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Chapter 14
Too Perfect
Emmett's face was lit up with childish joy, as he told his favorite joke to everyone. He never got tired of being the entertainer did he? Rosalie sat next to him on the velvet sofa, and stared at him with love and adoration blatant in her eyes.
Emmett clutched her hand to his as he told the punch line of the joke. The whole room burst into laughter. Rosalie's brothers all laughed heartily and slapped Emmett on the back. I couldn't help but chuckle myself. Edward sat next to me, laughing as well.
" Emmett you are quite the joker. I don't think I have ever laughed so hard in all my life!" Alice's mother, Penelope, stated between giggles. Emmett grinned and playfully took a bow. That just sent everyone into a deeper fit of giggles.
My family, Alice's, Rosalie's, Jasper's, and Emmett's had been in Edward's house since breakfast, telling stories, jokes, and laughing. Over the last day or two, our families had become closer than honey to a bees nest. Just as expected, Jasper and Emmett's parents got along perfectly with mine, Rosalie's, and Alice's.
" Oh, I have a story to tell!" My mother exclaimed. I groaned and hid my face in my hands. I had been lucky enough to not have had any stories concerning me pop up, but it looks like there was no avoiding this. Edward chuckled, and rubbed my back sympathetically. Of course Edward really had no sympathy. His mother had told just about every horrible, embarrassing story that she knew about poor Edward.
" Well, when Bella here was about eleven, she went through what you could call a pouting faze." My friends and Edward all nodded in encouragement. I blushed crimson. For the love of god! Of all the stories, to tell, she had to do this one!
" You must understand, Bella was quite the eye catcher even then. Anyway, it was a rainy, cloudy day in September. Bella's birthday was only a few days away, and we were all rushing around trying to perfect the house. Bella was not so fond of dresses you see."
"We were all sitting around in the family room, around the warm fire. Philip was about nine, and I was pregnant with Judith. Bella and Philip were arguing that day, and I couldn't help but be irritable. Especially since I was with child! So I threw a fit and demanded that Bella go somewhere else. She was the eldest after all. Bella huffed off, and I remember hearing her bedroom door slam shut. And so the hours went by."
Alice and Rosalie's both came around soaking wet looking for Bella. Whenever in used to rain the girls would go outside and frolic in it. They would play this game where they were the princesses of the earth. Alice would be the princess of the flowers, plants, and animals. Rosalie would be the princess of fire, and harvest. And Bella was the princess of water, and weather. "
"One of them, usually either Bella or Rosalie, would be the evil princess who was out to get the other two, because she was jealous of their beauty. The reason that they played it in the rain is because Bella would pretend to make it rain with either her anger, or her tears of fear. Depending what side she was on."
"Anyway, since Bella was upstairs in her room pouting, I told the girls that she wasn't allowed to play. They left, and played in our backyard, just the two of them. I looked outside a few minutes later, only to see, a little boy playing with them. Rosalie was frowning, and yelling at him, but Alice was giggling and blushing."
"I sent Philip outside to see who the boy was. Philip rushed out and began to chat away with Rosalie instead. You know Philip had the biggest crush on Rosalie for the longest time... So he finally comes inside, and starts to laugh. I ask whats funny, and he says,
" Mum! Thats no boy out there! Thats Bella! She told me that she was going to run away and become a gypsy! And in order to do that, she is dressing up like a boy." I gasp and cannot believe my ears. So I proceed to confiscate Bella, and scold her.
" But mum! I have always wanted to be a gypsy, and what better time do it, than when you are put out with me? I promise I will come back before I turn sixteen." She says in response. I laugh at her and tell her that she is grounded, and send her to her room. And a few days later when Michael Newton comes by looking for her, Bella comes downstairs dressed as a boy.
" Hello. What can I do for you?" She says in her best deep voice. Poor old Michael stutters and asks for Bella. Bella clears her throat, and says,
" I'm afraid that Bella is very sick. You see, I am her boyfriend, and I highly doubt that she would want to see you right now. I'm sorry, but you have to leave before I remove you myself." And the poor boy bolted! He never came around anymore, and Bella never lived it down. "
" Michael and Philip were good friends, and every time he would come over, he would always inquire about Bella's boyfriend. And Bella would blush and mutter that he was alright. It was the epitome of her embarrassment!" My mother hooted.
