Chapter 11: Jet.
Bella's POV:
Finally after I was able to get out of the house and go to the pet store. I decided it was time to try a dog again. Except not one that was as big as Edward. I decided to get a puppy.
I smiled at him. He was a small black lab that was the size of my hand. "Awww, he's really cute!" I exclaimed. Edward laughed care freely. "I just hope I don't kill him." I muttered.
Edward kissed the top of my head. "You won't love." He said happily. I just rolled my eyes. "So what are you going to name him?" he asked in the same monotone mood. I looked at the hyper dog in my hands. "Jet." I answered. He laughed. I thought over what Edward said and I began to hope he was right. I just knew that my dog was going to die.
Later in the day I went out to walk Jet. It was sunny outside so I Edward couldn't come with me. When I turned the corner, I bumped into someone. "I'm so—" then I looked up to see who I bumped into. "Oh my gosh Bella!" a certain person gushed. I sighed internally.
"Hello Jessica." I said trying to force a smile on my face. Its not that I didn't like Jessica…it's just I am really not in the mood to talk to her right about now.
"Oh my gosh Bella! So my daddy got me this new swimming pool and I was wondering if you would join me for a swim!" she gushed out at me.
When she said swimming pool, I just had to raise an eyebrow. Why would somebody have a pool in the town of Forks?
I tried not to hurt her feelings. "Um... I would Jess but I'm kind of walking my dog at the moment." I said, throwing in an embarrassed smile.
Her smile faltered a moment then it brightened again. "No problem! We can take your dog with us!"
I was running low on excuses. "I don't have a swim suit on me." I said feebly. I knew that Jessica would find a reason to make me come with her. And if I didn't know any better I would say that she was trying to get some information out of me so she could have something to gossip about.
"Oh! I have a spare bikini! You can borrow it!" she said then tugged my wrist and started to tow me along to her house which was around the corner.
I sighed. This was going to be torturous. Little did I know… that wasn't going to be all of it.
We arrived at Jess's house only 5 minutes later to be pushed into neon pink bikini that was a little too tight. (And I was a size smaller than her)
Jet was running around chasing birds, but he didn't leave the backyard. "So," Jessica said turning on her side. "What's up with you and Edward?" she asked putting on her best gossip face. (This was practically her normal face for all the time.) I sighed internally. I just knew that was it.
I tried to look surprised though. "You didn't get the invitation?"
She giggled. "Of course I did! But where are you right now in your relationship?" She asked her eyes boring into every part of my face.
I opened my mouth to tell her that that was none of her business, when Jet suddenly jumped into the pool, which splashed both of us with water.
As Jessica screamed, I couldn't help but murmur "good boy." To Jet. She tried to shake the water off.
I sighed. "I'll get towels." I told her. She smiled and said "that's okay; I was going for a swim anyway."
She crossed the pool deck and went to the deep end of the pool. She bent her knees and got ready to jump. Horror shot through me. Oh no.
"CANNONBALL!!!!!!!" Jessica yelled
I could only watch as she jumped into the water, making a big splash in the water. My puppy went under a wave of water. "Oh no!" I yelled. I dove into the water neatly and went to bring my puppy back up. But it was too late. My poor puppy was dead.
When Jessica resurfaced, she was laughing. "So Bella what do you rate me? A 9 or a 10?"
"A 3" I muttered. She frowned. "It couldn't have been that bad" she shot back.
I showed her my limp puppy, "psh. That's nothing. Did you see that thing! It got me wet! And I was trying to get a tan!" she exclaimed.
A sharp intake of breath came at me. "That. Was. Cruel." I said through my teeth.
She turned her nose up like a pampered princess. I got out of the pool and went to go get my bag.
"Where are you going?!" she shouted at me. "home." I muttered. "Why?" she said confused.
I sniffed, trying to keep the tears from reaching the surface. "I—just have to go. Sorry Jess. I'll talk to you later." Then I left through the gate.
Luckily, my house was only a block away form Jessica's house so I didn't have to drive through the whole town in a bikini to get to my house.
When I got home, Edward and Alice were there. Edward got me into a hug. I sniffled, but tried to make a joke out of the situation. "I told you he would drown. Alice, I think I beat you at your visions!" I said before breaking down and crying.
"What are you doing in your bikini?" Alice asked after I cried myself out. I just shrugged. I still hadn't found my voice yet. "Hmm…that would make a good dare." Alice muttered.
Edward shot her a glance. I slid myself out of Edward's arms and tried to open the door. Edward took the key from me and opened the door with precise skill.
"Thanks" I muttered. I went upstairs to go get changed. Alice skipped behind me while Edward waited for me to get dressed.
"You know… I don't know what the big deal is!" Alice said through my closed door. "I mean, so your pets die! It's not really a big deal. I mean—what? You had it for 3 hours!" she said
"It's not that Alice." I said opening my door coming out with a fresh pair of jeans and a new red blouse. "It's the fact that I can't take care of another being! How am I supposed to take care of anything?"
"You do a great job of taking care of me." Charlie said coming upstairs. I just stared at him, trying really hard not to cry my eyes out.
"I told you my next pet would drown." I said weakly, trying to laugh. Charlie sighed.
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