Hey there everyone! Soo...I was watching a Big Brother commercial and I started thinking...What if the Twilight characters were in Big Brother?! So I decided to write a story about it! And I know that Big Brother is different in different countries and stuff, and I live in the US, so my Big Brother version might be different from what your used to. And I might be adding some of my own stuff or changing some things about it...But enough with my rambling! On with the story...
Oops, almost forgot – I don't own Twilight or any of it's characters, Stephanie Meyer does. I'm just the strange fan who put them in on reality T.V.
Chapter 1
It was this or suicide (you'll get it once you read it!)
BPOV
Phoenix Arizona. Oh how I loved it here! The sun, the fresh air...the sun. Okay, so I love the sun! Not that you could tell by looking at me, I was practically albino! But there was something about the sun that just made me feel...happy. Just waking up in the morning and looking out the window at that big ball of fire made me feel energized and ready for the day ahead.
And I would certainly need the energy, because working with a bunch of kids was tiresome. But it was also sad for me, so I needed as much happiness as I could mange.
You see, when I was younger I couldn't decide what I wanted to be when I grew up. Because there were two things I loved. Kids, and helping people. But me, blood, and needles did not mix well. But then I got the perfect idea. How about helping kids? No, I don't mean being a child's doctor. But what about helping kids recovering from...whatever they had?
So I became a nurse. I stayed in the child's ward of the hospital, spending time with all the children. But not all of them were actually recovering, some had diseases and were on life support or things like that. It was really sad, and hard at times. They were so young and innocent, they didn't deserve this. And coming to work day after day and seeing there smiling faces as they saw me walk through their doors, always made me so teary eyed. But I was happy that I was helping them, spending time with them, getting to know them all.
The best part of my job was when a kid was finally well enough to go home. They were always so happy to be able to go home, to be able to be with their family and friends again. I loved my job. But at times I heated it too, like today.
"It's just not fair Angela." I sobbed into her shoulder.
"I know Bella, I know." she said while rubbing my back.
"He was just fine yesterday, he said he actually felt better. How could this have happened?" I asked, even though I knew she'd be just as clueless as I was. But I wanted answers.
"I don't know Bella, but you must have known this was bound to happen soon." she replied.
I stiffened. Sure I knew he was going to...to...die, I shuddered at the word, but this soon? He was only six. SIX! He had so much time ahead of him, poor little Edwin, or Eddie, as he like me to call him. He was so sweet, caring, smart, and full of energy. His soft, almost caramel, colored hair. His vibrant green eyes, always full of energy and mischief. His little hands, always doing something. Holding my hand, drawing, playing his video games, or flipping through his newest book. It was hard to believe that he was actually gone. Forever. I would never see that too-innocent smile, that little glint in his eye when he was thinking of his newest plan, that furrow in his brow when he was concentrating on his drawing, that little chuckle when he got to a funny part in his book. I was going to miss that all so, so much. And to think, I'd only known him for about a month and a half, I never thought I could get so attached.
"Maybe you shouldn't be a nurse, theres going to be more deaths along the way you know." she whispered.
I couldn't just leave all my kids! I just...needed some time. To think everything over more throughly.
"I can't leave my kids Angela. I just need some time to think things over" I whispered back.
"What about a distraction?" She asked. "Not to forget, but to...help you think?"
I thought about it for a while. Not to forget them, but to get past all the sorrow?
"Like, maybe a break from work?" I asked.
"Something like that..."
I thought about it. A break, to help me deal with the fact that I will be seeing more death in the future. I guess that could work. I pulled away from Angela to look at her.
"What did you have in mind?"
oOoOo
Angela's idea of a break/distraction was to either:
A)go on some trip to an exotic part of the world (not happening on my nurse salary)
B)Try some new extreme sport (it would help for the distraction part, but a permanent break from dieing out of klutziness wouldn't) or
C) try out for some reality T.V. Show (hahaha, do you know what the chances of them picking me out of thousands of other people are?)
So I chose option C. There was no way I was doing the other two, and there was no way I would actually be picked to be on a reality T.V. Show. What great options Angela had! So much for distractions.
"Okay so start when I count down to 1, okay?" She asked while holding up the recorder.
"Yeah yeah, just get on with it"
"Okay, and remember, under 2 minutes"
"Yes, now just go before I change my mind"
3.2.1.
"Hey there. Um, I'm Isabella Swan, but I prefer Bella. I am 21 years old. I live in Phoenix Arizona. About me...I guess I'm kind of shy, quiet at times, I love reading, and kids -gulp-. As for the reason to why I'm even doing this, I am going through a loss and she -points at camera- suggested that I do this to 'help'. Oh, and it was either this or visiting some weird foreign place, or killing myself -Bella!- I mean extreme sports -rolls eyes- so...thats about it." Angela then turned the recorder around to face herself.
