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C H A P T E R 2:
I saw Alice skipping towards our table and sit down next to Rosalie. We had been staring into thin air, trying to disappear into the wall.
"So, I heard about your little show on Saturday" She let the words hang in the air for a couple of seconds, when no one answered her she continued.
"Well, now aren't there many who didn't hear about it, but that's another story." Rose gave her a sour look and snapped.
"Did you really come all the way over here to rub it in our faces?" I silently agreed with Rose, but I hadn't known Alice for that long and kept my mouth shut.
Alice on her side looked offended.
"Of course not, I would never do anything like that! Although, next time you decide to pull off a stunt like that, let me know and we'll chose a better song" I saw her snicker under her breath, and apparently so did Rose, because next think I know she smacks her in the back of her head.
"Geez, have you two no humor what so ever?" Alice looked wide eyed between us.
"No", I muttered. "Now, if that was all, feel free to leave us alone." I wondered for a second if this was going too far, but Rose nodded in agreement and we both went back to studying our food.
"Ok, ok! Sorry! But I did actually come here for a reason, besides that. And I'm sorry Bella, but this doesn't really involve you, but there is this party on the beach next Saturday. Everybody's coming; it's going to be so much fun!" She squealed at Rosalie, who now had her full attention, and looked excitedly at her.
"Sounds good Alice, but you know Bella changed her shifts last week, so this really does involve her as well." Rose said as a matter of fact. I almost wished she hadn't said anything, I seriously doubted a big party where 'everyone' would be was the greatest idea at the moment.
And I couldn't know how Alice would react to this, I had almost gotten the feeling she didn't want me along, but if that was the case she sure didn't show it, instead she squealed again.
"Really, that's great, the more the merrier, as they say! I'm thinking shopping on Friday, you guys wanna tag along?" I looked cautiously at Rose, who returned my look before she answered.
"Who's coming?" Alice was lost in her own world as she always got when shopping was mentioned.
"What? Oh, no one really, it'll just be me, you guys, Jessica and Lauren" My worst fears was confirmed, I couldn't stand Jessica and Lauren, I knew Rose couldn't either and I secretly wondered why even Alice bothered to hang around with them. Thinking quickly I saw only one rescue.
"Do you mind if Angela comes to then?" I asked, knowing that without her company I would be stuck with three shopping addicted squealing girls and one very air headed Rose. Alice looked a bit taken back, but agreed and happily danced away from our table.
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Friday afternoon, Rose and I stood in my driveway waiting for Alice, chatting as Angela was dropped off by her parents. We were all looking for Alice' signature Mini when a silver Volvo came up my driveway. I froze and felt Rose do the same beside me, and then visibly relax as Alice jumped out of the driver seat. She gestured for us to join her as she jumped up and down from the excitement.
"Where is your Mini?" Rosalie questioned. "Nothing happened to it right?" Alice just beamed at us, clearly happy with herself.
"My Mini is perfectly fine; it's at home, safe in the garage. That is if Edwards not driving it anywhere, but he said he'd mostly be spending the day at home today."
"And why are you driving Edwards's car instead of your own then? If it's nothing wrong with it I mean." Rose still looked a bit skeptical at the car, and the clearly bored girls inside.
"Well, it's still going to get a bit crowded in there, but I figured it wouldn't hurt borrowing Edwards Volvo, there is no way I would be able to fit six people onto my Mini!" Alice reasoned, I nodded and we got in the car and on our way to Port Angeles.
As we spent the afternoon in different stores at the mall, it became clear that Jessica and Lauren didn't really want to be caught dead with us, especially not now, and that Alice had just 'failed' to mention that we were going to, until the last minute.
The party on Saturday being our target we all went after a suiting outfit, and after spending the whole afternoon and most of the night in Port Angeles we were now on our way home, just in time for me to make my shift at Wall-Mart, all with our new outfits.
