Disclaimer: Twilight is not mine…
A/N: Really,I am sorry for the late been a month since i updated.
Chapter 7
BPOV
I took a cab and went to Alice's boutique.
This was making me so nervous. She was a top designer, and my used-to-be best friend. We never contacted each other after that incident. Now, this will be the first time we would be talking in seven years. Great job!
When I got out of the cab, I saw Alice standing outside her boutique looking very nice. Who am I kidding? It's Alice we're talking about. She always looks amazing.
I smiled at her and she smiled back.
"Good morning, Bella!" she greeted me happily.
"Good morning, Alice," I greeted her back. There was an awkward silence for about five seconds until she talked again.
"You never did change," she said smiling. Huh?
"Look at your clothes, Bella," she pointed at my clothes.
"Well, I'm not really into fashion right now and I don't know anything about it," I said while staring at my feet. It felt so wier just standing next to alcie, who looked absolutely stunning. I mean, come on! You can't even compare me to Alice.
"I know you don't! That's why I said you never change!" she said happily. I just stayed quiet and didn't know what to say. I did not change? I thought I did change! More miserable, of course. I threw her a smile.
"Uhh… Are we going to work?" I asked with hesitation.
"Yes,of course! Lets go!" she said still smiling. I wonder why she was always smiling. Wait. She's ALICE, of course. Always the hyper one.
I followed her and saw a bright yellow car.
"Come on,Bella!" she said hopping to her car. I followed her.
During the car ride, Alice asked me some questions about my life, my job and lastly, my lovelife.
"Do you have a boyfriend, Bella?"asked her. Yeah right, no guys even wanted to talk to me. Or even get a second look at me. Karma.
"No, I don't have any boyfriend."
"Why?"she asked again. Because I cheated on your brother and I've been beating myself about it.
"Oh. You know, I'm busy with work and I don't have time for boys," I answered and she flashed me one of her brightest smiles.
The rest of the ride was silent. About ten minutes later, we stopped in front of a medium-sized house. I wonder who owns it.
We got off the car and Alice pressed the doorbell. Suddenly a man in his mid twenties or something ran out of the door and opened the gate for us.
"Hi, Jack!" greeted Alice to 'Jack'.
"Hi, Mrs. Whitlock, how are you?" said Jack towards Alice.
"I told you before, just call me Alice. And I'm perfectly fine," she said and looked at me,
"Jack, this is Bella, the landscaper. Bella, this is Jack, Arno's babysitter," said Alice introducing us. I shook Jack's hand. But who's Arno?
"Um… Who's Arno?" I asked Alice and Jack.
They just smiled and jack shouted,"ARNO! Come here!"
And then a dog came out from the house and ran to Alice. Oh… So that's Arno.
"This is Arno, Edward's dog," she said while she patted Arno's head. Oh. Wait, Edward? This is Edward's house? EDWARD CULLEN's house???
Arno then looked at me and he lifted his left paw. I guess he wants a hand shake hand? I shook his paw and he jumped. Well, I could never understand dogs.
"Come on, Bella. Let's get down to work," Alice said. I looked up and nodded. I followed Alice while she led the way.
Of course, Arno followed me. We went around the house and stopped in the backyard. The sight caught me off-guard!!
This was the worst backyard I ever seen. The grass was so dry that the color turned brown. This backyard totally has no life. I mean, where were the plants? There were only grass and one big, dead tree in the corner. It was big, I supposed but its awful.
"I know, it's awful," said Alice interrupting my thoughts. Yes, it is.
"Edward never cared about his backyard. All he does is work, sleep, and eat. He never plays with Arno anymore since he got his position as CEO. He became a workaholic. A couple years ago, Esme planted trees and flowers in this backyard. It was beautiful. But Edward never took care of it," she continued.
I can imagine but I can't say a thing to that. he has a better life than me, anyway. I know money can't buy happiness, but at least he's not like me. Financial crisis.
"He's not happy," I muttered to myself, but Alice heard it.
"Yes, that's definitely right. He's not happy. His life is lonely," she smiled sadly.
"Anyways, I wanted to make his birthday an unforgettable experience. I want him to be a happy and cheery Edward," she said.
"You want me to bring this backyard to life?" I asked. She nodded.
"Well, I'll try my best," I said to her.
"Thank you, Bella. You don't know how much that mean to me. Also, I hope can we be friends again? The past is the past, and I really want to be your friend again," she said. I could tell that she was sincere.
"I would love to."
APOV
I just asked her to be my friend again, and she said she would love to. I was so happy because ever since I left her in high school, I couldn't find a best friend like her. She was one of a kind. She was incredible in her own way. She was the best of friends I ever had. Well, besides Rosalie. I also asked her to fix Edward's backyard, and she just said yes easily. But also, I wanted her to bring back Edward's life. I know he has been miserable. Actually, I don't know if I wanted Bella to bring back Edward's life. I trust Bella as my friend, but I don't know if I can trust her to fix Edward's life. She ruined his life once but can Edward let her in again?
"Alice!" I was distracted by my thoughts when Bella called out.
"Yes?"
"So all you want me to do is…" she asked.
"Yes, just do those things. And maybe you could plant flowers and trees," I answered. She nodded and kept writing my requests on her notebook.
Did Edward hate bella? I don't think so. But I know Rosalie and Tanya still hate her because she cheated on Edward. They like to talk about Bella every chance they can. And they said if they ever see her again they wanted to make her life miserable just like Bella did to Edward. What about Emmett? He was devastated but he was just like me. We forgave Bella a long time ago and hoping to find her so that we could be friends again. But I know Emmett can't because Emmett is Rosalie's fiancé.
I can't believe it was lunch time already. I asked her if she wanted lunch with me, but she rejected my offer politely. Bella said she has to work on my requests now or we won't make it in time until Edward comes home. I gave her keys to Edward's house so that she can work on it whenever she can. I also asked her for her number. I really wanted to be friends with Bella again.
I just hope this time, there will be no mistakes!
A/N:
-Mariepigen (anonymous) : LOL,I understand. Did you freaked out too seeing your name here? :D
Tell me about your toughts about 'bring the backyard to life' thingy…I got that from my grandma when we visited my grandfather's backyard was awful. Anyway,I really wanted to say sorry over and over again for the late update…blame me and physics. Theres a test about physics and I really have to get a good mark on that because…physics is important? Heheheheheh….
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