Everyone cracked into laughter, and I hid my face in my hands. The seat that Edward and I sat on began to shake with silent laughter. I turned my head slightly only to find Edward shaking with laughter. It wasn't that funny. I swatted him on the arm and scowled at him.
" I don't find anything remotely funny about that." I hissed at him. Edward smirked at me and hugged me to his chest. I tried to hold the anger within me, but it melted away as Edward kissed my forehead and played with a piece of my hair.
" Oh, aren't you two so cute! I swear you will be married in a few years, and Eleanor will be expecting grandchildren soon." Rosalie's mother sighed. I blushed, but smiled at her out of politeness. My mother's eyes widened, and I groaned.
" You are absolutely right! Edward and Bella will be married someday! Oh, Bella you must warn me if you are going to have children. I'm much too young to be called a grandmother. Oh, yes please do wait my darling." My mother huffed as she held a hand to her chest and patted her hair.
She had spent 6 hours bawling in her bedroom back when she found her first gray hair. My mother had nothing to worry about. She still had her youthful auburn hair, pale skin with very few wrinkles, her striking cobalt eyes, and feminine form. It was no wonder my father fell in love with her. Not that he wasn't handsome. He was tall, lean, dark brown hair, dark brown eyes, and a mustache to go with it.
" Oh, mother for the love of god! I do not intend on getting married anytime soon, and I certainly am not ready to be a mother with slimy toddlers following me around everywhere. God knows I will never be ready for that." I retorted. My mother rolled her eyes while everyone else chuckled.
" You may think that now, but when you have your own kids, you will hardly be able to keep your hands off of them. You were such an adorable toddler. You used to do this thing where you would gurgle and laugh at the same time. It was so cute, Charles mother would swoon every time you did it..." My mother launched into another story about my childhood. I turned to Edward and my friends. They all laughed at my annoyed expression.
" I don't think its very funny." I said. Edward suddenly snaked his arms around my waist and whispered in my ear.
" So you were the princess of water were you now?" I shivered and he chuckled against my neck. I held my breath while he trailed butterfly kisses down from my jaw line to my exposed shoulder.
" It was only a silly childish game that we used to play." I managed to croak out. My voice wavered much to my dismay. Edward grinned at my fluster.
" I think its cute. I can just imagine you in a long blue dress sitting on your throne made out of sea shells. And you are in your under water palace, with beautiful fish and mermaids swimming all around your castle. Hmm, its a very enticing thought. Don't you think?" Edward was now skimming his long angular nose against my clavicle. I sucked in a deep breath.
" I wouldn't be able to say, but I can imagine so." I stuttered. I both hated and loved the effect that he had on me. I loved the tingling feeling of love that I felt when around him, but I hated how impaired he made me. I could hardly think when I was around him! He wrapped his arms around me and pulled me back so that I was leaning against his chest. I relaxed a little, and held my arms over his.
" If only you could imagine the things that you do to me. You are quite literally a goddess. Maybe even better..." Edward whispered as he inhaled the scent of my hair. My breathing hitched and I pulled away suddenly. Edward stared at me with a mixture of hurt and confusion. I sighed and wait for a few moments while my heart slowed down. Edward finally spoke.
" Did I do something wrong?" Edward tilted his head to the side and stared at me with the most preciously innocent look in his eyes. ( AN: I couldn't resist! I wanted to incorporate that line somewhere in this chapter.)
" No, the quite opposite. You were driving me insane! I was losing all coherent thoughts!" I sighed out. He pondered that for a few moments, before he smirked at me.
" Is that so? Well, it looks as if I have found your weakness. Perfect." Edward pulled me back into his embrace, and I groaned.
" I should not have told you that. Now you will torture me to no end!" I pouted. Edward kissed my neck. Great. Now he was using against me already.
