A/N: Here is #2...
EPOV
When I finally dragged my tired ass to bed, I prayed for sleep. With as exhausted as I felt, it should have come the second my head hit the pillow. But while my body was weary, my mind was racing. Everything I saw, heard, and felt today reminded me of Bella.
It was like some floodgate to the past had been ripped open and I was swept away by a tidal wave of nostalgic feelings and memories. I was powerless to stop it and part of me wondered if I even wanted to stop it. This was all I had left of her, memories and the faded threads of a bracelet she gave me years ago.
I closed my eyes and I was adrift in one memory after another. Some were painful and threatened to rip my heart to shreds while others were happier and buoyed my sagging spirits. As they ran through my mind like a movie reel, I clung to one of the happier ones, trying to get lost in it and not the heartache of present.
We both stared at the rollercoaster in front of us. It was said to be the tamer of the five in the park, but one look at Bella and I knew she was scared shitless.
I bumped her shoulder. "Come on, it doesn't look that bad." Just then the familiar clank of the coaster striding up the hill sounded and we watched as it slowly made its way up the incline and then paused just for a brief second before it plummeted down the other side.
Beside me, Bella gulped. "I don't know, Edward. It looks so scary," she whispered, her eyes wide with fright.
Just then, the loud annoying laughter of Jane broke through. "Are you scared of this one, Bella? It's like for little kids." She turned toward me. "You should come with us Edward to ride Viper. If Bella can't handle this one, there is no way she can handle that one. Leave the scaredy cat here."
The sneer on her face was unattractive. I never liked Jane or the posse of followers she had. They all reminded me of sheep.
"Fuck off, Jane. We were just heading to get in line." With that, she stormed off toward the line for the High Roller and I ran to catch up with her. When I did, I pulled her to face me.
"We don't have to ride it if you don't want to. Forget what Jane said. She's just being a bitch."
"I'm riding it with or without you." With that she stormed off, but I caught up to her quickly.
We said nothing as we waited the few minutes to get on. Once we did, Bella turned paler and paler and a slight tremor shook her body. I hoped she wouldn't hurl as that would suck and only give Jane more ammunition against Bella. With each movement of the coaster, I watched Bella and when we finally fell over the top, she let out a blood-curdling scream that quickly turned into screams of delight.
After that, we spent the whole afternoon going from coaster to coaster.
That summer we talked our parents into getting us season passes to Valleyfair and we went almost every weekend. It was the first time I realized that I loved Bella as more than a friend. It was the first time I saw her as a blossoming woman and I worried if she would ever feel the same way about me.
A/N: The place Edward is talking about, Valleyfair, really does exist.. and I live like 5 min from it! Google... the coast that is talked about here is called The High Roller.. and its a rickety wooden coaster.. I love that thing! Share your thoughts... please...
