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'Beep beep beep…..beep beep beep…..beep beep beep'

Ugh. I turn over and cut of my alarm. I get out of bed and make my way into the bathroom. Today is my first official day in New York and I have decided that instead of putting it off to go out and start job searching today.

After a quick shower and deciding on a suitable job hunting outfit, a knee length black skirt with matching heels and lavender button down blouse, I make my way to the kitchen to find Rose sitting at the bar eating a bagel. She must be about to leave for work. Through our emails I learned that Rose is writer at the New York Times. She graduated from NYU last year with a major in journalism and got the job right away.

"Good morning Bella, how'd you sleep?"

"Good morning! I slept fine thank you, are you leaving for work?"

"Yes, everyday 9 to 5, it's not bad though I love working there."

"Well have a good day, I plan on job searching all morning and afternoon."

"Good luck and hey when you're done meet me at the cafe down the street from where I work and we can have lunch together."

"Ok sounds good, see you later Rose."

She had finished her bagel and was heading out the door. I walked over to the fridge and pulled out a yogurt and sprite zero, taking them the the couch and opening my laptop. Pulling up job listings I write down the ones I feel have the best potential and make my way out.

My first stop is a bookstore. I love reading, so figured I'd check this place first. Walking in I see an older woman behind the counter. She gives me a warm smile.

"Hello dear how can I help you?"

She reminds me of my grandma Swan.

"Hi, I'm here about the job opening."

"Of course do you have a resume?"

Crap. I knew I forgot something. I didn't print copies of my resume out.

"No ma'am, I'm sorry I forget about the resume."

"That's fine dear, I prefer getting to know you through you and not a piece of paper. Come while don't we take a seat."

She leads me over to a little cafe.

"So tell me about yourself."

"My name is Isabella Swan, but I prefer Bella, I just moved here from a small town in Washington called Forks, although I am originally from Phoenix, Arizona. My last year of highschool I worked as a waitress in our local diner and once I moved to Seattle for my first year of college I got a job at a clothing store."

"So is this your first time on the East Coast? May I ask why you choose to move here?"

"Yes ma'am it is and for a fresh start. I had some personal problems back in Washington and decided to finish my last three years at a different school."

"I'm sorry to hear that dear. You seem like a bright young women Bella."

We spent the next two hours talking. I told her all about my childhood and life, she also told me of hers. Her name is Shelly Cope and her family has owned this bookstore since she was a little girl. Like me she is an only child. She never married and has no living relatives.

"Well Bella I have so enjoyed our conversation and if you want it the job is yours. You remind me so much of myself when I was your age."

"Thank you so much, I would love to work here."

"Great well why don't we go back in the office and fill out the paperwork and if you'd like you can start tomorrow."

"Of course."

She called out the girl behind the counter, hmm how did I not notice her before.

"Angela dear please keep an eye on the store while I take Bella her to get settled."

"Yes ma'am."

After filling out all the necessary papers and Ms. Cope introducing me to Angela, I am on my way to meet Rose for lunch.

"Hey sorry I'm late I got a job!"

"That's great Bella, where at?"

"The bookstore about a block from our place. It's called 'Fairytale Lane'."

"I love that shop and Ms. Cope is the sweetest."

"She is, she reminds me of my dad's mom, I am so glad I got the job, it's the one I wanted."

The waiter comes over and we place our orders, just as he leaves a girl about my age walks over and sits besides Rose. She has green eyes and black pixie styled hair.

"Oh Bella I forgot to tell you I invited Alice to join us. Alice this is my new roommate Bella, Bella this is one of my closest friends Alice, she lives across the hall from us, that's how we met."

"Hi Bella it's so good to finally meet you, Rose talks about you alot. She said when y'all first started emailing she just knew y'all would be great friends."

Her voice is high pitched but not in the annoying kind of way and I can already tell her personality is very bubbly.

"It's nice to meet you too Alice and I felt the same way."

Our lunch consisted of Alice and I getting to know each other. She, like me, will be a sophomore at NYU along with her twin brother Edward. She is a double major in business and fashion, her dream is to open her own clothing store.

"What about you Bella, what is your major?"

"I am majoring in Education, I would like teach kindergarten like my mom."

"How did I not know this after all our long emails and our talk last night?"

I look at Rose and laugh.

"Probably because all we talked about were cheating assholes and new beginnings."

"Cheers to that!"

We all held up our waters, and Rose her wine being the only one who could legally drink, and clinked them together. This was the start of two new beautiful friendships.

After lunch Rose went back to lunch and Alice and I exchanged numbers and made plans to hang out later this afternoon.

I made my way back to the apartment and changed into yoga pants and a old tee shirt, then laying back on the couch deciding to watch Netflix until Alice came over.

Author's Note: Hey guys hoped you enjoyed chapter two, if you did please review and if you didn't still review and tell me why. So I should probably mention that I have an idea of where this story is going and different things I wish to include, but this story is mainly just developing as I go. While I know that can lead to a terrible plot I promise to make sure everything makes sense and that there is a storyline.