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Chapter 1
- Summer -
BPOV
I was sitting in English class, playing around with my pencil as I paid attention to the teacher. Everyone was so excited, waiting for the last school bell to ring. It was the last day of school.
"You'll be having your holidays for the next couple of months. I am asking you to write one of your favorite moments in your life. It could be anything witty, embarrassing, hilarious, scary, you decide," said Mr. Mason. "The best one will get something special from me. So, good luck," he smiled and he cleaned the board.
The bell rang. Alice, my classmate and my best friend, came up near to me as she flashed her friendly smile at me and asked, "where are you going this summer?"
I shrugged. "I have no idea. Somewhere sunny, I guess. I'm going to spend my summer with my mom," I smiled at her as we walked through the hallway.
"Of course somewhere sunny, silly. It's summer!" she chuckled a bit, "is it something fancy?"
"I don't know," I sighed. "Probably not. It all depends to my mom."
"All right. Just text or call me if you miss me," she winked at me. "I'll see you later Bella!" Alice was the best person I'd ever known. She was all smiley and cute.
I smiled at her and drove myself home. I barreled down the road, and I got myself back at home. I opened my laptop and started writing about one of my favorite moments in my life. I thought that it would be better to finish it now so I wouldn't have anything in my mind on holidays.
"I was in kindergarten. I was a little kid, of course. I ever had a crush on someone when I was little, when I was about 4 years old. I had a crush on a kindergarten friend of mine. He was a cute bronze-haired kid named Edward." I smiled a bit as I typed it on my laptop. It was one of the cutest moments ever. I began typing again, "we wrote letters in class, and we got caught by the teacher. It was silly. And he asked me if I could count until ten. And yes I did count until ten but he challenged me to count higher, however, I couldn't. I used to hate the school bell, and I used to sing on the school bus 'I love Edward' I made the song by myself, everyone laughed at me. One year later, I got transferred to another state. He gave me a letter and he told me to keep it forever. Puppy love. But no, he didn't know that I had a crush on him." I smiled again, it was silly. I saved it on my laptop, and attached it to an email I sent to Mr. Mason, I knew it was kind of awkward to tell this embarrassing love story to him. Rephrase, puppy-love story.
I bit my lower lip and I lay myself down on my bed before I started to pack things up for my summer vacation.
I heard someone knocking the door. "Come in," I said.
My mom peeked in.
"Bella, honey, we're off to an island tomorrow. I'm sure you're gonna love it," she smiled at me. She knew that I hated the idea of fancy holidays.
"Sure, mom. Oh and, which island?"
"Bali," she grinned and took out some tickets from her pocket. "It's gonna be awesome, you're so going to love it."
Oh well, I changed my mind. 'Bali sounds nice', I thought. I opened up my wardrobe to take some clothes and put them in my luggage. I also thought of bringing my stuffed animal to cuddle with on the airplane. And books, yes. How could I forget about them? I decided to bring Wuthering Heights and Romeo & Juliet. People called me crazy because I read classic stories, even my mom.
The next morning I woke up, I found breakfast on my bed. "Mom, what's with this?" I asked her with curiosity. It wasn't my birthday.
"I'm in the mood for this. And I want you to be happy for today so…"
"I'm already happy," I smiled. "Thanks." I finished my breakfast and I got up. We took a cab to the airport. It was crowded. I almost got drowned in the sea of people.
As soon as we settled inside the airplane, I took Wuthering Heights out of my bag and started reading it. My mom rolled her eyes, "Wuthering Heights on holidays?"
"Why not?" I grinned and continued reading.
Hours later, we landed in Bali and took another cab to drive us to the hotel. Everything looked great. I could feel the heat. People were so nice. They gave us such a warm welcome. I asked my mom if I could have a walk and she nodded.
It was 5 p.m., and yes I took my book with me to walk around the beach. There was a tall, awkward guy who was standing in front of me, he was wearing a sunglasses so I couldn't see his eyes. "Do you know where the lounge is?" I asked him.
He answered, "yes, it's right over there." He smiled as he pointed his finger to the place I asked him. And for a second there I found myself bewitched by his smile.
"Thanks," I smiled and walked away. 'He's also another foreigner who's having a vacation over here,' I thought. I felt like I had ever met him before, but I wasn't sure because he was wearing a sunglasses. I could recognize people by staring at their eyes, so I was eager to see him without the sunglasses. However, I decided to just walk away.
"Oh wait," he turned around. "Do you need a company?" he grinned at me, he seemed nice. I didn't really talk to strangers that much so it was pretty awkward for me. "I am also going to the lounge," he chuckled as he took off his glasses. "I'm Edward," he chuckled a bit and we both shook hands.
I gasped. I was surprised. I was shocked. I couldn't even describe it. "Edward?"
"I believe you just called my name," he smiled.
"Edward Masen?" I frowned in disbelief.
"You know me?"
"It's me. Bella, remember? We were friends.. in kindergarten." I grinned, wondering if he hadn't forgot about me.
"Bella? Bella Swan?" he asked with curiosity as he looked at me.
"I believe you just called my name," I chuckled a bit, I was going to hug him but I decided not to.
"You stole my line! I kid, you're all grown up now. I didn't even notice that it was you. I am so sorry," we talked together as we walked around the beach and finally got ourselves to the lounge.
"And I didn't even expect to see you here," I smiled. He was my first love.
We spent an hour together and I went back to my room. It was the greatest day ever.