When I finally got off the airplane I had to run to catch up with everyone. As I was running I was praying that I wouldn't fall, I've fallen so many times while walking that running is less safe than walking, but I wanted to catch up with them. My wish was not granted. I ran smack into someone. I wasn't sure who, what I remember is twisting my ankle. Nobody was paying any attention to the people lying on the ground, they just walked around us. I sat up and looked into the face of…. Edward? No it can't be.
He was gorgeous.
He had brown hair and blue eyes. He looked almost exactly like Edward except a few things are different. He extended his hand to help me up and I graciously accepted. I took his hand and he helped me up.
"Are you okay?" He asked me.
"Yeah this happens all the time, don't worry. I'm Bella, by the way, Bella Swan," I said.
"Hello Bella, my name is Robert Pattinson. Where were you headed off so fast?" He asked
"My friends and I are going to Pebble Beach for the summer. What about you?" I asked him.
"I am going to that Pebble Beach with some friends of mine, too," Robert said.
"Well, maybe I will see you sometime this summer. Bye, Robert," I said.
"Yeah. Bye Bella," He said and gathered his things.
I couldn't walk, my ankle was twisted, but I saw the real Edward coming over to me with Tanya.
"There you are. We have been looking for you everywhere. Alice, Rosalie, Jasper, and Emmet are waiting in the cab. We got your luggage for you," Tanya said as I tried to walk yet again but fell into the plastic chair, sinking into it defeated.
"Are you alright Bella?" Edward asked with a look of confusion and worry written on his face.
"I… tripped," I said, deciding against telling them what really happened. I might tell the girls later. "I think I twisted my ankle."
"Oh Bella," Edward said, reaching out his arm to help me up, "Lean on me so we can get into the cab."
We struggled through the crowded airport and into the waiting cab outside, Tanya following slowly behind. We had to crowd in. I sat in the front, by none other than that old man that sat next to me on the plane. The other six sat in the back, the girls sitting on the guys laps. I really need to get a boyfriend. I would say Robert was cute, but that would be like admitting to Edward being cute and he is like a brother to me. It's really weird that they look so much alike.
Once we get there we all pile up and gather our luggage. I walk up the long path to find a beautiful, small beach house. It's right on the sand and I can see the shining lake a ways away from the house. I love the smell of the beach and the warmth. This is going to be a good vacation. The house belongs to Jasper and Rosalie Hale's parents. They are twins. Their parents gave it to them when they turned 17 last month. We are all 17 except Tanya who is 16. The outside looks new. It's white with well-groomed flowers lining the path. There is wooden stairs leading up to the light blue door, the color of the lake.
I am the first one inside. I look behind me and see that they all had piled their luggage a few steps away from the door. They must have gone on the beach first. I close the light blue door behind me and walk into a living room. There are two couches, a coffee table, and a huge TV. The whole room looked like it was updated recently. I remember Alice and Rosalie asking Tanya and I if we wanted to help redecorate about two weeks ago. We declined and they came up for about a week to redecorate and then came back to finish the last week of school. My mom would never have let me. My grades are top priority. The walls were blue, matching the door and the walls were white. There were pictures lining the wall with a mirror by the door. It was decorated with seashells and colorful rocks and plants. I loved it. I set my luggage down, deciding to look around. It wasn't a very big house and I was curious were we were all going to be sleeping.
I walked down the hall dividing the rest of the house noticing, at the end of the bright hall, a huge window reaching from the ceiling to the floor. I looked out and saw Alice running through the sand with Jasper right behind her. I saw Rosalie and Emmet sticking their feet in the water, but no Edward or Tanya. I didn't want to think about where they would be. I walked back to the front of the hallway and went into the first door on the left.
There was a huge kitchen also in tones of blues. Everything looked new and updated. There was a dining table and chairs, enough for us all. The room was simply decorated with new appliances and some pictures on the wall with a chandelier above the dining table. It was simple but pretty, obviously the work of Alice and Rosalie. I walked out of that room and into the second door on the left. It was the bathroom, simply. It was decorated in a rainbow of colors. We all must have to share a bathroom. Great, I had my own bathroom at home. How are we going to manage that with 4 girls in the house? Oh, well I will live.
I walked out of the bathroom, two rooms left. I walked into one of the rooms on the right side of the hallway. It must be the girls' room. It was not very big. We had bunk beds, ughh. There were two sets of bunk beds lining one wall and a TV with two big dressers on each side. There were shelves above those. It wasn't too bad. It was decorated nicely and each bed had a different comforter on it. On the wall facing the lake there was a door with a window on each side. The door opened up onto a porch. I walked out on the porch which had some chairs sprawled across it. A nice place to get a tan, to bad I don't exactly tan.
I walked back inside and into the living room. I gathered my things and walked into my room. I claimed the top bunk farthest away from the door. It had a purple striped comforter. I unpacked my clothes into two of the four drawers in the dresser across from my bed then I put the rest of my belongings on a shelf with my suitcase next to it. Once I was situated I pulled on my swimsuit with a pair of shorts and a t-shirt over it. I slipped on a pair of flip-flops and my sunglasses. I grabbed my book, sunscreen, and towel. Then I walked out onto the small porch adjoining our room. I walked onto the beach just as I saw the others walk around front. They were going to unpack and change. I decided to lay out a read so I slathered on some sunscreen and laid out my towel. I picked up my phone and looked at the time. It was 2:00. Lying back, I pulled out my worn copy of Wuthering Heights and opened it up to read. I was tired and slowly drifted off to sleep.
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Someone was standing over me. I could sense a shadow through my closed eyes. How long had I been asleep? I slowly opened my eyes. The sun was bright and I was burning hot. Edward was standing there looking down at me. No, wait, it was… Robert?
"Hey Bella, it looks like we will be seeing each other this summer. I am staying two houses down." He said.
So I wasn't dreaming. It was Robert.
"Yeah, I am staying here," I said, pointing behind me.
"Did you fall asleep? You are already sunburned." He asked.
"I think I did. What time is it?" I asked him.
"It's 4:00." He said.
"Omg, I did fall asleep for two hours!" I said sitting up suddenly and feeling the burn on my legs, "Ouch."
"That looks like it hurts," He said sitting beside me, "Where's your friends?"
"Yeah it does," I said. I looked around and spotted everyone in the lake, laughing and swimming. "They are out there in the lake." I pointed to Alice, Jasper, Rosalie, Emmet, Tanya, and Edward.
"Wow, seven people in that house?" He said glancing at our house.
"It's small but we have bunk beds. Yay!" I said, sarcastically.
"That must be fun." He said, laughing.
"Yup. You know you look exactly like my friend Edward." I said, "He's the brown haired one sitting on the dock."
And that's how our friendship started. We sat on the beach talking for two hours before we went our separate ways.