This is before Bella is changed, months before she puts an add in the papers all over the world.
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Bella's point of view:
As Charlie and I tried to make it over to where Harry and Billy's family were sitting. A very old
woman stood up, with her back to me, she was shorter then me, and she lost her balance when
she turned around, and bumped into me! I can't believe I caught her, for the first time in my life, I
wasn't clumsy. I didn't fall down from her movements, and she gazed up at me with beautiful
hazel eyes, her wrinkly face was actually beautiful-with lots of smile lines, and her white hair
looked silky.
I was lost in her eyes..I had felt this different kind of shock go thru my body-that I had never felt
with anyone before, I couldn't move, and I felt she was seeing my whole life within seconds.
Jacob had been leading the way, for us to follow, and he turned around to make sure we were still
following. His eyes had gotten bigger as he saw me that I was not following, I could see that his
face kept going back to the anicent one and watching me watch her. He stood perfectly still.
The woman reached for my hands. She looked like she was going into a trance, very much..
like I remembered Alice used to do. Thinking of Alice made me sad, and the woman took a
surprised gasp.
I decided to stay really still and I kept my eyes on the woman.
The women started talking in the old language which Charlie and I didn't know. I felt
uncomfortable hearing the foreign words. The whole community there stopped talking and
listened to the words. It was soo very quiet.
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Charlie heard gasps from many of the older folks there. He looked down at Sam, who was the
closest to Bella, the woman, and him. He saw that Sam looked like he was in shock, as he
listened-Charlie could see that he knew what the old woman was saying. Charlie then glanced
over at Jacob, Jacob looked like he wasn't listening just looking at how beautiful Bella looked to
him. Charlie glanced around at the crowd until he saw Billy and Harry. He groaned quietly to
himself when he saw their faces. He knew, now, that Bella had touched a very important woman
at this event. He just hoped they had not offended anyone by not being tribe members, and
touching this important woman?! Charlie then glanced at the woman's eyes and felt completely
calm-even tho she was not looking at him...and he thought she was lost in thought.
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Bella's point of view:
The woman came out of her trance, gave Bella a kiss and spoke in perfect English,
"Thank you."
I thought, maybe it was a lot of words just to say thank you...but then I got the shivers and thought
of Edward and Alice and hoped it wasn't because I knew a few Vampires....?
Even tho I was lost in thought I remembered to say,
" Your welcome." As she turned around to go to a building in the distance.
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Charlie looked again at the woman and the crowd, and saw that they looked at Bella like she was
a star. The woman walked away from them, and many women got up to follow her. Jacob made a
noise that caught their attention, and gestured to have them follow him again.
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Bella's point of view
Charlie, Jacob, and I finally made it to Billy and Harry's spot, there was enough room to sit
comfortably. As I sat down, I looked toward the story teller and he was looking at us. I blushed.
Then I noticed everyone was looking at us too. I felt my face must have been so red, and that's
why people looked so much at us. I looked at the crowd with questioning eyes.
Harry finally broke the spell, and told the story teller to start, but Charlie and I still saw people
sneaking looks at us, and every time I couldn't help but blush. I was so uncomfortable and
stressed.
After the meeting, Charlie and I got into the car, and before Charlie started the engine. I had to
ask,
" Dad, what did I do? To cause everyone to look at me or us like that?
Charlie said, " You got me kid. I've never seen that woman before. She's probably the oldest Elder
I have ever seen at any story telling I've been to. Maybe just saving her from falling, is why you got
such attention. Maybe most people there are scared of her?" He sighed and glanced over at Bella
and continued,
" I just have no idea Bells. I'll try to find out later..when things have calmed down..OK Bells?"
He reached over and messed up my hair...in his playful manner.
After Charlie starting the engine to go home, I leaned back in the car seat, I knew that the woman
had seen something, and what ever she saw, I had the feeling that I was going to be involved in
something whether I liked it or not! I kept shivering with that thought. If she was happy-if the crowd
was happy did that mean Edward and his family were going to get hurt? I got so tired and just
wanted to relax and sleep.
When they were leaving La Push, they could hear happy hollers and whoops from the crowd that
still was there.
That night I had the strangest dream...
Edward was there, trying to come closer to me, but I was telling him to stay away from me..Alice
was trying to walk closer to me and touch me too, and I leaped back with horror.
I woke up, my sheets were damp, my body was so hot, and I was so scared. Charlie didn't come
to wake me up..so I guess at least I didn't scream.
Luckily it was a Saturday.
I didn't want to think about La Push and started to think about Italy instead.
In three weeks, I would be out of school for two weeks. It was a two week vacation. I had gotten
money from Phil and Renee, and Charlie and the guys at the police station had contributed to
plane tickets to Italy for me. I had been an A+ student, and the job on helping the community with
my cooking had helped a lot for me to save money. Charlie and the guys suggested I make more
meals to help others who couldn't or didn't have time to cook. Thru cooking and finding out what
health problems some had, I had gotten rewarded on saving more then one life. They were so
grateful that they also helped me to afford the trip to Italy. I was a like a hero to many. Angela and
her boyfriend has also helped me with the cooking..so they got a reward too.
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Leah had called me the day before I was to leave for Italy and asked me to come to La Push. The
gang wanted me to be with them for a little while. The said they were going to miss me....I didn't
think two weeks was really that long, but I agreed to come over.
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