Yola my lovely readers! Sorry for not updating earlier, but here I am, update and all! Ignore my dorkiness—read on! Hope you enjoy!
Oh, and I wrote the song by myself. Creative, yes?
Disclaimer: No, I do not own Twilight!!
"Hey guys, we're Rock Square." Jacob has grabbed the microphone. I had to admit, he looked pretty hot standing up there, with his messy hair and beat up jeans. I'd been planning to get the heck out of here after the last song, which I thought was the last one, but apparently the band had other plans.
"We have a new song out, tell us what you think. See, my girlfriend Bella just broke up with me today—"
My breath caught as every pair of eyes turned to me. My face was on fire—my cheeks were flaming. I looked at Alice for help, but she was gawking at Jacob.
"—and I got sort of inspired. This song's called 'Bella, wait.'"
"Bella, this is insane!" Alice hiss-whispered at me, her eyes bugging out of her sockets. They were glued to Jake, as was everyone else's, with the occasional flickering glances to me.
As if I didn't know that already. Things being insane, I mean. I groaned as more gazes shifted their attention to me. Jasper laughed at my expression. I glared at him menacingly.
The speakers were deafeningly loud, so loud I was surprised my eardrums hadn't shattered. I tried clamping my hands over my ears like a child, but it didn't work. Alice's jaw was halfway to the floor, probably like mine. I could only gape at Jake as the words tumbled out of his mouth.
This was not in my plan. My mind screamed for me to run, but I couldn't do that without tripping, thus attracting more attention to me. I tugged on Jasper's sleeve like a two-year-old.
"Jazz, I'm not feeling so well. Do you mind if we leave?" I pleaded as the band set up the new equipment.
Jasper shook his head. "Are you kidding? Don't you want to hear this?"
"Ag! Jasper, are you that oblivious?"
This captured Alice's attention.
"Bella, what's—"
Before she could finish, the music started. I felt my stomach lurch, warning me this was my last chance. I swallowed my nerves and listened to the beat. The start was actually pretty good. Maybe this wasn't about me at all, and Jake just felt like announcing to the free world about his broken love life.
And then the words came.
"You had your hold on me, that was fine.
I had your heart, you had mine.
You said we were meant to be, always made to last.
Never wanted this to end.
But then you turned away, and you start to go.
Never thought we'd go down this empty road.
Said I'd be yours forever.
Well baby that was clever.
Bella wait!
Bella wait!
How could you leave me after this?
Bella wait!
Bella wait!
They say ignorance is bliss.
Gotta prove them wrong.
Now that you're gone.
Gone away from me...
Thought the bond we had was special.
Thought the connection we shared was true.
Guess I never knew the real you.
Bella wait!
Bella wait!
How could you leave me after this?
Bella wait!
Bella wait!
They say ignorance is bliss.
Gotta prove them wrong.
Now that you're gone.
Gone away from me...
I gave you my heart
You split it in two
There's not much I can doooo.
Bella wait!
Bella wait!
How could you leave me after this?
Bella wait!
Bella wait!
They say ignorance is bliss.
Gotta prove them wrong.
Now that you're gone.
Now that you're gone.
Gone away from me."
My head was spinning faster than if I were on Dizzy Spells, an amusement park ride that spins you round and round, upside down, making you want to hurl. That's probably the goal—Make Kids Puke.
Now everyone was staring, a hundred pairs of eyes on me. (Okay, I'm being a bit overdramatic, but at least I didn't say a million, like a typical teen would.) I was feeling utterly nauseas, angry, and humiliated. How could Jacob do this to me? How?
For a moment everyone was quiet. Then the cheering started, and the clapping, followed by chants of "Rock Square! Rock Square! Rock Square!" I pressed my fingers to my temple, trying to block out the noise. It wasn't helping. Alice saw me and started weaving me through the throngs of people, their curious eyes following us like predators. Jasper managed to catch on and came after us. I all but sprinted into the backseat and locked the door after Alice and Jasper were in, breathing in and out. Oh god, oh god, oh god. People were starting to peer in through the windows.
"Jasper, step on it!" I cried. We peeled out of the parking lot, Alice's ever excited gaze never leaving mine.
"Bells, that was so incredibly wicked! Did you see that? There were record producers there! Jacob totally just scored a deal all because of you. I would totally ask for some of the money—I mean, he did say you were his inspiration and—"
"Alice! Can we please just not talk about this and drive?" I was getting a massive headache just thinking about Jacob right now. Had that really happened?
"Um, where am I taking us?" Jasper asked as he drove down the highway.
"My house. Bella's sleeping over," Alice answered for me.
