6 years later!
BPOV
Alice, Edward, and I have been best friends ever since I first talked to them on the first day of preschool.
FLASHBACK
"HI! MynameisAliceCullen! What'syours?" Alice, the girl who sat next to me, asked.
"Bella Swan." I said as I turned my attention to the boy. "I'm Edward Cullen. Alice and I are brother and sister," he said.
"Can we be best friends?" Alice gushed, practically jumping out of her seat.
"Okay," I replied, unsure of just what I got myself into.
"That's fantastic" Alice —
END FLASHBACK
I was interrupted from my thoughts by my annoyed looking mother, Renee. I had stopped calling her mom when she and my dad, Charlie, divorced. That was two years ago…
RPOV
"Bella… Bella… Bella!" At first I just stood there calling out her name, and when she would answer I poked her. She still wouldn't answer, so I clapped my hands as loud as I could and screamed her name. That got her attention. I got annoyed because she looked like she just noticed me standing here.
"Isabella, I need to talk to you."
BPOV
"Isabella, I need to talk to you." Uh oh. She called me by my full name. Something is up.
"Mkay Renee. Hold on. I'm going to call Alice and Ed—"
I was interrupted by Renee. "Bella, we have to talk. NOW," she said in a firm, stern voice.
We sat down on the couch, facing each other. I was twirling a small bundle of my hair, when she said, "We're moving." I was about to interrupt, when she continued. "We're going to Phoenix Arizona. I already found us a place; it's close to a ballet studio." Renee gushed out.
I looked at her, my vision getting teary, and yelled, "WHY CAN'T WE STAY HERE! I HAVE FRIENDS HERE! I DON'T WANNA MOVE TO STUPID PHOENIX! And plus tomorrow is the first day of school…" I added in weakly.
After two hours, we finished packing most of our things, except for the cloths we'll be wearing for the next few days.
"Renee, can I at least go to school tomorrow?" I asked, pleadingly.
"Okay, but don't tell ANYONE we're moving. Not even Edward and Alice." Renee ordered.
"Why?!" I asked, practically yelling.
"I already called and told Esme and Carlisle. They said they would tell them." I looked at Renee, her face was beet red and she was sweating. I was unsure if she was lying or not, so I took her for her word.
The next day was the first day of fifth grade. I was feeling so many mixed emotions. I was excited, depressed, angry, reluctant, and hopeful.
I met Alice and Edward at our usual spot next to the swings. When I noticed Alice giving me death glares, I thought Uh oh. I forgot to call…
APOV
"ISABELLA MARIE SWAN! I can't believe you didn't call us yesterday!" I yelled.
When I saw her get out of her mom's car, I wanted to walk straight to her, and confront her, but Edward held me back.
She was wearing dark, denim, ripped jeans, a yellow fleece jacket, with matching yellow flip flops. (Outfit on profile.)
Uh oh. I thought. Bad news. Edward apparently thought so too, because when he noticed that Bella was wearing semi-fashionable clothes, his eyes opened wide in fear.
I clutched the hem of my black and white spaghetti strap dress (Outfit on profile.) and waited for her to come closer. I kicked the dirt with my foot when I realized I was wearing white flip flops. I groaned internally. Could this day get any worse?
Bella looked so vulnerable, I couldn't be mad at her, so I decided I would pretend to be mad. As fast as I could, I quickly explained my plan to Edward, before Bella came.
She arrived without falling on her way here, I was surprised. I always tease her that if there was danger within a 10-mile radius, it would find her sooner or later. I was trying to fight the smile that was tugging at the corners of my mouth and regained my earlier composure— pissed off.
I waited for her to finally notice was shooting "Death Glares" at her when I pounced.
BPOV
"ISABELLA MARIE SWAN! I can't believe you didn't call us yesterday!" Alice screamed, looking so fierce for such a tiny person.
Note to self: Never ever make Alice mad ever again.
I was about to retort back when I noticed two new kids. They looked like angels. One was a girl the other, a boy. They both had lean bodies, blond hair, and angelic faces. The girl was wearing dark, denim, short skirt, a white vest over a pink tank top, around her neck was a pink and white striped scarf, and she wore matching pink flip flops. (Outfit on profile.) The girl looked about as fashionable as Alice. That's pretty fashionable.
Alice looked to where I held my gaze, and her jaw dropped open.
"They are gorgeous!" She said, forgetting she was mad at me. I silently thanked god for that. She was about to walk up to them, when Jessica, a girl we used to be friends with, pushed past her with Lauren, and walked up to the newcomers. She wore a plaighted, spaghetti strap dress with a purple outline. (Outfit on profile.)
I felt Alice tense next to me, I held her hand, and we confidently made our way to Jessica, Lauren, and the new kids.
Alice pushed Jessica and I snorted. Jess looked so embarrassed; she turned around and stomped away, with Lauren following her.
Before Alice could scare the new people away, I interrupted her just as she was opening her mouth and said, "Hi! My name is Bella Swan." I said while holding out my right hand.
The girl took it and replied, "I'm Rosalie, but please call me Rose. This is my brother, Jasper." She inclined her head towards the boy.
After we shook hands, I introduced Alice, who was rudely staring at Jasper, who was rudely staring back. I was about to introduce Edward, when I realized he wasn't eve there. I shrugged my shoulders just as the bell rang. We all headed towards our classrooms.
Alice and I met up with Edward in our classroom and class started. Ten minutes later, Jasper came in, his head down, his hands twitching. Alice looked like she was in heaven. She and I looked at each other and suddenly started laughing. Then it dawned on me that this is the last time I'd probably ever see Edward or Alice again. Now, I met two new friends whom I wouldn't ever see again either. Could this day get any worse? Throughout the rest of the day I was bummed out. Edward and Alice kept asking what was wrong, but I shrugged them off. At one point, Edward threatened to carry me until I tell him what was wrong. But I couldn't. He did make an attempt to carry me though, but I laughed and ran away with Edward catching up to me fast.
When I came home, Renee was sitting on one of the suitcases, her arms folded across her chest.
"Bella," she said, "We're leaving in an hour. Our plane will leave in an hour and forty0five minutes."
I gathered up all of my things, and made my way numbly downstairs. Charlie was at work, so I couldn't say goodbye to him. Renee already called the taxi service, so I wasn't surprised when I saw a guy taking out suitcase into the taxi. I handed him all three of my suitcases and went to sit in the taxi.
I waited for the taxi driver and Renee to get in the car. When they did, I looked out my window as the engine roared to life. What I saw outside my window ate up my insides. I saw Edward standing across the street, staring at me, with tears in his eyes. He was holding a package in his hand and a card that I could he made himself. I read the big bold lettering, it said, 'won't you tell me what's bugging' you?' There was a picture of a ladybug in the front. I looked into his eyes, and never looked away until I was far enough away from him. I would never forget the look on his face…