It's been our official week at America, and yet we have no opportunity to do the task dad's challenge. No progress whatsoever. Zip. Nada. Zilch. Zero.

"We made it. One official week. How do you feel?" I asked cheerily to my sisters while walking to our table for lunch "I like it here, no guards to watch over us, no appointments we 'need' to keep and no stuffy boring old man that keeps an eye on you so that they could report us to daddy. I like the people here as well they're nice." She said looking at 'Jimmy Jacobson' the school basketball hottie he sat down on the meddling Mary's table looking at them made me realize that they were the ones who kept mocking me and my sisters ever since we've arrive and we've done nothing to them to make them take an offense, except that I spilled red ice tea on their leader but she tripped me, and she was the one who started our fight. "What's the deal with Marie Claire? She's been on my case since we've got here." I said to my friends. "Don't bother about her, she on your case because she's just jealous of you." Leah said while reading a magazine and showing some of the clothes to Alice. "Why in the world would she be jealous of me?" "You're beautiful, smart and almost everyone likes you ever since you arrived." Jacob said looking at me with the same kind of expression Edward had on his face during or engagement party, which kind of scared me because of the bad memories it carried…

But before I could escape the conversation the memories I fought so hard came back to me full force…

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The next day after my sister plan making we decided that the best course of action is to put the plan into motion as soon as we can. I sent a message to Edward to meet me in our private garden.

"You wanted to talk to me." Edward said his voice cracked from his obvious worry and fright, he was afraid that I was going to hit him and that I'll tell him that I hate him, which I did but for the moment I completely forgot what I was going to say he snuck up on me from behind, was so close I could fell his breath which made my hair on the back of my neck stand. I quickly turned around and found myself inches from his, his face wasn't like the Edward I remembered; his jaw was clenched, his eyes were cast down his perfect nose, his hands I noticed were now fist, but before I could say anything he said "you said it was important, I'm here please get this over with." He said without looking at me but I could hear the strain in his voice. "I wanted to talk with you because…" I let the continuation float away and I tried to fake a smile this was harder than I thought. Not only am I lying to my best friend but I don't want to get married. "Bella, before you continue I just want to make my actions clear to you and make you understand why I did that." Edward's eyes were softening to the ones I recognize, and as much as I hate to admit I missed seeing them. Looking into his eyes no one would ever guess that he is adventurous, loyal and ambitious.

"Bella, I can't imagine what you were thinking. I'm sorry I didn't express my feelings to you first, before I went to your father I thought it was proper, and I thought, well, to tell you honestly I didn't think." He paused and took my hands in his, breathlessly he said "while the fact is, I do think- I think of you all the time. Bella, I've been in love with you my whole life." His emerald green eyes bored into mine, but I couldn't look away. Which didn't make sense to me because we're just friends?

"I-I-I," I stuttered, pulling my hands away for his and stepped back but because of my clumsiness I slipped but before he could have a moment with the floor Edward caught me and hold onto me, which made my face bright red, I tried to apologize but before I could get a word out he laughed, which made me laugh after a few minute he straightened it out and I did the same when I finally caught my breath. Edward looked at me expectantly, I cleared my throat and said "Edward you are my best friend and to be honest with you, that all what I thought you were. In my defense I never thought you felt more for me than friendship…" I trailed of looking at him "Bella surely you have felt it, the connection that felt, some part of you must have a feeling that we belong together." He said looking at me hopefully "how? I mean what mad you feel that you want to marry me." I said looking at him with all the innocence I could muster. "Why? " Edward said shaking his head in disbelief. "Bella you are incredibly beautiful, kind, loving, just and more than that I love you." He said looking at me, his eyes were telling the truth.