"Please! Please! Pleeeaaase! Pick Bella! She really needs this!" she added before turning it off.
"Okay, now to send it" she said with a smile. I just groaned.
"Aww, come one Bella!" she laughed, "Please try to be happy!" she begged. I groaned again. "Fine, if your not going to be happy for yourself, can at least try to be happy for me?" she pouted. It was my turn to laugh, "Fiiiine, I guess I could try to be happy about this." I sighed. Angela put her arm around my shoulder and smiled, "Thats all I'm asking for."
oOoOo
It has been about two weeks since Angela sent that stupid video. I have gotten a little bit over Eddies death, but just enough to not cry at the thought of him. Of course I still miss him, and I think about him often, but I can still put a smile on and go through my day with a minimal amount of tears.
I was now driving back to the apartment that Angela and I shared, smiling about the fact that little Kristy and Kenny were finally able to go home. They were recovering from their surgery. They were conjoined twins and Mr. Cullen, the miracle worker, had managed separate them. Though with his golden hair, kind blue eyes, and fit body, he looked more like a movie star than a doctor, he had all the nurses swooning over him. They were constantly flirting with him, even though he was married. But I never did, besides, he was much to old for me. And he seemed like a pretty nice guy from the few conversations I'd had with him, he was very caring and loved his job.
I pulled up to our paid parking spot, and got out. When I walked in I saw Angela sitting on the couch with her legs crossed and a very serious look on her face.
"Guess what I found in the mail today?"
"Oh god, did they give us Felix's playboy magazine again?" I winced as I remembered that little incident.
Flashback
I had just opened the mail box and was looking through the papers.
"Bills, bills, Angela's mom, bills, bills, Magazine...wait...Ahhhh!" I screamed as I threw down the magazine with a very inappropriate picture on the cover.
"Hey! Thats mine!" I looked up and saw our upstairs neighbor, Felix, as he glared at me. He was tall, had short cropped black hair, and although he wasn't fat, he didn't have abs's either. And how did I know this? Because he decided to come out in his underwear. And not just any underwear. But his 'special' boxers. The ones that said 'FREE Gift Inside' on both boxer legs. Ugh!! Gross!
He picked up the magazine and said,"You better not be going through my mail!" while waving it in front of me like a parent scolding their child. And then his expression changed, and he said,"Wait, I didn't know you liked this kind of stuff...you and Angela...?" He trailed off suggestively, with a raised eyebrow.
'What the hell?! Did you not just hear me scream?! Do you not see the repulsion on my face?!' I wanted to scream. But instead, I settled with a, "It seems the mail man accidentally put it in our box" through clenched teeth.
"Oh" he said, not bothering to hide the disappointed in his voice or on his face, and walked back up his stairs.
End Flashback
I felt a shiver run up my spine.
"No" she replied, the corners of her lips twitching as she tried not to smile, but failed miserably. Then she stood up, and walked until she was standing right in front of me, she pulled out an envelope and handed it to me. I started reading it 'Congratulations- "YOUR GOING TO BE ON BIG BROTHER!!" screamed Angela and started jumping up and down. I was just shocked. I couldn't even speak.
"Aren't you happy?" she asked as she stopped jumping.
Lets see what am I feeling?...nervous, scared, surprised...excited, jubilant, and...yes, I believe it's happiness.
My head was still down, looking at the letter. I slowly rose my head, looked at Angela, then I grabbed her arms (she looked a little scared when I did) and started jumping up and down and screaming. She joined me about a second later after the shock of my actions wore off.
"Oh my god Ang! I'm going to be on Big Brother!!" I screamed.
"I know!! I'm the one who told you!!" she screamed back. After about 5 more minutes of jumping and screaming, we had settled down and were sitting on the couch in a daze.
"Oh god Ang, I'm going to be on Big Brother" I whispered.
"Your going to be on reality T.V." she whispered back.
"What were we thinking?"
"You mean what was I thinking I'm the one who suggested it"
"Yeah, but I agreed to it. It was this or suicide...I should have gone with suicide."
"You could have gone on a trip" she pointed out.
"Come on Angela, do you really think I could afford one?" I asked.
"Well there is a little Indian Reservation not far from here...thats kinda exotic..." she mumbled. I sighed and stood up.
"Well, you gonna help me get ready?"
"Like, you have to ask..."
Well, this is the first chapter. Hope you like it so far! Please review! Oh, and I know Bella was upset when Eddie died, and then she got over it kinda fast, but remember, she hasn't known him for that long, and she's trying to put a brave face on for Angela since she's stubborn and feels kinda bad for running and crying to her.
