I obviously do not own any Twilight characters.

"Hurry up Rose, you're gonna be late!" said my mother.
"Stop yelling that Mom, I heard you the first 20 times!" I shouted from my bedroom.
"Alright then."

I walked down the stairs as I finished brushing my hair and stepped into the kitchen.
"Should I braid it?" I grabbed a glass of milk from the breakfast table and began downing it.
"No, it looks great." commented my mother after checking my blonde hair.
"Why are you drinking milk? I thought you were going to have a latte or something later."
"I'm thirsty, sue me." She wiped my mouth with a napkin and I kissed her goodbye.
"See you later, OK?" I yelled as I closed the door shut.

It was a cold Saturday morning. I hated getting up this early.
I wanted to go back to sleep or at least have a real breakfast; one that included actual food but I had to be on time.
As I walked out of my house I noticed that rain was coming and thanked goodness I had an umbrella in the backseat of my Honda Legend.
Once I got in the car, I sighed and drove away. A few minutes after I was exiting town and before I noticed I got to the "Mall" as they liked to call it.
Local shop owners complained about how people left town to buy certain things and made them lose money at the end of the month.
That's how the brilliant idea to open a small group of shops to make Forks a bit more modern and stop people from going to Port Angeles to spend their cash came up.
Even though in comparison to any other Mall this one was a real joke, it served its purpose.
I can't complain much about it; I had gotten a job there after all.
I was the make up girl; you know, those girls that give random people make overs so they buy dozens of products they don't really need. I like it, I could be around beauty products all day and I got an employee discount in every shop.
The pay was extremely embarrassing but since the money was only for gas and non important things it wasn't so bad.

As soon as I passed through the front door I saw Vera sitting on the floor under the "Healthy Beauty" sign drinking coffee.
Her amazing hair reached her shoulders, it was brown and neatly straightened out.
She had a Forks Mall hat on her head and the same awful work clothes that I was also forced to wear.
"Hey, what are doing outside? Aren't you freezing?" I asked.
"I forgot the keys. Again." Vera confessed shrugging her shoulders.
"Of course you did." I said in a mocking tone.
Vera got up from the floor and got inside as soon as I open the door.
They turned the lights on and Vera dropped her bag on the counter.

We've been best friends since God knows when.
We know each others' secrets, fears, hopes and dreams. We have great memories together, and some bad ones too. We like to think of ourselves as sisters that actually get along.
A couple of years ago Vera announced her engagement with her long-term boyfriend and our mutual best friend John. Great guy, and they really loved each other. Obviously I was their maid of honor and we planned the wedding together.
A few months after they got married, she got pregnant and had little Cory, a gorgeous baby that was now two years old.
I always looked up at Vera, I wanted that kind of life, that kind of love and company for me. I wanted to be as happy as Vera was with her family, and I would be.
"So how's the moving going?" I asked as I organized the lipsticks.
They had been living with Vera's parents until their house was finished. Since John was a Quilleute he lived at the Reservation, so they decided to build a home there. They thought it was a better place for Cory to grow up in, more peaceful.
"A bit messy I guess. You have no idea how many toys Cory has! It's impossible to fit them all in his room, we're thinking about giving some of them away, it's a shame but it's the only way." she sighed.
"I bet CP isn't happy about it." I answered imagining the little boy's reaction.
I called him CP, which were his initials (Cory Patrick) but between us it stood for Cutie Pie. I always called him that, it was our thing. CP decided to call me Lily because it was easier than Rosalie and apart from being my middle name they were my favorite flowers as well. I used to babysit him now and then when his parents needed a night off. We had a lot of fun together.
"He doesn't know anything, John and I talked about it and we're going to do it behind his back.
It sounds kinda cruel I know, but he won't notice. He doesn't play with most of them anyway." Vera justified their decision.
"I think that's a good idea." I agreed.

At eight, the rest of the shops were open and a bit later people began to show up.
Healthy Beauty got a couple of customers but it was a slow morning so far.
Luckily, lunch hour got pretty fast. A few more minutes and I was going to drive myself crazy.
We went to our regular lunch place, it wasn't fancy but it was the nearest place with decent food. Everyone at the gas station knew us, they had a table just for us thanks to the owner, Judy. She had been our Chemistry teacher during High School, and she was very fond of us.
Once we finished our burgers and fries, we went back to the shop still drinking our sodas.

I was trying a Wild Red lipstick in front of the mirror I had to show the 'after look' to my customers and stopped when Vera cleared her throat. She did that when someone walked in or the floor manager passed by.
"Hello, can I help you?" said Vera with that selling smile we all had to fake while talking to people.
The boy had a list of products in his hand which probably meant his mother or sister were too lazy to drop by and ended up sending him instead. By the look on his face, the paper must have been written in Chinese.
"Can I take a look at that? You seem pretty lost." Vera explained.
"I am. Here." He handed it to her.
"Wow, that's a lot of stuff!" She sounded amazed.
"Yeah, my sister is having a sleep over for her birthday and I'm not sure why but she needs these things ASAP." He said the last part making a girly voice.
Both of them laughed and Vera started throwing the items on the cart she gave the kid.
"Can you take care of that?" Vera asked when she saw two girls about to walk through the doors.
"Sure thing." I answered.
"Hello, can I help you with something?" I borrowed Vera's fake smile for a while and stood behind the counter.

"Sure. I heard you did make overs, is that correct?" The girl asked.
She was shorter than me but she had a very strong presence. Her hair was really short and her voice was angelical. The other girl was sort of hidden behind the first one, and looked uncomfortable. She was taller than the other one and her hair was much longer. They were both brunettes and they were really beautiful.

"That's right." I answered.
"I'm guessing you're the lucky one." I added talking to the taller one.
"I don't know if lucky..." Her voice was soft and calm.
"Bella, we talked about this." The first one complained.
"Yes, and I told you I didn't want a make over!" She said to the the tiny one in almost a whisper.
"Wrong. You said and I quote: I don't want you to give me a make over. Alright then, I won't. She will." Her tone was almost childish and you could see she enjoyed annoying the other.
"When you're ready, you can take a seat right there." I announced.
"Fine." said Bella, sitting on the chair crossed arms.
"Geez, Bella. What are you, four?" I laughed a bit.
"I'm Alice, this is Bella. And you're...Rosalia?" She read the name printed on my work sweater. I giggled.
"Actually, it's Rosalie. It was a misprint." I explained.
"Nice to meet you." Alice said with a smile on her face.
Bella looked terrified and put her hands together as if begging.
"Can I ask you one thing?" She asked me.
"Please don't make me look like a 5 dollar hooker."
Both Alice and I burst into laughter.
"What? I'm serious!" She demanded.
"Well, I'll do my best." I promised.
After putting latex gloves on, I felt like a surgeon about to enter an OR. I examined Bella's face and sighed.
"I shouldn't say this but you don't need that much make up on." I clarified.
"I know, that's what I've been trying to tell her. But a little color would be nice..." Alice explained.
"Exactly."
I searched through the never ending base colors, then the lipsticks, and then the mascara.
I applied each product selected and looked at Bella one last time before giving her the mirror.
"I love it!" squealed Alice from behind me.
"Thanks. How about you?" I asked.

"Wow, that's...way better." said Bella looking herself in the tiny mirror.
"I'm going to pay for this, I'll be right back." Bella took the products over to where Vera was sitting and gave her a credit card.

I finished reorganizing the products when I turned over to Alice.
She was staring into space and a few seconds later she shook my head and smiled sheepishly to me.
"Is everything alright?" I asked.
"Just perfect." She assured.

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