Alice and I are sat at a table talking about Edward. "When he just started saying your character name! Oh my god, it was crazy! Who has the balls to just do that?!"

I laugh. "Oh I know, I thought he was crazy for sure and I kept looking around for you!"

She winks. "Obviously you changed your mind."

I duck my head down. "He's cute."

"Girl! He is more than cute!" She laughs. "Hey, did you want a drink?"

I frown and then realise that Edward never came back after he went off to get us both a drink. "Alice, how long have we been sat here talking?"

"Um. Half an hour?"

I bite my lip and look around me a little trying to see if I can spot him.

"Bella?"

I turn back to Alice. "He went off to get us a drink and he hasn't come back." I laugh humorlessly. "So much for seeming like we hit it off."

"Oh, don't be such a party pooper." I look at Alice, who's folded her arms and is looking seriously at me. "Get up and go and look for him!"

I push the chair back and stand up. "C'mon, then."

Alice stands up too and we walk off in search of Edward.

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We've been wandering around this party for a good thirty minutes and haven't been able to find him again.

"Who did you say he came with?"

"I didn't. He said somebody called Rosemary?"

"Rosalie?"

"Yes, that's the one!"

"I met her at my gym, but I invited a lot of people from the gym so I don't really know her very well. But let's see if we can find her." Alice walks off with determination.

I stay waiting for Alice. She comes back about five minutes later and shakes her head. "I'm sorry, Bella. I don't know where they went."

I shrug, trying to shake off the feeling of being unwanted. "Hey, don't worry about it. My ex left me because I'm a workaholic, and the same would've happened here, wouldn't it?"

"Bella." Alice hugs me. "He was probably a jerk anyway."

I hug her back and she suddenly jumps back. "Oh my god! The Polaroid table!" She runs off, literally.

I follow her. "How do you move like that in heels that size?!"

"Your Polaroid is gone!"

"Where is his?"

Alice looks around the table, and holds it up and then hands it to me. "Some idiot has split their drink here!"

The phone number on the bottom of the Polaroid has faded away because of the liquid that's been split on it.

"If I do this next year I swear to God I will not allow drinks by this table! Argh!" Alice turns back to me with her hands in a prayer motion. "Please tell me you got his number, Bella."

I look down, finding my shoes very interesting.

"Bella?"

I look back at Alice. "No?" It comes out like a question.

"Jesus H Roosevelt Christ, Bella!"

I can't help but laugh knowing that Alice has chosen Claire's expletive of choice to shout at me.

"In my defence, you said it was gonna be on the Polaroid's! So I didn't really think it was necessary and also if he hadn't wandered off and we'd talked a bit more then maybe I'd have had the chance to ask!"

There's commotion behind us and other people at the party are starting the countdown to midnight.

"10!"

"9!"

"8!"

"7!"

"6!"

"5!"

"4!"

"3!"

"2!"

"1!"

"HAPPY NEW YEAR!"

People around us start to hug and kiss one another and there are fireworks going off outside.

I turn back to Alice and hug her tightly. "Happy New Year, bestie." I kiss her cheek.

"Happy New Year, bestie." She kisses me back. "Resolution for this year. To find your soulmate. Here, put this in your bag." She hands me the Polaroid.

"Alice."

"No, Bella. He is. I'm sure of it. And we'll find him." I know better than to bet against Alice.