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Chapter 9 – Opening Up
I felt like I had been asleep ages when I woke up. I rolled over and looked at the alarm once again, it was only 11:00. I had only really been asleep two hours. I checked my phone once again for some texts, I had received a message from someone. I opened it up and I don't know if I was more shocker or hurt. The message read:
Heya :) hows you?? I got bored and wanted to text you xxx
And the message was from nobody other than that boy from my assignment. I have to admit I was quite shocked that he text me, I didn't think he would because I hadn't text him first. I was also hurt because it wasn't one of my so-called friends. I take back what I said about Angela being sweet and me being lucky to have her as a friend. If she was so sweet then wouldn't she of text me to see how I was doing with my dad being in intensive care (well that's what she knew, he was actually dead now).
But back to the message, it was sweet that he said he WANTED to text me. I think that means that he see's me as more than the girl from the English assignment; but I really wish that I could put a name to him instead of 'the boy from my English assignment'. I quickly text him back.
Hey :) ahh I have been better if I'm honest, u? Haha is that actually something sweet your saying to me? :O
After I got up I decided that I didn't want to be by myself anymore, I wanted to have some company. I walked down the huge staircase and into the sitting room. I never noticed it before but the Cullen's desktop sat in the corner of the living room. Having said that though I'm sure that each of the Cullen kids have a laptop of their own; it was probably just for communal use. I noticed a small figure settled down on the sofa watching the television; I knew that figure from anywhere it was Alice. She was so small and fragile looking that you couldn't mistake her for anyone else. I slowly walked up to the sofa but before I was over to it Alice must have sensed my presence because she turned around.
"Hey Bella" she greeted me.
"Alice" I smiled at her.
"What's up?" Alice asked as her eyes followed me until I finally settled down on the other side of the sofa to her.
"Not a lot. Mind if I just sit with you?"
"Not at all" she smiled at me once more before returning to the television. I also turned towards the television and finally realised what she was watching.
"Twilight!!" I said all excited. This guy from the assignment was definitely having an effect on me; before I talked to him earlier I wouldn't even get excited about Twilight, the best film ever made.
"You like it?" she seemed more that a little bit surprised.
"Like it? I love it!! it has to be like the best film ever made" I squealed.
"Now I totally agree with that" she laughed. Just then my phone beeped, informing me that I had received a text. I opened up the message.
I'm not too bad tanks, you sure you don't want to talk about it? And I might just be saying something sweet to you lol xxxx
I contemplated telling him for a minute; it would be nice to be totally honest with him about it all. At least that way I wouldn't feel like I was keeping something major from him. I decided maybe it would be better to tell him.
Can you be online in an hour?? xxxxx
"Who's that?" Alice asked intrigued, but I wasn't giving in.
"Someone" I replied casually. Then I received my answer.
Sure, talk to you then xxx
Alice gave up soon after that. I kept my eyes firmly on the television, though I wasn't really paying any attention to what was happening on screen. Even when the baseball scene came on (which is like my favourite scene in the whole movie) I couldn't pay attention to it. All I could think of was what I was about to do. As soon as the movie ended I said my goodbyes to Alice and wandered back up the stairs.
When I reached my bedroom door I stood there for a second; was I about to the the right thing? I was about to tell a guy that I barely knew something that my "friends" (or so they called themselves) didn't even know about me. Once I told him this there was no going back. I wasn't even sure how he would react to this; it's not something that happens to you every assignment that you get. And then how was I supposed to break it to him?? "oh yea, my dad was in a car accident the other day and died yesterday and now I have no family or friends for that matter...so how has your day been?"; yeah that would be a great conversation I thought to myself as I rolled my eyes casually.
After a minute or two of internal debating I turned the doorknob and made my way over to bed. I lay across it and reached under it to where I had stashed my laptop earlier on. There was still some time left until he was due to come online, so I just logged into MSN and waited. I hoped that he would take this well.
Edward's POV (I know you have all been dying for it lol and this is while Bella is watching the movie with Alice)
I have just received a text from that girl from my English assignment. She wants to talk to me online in an hour, I just text her back saying "sure, talk to you then xxx'.
I looked around me, I was completely surrounded by woodland and this was how I liked it. After talking to that girl on MSN this morning I just had to get away and think. There was something about that girl that just drew me to her; she was so genuine, funny, caring, sweet. Being a player and all I do always have girls falling at my feet; I will be the first to admit that yes I have taken advantage of that in the past. But this girl seemed different to all of them, she wasn't throwing herself at my mercy like they were. Now maybe that was just because she didn't know who I am; but I have a feeling that it's just who she is. And besides from that she told me she didn't like guys like Emmett, so I was sure she didn't fancy me. She didn't strike me as the kind of girl that would just throw herself at some guy; she seemed to have some self-respect (something 90% of girls in this town where lacking).