" Don't worry, love. Your very presence flusters me." He whispered against my neck. I smirked.
" Really? Now how could I torture you..." I teased. Edward laughed.
" You are just as evil as I am. Maybe thats why we are so perfect for each other. Mm, I love you." I smiled contentedly hen I heard him utter his last sentence.
" I love you too, Edward." I turned my head slightly and kissed his neck. He nuzzled my neck. Across the room from us, Elizabeth and Eleanor squealed.
" Oh, Elizabeth this is perfect! Our children will get married and we will be officially related to each other!" My mother exclaimed. Edward's mother hugged my mother and clasped her hands together.
" We must begin to plan the wedding. Whose wedding dress should she wear? Yours or mine. And whose veil. Oh, so many things to plan!" The two mothers began to to talk enthusiastically about our 'wedding'. All the conversations in the room were ceased as soon as one of the maids entered the room with a telegram in her hands.
" For you Mrs." She said quietly as she handed the note over to Elizabeth. Edward's mother read the telegram hastily.
" It seems that we have been invited to a masquerade ball at the Platt household. You remember Esme from our time at the boarding school don't you?" Elizabeth addressed my mother, Alice's, and Rosalie's.
My mother and Elizabeth have know each other since they were babies. They had gone away to a private boarding school in Cork, Ireland. There they met Penelope, and Beatrice. They were instant best friends, and so the story goes on. Esme had apparently gone to the same school.
" Of course I remember Esme Evenson. Normal height, normal weight, caramel colored hair, and brown eyes. She would brag about how rich she was, and how all the boys would drool over her. I personally tried to shy away from her, but I suppose she was alright." Beatrice, Rosalie's mom, said. Elizabeth, Penelope, and my mother all snickered. Rosalie was just like her mother. Brave, and opinionated.
"Yes, well she is now Esme Platt. She was widowed a few years ago. Her husband Percival died of small pox. She has a daughter, Victoria, who is the same age as Bella, Alice, and Rosalie." Elizabeth replied.
" Oh, how tragic. Is Victoria a nice girl?" Penelope, Alice's mother, asked. She was too sympathetic. Alice snorted, in a very unladylike gesture.
" I declare, if she is a nice girl, then we must be absolute angels. She is one of the most despicable people on this entire earth. I pity the man who she ends up marrying. If she ever does." Alice fumed. Rosalie and I nodded our heads in agreement.
" Ah, so she is just like her mother." Emmett's mother, Mildred, stated. The mothers all burst into a fit of giggles. The fathers in the room all rolled their eyes, and tried to ignore their gossiping wives.
" Now, now, lets be nice. We should be good examples for our children. No matter how horrid they are." Jasper's mother, Clara, said. It looks like we know where Jasper got his calming skills.
" Clara is right. We shouldn't be so cruel." My mother said.
" Now, what time is this ball?" Rosalie asked. I could already tell by the look on her and Alice's faces, that they were planning how to torture me with Bella Doll dress up.
" It is at 7 o'clock sharp. Tonight. And it says here, that it is a masquerade, so wear a costume, and mask. So that means that we have approximately 4 hours to ready ourselves. I suggest that we all go back to our rooms and get ready. We will meet back here at my house at 6: 30. Don't be late." Elizabeth said.
Everyone jumped up at the same time, and ran about collecting their belongings and scurrying out towards their domains to prep. I barely had enough time to kiss Edward goodbye before I was dragged out the door by Alice. Since my parent's city house was only a few blocks away, we all walked.
When we got to my bedroom, Alice and Rosalie pinned me to the vanity, and began to work with my hair, and face. I rolled my eyes, and ready Jane Austen's Persuasion. Rosalie had come up with the genius idea that we dress as the princesses that we had pretended to be when we were younger. Alice had luckily found three dresses for us. They were all in the style of a Grecian Goddess.
Alice had a watermelon green dress, with pink and yellow ribbons, and an empire waistline. She was wearing green slippers, and was braiding her hair so that it hung like a crown around her head. She hung flowers and ribbon in her hair. Rosalie had a crimson red dress with orange ribbon, and and empire waistline. She was wearing red slippers, her blonde locks were curled, and set in an elegant updo. She had various red ribbons, and such in her hair.
