Ch 29 You remembered that?
Our order was called so Jasper and I got up to pick it up. I was feeling very nostalgic as we walked back to the table.
We set the pizza and salads down on the table, everyone grabbing utensils and plates.
"Do you remember when we went to Pizza Planet for in Port Angeles for Alice's eighth birthday?" I asked Bella.
Her head nodded and she was giggled through a mouth full of salad. She finished chewing, swallowed and quipped, "Alice got stuck in the ball basket." We both broke out into a fit of laughter.
"Is wasn't funny." Alice griped and stabbed some food on her plate.
"Yes, it was. You were screaming and crying. The whole place got quiet as everyone came to see what was going on." I said through another laugh.
She glared her eyes at me. "It was your fault I crawled in there in the first place."
"Well, you were the idiot that took the dare." I retorted and took a bite of pizza.
"But you were so sweet to her once you realized that she really was hurt." Bella said as she looked at me. "You held her all the way home, you soothed her and calmed her down. You sang to her and dried her tears."
She looked down at her plate and played with her food as I just stared at her with wonder.
"You remembered that?" I was blown away by her memories.
"I told you already, Edward. I remembered everything from that time in my life. I replayed those memories over and over in my lonely times." She paused and looked up at me. "That was one of my most favorite memories. I used to pretend it was me instead of Alice that you were comforting."
I couldn't take my eyes off of hers. She would never cease to amaze me.
"I would have done the same for you." I whispered.
"I know, and you did, in my dreams." Bella softly spoke.
"Bella, was it bad for you? Being away from us? I mean, you were like the sister I always wanted and at least I had Edward after you left." Alice asked with sadness in her voice.
"It wasn't easy, Alice. I was heartbroken when we moved away, you know that. But then Renee told me that you both hated me and that you didn't want to contact me." She stopped and wiped a tear from her eye. "I mean, I was eleven years old, what was I supposed to think?"
She looked down at her plate again, overcome with sadness again.
"I never hated you, Bella. I cried for a month after you left. We just figured you forgot about us after we didn't hear from you and then all our letters got returned." Alice spoke softly.
Bella looked up at Alice. "I missed you more than either of you will ever know. I mean, you've always been like family to me. I was so alone and isolated. I didn't want to make new friends because I knew they'd never compare to any of you and well...Renee drank so much, I was embarrassed at the thought of bringing friends home."
I had to fix this. I had to take away the sadness that haunted my girl.
I would figure out a way to change her past through our future.
"Bella, I promise, with all that I am, you will never feel that way again." I said as I leaned over and kissed her.
Yep, she was never leaving my side again. I would make her happy for the rest of her life.
No matter what.
