Weeks went by. Every day seemed to be the exact replica of the last. I would wake up, rush, almost be late, run in and realize that I had 15 minutes to kill, joke around with the same people, and then endure the worst work that i had ever done in my life. I had to deal with screaming children and incompetent parents. It was hell. "Why didn't you quit?" You must be wondering. Well I'm not even sure why myself. It was my first job and I enjoyed having money which in turn gave me freedom. I was incredibly stupid, and it cost me.
There was one particular day that felt off from the moment that I opened my eyes. I walked into work, tired and feeling a bit crabby, but I was determined to let it not influence the way that I treated everyone around me.
I walked around the corner of the Human Resources building and ran right into none other than Edward Cullen in the flesh. We both stumbled backwards and I found myeself once again captivated by his stunning green eyes that looked darker and darker the more that I looked into them. "I am so sorry!" He said grasping my shoulders. "I'ts alright. I should've watched where I was going." I responded. "No. Honestly, it was my fault." He said. "Well, don't worry about it." I replied heading towards the wingover. I couldn't believe that he had been gone for weeks and then he just suddenly showed up right in front of my face. Literally.
I threw my purse into my locker and headed into the building where I knew that we would be having our meeting. I sat in an empty chair in the back corner of the room not really wanting to speak to anyone, but I guess that I looked very aproachable because right after my butt hit the hard plastic of the chair, someone was sitting right next to me. I turned to look whoever it was in the face and tell them to leave me alone, but I was met with a very rambunctious Seth. He was aparently pretty good friends with Edward, but had a reputation for blowing every single situation way out of proportion.
His leg was bouncing up and down and I could tell that whatever he had to say was going to be very interesting. He was just like a little kid, even though he was 17 years old. I could only imagine how crazy he is when he is in a candy store... "So I saw you bumping into Edward. Do you and him have a thing? Is there something going on with you two? You totally want to make out with him don't you?" He said in lighting speed. I could barely make out the words that were coming out of his mouth. It took me longer to process everything than it did for him to move on to the person that was next to him, which in this case was none other than, you guessed it, Edward!
"So I was talking to Bella and she like totally wants to make out with you!" I heard him say. My jaw hit the floor. How the hell did he get that out of my complete silence? I have absolutely no idea. Edward just looked up at me with wide eyes, cracked a smile, and turned his attention towards the supervisors that had just walked through the door. I went through the entire meeting wishing that it would be over so that I could just tell him that Seth was imagining things.
The clock ticked by slowly and before I knew it, we were getting our clipboard and being told what rides we would be going too. I was being sent to Thunder Canyon Unload, which was the exit to a water ride. All I would basically be doing the entire day was sitting on my butt and watching monitors. It's probably the worst place to be.
I tried to catch Edward on his way out, but he practically ran out the door. I walked up to Seth who was joking around with Alice and a few others that I hadn't met yet. I tapped him on the shoulder. He turned around slowly and remarked, "Oh look! It's the girl that has a crush on Edwarrrrrd!" I raised an eyebrow at him and pulled him away from his friends. "Why did you tell him that? And why did you say that to your friends?" I asked him. "I was just messing around. Don't worry about it. He knows that it was just a joke. Don't be so crazy!" He replied. "You better be right." I said. "Trust me. I am." He smiled, turned around and headed out the door.
I walked through the park on my way to my station slowly, taking everythig it. This was the calm before the storm. I could see the line at the front gate forming, but it wasn't too overwhelming. After all, it was suposed to rain all day, and everyone just wanted to stay indoors and cuddle by a fire with a fuzzy blanket and a book. I definately wanted to be there at that moment, but I did love my job.
The entire morning went by in a flash. I was mostly sitting and singing to myself to pass the time. Once in a while someone would come floating down on a raft and I would talk to them for about two seconds, and then I would be back on my own missing human contact. I was relieved when I realized that I would be getting my lunch break soon. I was staring into the monitors daydreaming when out of the corner of my eye, I saw movement. I jumped a little bit on my stool when I realized that it was Edward.
"Can I come in?" He asked. "Uh, sure!" I said lifting my hands up in the air. I fumbled around, not sure of what to do while he grabbed the clipboard off of its hook and signed in. "So, has anything happened so today?" He asked. "Nope. Nothing out of the ordinary. It's just been really slow." I replied. He locked eyes with me, looked around and said, "So, nobody is here. Do you want to make out?" My jaw dropped. I didn't know what to say, but thankfully I had time to think about what to tell him, because an empty raft got stuck and I had to go and pull it out.
I reached around the railing and grabbed a hold of the side of the raft and started to pull it towards me. "Don't fall in Bella! You might hurt your head, and then we won't be able to make out anymore!" I heard Edward say. Any attraction that I had for him flew right out the window. I couldn't believe that those words were coming out of his mouth. I turned around, looked him straight in the eyes and said, "Look, Edward, I don't like you that way. Seth was just joking around earlier. He didn't mean it." I said in a rush. He just smiled at me. "Alright. Well you have a thirty five minute break. Have fun!" He said walking over and sitting on the stool. I just walked out towards the break room, wondering what the hell had just happened.
