Chapter 40: Bella's Dilemma.

Next morning...

In the parking lot of Forks High School, two buses were gathered, and the biology professor was monitoring every student entering the bus.

Bella was standing, leaning on her rusty truck, lost in deep thought, not paying any attention to her surroundings.

Suddenly, Bella's focus shifted to the dent in the van that Tyler drove yesterday. She remembered how the car started to slide towards her and Jojo, and how Edward saved her and got kicked in the face by Jojo.

"____"

Bella shook her head, trying to push the thoughts out of her mind. Whenever she thought about how heroically Edward saved her, she subconsciously remembered the embarrassing moment for Edward.

Jojo's house...

"Alex, come fast! I need to be there at school on time." Jojo called Alex, who was putting on his shoes in a hurry while Jenny helped him pack his school bag.

Jojo went to his motorcycle, started it, and Alex came running towards him. He sat behind Jojo, and they rushed off to Alex's school. Jojo dropped Alex off at the school gate, turned his motorcycle into a slide, and left the school in a hurry, looking at his watch.

Jojo was riding his motorcycle like a pro, leaving behind only dust.

Forks High School...

Alice, Edward, Jasper, and Edythe were walking towards one of the buses, chatting with each other. Everyone in the parking lot, as usual, looked at them with envy and jealousy.

The parking lot became silent for a few seconds.

Bella looked at the Cullens with a complicated expression. She couldn't confirm if what she saw yesterday was her imagination or reality, even though she knew it was real.

'Is it real or my imagination? No, it's real. Jojo landed his foot on Edward... Oh, there is also a footmark on Edward's face from yesterday at the hospital...'

Various thoughts went through her mind as she tried to confirm what happened.

Vroooooom....vrooom...voom...

Suddenly, everyone in the parking lot heard the noise of a motorcycle engine being driven at high speed.

Everyone, including the Cullens and Bella, looked in the direction of the noise.

They saw a black Harley Davidson motorcycle approaching the school parking lot at high speed.

When Alice saw this, she smiled brightly.

The motorcycle made a sharp slide at the entrance of the parking lot and picked up speed, causing the front wheel to lift in the air for a second.

In the middle of the parking lot, before the buses, the motorcycle came to a sudden stop with a back wheeling.

The back wheel landed on the ground when the motorcycle stopped. The rider, wearing a black helmet and a black jacket, didn't seem to care about the stares directed at him.

Next second, he removed his helmet, revealing Jojo, and parked his motorcycle in a space near Bella's rusty truck.

"Jojo."

Everyone present in the parking lot exclaimed in shock. They knew Jojo would come to school with his Harley Davidson motorcycle, but they were still stunned by his riding skill.

"Hey, Jo..."

Alice was about to call Jojo but was interrupted by Bella, who was looking at Jojo like she had found the missing piece of a puzzle.

"Hey." Jojo flinched when he heard Bella's voice behind him, as he didn't notice her in his hurry.

"Hello." Jojo greeted Bella with a smile and started to walk towards the bus.

But Bella moved quickly and stopped him.

"____"

Jojo looked at Bella with a confused expression.

"I have a question that only you can answer." Bella quickly said awkwardly.

Jojo looked at her, stopping in his tracks to listen to her question.

"Well... Well, you see, it's about yesterday." Bella started to ask her question, looking at Jojo.

"Isn't it weird for Edward to appear in front of us?" Bella completed her question and waited for Jojo's answer.

She felt intense gazes from the Cullens when she stopped Jojo in his tracks.

Seeing this, Jojo's lips curled up. He knew Edward and the other Cullens were listening to their conversation.

"Well, I didn't see Edward, but I only felt like I was stepping on something very hard, like a stone slab, when my foot landed on the van." Jojo placed his finger on his chin as if thinking deeply.

"____"

Edward looked at Bella with his usual curious look on his face, while Alice was looking at Bella with narrowed eyes.

Jasper, who was behind Alice, suddenly, with black lines on his face, got up from his seat and moved away from Alice, sensing her intense emotions.

"Maybe I was mistaken. No, Edward had a boot mark on his face at the hospital yesterday when I saw him."

Bella was silent, hearing Jojo's reply to her question, thinking deeply.

"Come on, we need to go." The biology professor looked at Bella and Jojo, who were chatting very intensely.

"Sorry, professor." Bella entered the first bus.

When Jojo was about to enter the first bus, following Bella in a hurry, he was stopped by Alice.

Alice immediately gripped his hand and dragged him towards the other bus, while Edward entered the first one.

"Alright."

The biology professor sighed and entered the first bus.

Jasper and Edythe entered the second bus, following Jojo and Alice.

Alice sat on the front row near the door, and Jojo sat beside her with a smile on his face. He didn't expect Alice to pull him to the second bus by force.

"My dear Pexie seems to be jealous seeing her boyfriend speaking with other girls before her."

Jojo, with a teasing tone, chuckled and winked at Alice, who was looking down, and if she were a normal human, her whole face would have turned red in embarrassment.

"Bella seems curious," Alice asked while trying to control herself from taking Jojo onto the bus.

"It..." Jojo was about to respond, but he was drawn to the look in Alice's eyes, which seemed to say, "Take me."

Jojo's heart started to beat rapidly. He tried to control his feelings, but Alice could sense his rapid heart rate, revealing his true emotions.

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