Tomorrow seemed a bit soon to me but for once she wasn't about to hear an argument from me. As she drove me home I made sure I turned the radio on so there was something to distract her from talking about me and Edward together. The more times she put out names side by side, the more it would hurt if tomorrow Edward wasn't mine. Of course this worked perfectly because Alice sang along to the music, beautifully I should add, much better than I could ever dream of sounding. Finally we pulled up to my house and like always Alice shut off the car and got out with me. This didn't bother me though, I loved Alice's company I just figured she would be spending time with Jasper.
"He's doing some things at home."
"What?"
She smiled like I missed something obvious. "You wanted to know why I wasn't spending time with Jasper right."
"Uh, yeah but how did you know." Again she flashed the same smile.
"You're easy to read Bella." I glared at her and then walked to my front door. Unapologetically, she followed me continuing to sing the song that was on in her car. Good, she still might not bring up Edward. Yeah right, my luck just wasn't that good
"So are you excited?"
"Huh?" Alice did that a lot, talked like we just had been having a conversation. She rolled her eyes.
"About tomorrow, you getting back with Edward...?"
"Are you even sure it can be tomorrow he's still going out with Tanya and I'm not even sure he forgives me for that bet?" Which actually reminded me that I still had to ask Rosalie how she liked all the clothes we picked out. I wished I had paid better attention to what she was wearing, it might have been something me and Alice, mostly Alice, got from the store for her.
"Bella you are so oblivious to your surroundings, of course he still wants to go out with you and forgives you." I didn't say it but I didn't actually believe her. Not that she was lying but Alice is an extremely positive person and I'm...not. I had to get off this subject fast which wasn't hard since I had the trump card.
"So does Rosalie like all the clothes we got her?"
"She loved them!! Didn't you see how she wore…" as easy as that Edward was forgotten, at least by her. Alice went on and on about the clothes Rose tried on apparently yesterday after school when Alice went over to her house so Rosalie could model them all for her. This seemed fitting since I often thought that Rose should become a model. I was glad that at least something good came out of that bet. Two things actually, since Alice did get Jasper and Rosalie got Emmett. Maybe it was all good except for my bad luck. That was the story of my life. As if to prove me right Alice's phone rang then
"Hello?"… "Hey!" Jasper, of course. "No he's not here…I don't think so…." She took the phone away from her ear. "Bella, did Edward say anything about where he would be after school?" I was surprised by the question. Seemed an odd thing for Alice and Jasper to be discussing.
"No." I looked at her in confusion. She put the phone back next to her.
"I'll be right there." She hung up and quickly put the phone in her pocket and grabbed my arm.
"Where are we going?"
"To the Cullens, they don't know where Edward is." What!? I was surprised this didn't instantly send panic shooting through me.
"Have they called Tanya?" That would seem like the logical place for him to be.
"Yeah, nobody answered and he's not answering his cell." Fear began to build but I still tried to think logically.
"That doesn't mean that he is missing he's probably just somewhere with Tanya and he doesn't feel like answering his phone." It was painful to say but it was better than everyone getting upset for no reason.
"Maybe… but I don't think so." That was all she said then she pulled me forcefully out of my room, down the stairs and to her car. My anxiety and fear grew more and more as we drove to Edward's house. When we pulled into their driveway I could see them waiting on the porch along with Rosalie. As soon as they saw us they got into Jasper's car except Jasper who came over to Alice's window.
"We're going over to Tanya's, could you go to Tanya's work and see if they are there."
"Sure." They kissed briefly then just as fast he ran to his car and they drove away. At this point my nerves were making it nearly impossible for me to think. When we pulled into a spot in the parking lot of the clothing store Tanya works at, I barely waited for the car to stop before I jumped out and ran through the doors. Tanya wasn't behind the counter but I went looking through the sections anyway with Alice right behind me. Nothing. It was beginning to get hard to breathe and I had a sinking feeling in my heart. Tears spilled down my face but I just wiped them away and took one more look quickly through the store. When we decided it wasn't here she once again grabbed my hand and ran back to the car. She could see that I was starting to lose it and began rubbing circles on my back.
"It will be ok Bella, we will find him."
The tears still flowed but I nodded. Deep down I didn't believe anything bad had happened to him, at least not right now, but still just the fact that nobody knew where he was, was scary. Jasper called and we decided to meet back at their house to discuss what we should do next. The Cullens parents were still at work and Jasper and Emmett weren't going to tell them about Edward being missing unless we still didn't know where he was when they got home. I successfully managed to make myself not look so miserable when we all got out in front of their house but inside I was still falling apart. We walked into the house and gathered at the dining room table.
"Ok so he's not at Tanya's or her job, we left a message on her cell though just in case he isn't with her." Emmett was trying to calm us but I was beyond being able to be comforted. Suddenly I got a thought. It was a long shot but I had an idea where Edward might be. I had nothing to go on but I was following my instinct. "…we just have to keep…"
"I'll be back." Everyone turned to look at me but I didn't care or wait for them to question me. I sprang up from my seat, nearly knocking it over, and rushed out the door to Alice's car. I knew she would follow me so I wasn't surprised when I felt a hand on my shoulder.
"Bella where are you going?"
"I think I have an idea where he might be. Can I borrow your car?" I turned around and stared right into her eyes. I was trying to communicate how strongly I believed I knew where he was and what I had to do. I guess she understood because she dug into her pocket and handed me the keys.
"Be careful."
"I will." She leaned over to give me a hug. As soon as she pulled away I threw open the door and got behind the wheel. I tried to ignore the curious looks from Emmett, Rose and Jasper standing on the porch as I sped down the driveway. I knew where I was going and I hoped with all my soul that my instinct was right and I would find Edward there.
