Short Friendship

He froze. His eyed were filled with horror and confusion. His skin turned even paler than before (and that is very pale)! He stood up and tugged at my hand and started to pull me towards the car.

"Edward!" I yelled pulling back. "What are you doing?!" I was getting mad now!

"I am taking you to Carlisle!" he said pulling harder. "Wait!" I screamed.

He let go of me and of course, I fell into a mud puddle. "Ugh!" I was really angry now. Mud was all over my outfit. "Bella, I am so sorry!" he said, concerned. "I didn't mean to, are you okay?" he helped me up. "Just great Edward, the mud really makes me look slim!" he tried to help me but I pushed him away. "Just go Edward, go tell Carlisle." I said, thinking we probably were making a scene on campus. Immaturely, I ran away (not vampire style). I felt bad but I knew this would pass. At lunch maybe we would make up.

I found a bathroom and went to go clean my destroyed outfit. "Hi, do you need help?" a blonde-haired girl came over and got a paper towel and began to wipe my pants. "Thanks, I'm Bella." I said holding back the scent. It was a little easier, considering the fact that her smell smelled like onions. Yuck!

"I'm Millie, stands for Mildred, I hate my name!"

"Me too, Bella is for Isabella!" I replied.

"Well, come up to my dorm, I think I have something that you can change into." Millie offered.

"Oh, thanks." I said. Ding! Good! Yes! My new friend is good at heart. I'm starting to like this power!

We walked into this large building and went up the stairs. We cam to a door and Millie unlocked it and we stepped in. Nothing special, just an average dorm room. She led me to her closet and pulled out a skirt and a blouse. "Try it on!" she said anxiously. This reminded me of Alice. I tried it on and once I looked in the mirror, I gasped. It was so cute!

"Oh my gosh! It looks so nice on you! It really brings out your eyes!" exclaimed Millie. "You are so beautiful!" she said. "Really? Me?"

"Of course!" she handed me some heels, instead of my mud-covered sneakers. "Thank you, Millie! This outfit is just right!" Beep! Beep! My alarm on my watch went off, which meant only one thing: class. "Come on, I will walk you to class." She said. I remembered when Tyler, Eric, and Mike used to walk me to class.

We left the building and walked out on the sidewalk. I looked over at the tree where I left Edward. He was nowhere to be seen. I started to regret walking away from him. He must be heartbroken, confused, and a little worried. "What's your first class?" Millie asked. "Journalism." I answered. "Me too! Wow Bella, we have a lot in common!" I smiled at her.

"So, first things first, who's that cute guy that dropped you in the mud puddle?" Millie asked, looking interested. I giggled. "That's Edward." I informed. "How do you know him?" she asked, curiously. Uh-oh. This was the question I was pleading no one would ask. Of course I was proud to be his wife, but what would she think of me getting married at 18 (or should I say "19")? Come on, Bella, just tell her!

"Well, actually, he's kind of my…. uh….husband."

"Oh."

"Look, I know it's strange to get married at eight- I mean nineteen, but, I know I didn't make a mistake and mess up my whole life, because I love him and I can't live without him." I said looking into her eyes. I really want this to sink into her and make sure she knows that I'm not some girl who marries the second she meets a guy.

"Aw, how sweet!" she hugged me and then I saw something that gave me a flashback. Her skin turned red, her heart beat so loud that I thought it would burst, and she shivered, just like I did when Edward touched my skin when I was human.

"Your skin it's….it's freezing and hard." She looked a little scared. She was touching my marble cold hard hands. "Sorry Bella, I um… got to go." And she took off. Oh no. I scared off a really nice person. This is just how I felt when I first saw Edward. Oh no no no. This cannot be happening! Is this how I'm supposed to live my life? And hear comes the tears! I felt so bad! Poor Millie!

I sat down by the tree where Edward and I had a fight. I cried and cried, and then suddenly two arms wrapped around me. I didn't look up because I knew who it was when he said, "What's troubling you, love?" wiping away my tears. "I scared a really nice girl off when she hugged me and felt my immortal body." "See, this is why I didn't want you to become one of us, because you would never be treated like a human and you would miss out on things." Edward pulled me close and hugged me tight. I just kept crying. "I'm sorry Edward, I shouldn't have lost my temper with you." I looked into his understanding eyes. He said nothing. I just sat there and stained his shirt with my tears. "Come on, it's starting to get sunny, and you have to go to class." He said.

He lifted me up and cradled me in his arms.