CHAPTER 36
BELLA'S POV
I weaved through the crowded streets, dodging pedestrians as I rushed to work, my heart pounding at the thought of being late again.
Out of nowhere, a kid shot past me— on a skateboard, barreling down the sidewalk. I barely had time to sidestep before he nearly knocked me over. I groaned and kept moving. This was the same routine every morning, and even after a year, it never got any less irritating.
The noise, the honking, the constant stream of people. The chaos was enough to drive anyone insane. As if the noise wasn’t bad enough, I was running late. Again.
That part was on me. My apartment was a long distance away from the coffee shop, which meant I had to be up before sunrise… but I never was.
A loud honk shattered my thoughts.
"I stumbled back onto the s
