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Chapter Seventeen
As Alice unlocks the apartment door, Bella and I exchange nervous glances for the one-hundredth time this morning. Alice opens the door and struggles to maneuver her chair through the entryway.
"May I?" I'm grateful that Alice willingly accepts my help this time.
I wheel her into the living room and cringe at the lack luster appearance of the place. Although Bella and I planned for a spectacular homecoming, our long weekend relegated us to a rushed early morning decorating session using what we found at an all night market. The apartment is filled with every flower the market had, all half-wilted. Across the living room, we used ribbon to hang a sign we made using magic markers on paper plates—Welcome Home Alice. We ran out of paper plates before finishing the sign, so the c and e in Alice squishes together on one plate. We curled the remaining ribbon and taped it to the ceiling, hoping it would look like streamers or the end of helium balloons, but we have no balloons. On the dining room table, we have a plate of Alice's favorite, raspberry croissants from Le Panier. It is our only success.
Standing behind the chair, I have no way to gauge Alice's reaction but through the reflection on Bella's face.
"Oh, Alice." Bella's expression melts and it doesn't take long before she is on her knees holding a crying Alice.
"You two did this for me…? You're so talented."
Although I smile, I don't think Alice even intended the irony—she's truly touched.
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Yippie! Alice is coming home. What will this mean for Edward?
See you later this week,
Liz x