Leaving a wonderful life Rudy Sinclair had always known was the worst thing that has ever happened to her.
Forks, Washington was absolutely Hell on Earth. Too much rain. Not a single Dr. Pepper in sight. She would surely die of thirst.
That is if...
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Forks High School is home to many pesky students. All of them are truly gum underneath Rudy's shoe. Especially mister Mike Newton who really has it out for her. It's nothing out of the ordinary. She craves a fight with him.
As soon as Aunt Jane pulls into the parking lot to drop her off he tramples over with her lots of questions about her summer, how it went, and who she spent it with.
It must have been easy to spot her with the ridiculously dark tan she gained over the summer. She is bronzed like a Greek God, well, she likes to think so anyway.
She tries to shoo him away by not opening her mouth at all but that only makes him push more. It's like his mouth physically can't stay shut for a single moment. Maybe he needs some help...
It's to a point where he stops her right in the middle of the parking lot by grabbing her shoulder a little too rough.
Keep calm. This isn't the right time to swing at his big ass nose.
She's beginning to think he is really crushing on her. That fucking gross.
"Are you just going to ignore me?" Mike growls in her face with an annoyed shrug of his beefy arms.
Rudy rolls her eyes with a smirk. "Oh, I don't know, I'd like to try."
The girl pushes against his much larger size to get around him. Mike isn't ready for her to walk away yet. His massive hand shoots out to grip her forearm. His hold on her is tight as he brings her into his chest.
"Get the hell off me, Mike!" Rudy hisses in his face the second she gets the chance to.
His blue eyes turn cold. Like he has been waiting to get near her for a long ass time. That scares her to the very core. It's disgusting to smell his coffee breath wafting in her face paired with the faintest stench of pot.
What is wrong with this guy?
He opens his mouth to snarl in her face but quickly closes it. His eyes are no longer on hers. Mike looks like he wants to shit his pants.
Rudy has no idea what just happened. One minute he has a deadly grip on her arm. It feels like she's going to snap in two. Then he's hurrying to back away from her as if she burned him.
What just happened right now? Rudy turns around to gaze at the spot Mike has seen.
Turns out she doesn't have to do very much at all. It's Jasper Hale who has come to her rescue. He reaches her just in time before her knees buckle.
She collapses into his chest with sudden tiredness. He doesn't seem to mind when Rudy grasps his dark navy blue sweater. Her knuckles go white with all the pressure she uses.
