I don't own any characters, they all belong to Stephanie Myer
When I used to Live in Forks Washington, everything was so easy. Everything was perfect.
Flashback: 6 years old
I had been living "happily" with my dad (the police chief) Charlie and my spontaneous child like mother, but things were just then starting to get on the fence between them, unknown by me at that age. But that's when my world changed, the new neighbors moved in that summer, the Cullen's, a Doctor father and Decorator mother and their 2 adopted children.
Alice was my age, 6, and Edward was 7. The day the moving van arrived at the victorian home I was outside playing with Jacob Black and Leah Clearwater, we had grown up together and Jake had a crush on me, and Leah a crush on him. I had yet to "crush" on anyone. Till I saw the little bronze haired boy get out of a fancy black car, he turned and waved at me, then a small black haired girl with pig tails ran past him toward us.
"Hi! I'm Mary-Alice Brandon Cullen, but call me Alice and that's my brother Edward over there, we just moved in" she grinned, missing a front tooth.
"I'm Isabella Swan, call me Bella" I smiled in return. Jacob nudged me from behind.
"oh..and these are my my friends from La Push, Jacob Black and Leah Clearwater" they smiled at one another. And giggly "hi's" we're exchanged.
A beautiful woman stood on the porch of the newly moved in home seeking someone and spotted us,
"Mary-Alice, you have bags to unpack" she waved to Alice and us "she can come out and play when she gets done, I'm her mom Esme Cullen" she smiled warmly.
"Jake, Leah" Billy jakes dad called out from my house, "time to go"
we hugged good bye and they turned to Alice "nice to meet you Alice" they waved.
She waved in return and turned to me, "want to come meet my mom real quick and my brother? My dads at the hospital working" she was beaming with hope.
I turned to my dad who was waving at Billy as they drove away, "dad?" He walked over, "yeah bells?"
"this is Alice Cullen" she smiled up and waved at him, he waved back " nice to meet you, I'm Bella's dad Charlie"
"nice to meet you, can Bella come meet my brother and mom, just for a few minutes?" She poked out her bottom lip.
"sure just be back in before dinner" he ruffled my curly brown hair.
"thanks dad" I hugged his leg and Alice grabbed my hand pulling me to the house next door.
We got to the front porch and she opened the door pulling me inside, we walked past the kitchen.
Esme was putting away pots and pans, she turned when she heard us walk in.
"mom this is Bella Swan, she lives next door, she is gonna be my best friend." She held tight to my hand in hers.
"well hello Bella, I'm Esme it's great to meet you" she held out her hand and I shook it cheerfully, excited both about a best friendly and her welcoming mom, where mine was so childlike herself you wouldn't think her a mother. Esme oozed motherlyness.
The little bronze haired boy ran into the room, looking so cute with his chubby cheeks and bright green eyes, a contrast to Alice's brown ones and Esme's blue ones.
"mom where is my baseball hat I looked in my..." His words trailed off when he spotted me beside Alice.
"Edward, this is Bella from next door, my new best friend" she tugged me by our intertwined hands to stand in front of him.
He stuck out his hand with a smile " hi, I'm Edward"
I put my free hand in his, " Bella" we stood there shaking hands for a moment longer before Alice pulled me away.
"I'm showing Bella my room" she called out pulling me up the steps
END FLASHBACK
That day me and Alice set up her whole room, from her vast collection of clothes in her closet to her stacks of barbies that we placed in her purple doll house. Her room was painted purple with pink stripes, a girly contrast to my yellow and white stripped walls. We talked for a long time, about favorite colors, hers purple (of course) and mine Yellow, and answered each other's questions of family and favorite games. Learning each other as best friends do.
After that day I spent every day over at Alice's and hung out with her and Edward playing tag and water balloon games, that summer was amazing. Right when school was about to start my dad built a spacious treehouse in the woods behind our house, I loved it, so did Alice. After school me her and Edward would venture back there and talk until we went our separate ways for dinner. We blew bubbles up there, played with sparklers on fourth of JulY, exchanged Christmas presents up there. Made memories up there.
It went on like that, friendships growing, mine and Alice's and mine and Edwards. She gave me advice and we had sleepovers often, watching movies and laughing, Edward would sneak in and laugh when Alice fell asleep cuddled on my shoulder. I would then kick him out, gently wake Alice and we'd climb into her bed, cuddled up together on her fuzzy pillows and sleep, until her mom would tickle us awake in the morning. It was nice, my mom Renee was away alot now, never kissing dad anymore but calling to talk to me. It felt weird, giving me a sinking feeling inside.
The day before my 14th birthday.
That night I was in my room looking through my window to Alice's room. Writing with a jumbo sharpie on the dry Erase boards Esme got us for Christmas and showing them out the window where Alice could see and reply.
She signed -are you excited for tomorrow-
We had planned a day of shopping and then a movie night with pizza.
I signed back -yes! Very! Will Edward be joining us..?-
she grinned writing back -why? Do you want him there?-
I was in the middle of writing her back a "yes" when my bedroom door flew open my mom looked like she had been crying, she threw two suit cases on my bed and said "pack"
i looked cautiously at Alice who looked confused. Then back to my mom " what? Where are we going"
she looked at me dead in the eye " Arizona, I'm done being trapped here with him, when I don't love him" I was shocked, I looked toward Alice with tears brimming my eyes.
"just pack your bags Bella, I'm sorry but you have to go with her" my dad said from the doorway, holding papers in a fist.
"What" I said in almost a whisper, I'm actually surprised he heard me, or maybe he just read my face.
"the court decided to chose her for you to live with since I work so much" he said looking down, I saw tears fall.
"were getting a divorce" the words broke my heart.
he walked out of the room. Just walked away.
"pack, I'll be waiting downstairs."
she walked out and I just sat there finally letting the tears fall.
I looked around and finally saw Alice franticly shoving her sign against the window looking like she was crying too.
-what happened- and -Bella!-
i grabbed my sign looking sadly at the -yes..- written on there and wiped it off writing a new message. Just 6 words put together, not even a real sentence.
- Divorce, Moving, I love you ... Goodbye-
i held it up letting my tears roll down my cheeks.
Alice looked at my sign frowned then began to cry hard and hastily scribbled on her board. Holing it up.
-no! Where! When! Why! your Birthday?- i love you!-
i looked at her and looked down and wrote back.
-Arizona...now..I don't know why, and I don't care about my birthday anymore...-
i put my sign on the desk, tilted on the window so she could still read it. And turned and packed all my belongings , leaving what wouldn't fit. And turned to Alice's window, she was gone, but her sign sat in her window, the words tearing at my broken heart.
-but your my best friend...-
i walked down stairs, my dad was at the door glaring at my mom. She grabbed my hand and one of my bags and I turned to dad, he hugged me tight.
"I love you bells"
i whispered the same as Renee pulled me out the door.
Alice and Edward stood in between our houses, I ran to Alice, dropping my bag and hugged her tight, we fell to the ground clutching each other for dear life whispering loving words. Edward helped us up and hugged me, and lifted my chin. His emerald eyes bore into my chocolate ones as he leaned in and pressed his lips gently to mine.
Fireworks went off behind my eyelids and my lips tingled once he pulled away. Alice smiled then cried some more and grabbing me back kissing my cheek, hugging me to her tight.
"Isabella" my mom called looking irritated "now"
i hugged Alice once more and kissed Edwards cheek quickly I ran to the car and cried, putting my hand against the window as we drove away. Away from my home and everything and everyone I knew.
Driving off to a new life.
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