1 Hey! I know, another chapter. Yay! The answers revealed...slightly. By the way, I still need a good name for the school! Please help. Ideas on the banquet and traveling to California to the college are welcome and any other suggestions also welcome! Special thanks to Twilightaddict, luvnycki, andjaykay123 for the votes. This chapter is dedicated to my best friends MarieAnthony and jaykay123!
Cue the flashback...
FLASHBACK!
I watched as Rose chased Alice into the bathroom. I knew they were going to take long but before I bid my time, I wanted to make sure that I bought the drinks or Rose would be ballistic. I remembered the time forgot once and she looked as if she was going to murder me. "I'll just get them now. They're just drinks."I said unsurely, watching the scene unfold. It was three days before we started our senior year and she was very cranky. "Just a drink?"she demanded and glared at me. I decided not to mess with her. We only slept for a few hours before. In the morning, she was frustrated that her hair wasn't in a perfect bun because she said it was messy. I personally thought it looked fine but all of our hair were messy that morning. Alice backed away not wanting to be a part of this. I remembered how I ran to the line and she looked satisfied but glared at me until I bought the "drink". I'm sure this time Alice would be the one exploding if I forgot because she seemed pretty moody today and I needed my arm in its right place.
The line was short, which was neither a good or bad thing. I slowly walked to the line and waited. I glanced around the café. I spotted our table with our jackets over the chairs. Our shopping bags were all over the table and on the seats. People were staring at it like they never seen a shopping spree that big before. It wasn't the biggest though. I've been on worse when you've got Alice shopping with you. There were big glass windows on each side of the café. The walls were a cream color and there were paintings and sculptures around. It was a very large room. Otherwise, it looked like a regular café, without the large, crystal chandelier that hung on the ceiling and shimmered in the light. They had brick floors that helped symbolize the outdoors and a large gray carpet in the lounge area. There were couches that matched the outdoor yet a modern indoor scene. A big stand was on the west wall where I was lining up. There were also potted plants and trees around to add to the beautiful scene. Vines draped the balcony that was above us. The café had two stories. It was very beautiful because of the orange glow made by the sunset.
"Miss?"the cashier person asked. "Oh I'm so sorry!"I apologized with a faint blush. I was so caught up with the room that I forgot I was in line. The cashier's gray eyes looked at me expectantly."I'll have a café vanilla frappe with one blueberry scone. I also want a skinny cinnamon dolce latte." She wrote the drinks on the cups and told me the price. I quickly unzipped my bag and brought my wallet out. I handed her my silver credit card. She slid it in carefully through the cashier and handed it back to me. "What is your name?"she asked to put on the cups. "Bella,"I replied hesitantly. I slid it in the pocket and put my wallet away. I backed away from the counter for the other customers but bumped into something hard. My purse escaped my grip and fell to the floor. I closed my eyes tightly waiting for the bruise I would get from my fall, but it never came. I waited another second but and got annoyed. I'm ready. Hello? Where was the pain? I slowly opened and saw a beautiful pair of emerald-green eyes staring at me. My eyes widened. I felt his arm around my waist, catching me before I fell. "Thank you,"I said awkwardly without breaking the gaze. I loosened his arms and he saw what I wanted and let go. My face was probably flushed by now. He chuckled. What a nice laugh he has. They were like bells chiming on a sunny day. I slightly shook my head to clear my thoughts. He finally spoke. "It was my pleasure,"he said in a velvet-like voice. I looked down, embarrassed by the awkward pause. "Oh,"I gasped. I almost forgot that I had dropped my bag. All of the contents of my bag had fallen out mixed with someone else's. "I'm so sorry for bumping into you,"I said realizing that the messenger bag on the floor was his. I bent down and grabbed my stuff while turning towards him to gaze. I saw him mirror my movement. "It's all right,"he said catching me staring at him. I blushed but never left the gaze. Neither did he. I randomly grabbed stuff and stuffed it in my bag. I felt the leather of my wallet and stuffed it in. A smooth glass-like, rectangular thing. My cell phone. It kept going like that until there was nothing more on the floor. He was already done and held out his hand. I took it and he pulled me up.
He grabbed his white chocolate mocha and glanced at me. His eyes to mine. "Would you like to stay and talk,"I blurted out. I flushed red and glared at the floor realizing what I just said. He probably has a girlfriend. Bella, snap out of it. You just met him. "Sure,"he agreed surprising me with his answer. We walked over to my table and beared our stuff. We chatted about school, our friends, and about our interests. ("You better have not said anything bad about me. He probably has hot friends at that school!" Rose screeched. "Don't worry, I didn't,"I said reassuring her. "You better have not,"Alice commented while hitting me on the arm. "Ow, do you want me to finish the story or what?"I groaned. Rose hit me on the other side. "Ow, what was that for,"I grumbled. "That meant to keep going,"Rose stated as if it was the most obvious thing in the world.) I found out that I had a lot in common with him. He was nineteen and loved music. He could play the piano and told me he could play it for me sometimes.
That was when we were interrupted. Ring... He got out his phone and I got out mine. It wasn't mine but I put it back on the table. "Hey,"he greeted casually. "What? Idiots."he murmured. He turned to the entrance and I followed his gaze. His eyes widened and he quickly shut his phone. He slid his phone on the table. At the entrance was a blond-haired girl who was pretty and was looking around. It seemed like she was searching for something. "I've got to go,"he said in a hurry. He grabbed his phone and bag, and ran through the closest exit. I noticed my facial expression was shocked so I composed myself. "Bella,"the cashier called. I walked slowly to the stand and grabbed the drinks. Does he like that girl? I wouldn't be surprised since she was much prettier than me. I slowly thought of the possible reasons. I tried to remembered how he looked like but all I remembered was his pair of deep green eyes that were mesmerizing.
End of flashback.
"That was when she came over here looking very mad,"I concluded. "At the drive home, I was thinking of the ways he would like her so I would have my mind off of him, but I couldn't. I thought of every single way he wouldn't like me. It helped,"I said cheerfully. "What did you do?"Rose asked intently. "I knew that I would never see him again, so it doesn't matter,"I said. I felt so stupid for already crushing on someone that I only met once. Alice broke the tense atmosphere. "Well, that means I could match you up with my brother,"she said happily. I raised my eyebrows. "I don't think so. I didn't even meet him yet and your already trying to match us together,"I mumbled. They heard me and laughed. "Girls, do you want to get ready now? The guests are coming in two hours,"Mrs. Hale called out from downstairs.
Ring. Right on time. Maddie, Bri, and Kayla were coming early to dress up here with us. They were going to the same school with us. I stayed in the room while Alice went down and answered the door. Rose was getting up and setting her dress on the table. She admired it and was staring at it intently. She was probably thinking of a great hairstyle to go with it. I followed her and carefully lifted the lid of the box. I carried the dress out of it and unfolded it slowly. The silky texture brushed my hands and it seemed so comfortable. I was interrupted by Bri rushing into the room looking exited with her black ponytail bouncing up and down.
Please review! I wonder what Bri's so excited about... but of course I already know..."sly smile". Make me happy by reviewing and I might put up the next chapter ASAP but I have a lot of school work but I just might find time for it...maybe. Remember, it is only you readers that could change my mind..