond hair was swept to the side. She looked up and saw me, and flashed a bright smile. I smiled at her weakly, I didn't even know her, then she went back to laughing with her friends.
I shook my head, "Hey guys, I'll head out now 'kay?" I wanted to get out of here, I was sick of this.
"I'll come with you." Angela stood and threw the contents of her tray away. I followed. Both of us headed for our English class.
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Everyone laughed and hurried out as the bell rang. All of them seemed excited for the party. "Angela I'll see you tomorrow okay?"
"Sure." Angela waved and I headed out.
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I parked my truck in the driveway and went out. I got inside the house and ran upstairs. I sat down on the edge of my bed, I kept wondering about the Cullens. When are they really coming back? I jumped as me cellphone vibrated in my pocket. I opened it to see an unknown number. Should I talk? Edward sometimes uses an unknown number, maybe it's him. The phone rang 3 times and I decided to answer it. "H-Hello?"
Silence.
I waited, maybe it was Emmet calling, pranking me. It was about a minute and no one answered. I tried again. "H-Hello? Who is this?"
Silence again.
I waited.
No one spoke. I held my breath for a while, but as soon as I heard the dial tone, I put my phone down.
Who was that? I shook my head to try and forget it. I stood and looked at the time. 3:40. I walked towards my closet and grabbed my bag of toiletries.
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I grabbed the book and placed it back on my night stand. No use reading anymore. I took my CD player out of the drawer and placed on the headphones. I laid down on my bed as I pressed play. I turned down the volume as the rock music played from the CD Phil gave me. I shut my eyes and concentrated on the music. I started bobbing my head to the music until my phone rang. I recognized the ringtone I set, it was the Cullen's home phone. I quickly grabbed my phone, not bothering to turn off the CD player.
"Hello? Bella?" I smiled as a familiar voice answered.
"Alice!" I smiled as I sat up on my bed.
"Bella! Oh thank God!" I heard her sigh. I wonder what she saw.
"What is it about Alice?"
"Nothing to worry about Bella. I need to tell you something. Can you come here after school tomorrow?"
"Yeah, I can. But what is thi--" Alice cut me off, her voice was frantic.
"Just come over here tomorrow! Please..."
I sighed, "Okay, I'll see you tomorrow. Bye Alice."
"Bye Bella." I closed my eyes as I heard those last words. It felt like she was saying goodbye forever. I sighed as I laid down. So they are back, but why didn't they call until now? I guess I would have to wait until tomorrow.
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"Hey Bells. What's for dinner?" Charlie entered the kitchen and leaned on the counter.
"We are having spaghetti dad." I took the spaghetti off the counter and headed towards the dining table.
I sat down and waited as Charlie grabbed the bowl and scooped up a huge group of spaghetti. When he was done, he handed me the bowl and I took a little part. Both of us ate in silence, we never bothered to talk. I decided to break the silence, "Dad, I'm going to be at the Cullen's place tomorrow, is that okay?"
Charlie stopped eating and looked up at me, he seemed uncomfortable with it, "Sure, I guess. Just be back before 10."
His response had shocked me. Since when did he get so comfortable with the Cullens? I set it aside and replied, "Okay. I'll be back before 10. Thanks dad." He nodded and continued eating. I played with my food, I didn't seem so hungry anymore. As soon as Charlie was done eating, I stood and took his plate from him. I washed the dishes as he headed back to the living room. I turned off the sink water and headed for the stairs. "Good night Bells." my dad looked over his shoulder to face me.
I smiled, "Good night dad." I walked slowly to my bedroom. The announcer from the TV faded as I shut the door. I headed for my bed and sat down at the edge. I felt so tired but it was only 7. I laid back and closed my eyes. I thought about Edward...and how we were going to see each other again in a few hours.