I had to admit it to myself; I didn't know this girl but man was I falling for her. It was weird for me, I have never really been in love before. I have had plenty of girlfriends and all but they were crushes and faded out after a week or two. When I talked to this girl I felt like I could talk to her all night and we would never run out of things to say; most girls that talk to me only talked about themselves and even at that they could only talk for an hour or so before becoming totally silent.
This whole thing had started out as a stupid assignment and now I was actually falling for this girl, and falling quite hard considering I haven't know her more than three days. Me, the player of the town, was falling in love with a stranger.
I looked at my watch and seen that a half hour had passed. It would only take fifteen minutes to get home but I wanted to get home early just in case this girl came online early. I walked back down the path that I knew only too well by now and hopped into my Volvo. I stuck my key in the engine and the car softly purred to life.
Fifteen minutes later and I was just pulling into the drive of my house. I opened the garage door with the sensor key as I was halfway down the drive; the door opened just in time for me to pull my car in. I swiftly made my way through the kitchen into the hall, up the stairs and into my bedroom. I turned on my laptop that I left sitting on my desk earlier and switched it on.
Before too long I was signed into MSN. It was my lucky day as she was online already. I immediately wrote to her.
I'll keep you my dirty little secret, don't tell anyone or you'll be just another regret
Hey :)
I Love Aaron Johnson
Hi
Okay she seemed a little off. I suddenly get the feeling that what she is about to tell me is something major.
I'll keep you my dirty little secret, don't tell anyone or you'll be just another regret
You wanted to talk to me?
I Love Aaron Johnson
Yea. But first I want you to promise me something
This sounded serious.
I'll keep you my dirty little secret, don't tell anyone or you'll be just another regret
Anything
And I really did mean anything. Anything that she asked I would be more than happy to do, just to know what has been upsetting her these last couple of days.
I Love Aaron Johnson
That you won't tell ANYONE about this? None of your mates, not even your family.
I'll keep you my dirty little secret, don't tell anyone or you'll be just another regret
I promise. Now what did you want to tell me?
It took her a while to reply to me, I think she was just thinking of how to word what she was going to say. Well that or she was thinking of not telling me at all; I really hoped that it wasn't the latter.
Then her conversation bar flashed orange and I clicked the conversation up as fast as I could.
I Love Aaron Johnson
Well you see when I said there was a family emergency the first time we spoke and I had to go...well I had to go the hospital.
I immediately got worried when I read this; she was okay wasn't she?? I mean it would be just my luck to finally fall for a girl only to find out she has terminal cancer or something.
I'll keep you my dirty little secret, don't tell anyone or you'll be just another regret
Are you okay??
I Love Aaron Johnson
Physically I'm fine
Physically? What does she mean by that?
I'll keep you my dirty little secret, don't tell anyone or you'll be just another regret
What do you mean physically? And if you're okay why did you have to go to the hospital?
I Love Aaron Johnson
I'm physically okay because looking at me you couldn't tell there is anything wrong, my mind is just a bit all over the place. And I had to go because my dad was in a car accident.
Bella's dad was in a car accident the other day. But it would have been stupid to think that it was Bella that I was talking to; I am sure that there was more than one car accident the other day.
I'll keep you my dirty little secret, don't tell anyone or you'll be just another regret
Oh no!! I'm so sorry. Is he okay??
I Love Aaron Johnson
Not exactly...he died yesterday. That was the something that came up when I couldn't text you back
Okay now this was seriously freaky! Bella's dad died yesterday. As I said before I am sure there was more than one car accident that day but there couldn't be two accidents when a person involved died a day after. I was talking to Bella!! It had to be her!
I'll keep you my dirty little secret, don't tell anyone or you'll be just another regret
I'm so sorry to hear that :( I'm always here if you need to talk to me, night or day.
I Love Aaron Johnson
Thanks, that means a lot to me.
Just then Alice called up the stairs that lunch was ready.
I Love Aaron Johnson
Sorry, lunch is ready. Ttyl xxxxx
Before I could reply she was gone. It was definitely Bella that I was talking to.
Just my luck, I find the absolutely perfect girl for me and she's the one girl that hates my guts. But she seemed to be opening up to me; did that mean that she liked me?? Maybe she did like me. But I was sure that when she realised who she was talking to any chance I ever had with her would fade in a matter of seconds.
Why did I have to be such a dickhead??
Okay, now I'm not entirely sure what I think of this chapter. I personally love it but I'm a bit worried you guys won't. It's the longest chapter in the story so far.
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