Chapter Songs:
(First Half) Monsters by Band of Horses
(Second Half) Who You Love by John Mayer ft. Katy Perry
(First Half)
After ringing in the New Year together and coming back to school, Edward and Bella fell into a comfortable routine at school. Every moment they could spare, they were together.
Jess, Mike and their followers left them alone for the most part. Which made Bella slightly apprehensive. She didn't know why, but she couldn't shake the bad feeling. She tried her best to hide her worry from Edward, but it didn't work.
"What's wrong?" he asked her on their way to lunch.
She shook her head, touching her stomach.
"You're stomach hurts?" His eyes were so alert on her face.
She nodded; not necessarily lying, but not being totally truthful either.
"Let's get some food in you." He rubbed her hand on her stomach softly as he kissed her temple.
She let him lead her to the line, grateful that she didn't have to explain further.
She regretted not saying anything to Edward after P.E. when she heard Jess's voice. "I should've known there was a reason Edward would bother staying with you."
Bella froze, wishing she was anywhere else.
Three pair of footsteps came closer until three girls Bella was tired of seeing walked in front of her.
She let her face show nothing as Jess glared at her.
Jess pointed a finger at her accusingly. "You're pregnant. I saw you two together holding your stomach. Edward looked real worried. Tell us, Bella. How long did it take for you to get knocked up?"
Tears started pooling in her eyes as her body convulsed slightly. Bella balled up her fist, digging nails into her palms as she counted to ten slowly in her head.
Jess advance a step, nose to nose with Bella. "I knew you were a slut."
Air burned through Bella's lungs as the tears flowed.
Right when Jess was about to throw another insult, all of their phones vibrated.
The three girls looked at each other in confusion then checked their phones. Bella did the same. It was a multimedia message, to many, many numbers she didn't even know. She clicked on the picture to see Jess, Tanya and Lauren all at a clinic, each holding pamphlets about the treatment process for Chlamydia. Alice. She must of sent it to the entire student body.
Bella looked up to see the abstract horror plastered on all their faces.
Jess was the first to come to. "You." Her voice was something Bella only ever heard one time; such anger and madness. She felt like she was ten all over again. "You're going to pay for this."
They stormed off, Lauren was crying while Tanya stared Bella down.
Bella ran to the bathroom to text Alice. What did you do?
Alice's response was instant. What do you mean?
Bella frowned, her hands shook around the phone. Don't play dumb.
Fine. I saw them fucking with you so I sent them a little present. I might of accidentally sent it to a few other people too.
Bella shook her head, but couldn't help the teeny-tiny smile. They're going to be after blood now. Mine, in fact.
