Disclaimer: I don't own Twilight.

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The next morning I got up and went to my office like everyday.

"Ms. Swan, Mrs White called to reschedule her appointment also the new author, Mr. Black, called he wants to meet you next week"

"Ok. Thanks Leah". I said with a smile, now I had the morning free; she started leaving and suddenly turned around.

"I also got a call from your Elementary school, they wanted to know if you were going to assist to the reunion".

"Oh yes. Can you please call my school to confirm my assistance?"

"Sure" she said as she left.

Since I had now my morning free I decided to call Rose and let her help me with my outfit for the school reunion.

"Hey Bella, so you are going right?"

"Yes, last night I made my mind and decided to go. I need some closure"

"Yes, I think it's the best."

"Rosalie will you help me with my outfit?"

"Of course Bella, I already said I would; I'll call my friend Alice to help us, she's a shopping addict." She chuckled at the same time my eyes grew wide.

"God Rose you're scaring me"

"Don't worry hun, she's great, you'll love her."

"You'll protect me?" I said laughing "So Rose, I was hoping we could go today, maybe we could meet up in a couple of hours, I'm free this morning"

"Great, I'm free too; Alice works at the boutique at night today, so let's meet in your office at 10"

"Ok see you"

Rosalie was my roommate in college and since then she had been my best friend. She was my confident she was almost like a sister to me. We instantly liked each other since the first day.

As I was waiting till 10 I decided to finish some paperwork that was left but from time to time my mind started to go back to the past, I started to remember things; things I had forgotten so many years. It was like that little envelope that I opened yesterday were a key that unlocked a box that stored all the painful memories from those years.

"Bella honey its time to wake up"

"Mom, I can't go today I'm sick"

"Come on Bella" she glared at me while I pulled up my covers "Yesterday you had a stomach bug and the day before was conjunctivitis and the day before that was a horrible allergy, what is it today?"

"Rabies?"

"Bella, you're going to school some time, you can't keep running away, that's not how life works"

"Mom but you know I hate school, everyone is mean to me" Tears were starting to blur my vision.

"Someone must be good to you, you're exaggerating" she gave me a soft smile

"Only the teacher nice"

"See, now wake up, it's running late"

It frustrated me that she didn't believe me even though almost every day I returned home bruised and crying.

"Look who's coming! Look! Look! Fat Bella is hereee" some boy shouted as I went to school, I didn't even knew his name the all looked the same, they all had angry looks in their eyes.

They started to gather around me pushing me and yelling. I began crying harder and harder till it was time to go to class.

I flinched at the memory, it made me shiver. I still remember the look in their eyes as it were yesterday. Only one time I received a kind look, although sometimes I wish I hadn't. At that moment Leah knocked the door taking me of my daze.

"Ms. Swan, your friend Rosalie is downstairs waiting for you"

"Thanks Leah. I'll be right there"

When I got to the first floor I instantly noticed Rosalie, she was a beautiful girl, she looked like a model, blond, slim, she had perfect features; and next to her was a petit woman with short black hair, I assumed that was Alice, she looked like a pixie but she was beautiful as well; all my co-workers were staring at them, some of my colleagues had lustful looks in their eyes. Rosalie just stood there ignoring them. Thank god none of them approached her because they would've met Rosalie's fury and that's not a good thing.

She introduced me to her friend Alice Cullen, that last name definitely rang a bell. It reminded me of Edward Cullen one of my school bullies. I had a crush on him when I was a kid but eventually after all the abuse the puppy love became resentment and anger.

"Bella, would you like to be in my team?" a beautiful boy stood beside me with a basketball in his hands, he looked at me and smiled.

"What? Are you asking me?" I couldn't believe it, nobody ever asked me to be in their teams now Edward Cullen, the most popular guy in class wanted me in his team.

"Yes, do you want to play?"

"Sure" I said with my biggest smile.

"Edward what are you doing?" Mike said with a confused look "you are going to let her be in our team? Are you crazy?"

"Why not? We need one more person to play and she's the only one here"

"She better play good"

Edward just stood there silently and gave me the ball. I had no idea what to do, with my clumsiness we would probably loose but I had to win, Edward chose me to play and I didn't want to disappoint him.

I gave my best effort but we still loose, everybody looked at me angry.

"It's all your fault Bella, I knew you'd be good for nothing" said Mike as he pushed me making me trip, I ended up falling in the mud.

"Yes, let's never talk to her again, she's useless, you proved it to us Cullen" Tyler got near me and threw all my thing in the mud too.

Everyone now was staring at Edward, he was the one who chose me, it was his fault that I ended up there crying. I was waiting for him to say something; I was waiting for him to back me up. I wanted to believe that all that kindness that I had seen in his eyes a few minutes ago were real. Finally after a few minutes he approached me, all the boys were looking at Edward intensely while I was sobbing in the mud.

"You screw us" he said in a low voice, so low that I almost didn't listen.

"Come on Cullen, let's go" said the boys. I was left there crying while they walked away from me.

That was the day that the puppy love died. We never spoke again, he tried to approach me a couple of times but I avoided him, he was the worst, he made me believe he was good only to stab me in the back later.

I couldn't believe that there was even the possibility that he was related to Alice. Alice was so sweet and nice, I instantly felt comfortable around her despite the fact that she was a shopping addict and I hated shopping.
I wanted to ask Alice if Edward was related to her but I never found the courage to ask her, perhaps I could ask her the next time.

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A/N: This chapter is a bit longer. I'll try to write more next time. Please give ideas and comment.
Alice in this chapter doesn't have a big role, but she will have a big role in the story in general.