And my dress was a beautiful aqua blue with light and dark blue ribbon. Alice had decided that I looked best with my hair hanging loose, so she let my natural wave do its job. I was wearing my blue slippers. Rosalie hung white ribbon in my hair, and placed a few blue flowers in the mix as well.
After about 3 hours of endless torture, they released me, and told me not to touch anything. And so I curled up on my bed with a book while they placed their finishing touches on one another.
" Bella! You truly look like the goddess of water! Rosalie, we have done well." Alice sang. The way that Alice danced lithely around the room made me have the illusion that she was a real fairy. And the way Rosalie glided about, gave her the air of a true fire princess. Alice suddenly spritzed me with perfume. I closed my eyes and scrunched up my face in dismay.
" Alice! You might have warned me!" I complained. Alice swatted me.
" Oh, hush. Hold still would you? I just need to spray your hair with this lovely freesia perfume. Its the latest from Paris." Alice answered. I sighed in defeat. Finally we arrived at Edward's house. Alice, Rose, and I all had our masks on, and linked our arms.
We strutted into the parlor, and all eyes were on us. Emmett, Jasper, and Edward gasped. We turned to one another and smirked. They hadn't put their masks on yet, and were dumbfounded by our costumes. Emmett had a black suit on with a red velvet cape, crown, and he even had his own gold cain. He was a king. Jasper had a light blue army suit on, and was carrying around a fake sword.
But Edward looked the best out of all of them. He had on a crisp white suit, with black buttons on the jacket. He was wearing a navy blue dress shirt under the jacket, and had on a white sailors cap. He was a sailor. It was almost too perfect that he would be a sailor, and I the goddess of water. Edward approached me, and slowly lifted up my mask. Emmett and Jasper did the same to their partners.
" You looks stunning. I can't believe that you are really mine." Edward whispered huskily in my ear. I shivered, and pulled his chin down to my level, so that I could kiss him. Edward kissed me back, and broke off the kiss when my father cleared his throat. I shot my father a warning look, and he arched an eyebrow at me.
" You all look wonderful. Let us go to this ball." Elizabeth said. All 37 of us squeezed into carriages, and headed off towards the Platt house. When we arrived the ballroom was already swelled with people. Alice, Rosalie, and I all linked arms with our partners, and moved to the dance floor.
Edward held me close to him as we danced to the orchestra. The whole time, we whispered into each others ears, and kissed each other. Finally, we sat down and watched all our friends and family dance in silence. A screeching squeal echoed throughout the room, and made both Edward and I turn our heads.
" Edward! You're here! Its so good to see you! I haven't seen you in so long!" a beautiful girl with strawberry blonde hair, and blue eyes screeched. She threw herself at Edward, and hugged him. Edward pushed her off, much to my pleasure.
" Hello, Tanya." He replied stiffly. Edward clutched onto my hand even harder. I stood with him. The girl named Tanya arched an eyebrow and looked me up and down.
" Who is your little friend Edward?" Tanya sneered.
" This is the love of my life, Isabella Swan. Bella, this is Tanya Denali." Edward introduced us formally. I was more than a little pleased at the way he introduced me to Tanya. Tanya fake smiled at me.
" Ah, how nice to meet you Bella." Tanya shook my hand civilly. I smiled tightly at her.
" Likewise." I said. A familiar woman appeared behind Tanya. Her fiery red curls matched her green dress.
" Edward. You made it. And I see you even met up with Tanya. How sweet." Victoria addressed Edward and Tanya exclusively.
" Hello. And I'm sure you know Bella." Edward said. Victoria turned to me briefly and nodded her head in acknowledgment. I didn't even bother to smile at her.
" Edward, I have actually been meaning to speak with you about an important matter." Victoria said. Edward narrowed his eyes and stared at her for a moment.
" Alright, then. What is it?" He asked. Victoria glanced at me.
" Alone." Edward furrowed his brow, and looked at me for approval. Tanya cut it.
