Third Person Transition
Jacob grabbed the frozen bag of peas from the freezer and gently placed it on Rosalie's head. "Is mommy going to be alright?"
"She's going to be just fine" He replied, worriedly. "I'll make sure of it" he forced a smile. Charlotte made her way over to Jake as he kneeled down in front of Rosalie, who was laid out on the couch.
Jacob couldn't bring himself to look away from Rosalie. She was so frail. He winced at how stuck out her cheek bones were, and traced his finger over the dark circles under her eyes. Rosalie's skin was pale and ice cold.
"What happened to you?" he whispered. This wasn't the Rosalie that he remembered.
- Jacob's Memory-
Rosalie closed her locker and gasped as two hands shielded her eyesight.
"What's the magic word?" the deep husky voice demanded.
"Mhm let's see, puberty came a little too late judging by the sound of that voice. Which leads me only to one person" Jake couldn't help but laugh as he lifted his hands.
"Ouch, maybe yours just came a little too early" Rosalie's beautiful olive skin glistened in the sunlight. She wore a pasty blue jean skirt, with a white peasant sleeve top, and white wedge heels. Her beautiful luscious blond hair was wrapped in curls and Jake couldn't help but admire her slim thick curves. The way her skirt switched when she walked drove him crazy. His stomach swam with butterflies as she began to put on her pink shimmering lip gloss. Her beauty took his complete breath away.
"Uh...Jake...are you listening? Are you okay?" Rosalie echoed, waving her hands in his face.
Jake shook his head "Uh, yeah, yeah. I'm sorry, what?"
"Math…" She laughed handing him over her math book "You said you forgot your math book at home. Just use mine, it's my 5th hour anyway"
"Uh, yeah, cool. Hey, you're still coming on Thursday right?"
Young Rosalie winced "Ugh, crap, I forgot, your tryouts. I have to babysit Alice. My parents are going to be working doubles for the rest of the week"
"Can't Bella just watch her?"
"Can't, she has guitar rehearsal. But don't worry, I'll be there"
He shrugged "it's okay, I get it"
"Hey" She protested, placing her finger over Jake's mouth, "I don't want to hear it. I'm going to be there. Don't worry."
She kissed the side of his cheek and headed off to class. I wouldn't miss it for the world. She thought.
"Jake" Renee called, racing to the living room. She saw him kneeled in front of her daughter. She couldn't help but wonder why he had a small bowl full of water in his hand. "How is she? Where's Charlotte"
"I'm here Grandma" Charlotte came from the side of Jake and made her way over to Renee and hugged her leg. Renee picked her up and placed a soft kiss on her forehead. "Ahh, there she is. What are you still doing up? Where's grandpa"
"Watching the game" She whispered "but it's a secret."
"Uh-oh, well, hurry up and go find him so no one finds out?" She put Charlotte down and watched her scurry away.
Jake rose from the floor and made his way over to Renee. She buried her face in her hands "Ugh, this is all a mess. I don't know how long I can do this"
Jake wrapped his hands around her "I'm so sorry Ms. Swan"
"Thank you for all that you've done Jake"
"If it's no trouble i'd like to stay here a little longer, just to keep a close eye on you guys" He shifted awkwardly. The only reason he wanted to stay was to make sure Rosalie was alright. He didn't want her out of her sight.
"How sweet" Renee Smiled. "But, I think i'll take it from here. I promise as soon as she wakes up, you'll be the first one I call"
Of course, he sighed stubbornly. He took one last glance at Rosalie and handed over the bowl to Renee. "Well, I guess we'll call it a night. I placed a cold towel over her head so she wouldn't overheat. I don't know what she's gone through. Whatever it is...she needs rest. A lot of it"
"Trust me, I know. This whole family does"
"I'll see you around, Ms. Swan"
"Goodnight Jake" She closed the door behind him and headed over to Rosalie.
At the sound of the doors slam, Rosalie's eyes fluttered open. She looked around and saw pictures of her and her sister's plastered all over the walls. The sweet smell of her mother's lavender candles filled her nostrils and she instantly fell at ease.
Home, She thought. I'm finally home. Despite her past, this had been the first time she felt secure in 4 years.
Rosalie
"Rosalie...? Sweetheart?" I heard a familiar voice call from the side of me. I got up and saw my mother.
"Mom" I breathed. At that moment, everything came back to my remembrance. The flight, Edward, Jacob's car, Charlotte "Charlotte, mom, where's Charlotte? "
My mother came over and wrapped a warm embrace "Hey, hey, everything is okay. She's upstairs with your dad. Honey, are you alright? What happened?"
