Part 1 - The Devasting News and Travel!
Bella had gotten the call from Lesley Spears, her childhood friend since they had been toddlers, that her mother had died after complications after a stroke and getting covid aswell before the stroke had happened, and Bella was devastated of the news, and had told Lesley that she was going to come there and surprise her brothers, she had 6 brothers, the oldest were Michael and Matthew, followed by Lesley, Eddie, Ryan, Patrick Jr and Clay in various ages, but Lesley was a year older than herself, but she didnt mind that at all, as she got along really well with Lesley and her brothers, she even harboured a crush to this day on Eddie.
After that call had ended, with tears both cheeks of the girls, Bella went ahead to first go to her advisor and counselour at the University of Montana that she was at and doing her classes to get a Master Degree in Children's School Years between 6-19 years old and a Major Degree in Native American Law and History. She had about a year left on both things before graduating with them both under her belt to start working in any forum of the two degrees that she was planning to get. She went into the office of her conseulor and advisor and told him about the news she gotten, and that she was formally invited to the funeral of a friend's mother, as the said mother had become like a secondary mother to herself over the years, as she often called Mary Ann more than her own flighty mother, Renée, and after the Principal said yes that she could go and that he also said his condelances of the loss of her secondary mother. The conseulor gave her some advise and help to grieve as much she could do at the moment and how she would handle the grief and funeral aswell. She was grateful for it too, as she had needed to hear his say on the matter, as he had helped her before when she first came to the school with old issues, and he had helped her alot.
So after that meeting, she went back to her dorm-room, she shared with none as it had been something she spoken whole-heartly in her interview before accepting her spot at the school, that she needed a room of her own, due to not being able to share nor be able to have others around female or male ones in her room, as it was her space to go and be alone when things got sticky or too much to handle, and so it had been approved too. She packed her stuff, as a teacher came knocking on her door, said;
"Excuse, Ms Swan, Bella, I just heard the news, I am so deeply sorry to hear them." Bella turned to see her favorite teacher, and said softly through falling tears on her face;
"Thank you, Mrs Mullins, I am grateful, that you came by and said that."
"If you or the family need anything, just let me know, as you have my email and phone-number, dear." Bella nodded and said
"Thank you, Miranda, I am grateful for it and you." Miranda, Mrs Mullins just smiled then excused herself, so Bella could finish up her packing for the travel over to the next state of South Dakota, where the funeral would take place.
Next day, she took off for the funeral, wondering how will Lesley's siblings react on her coming to it and what she been through to where she was now in life. Also how had they changed and what had happened in their life, as she knew Matthew and Lesley are only two who had married and had children of their own, same with Michael having 2 boys, but no marriage for him yet, but not what had happened with the other brothers. As their contact had been sporically over the years, and she had asked no questions when speaking with Mary on the phone more often over the phone.
She took her car to drive over taking airplane to fly over to the state. While she drove, her father bombarded her phone with calls and texts, same with Jacob of all people as she had told him off before leaving for college, that she had NO interest nor feelings for him, like he thought he had on her, despite she told him that at the time, he was just 15 year old who knew nothing of love or what it was about, and he had been hurt and angry, but she had left him standing there, while she took off to home again and to pack and drive off to college in Montana instead of flying ever again. She hated flying, but she could it if it was far enough and too far to drive with her car.
She drove up to the house, that Mary and her late husband, Patrick Sr had shared together up to his death back in 2012, it was now 9 years almost to the date of his passing. She parked her car, and went up to the door, and knocked on it.
A/N: How was that for chapter 1, and new start of a new story with Bella/Eddie pairing, how did you like the other one that I re-made with new content and storyline aswell that has Bella and Michael in it. Please be KIND in your comments. Thank you again for your patience.