"I can not believe that he just said that to you!" My supervisor Kate said. I had been talking to her about it the entire time that I was on break. I looked down at my watch and realized that I had five minutes until I had to be back at TC (Thunder Canyon). "Ugh, now I have to go back." I said with a sigh. "I'll walk with you." Kate said. As we were walking past Corkscrew I was thinking of things that I could say to Edward in order to get him out of their faster, when she stopped me. "I know how you can avoid him! You will go hide out in the line for Cork, and I will go relieve him, and by the time that you come back, he will be gone and you wont have to deal with him!" She said. I gave her a hug and said, "Thank you so much! You are the best!" "Anytime." She responded.
I waited at the exit, just telling people to have a good day, while waiting for the five minutes to be over. I got several weird looks from the person who was operating the ride, but I didn't mind. I was just staying out of an awkward situation. I cautiously walked down the path to the station, hoping and praying the Edward was gone.
When I got to the little shed like building that it was in, I peeked through the window and was relieved to see that just Kate was there. I asked her if I could come in and she said yes. "Thank you so much for doing this for me! I just wouldn't know what to say to him." I said as she handed me the clipboard. "Really, it's no problem. It kept me from having to go give Aro a bathroom break." She said while she rolled her eyes. "Oh, I'd do anything to get away from him. I understand. Bye!" I said as she walked out the door.
Aro was, and is probably the most annoying person that you will ever meet in your life. He is rude to everyone, even if they are doing you a favor like giving you a ride to work every day. To top it all off he has a sister named Victoria that is like the devil incarnate. She is half deaf, so she is yelling all of the time, and is the rudest person besides her brother. It is absolute hell when you have them together. Rose used to give them rides to school, and every day they would have iced coffees. Well, Rose's car started to smell really bad, and we just thought that it was because we needed to clean it out and we always put it off, but the day that we did, we realized that there were coffees that had fallen under the seats and spilled and they had started molding. Lets just say, they don't speak with us anymore.
The sun came out right as I started working, and it seemed like everyone couldn't get enough of the water ride. Right when I thought that things were going good, I had to call for maintenance and we had to temporarily stop. Thankfully everyone was really nice about it and the problem was resolved by the time that my manager got to the ride. He walked in and said, "Hi!" with more enthusiasm then I have ever heard before with one word.
"Maintenance checked everything out and said that we were good to go." I said while doing my security sweep to make sure that everything was cleared so that I could send a raft up the lift hill. "Alright." He said. I sent a boat and practically glued my eyes to the monitors because this was my boss. I had to do a good job. He walked up next to me and leaned against the bars. It was then that I noticed that Kate was with him standing by the gate.
"So. Edward." he said. "What's going on with him?" He added. I knew that Kate had told him about what had happened. "Um, he just made me really uncomfortable when he came to give me a break today. He asked me if I wanted to make out, and I told him no, because that is just not okay. I don't even understand why he would say that at work. He knows better." I said, not taking my eyes off of the screen. "Well, like you said, that isn't okay. If he continues doing things like this I want you to tell me, okay?" He said. "I will." I replied. He got a call over the radio and with that him and Kate were leaving, telling me hasty goodbyes and muttering about how Spin Cycle was down again.
The rest of the day went by so quickly and before I knew it, I was doing closing procedures and walking towards HR to clock out that night. When I opened the door I smacked it right into Tylor. "Oh my god! I'm so sorry!" I said walking in and shutting the door. I gave him a hug, hoping to god that he was okay. "It's alright Bella! It just barely missed my dick! You were lucky." He replied. "Really, I am sorry." I said again. "Bella, it's fine. Dont worry about it." He responded. "Have a good night alright!" he added while he walked out the door. "Bye!" I said.
I turned around and saw Rose sitting down next to none other than Edward, chatting up a storm. I walked over and said, "Hey Rose! Are you ready to go?" "Yeah! Lets split!" She replied. "Bye Edward!" She said waving at him as she walked out the door. I was right on her heels, but as I was halfway out the doorI heard someone call my name. "Bella!" I turned around and there was Edward, right in front of me. For some reason, something made me feel uncomfortable. "I'll see you tomorrow right?" he said. "Yeah, well bye!" I replied turning back around. "Goodnight Bella." I heard him say.
When we pulled out of the parking spot and started driving away, I looked behind us and saw him standing in the middle of the road smiling in my direction.
Hey guys! I'm sorry that it has been so long! Life has taken so much out of me lately! I have lost two friends and a lady that was basically my grandmother growing up. Anyways! I have been in good spirits these past few days because, of a special someone that could possibly be my Edward in the future! I love it when you guys PM me or Review, so please do!
Sending you all of my love,
Ashley