The week felt like forever. Was it because I was waiting for Friday? Uh…yes! I spent the week with the Cullens. Rosalie -with out Edward knowing- lent me a beautiful red slick top with hand picked diamonds and matching short skirt with black heels. She and Alice did my hair and makeup. After they were done, I turned and looked into the long mirror in my room.
"Thanks you guys. IOU." I said.
"Yeah, we know. But I think I have some compaction," said Rosalie. We all laughed.
"We better get going, Edward will be here in 5," Alice said.
"Thanks again," I replied.
"Don't mention it sis," they both said, and left. Sis. That felt nice to be called again. Again. I looked in mirror again, my hair was pulled up half way with little curl and rhinestone barrettes, (curtsy of Alice). There was a knock on the door downstairs. I took a deep breath and headed for the stairs. I stopped right at the top. Edward was standing at the bottom talking to my mom (just great. Just what I needed). Then I walked down. As I was coming down the stairs, they turned and looked at me. Edward was wearing all black, (hey, what did you expected from a vampire boyfriend?)
"Wow," He muttered to Himself more then anyone. "You look great," He said to me, and handed me a whit rose, and smiled.
"Thanks," I said. I hugged my mom and told her we would be back late.
"Yeah, by 10:30 or you know like 10," she called after us.
It took us an hour and a half to get to Seattle. The movie started at 7 and it was 5:30 now so we decided to eat first, (luckily I brought a tooth brush in my purse). We ate at an Italian restaurant. He got looks, and I got looks, but neither one of us seemed to be paying attention. We got a private table, and ordered two cokes. We ordered two Italian style lobsters and began to talk. Dinner was great. It was 6:30 so I went to the "powder" room, (and brush my teeth) while Edward paid. We got to the theater and got our tickets. There were only two romantic movies playing: "The Rose" with Orlando Bloom and Drew Barrymore or a new movie called "Twilight" with Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart. It was about a vampire romance. Talk about ironic.
"The Rose" wasn't something you would expect. It was like Harry Potter meets Vampires meets Pirates of the Caribbean all mixed into one. But who was paying attention to the 2 hour long movie anyway?
wasn't something you would expect. It was like Harry Potter meets Vampires meets Pirates of the Caribbean all mixed into one. But who was paying attention to the 2 hour long movie anyway?After the movie, we got some ice cream -we both got strawberry- and started talking.
"If you don't mind me asking," I said. "Who was the other girl you left Bella for?"
"What are you talking about, love?" He asked. "There was Bella and you. That's it."
"But Bella said," then it hit me. Bella was trying to get me to stop seeing Edward. Well I'll let her know I'm not going down without a fight.
It was 5 till 10 when Edward was driving me home, when we saw a fire in the distance. As we got closer to my house it got bigger and…
"NO!" I screamed and jumped out of His car when it came to a stop. My mother was no were to be seen.
"You can't go in there, miss," a fireman said.
"No, you don't understand my mother -where's my mother?" I started to panic. Where is she? Is she hurt? Did she…?
"I'm sorry to report that the woman in this house -Carol Parker- did not live," another fireman told me. Edward was at my side in a moment. I had nothing now. No dad, brother, mom, no one. What was I going to do?
I spent the night at Edward's house. I had my own room and everything -only I couldn't sleep. So I went out on the balcony to look at the stars. I could tell everyone was taking pity on me. Even Emmett -who was like an older brother everyday- didn't even bother to crack jokes.
That night, I ask Alice about what she sees in my future. Of corse, knowing Alice, she said -kind of like a magic 8 ball- "the out come is good." Good? Good how? I have no one. Well except Edward. But when a reprehensive showed up tomorrow and take me away to an orphanage or foster home, I would lose everything, even Him. Thankfully, Alice saw this coming.
"We -as in Carlisle, Esme, Emmett, Rosalie, Edward, and Jasper and I- have a plan. Since no one wants to see Edward un-happy," Alice began.
"For the next 100 years," Jasper went on.
"So, we decided you could live here," Alice said.
"Only if you want to," Carlisle said, and Esme, Rose and Emmett nodded. I looked at Edward then looked back at the Cullens
"Only if you want me," I replied.
"Always, love," Edward said. I finally found a place were I would belong. I could belong.
I went to my new "new" room and laid down on "my" bed. I thought I heard the voice of my mom, for the last time.
"Stars in her eyes, rosy cheeks and a happy girl in the morning."