" Yes, thats perfect. That way Bella and I can spend some time getting to know each other." Tanya exclaimed. Victoria grinned smugly at Edward. I nodded, and Edward sighed.
" Alright then. Lets go." Edward agreed. Victoria linked their arms and they walked off together. Edward gave me a parting smile, before he disappeared around the corner. I sighed and turned to Tanya. She smiled at me.
" So, Bella. Tell me about yourself." I shrugged.
" There isn't much to tell. I have a younger brother and sister. I am going to school here in London at Masen Academy for girls. I live in Kent. My two best friends are Rosalie Hale and Alice Brandon." I answered simply. Tanya shook her head and raised her eyebrows as if she was actually listening.
" How did you and Edward meet?" She pressed. I shifted feet.
" His mother and my mother are friends. His two best friends are dating my two best friends. We go to the same schools. How could we not meet?" I replied curtly. I was getting irritated with her. She was obviously one of Victoria's minions, and all of her questions were making me uncomfortable.
" You know I used to date Edward." Tanya sneered. My head snapped up. So thats how she knew Edward. I knew that Edward had a promiscious past, but I had never conversed with one of his subjects.
" Is that so?" I answered cautiously. Tanya smirked at me.
" Yes. Edward and I were quite in love. We met when I went to Masen Academy. I have already graduated you see. It was Edward's first year at Cullen Academy. I believe that he was about fifteen. I was eighteen, and was ready to graduate."
" Something about Edward's boyish behavior and his gentlemanly ways, drew me to him. We fell in love, and I was certain that I would marry him. You see, Edward was the exact type of man I was looking for in marriage. He was handsome, wealthy, sweet, loving, cryptic. All of it. I couldn't help but dream of being with him for my whole life."
" His parents didn't approve of me however. They thought that I was a money leech, and social climber. As you know, the Masen family is at the top of high society. Meanwhile, my family was waiting for a proposal out of Edward. We weren't poor, but we weren't as rich as the Masens. The pressure between our relationship grew and grew, until finally it snapped."
" You see, Edward was still very young, and he had to complete school before he could even dream about being a husband. It would take several years, and I just couldn't wait that long. So I broke it off. I was Edward's first love you see. I was the one who stole his virtue."
" And ever since then, he has been a complete and utter womanizer. I am truly surprised that he has found someone like you. That he loves you. I cannot say that I don't still wish that he was in love with me, and that he would propose to me, but I have already moved on."
" In fact, I have been seeing this man for quite some time. His name is William. I can't get over how perfect he is. I am twenty years old now, and I ought to be getting married sooner or later. I am the eldest in my family of sisters you see. But my younger sister Kate is already married! And Irina is expecting a proposal soon from Laurent."
" Anyway, William is twenty-five, and is at the top of his class. He owns a very successful steel business in America. I think its in Pittsburgh.. or something like that. I can't remember the name of all the big cities over there..." Tanya trailed off. I was surprised that she was so deep and personal with me. It was nothing like the bitchy girl I had seen earlier. I smiled at her. It suddenly occured to me that Edward and Victoria had been gone for a long time. I frowned.
" Edward has been gone for a long time. Should we go look for them?" I said. Tanya shrugged her shoulders and looked around the room.
" I'm not sure." She found who she was looking for, because, she then stood. " It was nice talking to you. I must go say hello to someone..." Tanya disappeared in the current of dancing bodies. A knot began to form in my stomach. Where were they? And what could they possibly be doing that would take this long?
I began to wander towards the door that they had exited out of. It lead me down a long dark hallway. I walked over to the first door and opened it. Nothing. The second door. Nothing. Third door. Still Nothing. I opened every single door. Nothing.
I was just about to go back to the ballroom, when I heard a soft thud from one of the rooms. I followed the sound until I got to the last door in the hallway. I held my breath. My heart thudded in my chest so loudly, that I could heard it in my ears. I was afraid for what I would find behind the door.
