Rosalie
I've never been a good science student but today I find it extra hard to concentrate.
Emmett and Edward have been out of town with the baseball team a whole week now. Emmett is my best friend, Emmett makes sitting in science class not so boring. Emmett will joke around with anyone even the teacher. Which really makes class go by much faster.
Edward, well, he's like my brother, an annoying younger brother but I guess I miss him too.
They sure missed a lot last night, it isn't everyday that Carlisle brings home a patient. At least not since he brought home Emmett six years ago.
I miss Emmett, I wonder if he's missed me? He better have.
School is lonely without him.
People don't talk to me much, or I don't talk to them much, or both. We, my bothers and I sort of have a stigma around school. We're the weird Cullen kids.
I understand, I know we're not your normal family there are three adopted kids all about the same age in my family. We're just different. I've heard the whispers of other students and I know the teachers have meetings among themselves about how to deal with the Cullens.
"Can anyone tell me where a mitochondrion is located?" the teacher asks and no one answers. "Rose, you've been quiet today can you tell us?" uuugg the worst thing ever, being called on when you've been zoning out.
"Paris?" I through out knowing it's totally utterly wrong, I'll play the dumb blond if it will make him leave me alone.
"No sorry Rosalie that's not it, come on pay attention folks, we're talking cells here not cities." I roll my eyes.
We aren't bad kids, just maybe a little moody, somewhat defiant and too smart for our own good occasionally.
Anyway this day can not be over soon enough; at least next period is lunch.
Esme
It's not my favorite restaurant but I know my kids enjoy it, so after picking up Jack and Alice from the xray I take them to J.R.'s Diner. It's a burger and fries kind of place. We sit in a little booth near the counter next to a large window. It's noonish so the place is bustling and a bit noisy.
Alice is a funny little girl; she certainly seems happy and she's excited by even small things. She's reading through the menu as a woman with a little dog walks by the window. "Oh look Jazz isn't it the cutest little dog? I'd like to have a little dog like that some day."
I don't think I've heard Jack say more than a few words yet, he's very quiet. He sits next to Alice across from me and flips timidly through the menu.
"You can order what ever you like." I assure them, I haven't had to feed Emmett and Edward for a week, I feel like my wallet is stuffed with lunch money.
"OH oh, I think I'd like a grill cheese sandwich." Alice perks up. "and fries that would be so good."
"That does sound good." I agree but I think I'd prefer a salad and some ice tea.
"What would you like Jack?" He doesn't look like he's seen anything that's caught his eye. I think the xray this morning took a lot out of him, he doesn't look much better than he did when he walked through my front door last night, still tired, pale, and pained.
"I…" I think he starts to say that he won't have anything but I see Alice gives him a look. He amends his order. "I think I'll have what Alice is having if that's alright Ma'am."
"That is, if that's what you'll eat." I smile reassuringly, such a polite young man. I would think a mother somewhere should be proud of him.
"eeeee." I hear an excited little squeal coming from behind Alice's big menu, and I chuckle. "Oh Mrs. Cullen, can we get milkshakes please?"
Oh, my heart melts. Why not? A treat never hurt anyone. "Yes I think that sounds really good I think I'll get one too." Alice grins from ear to ear, you'd think I'd just given her a pony and low and behold I think I just saw the corner of Jack's mouth turn up. I can't help but smile too.
"Are you read to order?" The waitress comes with her notepad and pencil.
"Yes we are, go ahead Alice." Alice folds her menu.
"Jack and I would each like a grilled cheese with fries and I would like to have a strawberry milkshake. Oh, what kind would you like Jack?"
"Chocolate, please." There's a faint smile again. Alice hands her menu to Jack who hands both to the waitress, who turns to me.
"I'd like a garden salad with thousand island dressing and a vanilla milkshake, thank you."
Alice
The milkshakes came out first; they were big and in tall frosty glasses. The rushed waitress set them down in front of Jasper and left with out another look. Jasper sat forward with a grimace and slid Mrs. Cullen's milkshake to her.
He looks at the two of ours and hesitates so I reach over and grab the pink one. He looks at me sheepishly and then takes his chocolate one.
It is delicious, so good and so sweet, I can't tell you. Then the grill cheese comes, I think they might be my favorite food. It's all buttery and toasty and cheesy and melty. I can't help but hum a little as I eat, I know Jasper thinks I'm silly. He's eating some and looks content, which I'm very pleased about.
We munch and I pour ketchup on my plate and offer the bottle to Jasper, he doesn't get much out of the bottle it's emptier than I thought it was, so I offer my plate and we share.
"Are you going to eat your pickle?" I ask curious.
"You can have it." He turns his plate so I can reach it. I finish the last of my milkshake and the waitress brings the check over.
Jasper and I wait patiently and perhaps a little anxiously as Mrs. Cullen looks over the bill. She shuffles some things in her purse and then looks up with a smile as she puts the tip down on the table. I let out a breath I didn't realize I was holding.
"Come on lets get going." Mrs. Cullen gets up to pay the bill, she waits attentively as Jasper and I get out of the booth and then we head to the register to pay.
I walk with Jasper at his pace, when we get up to the check out Mrs. Cullen is pulling out her wallet. As she does a loose five dollar bill falls to the ground.
This is something I've seen quite often in my years on the street, people drop money and I pick it up. It's been how I've survived.
I pick it up and tap Mrs. Cullen on the shoulder, "You dropped this." I hand the bill back to her.
"oh my, thank you Alice, that was clumsy of me." I smile and Jasper squeezes my hand. "Alright you two let get you where you need to be."
I think we are definitely where we need to be.
Carlisle
Paperwork just never ends. There is always a lot of signing of this and correcting of that to do. So I almost always wind up doing paper work while I eat my lunch at my desk. That is what I'm doing today, having a sandwich and signing papers. There is a knock at my door that interrupts me mid bite.
"Dr. Cullen here are the xrays you ordered." The nurse enters and hands me the envelop.
"aahh thank you Stephanie just what I've been waiting for." I put down my sandwich and take the xrays out and over to the light box and hang them, so I can see what is going on inside Jack Whitlock.
"Oh my." Stephanie exclaims.
"Oh my, indeed." this is not good.
TBC...
I have no clue how long xrays took to develop in the 1970s, so in my story I just decided they were fast. Lets get this story moving! I was reading through the comments today and really noticed that some reviewers have been with this story from the beginning, thank you so much. I hope you like it. It's getting more difficult to write because of all the different characters and trying to get all of them written in first person. But I have always loved fan fics that exam how different characters feel and how they view each other, that's why I chose to write this in first person.