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Chapter 2 - The Makeover Part 1
The directions were clear. I could understand that. It was just where the direction led me that was the problem.
By the time I had actually got on the dirt road that their house was on, I realized that I had passed it three times. That road was narrow, and the trees around it didn't help it much either.
As I went down the narrow, hidden road, I took the time to look at my surroundings. It was beautiful. There were trees everywhere, and a little creek flowing not too far off the road. Soon, I saw something through the trees. I think it was their house, because that something was big and white. I got closer and got my first glance of the Cullen house.
It was amazing. The house was huge, with a wrap-around porch and two stories. All I could do was stare. I parked my truck at the end of the dirt road, which turned out to be their driveway, and got out. I stared at the house a bit longer before walking to the front door, and knocking.
I heard a couple of people yelling "Get the door!" before it was actually opened. It was Alice.
"Bella! I'm so glad you're here!" she said while pulling me into the house. "This is going to be so much fun, I haven't had a friend over in, like, forever! I'll be right back, I have to go tell Esme you're here." She walked off and I just stood there, taking in my surroundings.
The inside of the house was even more beautiful than the outside. It was big and open, like there used to be a bunch of rooms, but now there was just one. The entire back wall was glass, overlooking mountains. It was amazing.
"You can sit down and wait for Alice, you know," someone said from behind me. I jumped and turned around. It was Edward.
"Oh, my gosh. You gave me a heart attack!" I said, holing my hand to my heart and trying to catch my breath. He grinned.
"I'm sorry. Seriously, though, you don't have to stand and wait for Alice, you can sit down."
"Oh…yeah…I was going to. Just taking a look at your house. It's amazing," I said, looking around again.
"Okay, I'm back," I heard Alice say from the kitchen area. I turned around to find that she wasn't alone. She was standing with two other people, a man and a woman, who looked to be around 35 years old. I guessed they were Alice, Jasper, Emmett, Rosalie, and Edward's parents.
"Hello, you must be Bella. My name's Esme, and this is my husband, Carlisle," Esme said, walking over to shake my hand. I took and smiled.
"Nice to meet you, too," I answered, shaking Carlisle's hand after Esme. They seemed really nice.
"Come on, Bella, I'm going to give you a makeover upstairs. That is okay, right?" Alice asked, her angelic face begging me to say yes. There was no way I could say no.
"Okay."
"Yay! Come on!" She took my hand and started leading me over to the stairs. I turned around really quick to wave and Carlisle, Esme, and Edward before going up the stairs.
"First, we have to take your 'before' picture, to look back at what you looked like before your makeover," Alice said, taking a quick picture of me. I sat back down on her bed.
"Alice, what exactly are you going to do to me?" She turned around and took a good look at me.
"A lot of things. Don't worry, you'll love it. Now, I think I'm going to start with the hair," she said, pulling me into her bathroom (which was bigger than my room, I might add).
And so I sat in a chair in front of her mirror for two hours, getting my hair done and makeup done. She even gave me contacts. By the time she was done, I couldn't sit still. She had covered up the mirror so I couldn't see what she was doing to me.
"Okay, I think your finished," Alice said. I jumped up from the chair. "I straightened your hair so it's permanently straight." (A/N: I don't know if you can actually do that without getting it done by a professional, so I'm just going to pretend you can.) She uncovered the mirror so I can see.
I looked in the mirror, preparing to dislike what I saw…and nearly fainted. The person staring back at me in the mirror wasn't me. Or at least, looked nothing like me. My hair was super straight, but still somehow had some bounce to it, so that it looked natural and pretty. My makeup was done perfectly, only emphasizing my eyes and skin tone. And I looked much, much better without glasses. I looked…beautiful.
"Wow…Alice, you really know how to do a makeover. Thank you!" I said, touching my hair to make sure it was real.
"Your welcome! But that's not all. When I told you I was going to do a makeover, I meant truly a makeover. I'm going to teach you how to socialize, how to buy clothes and anything else you need help in!" Okay, I think I was just insulted. I let it go. "Is there anything I missed? Can you talk to guys? Have you ever been on a date?"
I blushed. "Uh…no. To either. I mean, I can talk to guys, but not without blushing and stuttering more than any normal person would." It was embarrassing admitting this, but I had to. I definitely needed help with it.
"Okay. We'll do that too then. Is that okay, though? I don't want you to do something you wouldn't want to." Again with the begging face. I sighed.
"Alright. I'll do it."
Alice squealed with excitement, jumping up and down. "Thank you, Bella. I've never gotten to do this before. I promise it will be fun, you'll see."
I sure hoped so.
"We are first going to start with the clothes. You are going to stay the night here this weekend and we are going to Seattle to buy you some awesome clothes. I put some clothes on you now, so you can keep those. I will also give you some clothes to wear tomorrow. It's lucky school started on a Thursday, or this would be tricky," she said.
"What about Charlie?"
"I've got that covered, I already called him and asked. I figured you would agree." She smiled.
"Okay, sounds good." Suddenly we heard a voice yell up the stairs telling us it was time to eat dinner.
We walked down the stairs, talking about our shopping trip. Well, complaining on my side of it. I hated shopping. When we reached the end, I saw that her family was sitting at the dining room table, eating what looked to be spaghetti and laughing. The first to notice us was Edward. He looked over and his eyes got wide. I blushed, again. I wish there was someway to control when you looked like a fire hydrant and when you didn't.
Everyone else looked over now, just kinda staring. Emmett was the first to talk.
"Hey, it's Bella! For a moment I didn't recognize you," he said with a smile.
"You do look different. You look very nice, Bella," Esme said, also smiling. It got quiet again.
"Okay, guys, let's not stare a hole into her head. Let's eat!" Everyone looked away, embarrassed, and started eating and talking again. I mouthed 'thank you' to Alice.
There was one person who was still looking at me, though. It was Edward. I gave him a questioning look and he just smiled, shook his head, and went back to eating. I just shrugged to myself and ate with them.
"That was really good, Esme, thank you," I complemented when we were finished.
"Your welcome. You are welcome to eat here any time you like." I smiled and nodded. I looked at the clock on the wall by the door. It was nearing 7:00.
"I'm sorry, Alice, but I should probably get going. I have to make sure Charlie gets something to eat and I have to do my Calculus homework. Thanks for letting me come over and for the, uh, makeover you gave me. I'll see you guys tomorrow," I added to the others in the room. They all said bye, and I left.
During the ride home I thought about the makeover that Alice is giving me. What's going to happen? Am I going to get more friends and treated better? I sure hoped so. I was also worried about what people at school will think when they see that I look different. I just need to stop worrying so much, I thought to myself. Who cares what people think? Okay, that would be me, but not so much. That's kind of what this makeover is about. Feeling better about myself. I'm sure it will work. I have faith in Alice.
By the time I went to bed my head was buzzing with the possibilities of what might happen. I needed to get a grip. I fell asleep, finally, into a disturbed slumber where I dreamt about the makeover going wrong and getting homeschooled for the rest of my life. I have the weirdest dreams sometimes.
The bad thing was, I could see that actually happening.
A/N: Okay, bad ending to that chapter. I had to end it somehow, though. This whole chapter didn't exactly come out the way I had hoped, but I promise the next one will be better. Please review!!!