I slowly reached for the door, and opened it with a single push. It swung open, to reveal a study. A fire was lit in the fireplace, and there was a large desk. I searched the room but found nothing. My heart was pounding erratically. What if Victoria killed him? What if she kidnapped him? My whole body trembled with fear. I wondered if I should just turn around and run back into the ballroom.
There was another soft thud in the corner. I froze. I slowly crept over to the corner. What I found, was the last thing I expected. There pressed up against the side of the desk was Edward. Making love to Victoria. I gasped. Victoria moaned softly. Edward turned his head so that he was looking at me, and when he saw me. A shocked expression crossed his beautiful face. He stopped kissing Victoria, and froze. He was caught. I could feel the tears burning behind my eyes.
" Bella?" He breathed softly. His voice held shock, and regret. I stared deeply into his eyes. Tears spilled down my cheeks. Edward opened his mouth to speak, but closed it again. He lowered his gaze slowly to the floor, and he looked away from me. To my utter shock, Victoria pulled his face down for a kiss. Edward winced at first, but relaxed and let her kiss him. And so they resumed their previous activity.
A low sob broke through my lips, and I ran out of the room. I slammed the door behind me, and sunk to my knees. I let all of the tears and sobs I had held in before let loose. My entire body shook with the surprising force of the sobs. How could he? Did he not just confess his undying love for me this morning? Why the sudden change of heart? And he had me so convinced that he was over his womanizing ways. I felt anger and pain sear through my body.
Next, I felt utter anger and chagrin towards myself. Of course he would do this. It was part of his game. Part of his nature. He was always like this. Why did I think that I would be any different? How could I have let myself be deluded into thinking that he would love me and be faithful to me? As the realization sunk in, I cried even harder.
When I had finally found the strength to move, I stood up and limped toward the ballroom. I stopped. There was no way I could go back in there and face my family and friends. They would all ask what was wrong, and I would have to tell them. But I wasn't ready for that. Not yet. In a spur of the moment decision, I ran out the front door. Once I got outside, I let the cold wind burn my warm skin. I ran down the steps, and hopped into a random carriage.
" Take me to Masen Academy please." I shouted to the carriage driver. He nodded, and the carriage galloped towards the courtyard. I jumped out of the carriage, and ran over to the front gate. It was locked. I frowned with determination at the wrought iron gate.
A thought occured to me. The space between the gate and the stone wall was just big enough for my slender form to fit through. If I turned to my side, I would easily fit. I held my dress to the side, and slid through the gate. As soon as I was through, I ran as fast as I could towards my dorm. When I got there, I yanked the door open, and ran up the stairs to my room. I fiddled with the keys for a moment, before successfully entering.
I grabbed my suitcase from under my bed, and began to throw all of my clothes, shoes, toiletries, and belongings into the bag. I had to be fast. I had to get everything packed before they noticed that I was missing. Once I had closed my bag, I changed out of my party dress, and into a white cotton travel dress, and black boots. I couldn't afford to be fashionable. I left my hair down, and untied all of the ribbons and flowers from my hair.
I threw the blue dress into Alice's closet, and pulled on a navy jacket. I scoured the rooms one last tome before grabbing my bag to leave. I stopped in my tracks. Alice and Rosalie. I had to leave them a note. I rushed back into the room, and grabbed a sheet of Rosalie's pink stationary, and a pen.
Alice and Rosalie,
I am sorry that I had to leave this quickly, without saying goodbye. But I have my reasons. Tonight, I found out a very valuable piece of information. I will not tell you what it is, but just know that I am too heartbroken to stay here any longer. So I am leaving. I do not even know where I am going myself. I just have to get away. But please know that I am safe, and do not try to find me. You will probably never hear from me again. I might decide to come back to visit you, but it will not be for a long time. I regret that I cannot say a proper goodbye to everyone, but I need to do this as quickly and discretely as possible. Tell my mother, father, Philip, and Judith, that I love them all, and will miss them dearly. Please do not grieve and be sad for me. I am starting a new life somewhere else. Tell Emmett and Jasper, that I will miss their jokes, and good nature. I wish the best for all of you. And finally, you girls. You are my sisters in every sense. You have helped me become the person I am today. I love you both dearly. And it pains me to have to do this. You will both be in my heart, no matter how many miles are between us.
