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Chapter 4

The rest of the week passed by without incident. I would go to my regular classes, and then proceed to Music Club. It was the same routine everyday, it seemed. I would wake up, shower, get dressed, go to school, come home, dinner and homework. Afterwards, I would play the guitar or check my email. I would always text my mom.

On Saturday, though, I woke up at 6 to get showered and dressed before Alice came to get me at 6:30. I was wolfing down breakfast when the doorbell rang, indicating that Alice was here. I put my bowl in the sink and hurried to the door. I opened it and Alice stood there, smiling crazily. "Are you ready?"

"Almost. I have to grab the keys and my shoes and money and stuff…"

"Okay, then hurry!"

"Okay! You wanna come in for a minute?"

"Sure," she said, dancing into my house. She sat down on the beat-up sofa and began looking around. I quickly ran upstairs and grabbed my purse, throwing my cell-phone and wallet in. I grabbed my jacket off my desk chair and ran down the stairs. I grabbed my shoes and put them on.

I went back into the living room and said, "Ready!"

She stood up and we left. When I saw the Volvo in the driveway, my heart skipped a beat. Was he here? I cautiously walked over to the car, looking to see who was in the drivers seat. No one.

I about sighed with relief, but I felt angry as well. Where was he?

I climbed into the passenger seat of the car and Alice climbed into the drivers seat. She turned the car on and pulled out the driveway. The car seemed to purr, like a cat. It was much nicer than the rumbling from my truck on the way to school.

We drove in silence for a while before Alice said, "Are you excited?"

"Very."

"Good, because I have ideas for what to get you."

"You don't have to get me anything!" I declared, turning and looking at her in shock.

"Yes, we are," she said, looking slightly dangerous. "I'm going to get you a dress."

"Why?"

"Because, I have a feeling you'll be needing it soon."

"Okay," I said, not sure what to do.

She smiled triumphantly. "You'll like it and approve."

"Really?"

"Bella, I know you'll like it."

How she knew, I wasn't sure at the moment. I let it fly and stared out the window. "HECK! Slow down!"

"Why?"

"Because, you're going 100 miles an hour!"

"So?"

"We might crash! Or get a ticket or something!"

"Bella, calm down. We're fine."

I breathed slowly out my nose, trying to calm down. "Will you please slow down 20 miles at least?"

"Fine," she said reluctantly. We were going at a steady 80 now.

"Thank you."

While we drove, we talked. I asked Alice about where she had lived. "Oh, I've lived a lot of places, some I can't even remember." She suddenly became sad.

"It's okay. I've never really gone anywhere."

She smiled and asked, "What was Phoenix like?"

I thought for a moment. "It was hot." It was an honest answer.

"What were your friends like and what was school like and everything?"

I gulped. What was I supposed to tell her? Um, Phoenix was horrible. Everyone would stare at me and think I was a freak because I was hearing impaired and wore hearing aids and one wanted to be my friend? No! I told her, "They were different. We didn't really talk much."

"Oh, school was horrible? Boring?"

"Yep."

"Like every school."

"Yeah, education is important, but school is a different matter."

"Yep."

We kept talking until we came to a city. Alice took the turn-off and drove straight to the biggest building there. The Mall.

Okay, I'm not really a shopper person, and the mall frightened me. Alice parked and we climbed out. She came over and grabbed my arm, dragging me through the nearest door and into the nearest store. Forever Young, a shoe store. NO!!!!

7 LONG HOURS later, we left, 7 bags in each hand. We somehow shoved them into the car. I was about to climb in when my stomach rumbled. "You wanna get something on the way out of town?"

"Sure," I said, not sure if she heard or not. We drove around and found a Burger King.

"What do you want?" Alice asked.

"A Whopper with a small sprite," I said.

She told the drive-through guy and he took the order. "Anything else?" he asked.

"Nope."

"Okay, that's $5.32 at the first window."

"Thanks," Alice said, driving forward.

"Aren't you gonna get anything?' I asked.

"I have a special diet, remember?"

"Oh, yeah." We came to the window and I pulled out my wallet, but Alice already had handed her credit card to the guy. "I could've paid."

"Yeah, I know."

"I don't wanna take all your money. I could've paid."

She pulled up to the next window and took the bag from the guy. She handed it to me and we began to hit the highway. "Eat," she demanded.

I pulled out the burger and began eating, filling the pit called my stomach. I slurped down the Sprite. 'Wow,' I thought, 'I didn't realize how hungry I got.'

We were driving fast and talking to each other, when Alice suddenly began staring into space, stopping in mid-sentence. "Alice?" I asked.

"Hey, sorry, yeah?" she asked a moment later.

"You okay?"

"Yeah. Do you wanna go to my house for a minute? You could meet my parents and we could put my bags into my room!" she said, too excitedly.

"Sure! I'd love to." What was she planning? Something EVIL, I was sure.

