Beautiful, You Are

Chapter 2

                                            Chapter 2: Projects, Wicked Bitches, and Gym Class

Biology was still going on. I was loosely paying attention to the lesson. Then Mr.Banner said "How's it going back there Mr.Mason?" . Edward responded with "It's going fine back here." Mr.Banner told Edward to "Make sure you and Ms.Swan are working together." Edward said "Sure thing Mr.Banner." Then Mr.Banner went back to writing something on the board, and Edward turned to me and he spoke "Hello, nice to meet you.  My name's Edward Mason".  I looked over to him and spoke softly "Hi, my name is Bella".   Edward smiled slightly and said "Nice to meet you Bella".  I just nodded my head and then turned back towards my work, Edward spoked again "Do you want to work on this together?", I shrugged, not caring much either way.  I continued to fill out the answers to the worksheet on atoms, molecules, and bonds, this time consulting him on a few of them.  We finished the worksheet quickly, then I leaned back a bit and looked around the room, it appeared that we were the first ones to finish.  Mr.Banner stopped writing on the board, when he looked back and saw Edward and I finished, he came over to our lab table and started to check over our work. "Everything is correct Ms.Swan and Mr.Mason, good job".  After that, there was nothing left to do, so I just started to reach for my bag even though class wouldn't be over for awhile yet.  When it looked like most of the class was finished the assignment and Mr.Banner checked a few more papers, he began to make an announcement, "It is my pleasure to let all of you know that you will be completing and presenting a project this year, and you will be working with your lab partners the entire time on it".  Mr.Banner just smiled at the mixed reations, a few were delighted with the arrangments, others looked disgruntled, whether from having to do the project or working with their lab partners, was unknown.  As for me, I was shocked and a bit scared at this announcement, I knew this meant I would have to work wtith Edward, and I thought 'This could only end badly for me'.  Mr.Banner said "The project may be on whatever you like, as long as it is grade appropriate, clear and concise, and accurate." Edward turned to me and asked "How do you want to do this?", I shurgged and said "Whatever is fine for me."  The response was "Ok, so how about this Friday night? We can meet at Barry's?", I nodded my head, mentally shrugging, it wasn't as if I had anything else to do besides get ahead on my homework and chores.  Incase you're wondering, Barry's is a quaint little resturant near the heart of town.  Edward also said "What's our topic going to be about?", I thought quickly and suggested "How about cells and energy?", Edward smiled an 1100 watt smile and said "Sounds great".  That's when the bell rung and I grabbed my bag in a rush to get to gym so that I could be the first one there to change.  I made it to the locker room in record time and was the first person to arrive, guess who arrived next? The Wicked Bitch of the West, also known as Prescilla Rivera, yes, you heard correctly folks,  she's in my gym class, of all classes for her to be in with me .  When she walked in I was in the process if putting on my gym shirt and she said "Eww tubby, cover up! No one wants to see your disgusting stomach Belly!".  That's when I hurriedly finished putting on my shirt and rushed out to the gym, and sat in the bleachers waiting for class to start.  Coach Ross came in and said "Today we're going to work on cardio, so I want everyone to do 50 jumping jacks, 20 squat jumps, and then run 4 laps around the track".  I managed to do the first two excercises and finished with breathing through my nose harshly.  After that, I went outside and began to run around the track, I was only half-way through my first lap when I began to pant a bit, then Rivera came up beside me and said "It's a good thing that you can't see what everyone else sees, because we can see all of your disgusting fat jiggle and jump around like a big ol' animal".  Then she sped away, laughing.  I thought about her comment and realized that it did hurt, but I figured that she was right...all of my fat was jiggling around.  I finished the rest of my laps with sad thoughts, then I rushed straight to the locker room, grabbed my things, and rushed to the bathroom to change instead of changing in front of all of the other girls.  Gym was my second to last class of the day, after gym I had to go to Spanish class, I remember bits and pieces of the lesson, but it was mostly a blur.  I kept thinking about what Priscilla said, and the new kid...and those gorgeous eyes of his..., 'No, don't even go there Bella. You have no chance in Hell with him, you just met him, and he isn't your friend. You should *not* be thinking such thoughts'.  With those thoughts, I left the school building and made my way to my truck, surprisingly, there was no Prescilla in sight.  I got into my truck and drove home with several thoughts weighing on my mind; Prescilla's tormenting words which for some reason were affecting me more than they usually do, the project I was going to work on, on Friday, and Edward Mason-the new kid and my new Biology partner.  Now a new thought began to weigh heavily on my mind 'How the hell is Friday going to go?'...