The next few days had passed rather quickly. I was very excited about everyone opening their gifts. They wanted me to open mine first. I did because they were all so excited. I had so many things from everyone. They gave me clothes, drawing, supplies, books, and music. They all knew me very well. Emmett had a surprise gift for me. He had bought me a camera while he was with Alice.
Everyone else opened their things. They all seemed so happy with what they got. Alice was the only one who wasn't so pleased with what she got from me. She opened it and looked so upset by the idea of the dress. She looked on the verge of tears. I could see that this probably wasn't the best fake gift to give her. I walked over to hug her.
"Alice I'm sorry this gift has upset you. I hope you'll forgive me." I said as I pulled away from her.
"I don't know if I can ever forgive you for this." Alice practically yelled at me.
I didn't even think about getting her the actual gift. I was so upset that she thought I was serious with this. I dug her actual gift out from between the couch cushions. I walked back over to Alice. I handed her the smaller box.
"This is your actual gift from me Alice. I didn't even think about this gift. It was so special that I didn't want it to be ruined. I didn't want you to be clued in to what I had actually got for you. The dress I got you wasn't your actual gift. I knew you wouldn't like it but I needed to get you something so I didn't look like a jerk. Merry Christmas Alice." I said, feeling so upset with and frowning.
I felt tears threatening to spill over. This reminded me of the Christmas's that I had at home. I walked away from this and went upstairs. I didn't want to ruin anyone else's day. I sat down on a large chair next to the window. I watched the snow fall outside the window. I hadn't noticed how cold I had got just sitting here.
Someone walked in. I sat there, unmoving, staring out the window. I didn't want to bother others with my depression. I knew it'd bother the others because everyone else was having such a good time. I noticed out of the corner of my eye that there were two people standing there. Both were blond and both had longer hair.
"I'm sorry you guys. I don't feel like talking about it yet. I know I screwed up and I'm sorry for ruining everyone else's day." I said without actually looking at Rosalie or Jasper.
"It's not your fault." Rosalie said.
"Rosalie is right. Alice is being chewed out by Emmett right now. No one knows we came up here." Jasper said.
This surprised me. I didn't understand why they came up here. I knew they were supposed to be like twins, but why would these two just come to check on me? We weren't that close.
"Don't be that surprised. We both really like you. And we want to be closer to you than you realize. I know I do because the happiness you radiate draws me to you." Jasper said.
"And I know I haven't been the nicest to you. I just am getting used to the idea that you have someone that I thought I'd get to be with. I really like you more than you think." Rosalie told me.
"Thanks guys. I was just reminded of all the years at home. All the times that my parents fought and I was miserable. I always become the disappointment." I told them, turning my head enough to see their faces.
"You aren't a disappointment to us. We all really do love you. Come down stairs with us. I think it might help to calm everyone down." Jasper said.
I stood u and walked back downstairs with them. I walked in with them. Everyone but Emmett and Alice stared at us. I walked over to Emmett. I grabbed his hand as he yelled at Alice. When he felt my hand, he jerked away. I wasn't expecting this. Emmett quickly looked over to me.
"Are you feeling okay? You're freezing." Emmett said.
"I feel fine Emmett. You're the one who isn't feeling ok. Don't be mad at Alice. I'm the one who screwed up. Be mad at me instead." I told him.
Emmett softened at my words. Even his eyes turned to a more liquid like substance. I hugged him and pulled away. I looked to Alice who was staring at me. She looked upset and happy at the same time.
"I'm sorry for making you think that the dress was your actual gift Alice. I hope you can forgive me." I said.
"Consider yourself forgiven. When I saw what you actually got for me, I was shocked. How did you afford this? It must've cost way too much." Alice said.
"I got a huge discount for it all. It took a lot of saving, but in the end it was really worth it. Alice you are like a sister to me. All of you guys are like a family to me." I said.
I was given a warm smile and a hug by everyone in the house. It felt nice to be embraced by such a wonderful family. I hugged them all back and smiled. I hoped today would get better. I wanted to enjoy being here with them.