Prompt: Patience
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The next few weeks were drab and monotonous for Bella. There was a lot of school work, and she spent hours at the library or behind her laptop. Her friend Leah and she went to see a movie one night, and to a bar another, but apart from that, life was pretty predictable, and Bella was content with it.
Alice had called her a couple of times and they had discussed the incident with Edward again, but Alice couldn't really enlighten her on his problems, or whether there were any problems to begin with, besides the fact that he'd been drunk as a skunk that night.
Bella often thought of him, even though she didn't know why. Something about him had… touched her, in a way she couldn't explain to herself. She didn't dwell on it however, letting the memory of him come and go.
Her sister had fallen in love with a guy named Paul and never stopped enthusing about him. Their mum was taking pottery classes and didn't stop bringing home vases and plates. Daddy Charles, who was a social worker, was trying to stop smoking and kept puffing on a ridiculous electronic cigarette. Pookie was his usual boisterous self.
The last October weekend brought a multitude of events at Whitlock's Brand. Bella worked at a brunch on Saturday, and tended the bar at an art gallery opening that night. On Sunday, she helped Alice set up a lunch buffet at the French Embassy in Knightsbridge served beverages and helped clean afterwards. It was dark by the time she returned to her apartment, and she was thoroughly tired.
She took a bath and retired to bed with a book, yawning happily at the thought that she could sleep in the next day.
Monday came with golden sunshine, and after two mugs of coffee, Bella took the District Line to Notting Hill Gate, where she changed for the Central Line to Tottenham Court Road. Luckily, the tube wasn't as crammed as it would be during rush hour, and she even got to sit down. She needed to buy a birthday gift for her sister, and also planned to start looking for Christmas presents. Bella wasn't a very enthusiastic shopper, and the fact that she didn't have a lot of money never made it any easier. With the upcoming holiday season though, there would be plenty of working for Jasper and Alice.
She went to a multitude of shops on Oxford Street, ending up with a pink muffler and woollen hat for Jackie. It was close to three p.m. when she decided she'd had enough. She made one last stop at Boots to buy such necessities as shampoo and conditioner, tampons, and toothpaste. She stood in line, pondering whether she should buy herself a sandwich or wait until she got home. She hadn't had any breakfast, and now, her stomach was growling.
Behind her, somebody put two boxes of Paracetamol and some vitamin C pills on the conveyor belt, tapping his long fingers in impatience. It was annoying, and after thirty seconds, Bella turned to look at him, her eyes growing wide.
His hair was as tousled as she remembered it several times a day, and he looked tired, dark smudges under fierce green eyes. He seemed to be just as shocked as she felt, staring down at her.
"Bella," he said softly.
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