The Right Swan: Edward LS

Chapter 13

Toni's P.O.V.

It was unnerving, to say the least. It was just plain stupid.

I was talking about Edward, of course.

He was trying to talk to me and get my attention, but I refused to give it to him. He had intentionally hurt me last week with no remorse. He acted like he never said anything and it was driving me crazy! I refused to forgive him until he properly apologized. The least he could do is give me space, but he won't even do that. He was everywhere! He was in the hallway between classes, he was in the cafeteria staring at me, he was outside in the parking lot.

I opted for sitting with Angela at lunch instead of the Cullens to get away from him. It wasn't working. I could feel his stare drill through me while I tried to eat my food in peace. Besides the uncomfortableness I felt, it was nice sitting with Angela again. We caught up with each other and I found out she liked Ben. Her crush on the guy was cute and I couldn't help but picture them together. In doing so, Edward's face popped up in my mind and I scowled.

It was hard to forgive someone who went out of their way to make you feel like shit. After everything I've been through in life, I refused to allow Edward to make it worse. Still, I couldn't help but glare at him as he sat with Bella. The first day I saw them sit together, I was hurt. Bella had walked into the cafeteria and sat beside Jess. Edward was sitting by himself that day and was staring at me with an expression akin to frustration. As soon as he spotted Bella, his face opened and he beckoned her over. She had smirked at me and giddily walked over to his table. The two of them had talked throughout the whole lunch period.

I didn't understand why he did it. It felt like he was playing with Bella's and my emotions, like he was hopping between the two of us. It was only a few days after our argument that he started talking to her. I couldn't decide if he was doing it to spite me or if he genuinely wanted to talk to Bella. I shouldn't have cared because I was mad at him, but my feelings for him confused me.

"Are you coming with us, Toni?" Angela asked, bringing me out of my stupor.

"Where are you going?" I asked.

"Distracted?" she asked. She smiled knowingly and giggled when my face scrunched up.

"Is it that obvious?" I asked embarrassingly. I didn't realize I had been staring at Edward and Bella for so long. When I looked back at them, Edward met my stare and smirked satisfactorily. I narrowed my eyes at his behavior and wondered what he was up to.

"It is," Angela confirmed, garnering my attention once again. I groaned quietly and slumped in my chair. "Don't worry. I don't think the others have noticed."

"It's not them I'm worried about," I grumbled.

"You really like him, don't you?"

"Unfortunately," I sighed out.

"What happened between you two? You started ignoring him out of nowhere," she said.

"We got into an argument," I confessed. "He said something to me that rubbed me the wrong way and has yet to apologize for it."

"Well, maybe he's trying to apologize but can't because you won't talk to him," she suggested.

"I don't know," I trailed off. "What he said hurt."

"You don't have to forgive him, just hear him out."

"Maybe you're right," I said. I looked at Edward and Bella and watched Bella rub small circles on the table as she looked up at him. No doubt she was trying to seduce him. I frowned and focussed on the food occupying my tray.