Chapter 9
Suffocating
I slid into the car, it felt as soft as the car Edward and I had rented the night before, but it wasn't as warn down and it still had that new car smell that made me crinkle my nose.
"mmmmmm." Alice purred, she hugged the steering wheel. "Just me you and old Bumble Bee."
I giggled, "whose Bumble Bee?" I asked her trying to focus on her face as we pushed 150 mph. what's with my crazy family and fast driving. It made me nauseous.
"the car silly, you see its yellow and reminds me of a cute little bumble bee. Do you not think that's adorable Bella? She drives so well! Speedy little devil." she giggled wildly. I had to laugh, Alice was so funny when she wasn't being deranged about silly things like shopping or my wedding.
"yeah, adorable. What's the plans for today?" I asked her taking a deep breath, I wasn't sure I was ready for it all.
Her face flew in a huge white teethed grin. "well, we are going to the shoe stores first to get all of us shoes. The ones for us and your bridesmaids. don't worry everyone is aware of the fact that the wedding is moved up. Then we will pick up the bridesmaids dresses. They're gorgeous Bella."
"slow down Alice, I don't speak vampire." she smiled sweetly and put her hand on my shoulder.
"I know, I'm sorry. Uh so, where was I? oh yeah! Then we will pick up the guys tuxes. They were specially made." she said proudly. "then we will get you something to eat. Fast food. Like a gazelle. Very fast food." she giggled.
"howa bout McDonalds instead? That's just as fast and more appetizing for me." she giggled at me and nodded. "what's next?"
"well, let me think, what else do I need for the wedding?" she started mumbling something in vampire speed as we pulled up to the mall, it was still dark outside and I assumed it just opened. "you'll just have to see."
I breathed out and opened the car door. We walked into the mall and I decided I should call Edward. I would keep him updated by the hour. I dialed his number on the cell phone and put the phone up to me ear. I twisted my wedding ring and felt butterflies when I heard his beautiful voice on the other line.
"Bella?" I smiled.
"yup its me!" I giggled as Alice pulled me into an expensive bridal shoe store. I sat down and let her go to work.
"is everything okay?" his musical voice sounded so good right now. Alice put on all sorts of white shoes. Slipping it on examining it then throwing it away whispering, no good.
"where are the special shoes? The ones Jennifer Lopez and Jessica Alba special order? I want to see those shoes." the fat obviously gay man waddled to the back of the store Alice on his tail.
"absolutely, despite the fact that Alice is massacring my feet. I feel sorry for the people who work here." I laughed.
He laughed too, "that's good. So you haven't broken anything yet? No hospital visits or hostel vampires trying to steal you away from me?"
"no haven't broken anything, and the only hostel vampire here is Alice. And a negative on the hospital visits. But I haven't seen Esme or Rosalie in a while. Probably for the best Alice is scary when she is shopping."
I heard him smiling through the phone, "tell me about it. So you're having fun?" suddenly Alice and the chubby gay man walked through the doors carrying multiple boxes of shoes. The boxes decorated beautifully nothing like the other boxes in the store. After Alice came out four other people came out struggling to hold all the boxes. They piled them up around me and Alice grinned.
"um, I don't think fun is the right word." he chuckled. "its going to be a very long day."
"a lot of shoe boxes?" I gaped at his words then laughed.
"yeah how'd you know?" he laughed.
"Alice has a very interactive mind. She had a vision this morning after I figured out your guys schedule, and all I heard in her mind was so many shoes so little time. So I assumed that she brought out a scary amount of shoes for you to try on." he ended proudly, of course so proud of his research. He could of warned me!
"you have no idea. Well shouldn't dwell on what has to be done." he laughed and said that I was right.
"well what are you going to do today?" I asked him. Hoping it was something productive and not have anything to do with his obsession with me. Alice was back in her shoe throwing stage. All I did was stick out my purple toe nails and let her slip shoes on and off until she gasped.
She grabbed the cell phone and murmured only slow enough for me to catch it, "Edward she'll call you back I found the perfect shoe." of course this is Alice we're talking about only she would have a heart attack over the perfect shoe.
I giggled at Alice, "oh the drama Alice, oh the drama." I laughed a little louder this time before I gazed down at the shoe. My mouth fell open, it was beautiful the satin material and the ribbon lacing up my pale leg. Two of my purple toe nails stuck out the tip of the shoe. The shoe was gorgeous.