Boy, he was in love. Even on my best day I will never be incredibly beautiful compared to my sisters. The realization of that fact made me stutter my response "e-Edward I thought about it and well you are my best friend I think in a few years I might even learn to love you…" I said looking at his eager face, but before I could continue the heat of the sun and the fact I hadn't had breakfast yet made me faint. The next thing I knew I lying down on the sofa in my suite while Edward was holding me and applying a cool compress on my forehead "Bella" he said when he saw that my eyes were now open. I could see the worry and the fear, as well as the relief in his eyes but before I could tell him that I was alright he cut me of and said "from now on you will never lift a finger again. I will take care of you until the end of our days…" he continued on an on I couldn't listen to him without the reflex of barfing up my dinner, I was getting angrier he knew me better than that I never want to be a stuffy princess I already had to face torture that is court but now he plans to out do the damage dad did and made me hate him now for all the damages he did by asking dad for my hand in marriage. "Edward enough I said I'll marry didn't I please leave me for now I need to rest some more." I said without looking at him I turned and left him sitting at the living room part of my suite while I locked myself in my bedroom.

I remember the talk I had with my sister after meeting Edward I was mad and so were they, they both knew me enough that on my behalf they also got mad at him as well.. The past was past…

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I found myself staring at a blank wall crying while the worried faces of my sisters and friends intruded my line of vision. Everyone were worried but Alice had this knack for making everyone think the way she needs them to think, she made up a lie that we just received news that our cousin died and I was really close to that cousin but I held back my tears so much that my dam finally burst. Every one of my friends tried to give me their condolences. I went to the nurse's office after lunch and got permission if I could go home.

I was the only one home the tub was calling me my need was great so I gave in the pain I gave Edward during the engagement party was horrible and I wish I haven't done it the pain was still fresh, my conscience was still yelling at me and my happiness was always limited. I gave up and relaxed in the tub remembering the most painful night of my life….

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"I can't believe I'm actually going through with this." I said to my sisters. "You have no choice but this so suck it up, we have plan a and b remember." Rosalie hissed at me and straightened her dress after then took her position at the stage. "Its alright darling just remember the plan." Alice the more sympathetic of the two said before she went up to her place in the stage she heard her father make on of his reserved speeches. Finally Edward and I was announced. I was the first one on stage because of titles and gender, my first thought when I saw every one who was celebrating this "momentous occasion" I quote dad's words not mine, where is Edward I need him to be here and suffer nauseating affair with me.

The I saw him

His smile was radiant his eyes were focused and bright, Edward took my hand and kissed my knuckles in front of every one then he mouthed to me that I look absolutely beautiful, and again I quote his words not mine. The whole street was silent (I might have forgotten to mention this to you but my father thought that the whole front lawn and main street of the palace was to be reserved for the subjects that wants to attend the occasion.) everyone were holding their breath, waiting for something, anything to happen, Edward stood up and leaned forward and kissed my forehead next. I could hear my heart beating, then the silence broke and the crowd cheered as if their lives depended on it, I on the other hand felt dizzy and my stomach was in knots the next thing I knew was that father had another speech ready, all I heard though was blah, blah, blah. After dad's speech Edward took my hand and lead my to the dance floor, every single dance that night was perfect, but the one that brought down the house was following soon.

I also remembered that I almost told my sisters that the plan was off but when Mary Ann HAD to make a speech herself even though half the people there would rather take out their eardrums with a dull knife then listen to her. "I just want to congratulate the happy couple and may they learn the truth behind the saying 'live your life to the fullest' may they learn responsibility and may they have many more years ahead of them." Mary Ann said looking at the two of us with a look she thinks is motherly but I think is more like a snarl. My resolve to abort the plan lost, and me and my sisters let lose the rats, cats and dogs, we have gathered the past few days the dinning hall was a mess, the guest were so scared that they ran out of the tent as soon as the animals were caught. The only mistake we made is that one of my sister's ribbons was caught in one of the cage doors were we kept the rats, we were busted, sent to our room; and father sent us here.

Edward was so mad at me his voice became icy cold and all he said to me was "you destroyed the palace garden and made a fool of yourself just to avoid marrying me…" he trailed of; turned away from me then he left that was the last time I saw him before we were sent to America.

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When I opened my eyes I found myself crying once again I hated that I miss my dad I hated I miss my home country and I hated most of all that I miss Edward.

Tonight I crawled into bed with a new fire in me I decided to find a way to finish the challenge father has given me and find a way to win Edward back… with those thoughts in my head I fell asleep.