Chapter 7: The Unexpected
Isabella's POV
"What?" I asked shocked.
"I said, will you go out with me?" Lan repeated. '3...2...1...' I could imagine him counting down in his head.
"Why the f*** are you asking me out after you broke my best friend's heart? Did you think I would forgive you for hurting my first best friend since Luke moved? The answer is h*** no!" I screamed at him. Then I felt like my heart snapped in two. I held in the tears until I stormed back into my dorm. I fell onto my bed and started to cry into my pillow. I managed to write a note to Ella: You were right El. I did like him. It's to late now.
"Hey, what's wrong Bella?" Maylu, who had woken up because of my crying, asked.
"I'm sorry Maylu." I mumbled.
"Sorry? For what?" Maylu asked
"Lan just asked me out." I told her.
"Did you say yes?" Maylu asked with an edge in her voice.
"Of course not. I still hate him. Though I feel heartbroken." I said. "Though it's not the first time."
"You mean Luke?" Maylu asked.
I sighed and said, "Sit down Maylu. There's a story I need to tell."
"It was two years ago. I was walking back home with my best friend, Chelsea...
Flashback
"Hey, Chelsea how's it going with you and Denny?" I playfully teased.
"Oh quiet Isa- MUMMF!" Someone came out from an alley and grabbed us.
"Give us all your money. NOW!" A dirty blond girl, about a foot taller than us, threatened with a gun.
"A-alright. Just don't hurt us." I stuttered.
"No Bella, we can take them." Chelsea said.
"Chelsea! Don't be an idiot! One of them has a gun for God's sake! It's not worth it!" I told her.
"It is to me. My dad seems to be losing his jo-" Chelsea suddenly slumped to the ground with blood coming out of her head.
"What the h***?" I screamed. The gun, that the dirty blond had, had smoke coming from it.
"Let's bail. It's not worth it anymore." The blond one said.
Flashback end
"...I called the cops and knelt next to Chelsea's body, crying my eyes out until the cops took her body away. I went to her grave last year and I ment to go to her grave again this year, but I didn't get a chance to." I wrapped up the story and I started to cry.
"Man, that's rough! It's like your life is just one bad thing after another." Maylu sympathized.
"I know." I said.
"Come on Bella! Cheer up, or do I have to do this?" Ella started to make silly faces or playing funny clips of a comedy. I was laughing within a minute.
"Oh Bell, you have mail from Uncle." Ella announced.
When I managed to stop laughing, I asked, "What does it say?"
"It says, 'Isabella, there's something I've been meaning to tell you something. Come to my house a.s.a.p. with your PET.'" Ella read out loud.
"Okay, I've got to go. See you later Maylu. Let's go Ella." I said. I grabbed my PET and hopped on my bike. When I got to my uncle's house, I saw him sitting on a chair with his hand on his head.
"Hey what do you need Uncle?" I asked.
"Oh good. You two are here. Does the name Maddie ring a bell?" My uncle asked.
"Uh, no. Should it?" I asked.
"Actually, yes. I think I remember someone named Maddie." Ella said and I looked at her like she was crazy. 'What is she talking about?' I thought.
"Well, it should for you Ella. Isabella, when you were only a few weeks old, you lived here and you had a 5 year-old sister."