"so do you like it?" Alice was hopping up and down again and I smiled and opened my mouth when suddenly my eyes caught the heel.
"oh my god Alice that thing is a death trap!" I gaped open mouthed at it the heel was a tooth pick a beautiful completely gorgeous tooth pick but that was besides the point I was not wearing that walking down the aisle totally deadly!
Alice pouted. "but they match beautifully! You hate them I see that now! Maybe you should just go barefoot!" I'm sure if she could cry she would be.
I groaned, "you know Alice I want to wear these shoes but can we get some flats maybe? Or even a relatively thick heel?" I begged her, I was not going to fall on my face in front of everyone at my wedding. I knew I wouldn't fall on my face Edward would catch me but how would I explain to every nonvampire at the wedding how he was standing in front of the preacher one moment and then the next moment he was catching me. I can only imagine, "I know how this may look, but Edward is a vampire and so is his family don't worry they don't feed off of humans! Oh and did I mention he is almost a hundred and ten? Good thing he doesn't look it huh?! Well lets get on with this wedding." yeah that would end well.
She forced a smile, "you are aware that you will only walk less than a foot on your own, right?" I looked at her confused, "Charlie will walk you all the way down the aisle then you will walk at least a foot where Edward will pull you close. You will be fine!" she started giggling pulling me and my horrid shoes to the register to check out.
She handed the ruffled gay penguin man her credit card and he swiped it. "so what was the insane need for pushing me past my mental limits ladies?" he smiled yes definitely gay.
Alice giggled and pointed at me, "Bella's getting married in two days! She needed shoes!" he clapped his pudgy hands and jumped up and down he waddled around his desk and squeezed me in a hug. It felt like hugging the Pillsbury dough boy. He smiled.
"Congratulations! He is one lucky guy!" he poked me with his doughy finger. EWW! Gay and fat, gross. His greasy black comb over shone under the light.
Alice smiled, "well we have a lot of things to do today for the wedding, we must leave." she smiled and squeezed his arm.
"of course!" he smiled jumping up and down his fat rolls wiggling. I've never met a fat gay guy before, it was weirdly disgusting.
"bye." we waved at him when we walked out.
The second we ran the corner we started cracking up, and screaming. "EWW!" it was a hilarious bonding experience.
"wait what about the other shoes?" she rolled her eyes.
"oh Bella do you really think that little of me?" she looked up at me through her thick eyelashes reminding me of Edward. I needed to call him back.
"no.." I smiled at her.
"already taken care of. I found the perfect shoes, silk turquoise flats." she smiled.
"oh yeah, so everyone else gets to be in safe shoes except for me." Alice laughed and slapped my shoulder. "owie!" I murmured.
"yeah, its your wedding day Bella its suppose to be beautiful and scary and dangerous plus wonderful all at the same time."
"is that how it was for you?" I looked deep into her eyes and saw the love enter her eyes.
"yes." she smiled at me touching my hand softly.
"will you tell me about it, Alice? Please?!" I begged.
"of course Bella, well we had a traditional minister and I had a gorgeous dress, nothing like yours of course but I was in love with it. It was long and lacey red flowers were sewn all the way down it. We had beautiful red roses everywhere. Jasper liked it reminded him of blood. I know horrid in its own way but I liked it too. Everything was deep red and white and black. He was calm and loving, so was I and every other person in the room. There were flowers on every inch of the church. It was completely gorgeous. He looked amazing he was wearing his war uniform. It was everything I ever imagined." she smiled lovingly as she gazed up at the ceiling of the mall. She looked like she was day dreaming. The truth was though that she was remembering the best moment in her life, the day she was tied to her true love. I couldn't wait for my turn to tell someone about the wonderful day that I will be blessed to be tied to Edward. She shook a bit, "oh my gosh we just lost a lot of time we have to start shopping!"
she dragged me all through the mall, after we picked up the bridesmaids dresses we went to the food court and got some Arbys. I couldn't help but chew slowly. It made me feel sick to my stomach when I eat fast. It was hard to eat slow when Alice was jumping out of her seat.
"Hey Alice where is Esme and Rose?" right on time they rushed into the cafeteria taking a seat beside Alice and I.
"is everything taken care of ladies?" Alice asked them they murmured something too fast for me to understand and Alice nodded.
"okay I'm done what's next?" Alice and Rosalie giggled, and I felt an ambush coming up in the near future, and I'm not even psychic.
Alice brought out a blindfold pulled it over my eyes and before I knew it I was flying.