I woke up to the sunlight pouring into my room. I got up and headed into the kitchen of mine and Alice's apartment. Alice and I were going shopping today. I really, really didn't want to go, but once Alice got something into her head, it was close to impossible to get it out of her head.
I could hear the shower going down in the bathroom so i decided to go get myself some cereal, and wait for her to get out so i could take my shower. I had just finished my bowl of cereal and was putting into the dishwasher when Alice came into the kitchen.
"Heya Bella! You ready to go shopping?!?!"
Alice was the tiniest and most beautiful girl i had ever met. She had dark spiky hair and could kick anyone's butt. Alice and I had been friends since i moved to Forks when i was 15, Alice had welcomed me to her group of friends and ever since then we had been best friends. Alice was like the sister i had always wanted. She is amazing! She introduced me to her parents Carisle and Esme and over the years they had accepted me and i thought of them as my own parents.
"Sure, Alice. Let me go get a shower and get out of my jammies, than we can go shopping." I tried to fill my voice with as much fake happiness as i could muster, but when it came down to shopping with Alice, there just wasn't much fun involved for me. It normally involved hours of Alice handing me piles of clothes and making me try them on, then she would by them all, ignoring all of my arguments. Shopping was just not me forte'.
"Okay, Bella. Hurry!"
I went down the hall and into my room, grabbed some clothes and was on my way to the bathroom I made my shower quick, not wanting Alice to come in and start invading my privacy, like she did on most days. I got dressed, i decided to keep it simple, some denim jeans and a dark blue, t-shirt. I walked out into the living room where Alice was sitting on the couch waiting for me.
"Ready Bella?" she said with a magnificent smile.
"Ready as I'll ever be Alice, Let's go." Alice grabbed the keys to her bright yellow Porsche and we headed towards the mall.
"So, Bella, today we're not really going to go shopping." Alice has a mischievous grin on her face, oh god, what did she have up her sleeve.
"Alice, if we're not shopping what are we going to do at the mall?" I was scared, this had to be some crazy idea of hers that could get me close to being killed.
"Well, i was talking to Jasper, and his room mate from college is coming down with him this summer, and he doesn't have a girlfriend and you don't have a boyfriends, so...." Alice trailed off.
She was playing match maker, and i was involved! Stupid Jasper, i mean yeah the kids my best friend and that's how Alice met him, but he knew that i hated doing the whole blind date thing, and so did Alice. Stupid little pixie, and my stupid best friend, making my life harder than it needs to be.
"Alice, I'm not going to get out of the car, this is dumb! I can be single, I'm fine!" Actually, truth be told i wasn't fine. It sucked to be single, Alice was going out with Jasper almost every Saturday which left me at home by myself, which really sucks, it's kinda scary in the apartment by myself.
"Fine, don't get out of the car, but then we'll just bring him out to you, then you'll look like a little baby in front of everyone, and Bella, i know you hate being single." darn Alice, always knowing everything, even when you didn't want her to know. I would have to get out of the car, i mean how childish would i seem if i just sat in the car like a two year old throwing a temper tantrum. That would be an amazing first impression.
"Fine Alice, I'll get out of the dumb car, but i don't like this. I don't like this one little bit." I might as well give up easy cause Alice always gets what Alice wants. Stupid Alice.
"Yay! Bella your going to love him! He's Jasper's best friend! This is so awesome!" Alice was thrilled. She was like a little kid who had just be given five dollars, and dropped off in a candy store. She was so easy to please, as long as it went her way. Darn Alice.
Alice pulled the bright yellow Porsche into the mall and got us many stares. Everyone loved Alice's car. It was embarrassing. It always made me blush. I didn't like to have the attention on me, and being I'm a big klutz i normally draw attention to myself, and make my cheeks go red.
It seemed whenever i was with Alice I was always more embarrassed than usual.
"Let's go meet, your mystery man Bells!" Alice was thrilled, i was dreading every second off it.
And with that Alice drug me into the mall, so i could make a complete fool out of myself, in front of a complete stranger who i was suppose to go on a blind date with. What a crappy day this was turning out to be, i should have stayed in bed.
