Brand New Beginning

Chapter Fifteen

      I woke up to a dark room. I looked around and saw that Bella was asleep and Edward wasn't there. I got up and looked at the clock on the wall, it was two in the morning. I sighed and walked into the bathroom, I did my buisness and brushed my hair and teeth. I walked out and grabbed my third outfit from my bag and changed into it. I quietly snuck out of the house and ran down the street. My thoughts wondered to Seth and our date, I can't believe he had done all of that for me. I stopped running and realized I was at the entrance of the beach. I smiled to myself and walked out to the log we had sat on when he told me he imprinted on me. I sat on the log and watched the waves crash on the shore. I closed my eyes and just concentrated on the sound of the waves. I could feel all of my stress just melt away with the sounds of the waves. Suddenly I smelt something strange, I opened my eyes and saw a group yelling and shouting. I finally recognised the smell as alcohol, I got up and headed in a different direction. I was walking away when I saw that one of the guys was Todd. I was about to start running but he spotted me, "Hey Nicollete!" I sighed and turned to him. He walked, or should I say stumbled, over to me. He stopped right in front of me and I could smell the alcohol on his breath.

        "Heyyy there" he slurred looking at me. I forced a smile and took a step back, "Hi Todd." He stepped forward and grabbed my arm, "come on the party is over here" he said trying to drag me over to the group of kids. "No thanks Todd" I said pulling my arm out of his grip, he stumbled a bit then tried to focus on me. "Why?" he sneered suddenly gettinng angry, "you going to that guys house? You are huh? Seth right?" I fixed a cold glare on him and stood my ground. "No and that is none of your buisness" I backed up again not wanting to start a fight. I turned around and was about to leave when I felt him grab my arm again. "Come on, don't leave" he slurred looking at me. "Let go of me" I said trying not to use all of my strength to tear his arm off. I tugged my arm but he tightened his grip on my arm but I knew I could tear free of his group. He tugged on my arm and came closer to me "no" he wispered. To my disgust he put his lips to mine and with his free hand grabbed my waist. I shoved him and punched him in the gut with half my strength, to his dismay that means the air was knocked out of him and maybe a broken rib. I don't think I hit him that hard, he fell to the floor in a little ball of heap. I wiped my mouth and spit on him, I turned and ran away.

             I dashed into the forest and tried not to think about what just happened. I ran at my top speed in any direction, suddenly I came up to the Cullen's house. I stopped and stared at the white house, the door opened and saw Carlisle and Edward appear. "Would you like to come in?" Carlisle asked. I nodded and walked up the stairs and up to them. When I came into the house everyone else was either in the living room or in the kitchen. I walked into the kitchen and saw Esme washing the dishes with Alice. Esme turned around and saw me, "Oh hello dear" she said smiling and drying her hands. She walked over and gave me a quick hug, I didn't tense this time because it was her giving me a hug. She feels like a real mother to me, once she let go Alice came over and gave me a bone crushing hug. I sighed and let her hug me, when she let go she led me to the kitchen table. Esme finished up the dishes and sat with us. Edward, Carlsile and Jasper walked in and either stood in place or sat at the table. "How are you honey?" Esme asked, "are you hungry?" she got up and started to pile random fruit into a bowl before I was able to say anything. She put the bowl in front of me and sat down, I grabbed a strawberry not wanting to be rude. I took a bite then looked out the window, I saw something behind the tree but when I looked again it was gone. I silently growled then focused n the Cullens. "Whats wrong?" Alice asked looking outside. "Nothing" I said eating another strawberry. Edward sat next to me, "Nicollette I know what you're thinking, who is out there?" I looked down, I don't think he is even here. "Who is looking for you?" he asked again leaning towards me. "I think its my Father" I said straightning up and looking him in the eye.