Love,
Isabella Marie Swan
I let the tears fall freely as I sealed the letter in an envelope. I left it on Alice's bed. I took one last glance around the room that I had begun to call home. This was it. I was leaving everything behind. I grabbed my bags, and ran. When I got back to the gate, I was happy to see that the carriage had waited for me.
I jumped into the carriage, and directed him to the bank. It was only 8 o'clock at night, so the bank was still open. I dashed inside, and rang the bell for the clerk. An old man with glasses came out from the back room and looked at me curiously.
" What can I do for you?" He asked.
" I would like to take out all of my savings." I said firmly. I was not going to back down. The man looked surprised, but shook his head.
" Alright. What is your name dear?" He asked.
" Isabella Swan." The man walked back into the room for a few moments, and returned with a large stack of money.
" Here you are miss. Now I'm going to need you to sign this document saying that you are responsible for taking all of the money out of your account." I nodded, and scribbled my name down hastily.
" Thank you." I called as I rushed through the door; money in hand. I climbed into the carriage.
" Where to miss?" the driver asked. I was silent. Where did I go next?
" Take me to the ports." I finally answered. The man nodded and we rode off. I sat back I watched the city of London go by. I closed my eyes and let a few tears slid down my cheeks. We passed the butchers shop where Edward and I had been only a few days ago. Buying the large turkey for Elizabeth.
I stared sadly out the window as I realized that I wouldn't be able to be with my family to eat that turkey. I would be god knows where. The carriage stopped at the port, and I jumped out with my bags and money. I thanked the carriage driver, and watched as he galloped away. I sighed and walked up to the ticket booth. There were only a few people in front of me. I was pleased to see that a few boats were boarding. I wouldn't have to wait.
" Next!" The ticket man called. It was my turn.
" Yes, what boats are boarding right now?" I asked. The man looked at the port.
" The boats to Amsterdam, New York, Madrid, and Palm Beach, Florida." The man answered gruffly. I thought for a moment. I had already been to Spain and the Netherlands. Florida or New York. The man cleared his throat impatiently.
" New York." I blurted out.
" Which class?"
" First class."
The man named the price, and I handed him the money. He handed me the ticket, and directed me to the right ship.
" Its boarding right now, so you better hurry. It will be leaving at 9:00." He said. I nodded and ran until I was at the dock. I handed the ticket man my ticket, and boarded the ship. I kept my bags with me, and walked down the hallway until I reached my room. I set my stuff down in my room, and took off my jacket.
I stared blankly at the carpeted floor. I kicked off my shoes, and locked my door. I had always found that the ocean calmed me, but I couldn't be calmed at this point. I was tired and hungry. I slid on my boots again, and made my downstairs to the dinner hall.
There were already people there eating. They all appraised my outfit. I was in no hurry to look pretty. My dress was slightly dirty from running so much, my boots had mud stains on them, my hair was loose, and messy, and my face was red and puffy from crying. I ignored the looks that people gave me. I sat down at a table for one, and ate.
After I was done and paid, I lazily walked back to my room. I kicked off my shoes and dress. I instead wrapped my pink silk robe around my slender body. My father had bought it for me when he went to Japan a few years ago. The boat began to move. I didn't bother to put shoes on.
I walked out my door, and to the back of the boat. I stared at the water. It was so blue. Then I looked up at London. I silently said goodbye. To Alice and Rosalie. Emmett and Jasper, My family, to my friends. And most of all. Goodbye to Edward.
(GASP) This was a very eventful chapter no? The last chapter was a bit of fluff to soften the burn of this chapter. So now the real drama ensues. I am so excited for the next chapter! You will get to see what happened between Edward and Victoria. And everyones reaction to Bella running away. And, I now that everyone hates Edward right now, but I promise he will redeem himself. Also, I got a few reviews the last chapter about what happened with Lauren the prostitute. Bella gave her the money. Yeah, so she is pretty much out of the story now.
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