Alice had ended up with a white sun dress that practically floated around her, Rose settled for a jeans miniskirt and a beautiful red blouse. I had honestly no idea what Jessica and Lauren ended up buying, and I couldn't care less, Angela bought with a brown knee length skirt, a nice top and a knitted jacket. I myself ended up with a pair of low ride jeans and a fuchsia tank top.
Although I had my doubts about this party at first, now I couldn't help but to look forward to it. I didn't have time to do much but throw on my work clothes, shout a quick bye to Charlie and run out the door. It was a miracle a made it to work on time, I quickly realized that this would be one of those quiet, long nights as I sat down behind the counter. I drifted into my own thoughts only interrupted by the rare costumer or work mate. After a couple of hours I was on cleaning duty, and I felt my face bright up as I spotted Miss Norrings enter with her bright orange coat and green purse. Her hair looked like its messy self and she was wearing a pajama bottoms decorated with kittens. She smiled brightly at me as she pushed her cart around the store, finally stopping at the aisle I was currently cleaning to chat.
"Hello darling how's work today?" she smiled distantly to the shelf, and I peeked into her cart, I always suspected Miss Norrings only to shop in the middle of the night. Today her cart was filled with
the essentials as milk and bread, besides a wide selection of men's socks and underwear. I tilted my head to the side in amusement, there was always some exotic in Miss Norrings' cart.
"It's been pretty quiet here today actually, I'm glad you stopped by, it's always fun talking to you" I answered truthfully. Miss Norrings kept her eyes at the aisle as she answered, as if she was having the conversation with it and not me.
"Yes, I always enjoy talking to you too dear" She started inspection a box of cat food. She would probably even buy it, even though she did not have a cat. Now, she didn't have a husband or any men in her life either and that didn't seem to stop her from buying men's socks and underwear, so it wasn't really that weird.
"Did you know I changed my shifts" I told her, she didn't answer so I continued.
"I don't work here Saturdays anymore, I work Tuesday s instead. You remember my friend Rose? The one I introduced you to, she didn't like having to spend all her Saturday s alone, so I decided to change my shifts" All the time during my little 'rant' Miss Norrings just looked deeply interested into the aisle.
"Well that's great dear", she told the cat food. "You're so young; you should have some fun in your weekends as well." She smiled brightly, again to the box in her hand, before she put it into her cart. She gave me a brief nod and made her way to the counter.
I just shook my head and placed a hand on my hip as I turned back to previous occupation with the aisle when I heard someone greet me by my name.
"Hi Bella" I turned questioningly to look at Alice who had skipped to my side.
"Alice! What are you doing here?" I glanced at my watch which showed it was almost 1am. "And at this hour?"
Alice was just about to answer me when a woman up to us with an almost empty cart, only a few boxes of something I recognized as different products to dispose cockroaches filled the bottom.
"We had a slight emergency" Alice explained, "Mom here absolutely hates insects, most of all cockroaches"
"I certainly do, but Alice, you haven't even introduced me to your friend yet?" the woman said as she extended her hand to me.
"Hello, I'm Elizabeth Masen" She gave me a heartwarming smile which I retuned the best I could.
"I'm Bella Swan" I introduced myself. "Chief Swan's daughter, I know Alice through my friend Rosalie Hale." Elizabeth smiled at me and nodded.
"Of course, it was nice to meet you Bella, but I think we need to get going now. It's absurdly late and we still have that cockroach problem to take care of, Alice, why don't you say goodbye to your friend and then meet me at the counter?" And by that she left, and Alice and I were in a short moment wrapped in an awkward silence.
"So, I guess I'll see you at school then? No, wait, tomorrow! You are coming right?"
"Uhm."
Coming where? Oh, the party!
"Yes, of course. I'll see you there then."
"Sure" Alice smiled and waved as she walked away, I strangled a yawn as I looked at my watch. Almost two hours to go, and then I could crawl up in my bed and sleep until Rose came over to gossip, squeal and torture my hair before the party. Oh, joy!
A/N: So, here it is, next chapter:
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