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Thank you for coming back for chapter two.
I know the first one was a bit bad, sorry I'm still a bit rusty.
Chapter 2: A Perfect Name for a Perfect Face
The first week of college was long. I asked everyone what they were supporting Edward through, but they just didn't answer. They would change the subject or ignore me and pretend they didn't hear.
I couldn't deal with it. I thought we all were honest with each other. Especially Edward and I. We had been best friends for years, and we had always been open with things.
On the Wednesday, I noticed Edward and Rosalie were not around at lunchtime, so I decided to go and look for them. I headed to the theatre as we would sometimes hang out there if the canteen was busy. As I walked through the doors I could hear hushed voices. Familiar voices. It was Edward and Rosalie and they were talking...about me. Rosalie was saying,
"You don't have to tell Bella. None of us will either. It's your business Edward and it's up to you who you tell." I scoffed quietly. Why was she persuading him to keep things from me. Edward replied,
"I won't be telling her. She doesn't need to know. It will only make things worse." Rosalie was starting to say something else but my phone began to ring. I tried to grab it out of my pocket and turn it off before they noticed I was listening but by the time I had managed to end the call I looked up and they were stood in front of me.
"Bella? Were you listening to what we were saying?" Edward had a look of worry on his face.
"No…I was just….I was just looking for you both. I've literally only just walked in. Why? Is everything okay?" I glanced over at Rosalie who looked as if she didn't believe what I was saying. Edward nodded,
"Everything is fine. Lets go get some food." I smiled slightly,
"Sure."
After that I decided to keep my distance for the rest of the week. I was confused. I wasn't sure if something I had done was the cause of me being outcast. Or maybe it was something they had decided over the Summer and were able to rope Edward in on it too.
Once home, after being on my own for the majority of Friday, I realised that keeping my distance was not going to help me. It would just lead to me being on my own constantly, and that's definitely not something I wanted. After weighing up the options I decided confronting Edward was the best chance I had of finding the answers to the questions I had.
It took me a little bit longer than usual to get to Edwards's house. For some reason I was nervous. I had never felt as nervous as I was when it came to Edward. I always knew he'd understand and support me.
I knocked on the door and waited for what seemed like forever. Eventually his Mother answered door. The smell of fresh cooking hit my face. I always loved Edwards house and that was one of the reasons. Esme would always be cooking up something amazing, which would always fill the house with that fresh smell of treats. Especially around Christmas time. She would always having something cooking in the oven. I took in the smell, imagining what it tasted like, before smiling up at Esme.
"Hello Esme, I was just wondering if Edward was around?" She smiled,
"Of course. He's upstairs. How are you Bella? It's been a while." I chuckled softly,
"It has been. I'm fine thank you. How are you?"
"I'm perfectly fine. Would you like a drink or snack? I can bring it up to you." I shook my head and shot a soft smile in her direction,
"Thank you for the offer but I am fine. I won't be staying too long, I have some work to do." I slipped my shoes off at the door before heading upstairs towards Edward's room.
By the time I got to Edward's bedroom door my heart was racing. It took me a few minutes, to calm down, before I managed to knock on the door. Edward opened it a few seconds later. He looked bit shock to see me before put on an extremely obvious fake smile.
"Bella, what are you doing here?" I shrugged,
"I think we need to talk, Edward." He nodded and stepped aside so that I could walk into the room.
"So what do we need to talk about?" Edward glanced at me. I hesitated, wondering if I should actually say anything. It was the right thing to do. We were best friends, which meant we had to be honest with each other.
"What are you and the others hiding from me. You've all been off with me since you got back from Paris. Please, just tell me what I have done so that I can try and fix it. Edward looked at me. He sighed and shook his head.
"Nothing, Bella. I'm just getting used to being back, that's all."
"What about what Emmett said on Monday? He asked if you had changed your mind. Changed your mind about what?"
"Just uh...you know, college. I was questioning whether it was right for me, which I've decided, it is."
I knew he was lying to me. It was written all over his face. We had known each other since nursery, of course I knew when he was lying. Knowing he wasn't going to be honest with me, I bit my lip softly and sighed,
"Right, well I should go. I have stuff to do." Before Edward could say goodbye I was out of his bedroom and back downstairs, slipping my shoes back on. Saying goodbye to his Mum, I left without even looking to see if he had followed me downstairs. I was hurt that someone I trusted was able to lie to me about something that seemed to be serious.
Throughout the weekend, Edward had tried to call me, but I didn't feel like talking. Not until he was ready to be honest with me. One thing I had decided was that if he did not tell me by Monday, I was going to ask Rose.
When Monday made a return I still hadn't heard the truth from Edward, so I knew Rosalie was the only way I could get the truth. She was usually honest, well most of the time, even if the honesty was something we didn't like.
I tapped on here door. I knew the best way I had a chance of her not covering up the lie was to talk to her alone. I waited a few moments before she opened it. Her already formed smiled dropped and a look of shock came over her face.
"Bella? Sorry I thought you were Edward. We were going to head to college together." I smiled slightly and shook my head.
"Nope, not Edward. Sorry. Look can we talk quickly, before he gets here?"
Rosalie grabbed her back and stepped out of the house.
"Okay, sure. What's up?"
"Rosalie, please just tell me what's going on. It's not fair. I feel like an outsider." Rosalie scoffed,
"Why so dramatic, Bella. Nothing is going on."
"Cut the crap. I didn't take you for being a liar. Just tell me." Rosalie looked at me and chuckled, a sly grin came across her face.
"Fine, you want the truth? Maybe Edward just doesn't want to be your friend. You're constantly poking your nose into shit that doesn't concern you. Maybe he's sick of you being around." Before I could say anything she pushed passed me, "I'll catch Edward on the way. See ya."
Rosalie had caught me off guard. I knew she be harsh but her words really hurt. Was she right? Was Edward done with our friendship? Had Paris changed him more than I could have imagined?
College wasn't the right place for me after what Rosalie had said, so I went into town. It was quiet. More quiet that when I would usually go to town. Although it was 9 O'clock on a Monday morning so it was kind of expected.
I hadn't realised I was kicking along a screwed up ball of paper until I heard him talk.
"Hey there, litter bug. You know that's extremely bad for the environment." I glanced up. His blonde hair almost looked white in the early morning light. His side smile caused my words to disappear.
"I was just kidding. I'm not the litter police. I manged to get out a small, frog-like, laugh. He smirked at me,
"What is a small girl like you doing walking around her own?" I frowned. Who did he think he was, calling me small.
"Small girl?! Excuse me, I'm far from small. Just because you're taller than me, it doesn't mean I couldn't take you on. I'm mighty." The stranger chuckled,
"Okay, okay. I take it back. What are you doing walking around on your own? Something on your mind?" I raised my eyebrows and smiled,
"Oh, so first you insult me and now you're trying to be my therapist? I'll pass thanks." He let out the same laugh as he did before.
"Really? I thought we were getting somewhere." I smiled at him and twiddled my fingers,
"You'd be lucky." He raised his right brow and shook his head,
"Is that so? I guess I would. I'd love to stay and chat, but I have this boring meeting that I have to attend, sadly. Here." He put his hand into his pocket and pulled out a card,
"Call me sometime. I'd love to see how might you really are." I smirked and bit my lip.
"You don't even know my name. What makes you think I'd want to talk to you again, let alone give you my number?" Laughing, he shook his head.
"How about when you call me, you can give me your name." He didn't answer the question I asked. He began to walk away before looking back at me,
"It's Carlisle, by the way. Catch you later, Kiddo." I watched him walk away, idiotically smiling to myself.
Carlisle
A perfect name for a perfect face.
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