Shane: It’s not you, but I am warning you for your own good you should stay away from me.

She watched again as the girl left and she stood their stunned. Her voice sounded husky but it had a chiming tone to it, and the scent of her voice smelled sweet to Carmen. She continued to stare at the back of the girl’s head. Something told Carmen she should listen to the girl’s warning but an even bigger part of her wanted to get to know her. Her mystery and the fact that she told Carmen to stay away from her made her even more appealing to Carmen. She loved a challenge.

If I’m smart then I’ll run away
But I’m not so I guess I’ll stay
Heaven forbid
I’ll take my chance on a beautiful stranger

Carmen turned and headed to the cafeteria lunch was next for her. She walked in and saw the girl again sitting at a table full of people. They all had trays full off food but they seemed uninterested in eating it. Carmen grabbed her food and headed to the table when a girl walked in front of her.

Helena: Hello I am Helena. You must be the new girl.

Carmen: Yea I am. How did you know?

Helena waved her hand in an act of dismissal.

Helena: Forks is a small town. Everyone knows everything.

She nodded and tried to look past Helena to the girl but then another girl popped up into her line of vision.

Dana: Hi I’m Dana. Trust me you don’t want to sit with them.

She said motioning to the mystery girl’s table.

Carmen: Why not?

Helena: Sit with us and we’ll tell you.

Carmen sat down with them but kept looking at the girl’s table, and noticed that all of her friends’ eyes were now on their table.

Dana: Stop staring at them.

Carmen: Why?

Helena: There is something creepy about them.

Dana: Yea.

Carmen: Like what?

Helena: For instance they all live in the same house.

Carmen: Really?

Dana nodded.

Dana: Dr. Porter adopted all of them.

Carmen: That’s not weird.

Helena leaned closer to Carmen like she had the inside scoop.                                                  

Helena: Well how about this for weird. Bette is some kind of matchmaker because they all date each other.

Carmen looked confused.

Carmen: But there are five of them.

Dana: Ok well you see the guy, his name is Tim and he dates the dark haired girl Jenny.

Carmen: She is pretty.

Helena: She is evil.

Dana: Ok now you see the black girl her name is Tasha and she dates the cute little blonde name Alice.

Carmen: What about the other girl?

Helena: Who Shane? She seems to think she is too good for any girls at the school.

Dana: Yea she never looks at any girls. Not like I’m jealous or anything.

Carmen stared at Shane more intrigued. Helena taped Carmen on arm.

Helena: Don’t stare at them. I don’t know why but something about them just isn’t right.

Carmen looked up and felt Shane’s black eyes on her unflinching.

I looked into your eyes
And my world came tumbling down
You’re the devil in disguise

Carmen: They can’t be that bad guys.

Dana: It’s your funeral.

Carmen just shrugged them off and continued to look at Shane. The girl that she knew she couldn’t get out of her mind.

I looked into your face
My heart was dancing all over the place
I’d like to change my point of view
If I could just forget about you

Song: Madonna-Beautiful Stranger

Tbc.