"What?" I gasped.
"Took the words right out of your mouth, didn't I?" She asked me, grinning.
"There is nothing funny about this, Alice!"
"I know that. That's why you're sleeping over, so we can talk about what a jerk your ex-boyfriend is and you can go through the pint of Ben and Jerry's at home. Esme wants it gone by next Thursday."
"Alice, I'm not sleeping over." I had more than enough on my plate without sacrificing my wardrobe to an Alice Extreme Makeover. I just wanted a pillow so I could scream into it, or perhaps a nice warm bubble bath. Or, more preferably, a flight out of the country, to get away from Jake.
"Don't be silly, Bella, of course you are. You think I'm going to let you handle this scandal all by yourself?" She laughed at her rhyming words.
"You're a poet and you didn't even know it," Jasper snickered.
"Hey, you stole that from some TV show!" Alice shrieked.
"Alice! I-I can't sleep over—Charlie won't let me," I pointed out, grabbing onto any safety hazard I could. Excuse, I mean. Any excuse I could.
"Hmm.." she mused. "Well, he'll agree after I'm through with him."
"Alice, don't you dare—"
"Mr. Swan? Hi, this is Alice," Alice had her cell to her ear already. I scowled at her. I could hear Charlie's confused voice over the phone. I tried snatching it from her, but she just grinned at me and leaned toward the window.
"Oh, haha. Well, I was just wondering if Bella could sleep over my house tonight? My parents aren't home and they feel more comfortable when I have a friend over, so I don't have to stay home all alone." I huffed, crossing my arms, as her face lit up at my father's response. I'd lost.
"That's great! Don't worry, we won't stay up till later than one," she winked at me. Another muffled reply from Charlie, and Alice said goodbye and hung up. Jasper was shaking, the car bouncing a bit as he laughed uncontrollably.
"My diabolical, clever pixie," Jasper said, turning to kiss her. While he was driving!
"Jasper!" I shouted. How did he do that? The car hadn't even swerve! He just chuckled.
"You know, Bella, I could hook you up with that Cullen guy."
"Who?"
"Edward."
My heart sped up at the sound of his name. I blushed, embarrassed of my own stupidity.
"Um, no thanks. I don't like him that way."
Alice scoffed. "We'll talk about your denial later. You're coming to sleep over and that's final."
I put on my best pout face, trying to compete with Alice's and failing miserably. Alice's pout face was like a puppy dog's, but far more convincing. I growled.
"Fine. But I refuse to vent."
"Oh, okay," she laughed musically. Jasper got off the highway, heading toward Alice's house. Alice lived in a huge mansion, complete with iron gates, statues, the whole package. In the driveway was her yellow Porsche, gleaming. I figured that, the way it shone, she'd just had it professionally washed. How sweet must that be, deciding to spend your extra cash on a car-cleanup? All I do with my spare money is save it for gas.
"Thanks for the ride, Jasper," I said as I got out.
"No problem Bella." Jasper said. "Have fun tonight."
I stuck my tongue out at him, but he was looking at Alice.
"See you later, pixie," Jasper said, much quieter, smiling at her. They looked so cute, staring at each other like that. Jasper truly was Alice's other half. She pecked him playfully on the cheek before turning to me, grinning maniacally like she had something big up her sleeve. I backed away slowly.
"Try not to torture Bella too much!" Jasper added before screeching out of sight. Alice waved to him without taking her eyes off me.
"Uh oh." I gulped, preparing myself.
"Oh Bella, don't be such a drama queen."
Hah! Me, a drama queen. Even she had to laugh at how that sounded.
"C'mon! Let's go to my room!" Alice squealed, leading the way through the gates. I trailed after her, trying not to sulk too much.
"Alice, I don't really feel like..." I stopped. Alice looked at me quizzically over her shoulder.
"Don't feel like what?" She prompted, but I shushed her.
"Listen."
Alice kept quiet for about two seconds before saying, "I don't hear anything."
"Shut up then!"
And then she heard it. Her mouth fell open again.
"Is that..."
But she didn't need to finish her sentence, because I already knew what she was going to say. And I knew she was right.
In Alice's backyard, you could see workers—they were fixing the balcony out back, though I didn't know what needed to be fixed. They were also blasting the radio, loud enough for us to hear out front.
A familiar tune started up and they cranked it louder as the music started. The evil DJ, the one that later explained the lyrics to Charlie, announced,
"It's KIX 99.1. We've got a new smash hit by an underdog group, Rock Square. You heard it here first, on KIX!"
And then:
"You had your hold on me, that was fine.
I had your heart, you had mine."
It was the beginning of the end of my life.
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