CHAPTER 4
Edward is gone to 'figure something out, alone' . I feel a little bit lonely. But hey! It doesn't mean that I haven't made friends in school. After some days of my joining the school, a cute boy and his other cute friend with a pretty girl came up to me. Their names were Evan, Eric and Elise. Now don't get confused, they are not family. Their names are just a coincidence. Its good that my name is not starting from 'E' , otherwise it could have been creepy. I think all of their names are sweet, just like them. I should tell you that Evan and Eric are best friends from kindergarten and Elise is Eric's girlfriend. I love them as a couple, they look so cute together. So this Evan guy comes up to me one day and he says, "So you are Anastasia, right?" "Yeah", I replied. "Pretty name.", he said. "Thanks", I said. "Hi, I am Evan, this is Eric and Elise. Can I call you Anna?", he asked. "No", I said. "Okay... then how about Annie?", he again asked. "No", I said again and further added by seeing him troubled fumbling for other short names starting with 'A', "But you can call me Thea." I said with a smile. (Good name right? Oh I am so smart, I thought about it just now.) "So you wanna have lunch with us?", he asked and I said grinning, "Yes, why not?"
I went over to the Cullen's table and picked up the food that they had bought. Rosalie mouthed, "Cute" Alice and Jasper were smiling, while Alice giving me a thumbs up. Emmett was glaring at the boy. I pleaded Rosalie to take Emmett's eyes off of that boy. She got his attention and started whispering something very fast in his ear. I went to Evan and his group and asked," So you all are in my math class right? What other subjects you have?" Like this I have my own group to hang out with in this small town. We have changed many places, mainly because of my safety, but I never forget my old friends. This group somehow reminds me of them.
O-Kay... now this is weird. Bella seems worried and keeps glancing at Edward's empty chair. I just noticed. Hey! Its not like I was staring at her this whole time? Whatever, I have other works to do too... you know like other stuff.
Ah, finally! Edward has come back! He looks good and keeps smiling all day. I wonder what he is up to these days. Wait! In the parking today, I saw Bella and Edward coming up hand in hand. Are my eyes seeing it clearly? Are they in a relationship? Why didn't he say anything about this at home? I probably shouldn't say this and respect his privacy. I am happy for him. Its because of me, he never got to date anyone. I used to consume all of his time and he never even complained about it. He is very sweet.
Yes! Yes! Yes! Today is my birthday! I am so excited. I made sure to picture a beautiful black open car in my mind , whenever Edward is near me. So they all get an idea of the type of gift I want most. Its already evening and its me and my Cullen family. We have never invited a human before in our house, so its only us, as always. But I like it. A sweet small gathering of my family and me. I cut the cake and unfortunately I have to eat it all alone. Now's the time for presents! I am wearing a black dress with a tight bodice, strapless, having a flowy skirt reaching my mid thighs. This sexy dress is a present from Rosalie.. Its only her who wants me to wear this , according to her- 'only a little bit revealing dress' on this occasion to show off my grown feminine body. She is crazy in the matter of make-ups and dresses.
Woot-woot! I got the same car I pictured. This car is from everybody collectively. A parcel also arrived at the time containing beautiful vintage diamond earrings from Volturi. At night when I was going to my room to change out of this suffocating outfit, Edward stopped me, "Wait, I just wanted to give you this before you go." "What?", I asked and gasped when he took out a silver chain with a beautiful, small platinum and pink diamond studded butterfly pendant. He tied it aroung my neck and asked,"Did you like the surprise?" I nodded. He gave me a kiss on forehead. I love gifts and surprises. This was the pendant which I saw once in Paris in a small shop and wanted to buy it but couldn't at that moment. I said," You remembered? Thank you." He smiled and said, "Now off you go to bed, tomorrow we have school. "
Today Edward is bringing Bella to our house. Everyone is so happy and excited. But sometimes I feel jealous, because Edward has been spending more time, in fact most of his time with her, rather than paying attention to any of us. If Edward can bring Bella here, then even I can bring my school friends over here for group study and homework. Yes, now I will do it and no one can stop me from bringing a human in a home full of vampires! Mwa ha ha ha ha...oops oh sorry! I didn't mean to scare anyone, I just got carried away. He he...
We all talked to Bella one by one. She knows everything about us, I mean vampires. But Carlisle has suggested me not to tell her much about my background. So when it was my turn to greet her, I came there with a smile. She was standing alone near our piano. Edward had gone to kitchen to bring her some snacks. I greet her with a big grin and say, "Hi! So you are the lucky girl huh? Edward has never brought anyone home before." That seemed to brighten her. She asked,"So how come you are the only human here and living with Cullens? Don't they have any problem like err..Edward had with me?" "Oh no no.", I gesture with my hand and say,"I was an orphan and fell ill and was on the verge of dying. Carlile adopted me like others and luckily I recovered with time. So now there was no need of changing me into a vampire to save me. They are giving me a good human life possible. " (See... what did I tell you? I have a fast running mind. But like this, I think I am become a liar too.) I further said, ''As for my blood's scent, I am total opposite of you. My blood doesn't appeal to any vampire. Its like I don't smell like food to them. I am hard to track. So yes, no one has any problem with me living around. Its like I am one of them, except the powers, you know. Well i think I should leave you two alone now." I then smiled again and she too smiled back. Edward had come in the room with a plate and a glass of water. I walk over to him, take a potato chip from the plate in mid-way, eat it and say to him, "She's okay." He smiled and walked over to her.