"You left her up there with him alone?" I panicked and shot up but she grabbed my arm to stop me.
"She's fine" She said through her clenched teeth. "I'm not going to say it again Rosalie. Tell me what happened"
20 minutes later…
"He did what?" My mom exclaimed pacing back and forth. She placed her hand on her hip, her eyes shut tight and she let out a huge sigh "Why didn't you tell me, Rosalie? This is not right! None of it is fair. To you, to Charlotte, hell to this family!"
"Look, you don't think I know that?" I shot up off the couch "How do you think I feel? After all that I have sacrificed! My career, my family! I live in a state halfway across the U.S from everything I know!"
My mother shook her head "It's not about that Rosalie! Honey, we are your family. Not him. No matter what happened you could have always come back to us" She comforted and reached out to hug me. But, I stood back.
"And then what? Huh? Come back just to escape another reality that my life is in shambles? That everything is a lie? That my marriage is a complete and utter joke? That everything I worked so hard for all those years came to a halt all because I got pregnant-"
"Stop Rosalie!"
"Oh yeah...wait I forgot. Just so you can remind me of how much of a screw up I was for dropping out of high school to take care of my kid" Renee placed her hand over her mouth and shook her head. I did all I could to hide the pain of my tears. I was so tired. It hurt me to see my mom this way, but I couldn't take it anymore. All those years of me hiding my hurt from her did nothing but drive a wedge between us. My only dream was to become a fashion designer. Something my parents never wanted for me. But, I was so determined to prove them wrong. Until...Edward.
*Flashback*
2016
Homecoming After Party
Alice pulled me out of the car "C'mon loser. I swear, you guys never have any fun"
I rolled my eyes "Okay, first of all who gets drunk BEFORE they come to a party?" Bella got out of the car next and stood shyly behind me.
Alice stood and rolled her eyes "You guys are ridiculous"
"We're ridiculous? Alice, have you seen what you're wearing" Bella joked. Alice's eyes widened.
"What's wrong with what I'm wearing?"
"Where's the rest of it" I chimed in. Bella and I leaned into each other trying to hide our laugh. Alice stomped her foot on the ground like a five year old and twirled around.
"I'll have you know, this is a Jessica Simpson original from her fashion fair line. Ain't nothing wrong with showing a little goodies for the hunnies. Besides, Jasper likes it"
"Ugh please, Jasper would like any girl wearing a V neck romper, that is only made to show your ass" I spat.
"And what do you know about fashion?"
"I know that-"
"Guys" Bella stood looking ahead. Alice and I stopped and turned around. There, walking up to us was none other than Edward Cullen. He was dressed in an all black suit, with black dress shoes, which held red shoelaces that matched his tie.
Nice fit I thought. Since when does the drama club get invited to parties? I've never even paid that much attention to him till now. He was fine. But, who was he staring at?
He seemed extremely nervous and ran his hands through his gold bronze hair. I followed his gaze and turned back around to see no one but Bella.
Wait! Bella?
He was looking….at bella?
*Flashback*
"No one ever wanted for you to feel isolated and abandoned. No matter what was going on" My mother interrupted. "No matter what has happened in the past...we're still family"
"Family" I snickered "Family...Just like it was family to basically force Edward to marry me in the first place? And here all this time I thought it was because this man just wanted to make things work. But in the end it was all about the money wasn't it?"
My mother froze and her lips tightened "Now you listen to me" she started, but I cut her off.
"Did you honestly think I wouldn't find out about what you were doing?." I shook my head "Of why you kept all of us separated for these past 4 years? Edward never loved me. You knew that. I knew by the first time he laid eyes on her-"
"That's enough Rosalie" I heard my father angrily warn behind me. Once I caught eyes with him, he blew the smoke from his cigarette in my face. "Now, you need to take it easy and stop all this nonsense and be a good little girl. By the way, welcome home" he tried to touch my arm, but I flinched away. I felt like my knees were going to buckle, so I looked away. His eyes...those eyes...they brought back to many horrible memories. I shuddered from the thought and pushed past him.
"Where's my daughter?" I demanded.
"Keep calm, Mama bear. She's upstairs sleeping" He replied, while taking another smoke.
Suddenly, I felt my phone vibrate in my back pocket. I took it out and the caller ID read: Edward Cullen.
Ugh, as if I didn't have enough troubles. This was NOT going to end well.
