Her Fate

1

"-ELLA!" There was silence. "BELLA!" I shot out of my bed. "BELLA POWERS, WAKE UP NOW."
"IM UP DAD." I shout back. I look at the clock. Crap, I'm late to school. I change into some random sweatshirt and Jeans, brush my teeth and brush my curly dull brown hair. I look at myself in the mirror. "I don't think a now 16 year old should look so ugly." I say to myself. I shrug and run down into the kitchen. I grab a sandwich from the table, get in my converse and grab my bookbag. I grab my skateboard and ride to school. It was a cold day today, October 3rd, my birthday. Its been a year since we moved to California from Texas. It was like a new beginning. I could make friends and become popular. But that plan didn't work and all I do now is follow some people I call friends around and ignore the fact that they all dislike me. I sit in my first period seat just when the tardy bell rings. My junior year just sucks. I sigh and open my notebook to a clean page. I just doodle and not listen to the teacher. I literally fill my notebook of things I see in my dreams. The previous page has a castle in the clouds. The page before that had some cool floating islands. I started sketching out this sword necklace I saw for the third time in my dream. In the middle of my class, I dropped my pencil. It rolled over to my friend, Kaitlyn. I whispered to ask her to pick it up. She pretended not to hear. After countless attempts I mouth a whatever. I lean to pick it up myself.
"Bella. Are you with us or are you dreaming about your doodles." The teacher says.
I stop and look up. "What?" I say embarrassed. Everyone laughs.
"Looser." Kaitlyn mouths. Again? This again? People always catch me at the wrong time. The teacher thought I was sleeping when i was just reaching over my desk to get my pencil. My teacher gave a small lecture and class continued. The giggles did too. AT the end of class i explained what i was doing to my teacher.
"Oh so thats what happened. I'm sorry." He says.
"Thanks for embarrassing me." I mumble and head out of class. It was lunch time after a few more classes. I sit next to Kaitlyn and my other "friends," Isha, Heather and Jessica. I bite into my sandwich and listen to them talk about the pool party that I am definitely not invited to. They hinted at me and mumbled "Stupid" and "dork" every now and then. Why am I with them? I didn't want to seem like a loner so i had to stick by them.
I hate the last class most of all. It is full of popular kids. Also because Jase Galler was in that class. He's the most popular guy in my school, Thornton High. Girls fawn over him. When I get in the class I see him, hands wrapped around his girlfriend, Amber Rose, the most popular girl at Thornton. AT one time I wished I was Amber but now it just dumb to think that. People just hate me. People themselves are corrupted. Looks and good social skills is what rules this world. I sit in my desk and overhear them talking about the pool party, Jase's Pool Party this weekend. I'm not invited to it. Popular kids are just stupid and phony and I didn't care anyways.
THe dismissal bell rings and class ends after 45 minutes of a boring lecture.
"Ill meet you by the curb kay Jase?" Amber says as she heads out the door. Jase was talking to the teacher. I stuffed my books in my book bag and leave the classroom. I didn't want to be in the room with that phony popular guy. When i got out i realized my mistake. I did not zip up my book bag and everything fell on to the floor outside the door. Crap. I start picking things up. Fast.
"This happens to me all the time." I hear a voice. My heart sinks. Just my luck. I looked as hands appeared picking up my stuff. It was Jase. Just when I was making my escape.
"Thanks..." I say elongating the "s". I look at him crouching right in front of me. Up close you can see he's really cute. Perfect for someone whose so popular. He had brown straight hair and brown eyes. He had a Trasher T-Shirt on as well. He looks at me and hands me what he picked up. I put it in my bag and zip it all up. We both get up.
"No problem." He finally says. We just stand there. He just looks at me. Oh, his looking for a name.
"Bella." I say. "I'm Bella."
"Well no problem Bella." He says smiling. I cringe on the inside.
"I'm Jase." He smiles. Like I didn't already know.
"And I have to go." I say heading out the back doors of the school. Finally I can escape.
"Wait." Jase says running up to me. "You should come to my pool party on Saturday , Bella." He says.
"Okay. I'll think about it." I say just to get away. I grab my skateboard.
"Woah, you ride." Jase says.
"Yeah."
"Me too." He points at his T-Shirt." I fake smile.
"Cool" I say.
"Well bye Bella." Jase says and runs off. I see Amber by the curb giving him a where were you look. I swear for a second she gave me a nasty glare. Chill, I hate your boyfriend. Never again am I going to talk to Jase Galler. He's going to forget who I am anyways. Its good.
I ride home and I see a moving truck. I'd guess that today was the day my dad moves out. It was divorce. Last month we went to court to turn in the official papers. My life just gets worse. I'd rather forget that today is my birthday. I go inside and hear my mom.
"You take this. And this. I don't want to see anything that reminds me of you." My mom says to my dad. I head up to my room and lay on my bed. I put on my earphones and listen to music as I stare at the ceiling. I hear a car pulling up by our house an hour later. I put my earphones away and look out the window. Just like I imagined, my sister, Macy is back. She's with her friends, guys and girls. She got out of the car laughing. Her boyfriend, Danny got out as well. Danny is in my grade. He's one of Jase's friends. He wraps his hands around her. They talk about something and then he kisses her and jumps back in the car. They drive off and she waves. Her face was red. I roll my eyes. The house door opens and then closes.
"Loner." Macy mumbles loud enough for me to hear as she passes by my room. I get up and close my door.