We drove through the winding, long driveway to her house. When we pulled up, I let out a gasp. It was a white mansion. Flowers decorated the yard and walkways, making the house stand out in its purity. I climbed out of the car, taking in every detail. We walked to the door, Alice opening it and yelling, "Mom! I'm home!"

A beautiful woman walked out of the kitchen and said, "Hello, Alice. Oh, who's your friend?"

"This is Bella," she said, smirking.

"Oh, this is the famous Bella I've heard about," she said, walking up to me and shaking my hand. Her grip was strong and cold, like everyone else in the family.

"Hello, Mrs. Cullen," I said, trying to be polite

"Please, call me Esme," said the woman. I began to compare her to Snow White.

I smiled and said, "You have a beautiful home."

"Thank you."

"Come on, Bella," Alice said, tugging my sleeve. "Let's take these bags upstairs."

"Okay, nice to meet you, Esme," I said while being dragged up the stairs by the pixie.

"Nice to meet you too, Bella."

We went down the long hallway, and into a room. I stopped in the door way, gasping at how big and PINK it was. Alice giggled at my reaction. She grabbed my arm and pulled me over to her bed, making me drop the bags. She handed me a bunch of white hangers and we began hanging up her clothes.

When we went to her closet, I about passes out. It was bigger than her room and it was entirely filled with clothes! She grabbed my hand and began pulling me through the maze of her closet. She hung up the clothes, then went over to a small area that only had a few items on the rod. She took off the shirt and held it up to me, trying to imagine me wearing the shirt.

"Here," she said, handing it to me.

"Wait, what?" I asked as she began pulling me out of her closet once more.

"Change. You spilled some ketchup down your shirt."

I looked down at my shirt. "Liar."

"Maybe, now change!" she declared, pushing me into her bathroom. She closed the door and I groaned, reluctantly changing into the shirt. It surprisingly fit me very well. I walked out when it was on and showed her, saying, "Ta-da."

Her eyes widened and she said, "Perfect," in a small voice. She then pushed me back into her bathroom and plugged in the curling iron. She sat me down on the chair and opened up a drawer, which was filled with make-up. My eyes widened in fright.

"Alice, what are you doing?"

"Torturing you, of course!"

Oh, joy.

Another long hour later, Rosalie came in. She came to the bathroom and when she saw Alice torturing me, she laughed and joined in. A half hour later, Jasper came in. When he saw me, his eyes widened and he said to Alice, "He's….if she's here….."

"Jasper. I understand completely. Everything will be okay. Don't worry."

He nodded and left. Alice then turned me around to the mirror and said, "Ta-Da!"

The girl in the mirror was not me, but when I moved, so did she. Her hair was curled to perfection, not a hair out of place. Her make-up was very natural, but it made her brown eyes pop. It all blended well with the top. I stood up and hugged Alice and Rose, saying, "Thanks, you guys. I look great!"

"Your welcome!" Alice said. "Now, it's time to show you off."

"What does that mean?" I asked as she and Rose grabbed my hands and began pulling me down the stairs.

When we came to the living room, everyone was there, including Edward. He was facing away from me, but I could tell he was angry, his posture stiff, and he was talking angrily to Carlisle. Emmett, Carlisle, and Esme looked at, eyes wide. "Bella! You're beautiful," Esme said, walking over to me.

When Esme had said my name, Edward had cringed. He hesitantly turned and looked at me, eyes growing wide. I smiled and blushed, his eyes watching my every move. "Thank you, Esme."

"Your welcome, dear."

"Okay, Bella," Alice said. "Now you pose."

"What?" I asked blushing harder with embarrassment. Pose? "Actually, I think I should head home. Charlie will be home soon, and I've still got to make dinner."

"Okay, I'll drive!" Alice said, grabbing my hand and pulling the keys out of her pocket. We hurried out to the garage, and that's when I realized that I left my jacket in the house. I turned quickly, running back in. "Bella!" Alice said, noticing me going back into the house.

I opened the door and began to hurry to Alice's room when Esme stopped me and said, "Here's your things, sweety. You left it on the couch."

"Thanks, Esme," I replied, wondering if I had left it on the couch. I thought I left it all on Alice's bed. I shrugged it off and hurrying back out to the car. I climbed in and Alice began speeding to my house. I was thinking for a moment when I remembered I had my hearing aids in. Oh, no. Did she see them? "Hey, Alice?"

"Yeah?"

"Did you notice anything when you were doing my hair?"

"No, except that it's got some red in it. Was I supposed to notice something?"

"No, just wondering."

"Okay," she said, suspiciously.

When we came to my house, I climbed out and thanked Alice again. She and I exchanged goodbyes and I went into the house, closing the door softly. I went into the kitchen and began on dinner.

I tried to concentrate that night on what I was doing, whether it was homework or chores, but all I could think about was Edward. Strangely, he was all I could dream about as well.

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