Love, Cry, Repeat

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Bella flinched when her father slammed his hand down on the table. She had fallen back into zombie mode after Jacob stopped talking to her. After all she was about to graduate in less than twentyfour hours. She would be leaving for college soon after.

"Damn it Bells! I don't want you leaving like this. You need to see Jake before you go. Clear the air between you two," Charlie said standing up and placing his dish in the sink.

"Charlie," Sue gasped from across Bella.

"What?" Charlie replied. "Sorry Bell."

Charlie and Sue Clearwater had gotten married just a couple of weeks ago and they now lived in La Push. Bella was still graduating from Forks high since she finished her courses there.

"Dad, I'm not going to force Jake to see me. Just drop it please," I stood to clean up after dinner.

"It's my turn to do dishes tonight Bella," Seth whispered. Bella nodded before turning to head to her room.

She was actually going to spend the night with Angela Webber tonight that way they could go together in the morning for breakfast with the rest of her classmates.

The next morning Bella and her friends ate breakfast for the last time before they walked the stage. The excitement was palpable, everyone donned the yellow gold graduation gown.

Angela gave Bellas hand a light squeeze. "So what college have you decided to attend," she asked.

"I'm going to Whitmore University in Virginia. It's near a small town called Mystic Falls." Bella was excited. She was planning on taking a few courses on the supernatural, but she couldn't tell Angela that.

The next few hours flew by in a haze. Bella was so out of it. She was deep in thought about something she had been hiding from everyone. She had signed up for online dating, and so far she only met one guy who was even remotely interesting. It was a benefit that he too was going to be attending Whitmore University. Although he was a sophomore this year, Bella didn't mind the least.

She shook the thoughts away when she heard her name being called. Of course Charlie was the loudest when she walked across that stage. And she was a little surprised when she saw Jacob clapping with a huge grin spread across his face. Next to him stood Embry Call and Quil Ateara IV. She had only met them the one time when her and Jake were fixing the bikes together. She felt a blush creep into her cheeks as they shouted and cheered for her.

The rest of the graduation ceremony went by quickly. Afterward Charlie and Sue treated Bella to dinner at her diner. Of course Jacob, Embry, and Quil had invited themselves along. The boys talked animatedly about a bonfire they went to a couple of nights ago. Bella ate quietly listening to them talking. It hurt to know that Jake wasn't around for her, and that he seemed to have suddenly moved on from their friendship.

Feeling frustrated, she stood up from the table abruptly and excused herself. The diner was a short distance from where Charlie and Sue had moved into together. She let out a sigh as she kicked the gravel. She was so sick of everything. She had completely closed herself away from almost everyone but Ang.

It was quiet as she walked down the road, she nearly jumped out of her skin when her phone rang. She smiled when she saw the caller ID, blushing slightly.

"Hey, you," she practically purred into the phone.

"Hey beautiful," his voice was husky. It usually always was when he talked to her, it made her insides feel like goo.

"Congratulations on graduating," she could practically hear the smile in his tone.

"I'm just glad it's finally over," she whispered, shoving her free hand in her back pocket.