Bella ran along the spacious corridor of her Grandma's house, trying to find Alice. Her long gown kept trying to trip her up, but pure determination kept her going.
She could hear Alice talking to someone in the kitchen, her infectious laugh spilling out into the hallway. Bella regained her posture, flattening down the folds in her dress with her sweaty palm. Gently, she slid into the room, floating over to her best friend who was enthusiastically talking to Bella's younger cousin.
"Alice," Bella said quietly. "Alice…"
"Oh Bella! What are you doing? Oh no! Your makeup… Oh no!" Alice exclaimed frantically, reaching out to try and fix Bella's ruined makeup.
"Alice, I have to tell you something," Bella said grinning. "We're going to Europe!"
"OH! Well good! Finally that cheap idiot is giving you a honey-"
"No, no!" Bella interrupted her best friend, something she almost never did. "No! We're going to Europe! You and me!"
"What? But… But… The wedding and-"
"It doesn't matter, I'm not ready for all that. Okay, we're going tomorrow, I hope you aren't doing anything…"
"Of course I'm not!" Alice yelled, grabbing Bella and gleefully spinning her petite body around.
Suddenly Alice stopped, the cheeky grin left her face. A small blush silently crept up her cheeks, something Bella had never thought she'd see on her best friend. Then she realised that the whole of the room had heard, including Mike's controlling mother, Rebecca.
Rebecca was staring right at Bella, her beady eyes half closed in a glare. She forcefully waltzed over to them, smartly stopping in front of Bella. Her elaborate purple hat managing to keep a short distance between her large body and the now trembling Bella.
"I do hope you're joking Swan." She spat at Bella; fury laced her electric blue eyes. "Because if you aren't…" She hesitated, unsure of what to say. "If you don't marry my son, you'll end up alone. You're so plain, even your Mother dumped you."
"Her Mother is dead!" Alice's usually bubbly voice was coated in anger, her body, usually relaxed, was positioned into a protective stance.
"Yes… well…" Rebecca didn't look ashamed; it was obvious she would make no point to apologise. "You're going to die alone. Mike is better than you anyway." She turned away, her hat hitting Bella's stunned face. The whole of the room stood gawping at her, she just smiled wickedly and glided away.
In a flash Alice was hugging her best friend, whispering words of encouragement. Bella couldn't cry, she felt numb. Memories of her beloved mom flooded into her already crowded mind.
She should have been here today.
Alice led Bella out of the room nonchalantly, ignoring the whispered remarks from the guests.
Once in the spare room Bella let her tears run freely. Her mood had rapidly slipped from high to low, she hadn't felt this blue since the first Christmas without her Mother.
"Bells…" Alice began, shoving a pile of beauty products onto the floor. "She doesn't mean it. She's bitter, of course you'll find someone…"
"I-its… not that…" Bella stuttered out between the tears that danced down her face. "It's… I-I… Miss my mom." She managed to whisper before another flood of tears escaped her chocolate eyes. Alice held her close, letting her sink into her shoulder.
"I know you miss her, you miss her so much. I can tell. I think anyone would. You have been so brave. Remember bubs, we have so many amazing days ahead… 1 week of being in Europe then …"
"Two weeks." Bella interrupted, untangling herself from Alice. She brushed away her fallen tears and made an attempt to smile.
"Two weeks then," Alice said, smiling reassuringly. "We can party, sun bathe… maybe we'll even meet some European guys. It'll be fun, yeah?"
"Yeah." Bella sighed, her whole body deflated. "I'm being stupid… I'm sorry."
"Hey!" Alice cried, a stern look passed her face. "No, you are not being stupid. It is… well it was your wedding day. You have a right too miss her. Come on, go get changed and then we can go speak to Mike, if the queen cow hasn't already." She winked at Bella, before leaving the room.
Slowly Bella began to wipe away the remains of this awful, yet amazing day.
Hey guys xD This is my first, well second, proper Twilight fic. The other one just went a bit meh… So I decided to start with a new, hopefully better idea? Reviews are appreciated, I love you guys loads. [Sorry if my grammar is bad in some places.]
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