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Love Story in Cali

Chapter 4: Silence

Edward Point of View:

I'm such an idiot. Way to blow it Cullen. Bella was giving me a chance to be with her. I should have ignored Carla's call. I gripped even harder on the steering wheel. I'm sorry for hurting you Bella. I turned my car into the school parking lot and when I did, Alice and Emmett were here to greet me. I pushed the door open then, stepped out. Alice and Emmett had matching looks: arms crossed and angry slits for eyes. Alice walked up to me and thumped me in the back of my head.

"Edward Anthony Masen Cullen, you were so close then, you blew it. You are such a stupid brother!" she exclaimed.

She punched me in my gut with that same angry look Emmett had. Emmett is already overprotective, this could be living hell. Alice sighed heavily then, rolled her head to Emmett.

"You can take it from here, Em. I need to go to bed." She said.

She walked away slowly, probably trying to catch glimpses of Emmett beating me. I averted my attention to Emmett. He started to crack his knuckles loudly.

"Edward, Edward, Edward, you messed up big time, bud." Emmett said, with a big grin on his face.

I didn't move at all when I saw a familiar figure in the back. Emmett stopped and looked at me confused.

"Okay, Edward. You are not supposed to freeze up like that, man." He said.

The figure stepped out of the darkness, into the lights. Her hands were in her blue pullover sweatshirt pockets as she walked. Her tennis shoes were making sounds as she walked towards us. She grabbed a hold of Emmett and smiled at him.

"Em, it's okay. I think I will take over." She said.

Her beautiful brown hair was covering her beautiful face. She frowned as Emmett turned away. Her attention was all on me.

"Edward, what do you want to say, now?" she said.

"You want to sit somewhere?" I asked.

She threw her hands in the air. "Whatever."

We walked in silence to a bench. I wanted to reach for her hand and squeeze it tightly. I was about to speak, but her lips opened before mine.

"Edward, let me talk first. I don't blame you for what happened. Tonight really wasn't a date anyway. Carla is your girlfriend so; I shouldn't get in the way of that."

She stood up and brushed off her sweatpants. "Bella, wait!"

She started to run away quickly then, she stopped. "Edward, I forgive you, but I don't want to talk with you again."

Wow, Bella is really mad at me. I shook my head then, slammed my fist into the bench.

Bella….

Bella Point of View:

I continued to run towards my dorm. I was careful not to slip on one of the steps. I leaned against the door and ran my fingers through my hair. Edward. Why can't I forget this? It wasn't a date so, why do I care. Crazy, that's what I am. Boys just use me. There was Tyler, who used me to get back together with his ex. Mike was actually trying to go really far with me only because he liked me, but still I wasn't ready for that. I sighed then, turned the door knob. I walked in and saw Jasper and Alice holding hands resting on the sofa. Alice had her head rested on Jasper's. I walked to the fridge, my feet scraping against the floor, to get a can of ginger ale. It wasn't that bad. It kind of made my stomach tickle. I laughed and giggled as I took a sip. Simone came from downstairs with her hair curling out from under the band that held it. I covered my mouth as I laughed.

She looked at me confused. "Was Erik up there?" I asked.

She wiped her smeared lip gloss off her face. "No, he's at the guys' dorm."

She reopened the fridge and poured a glass of Cranberry Cocktail Juice. She gulped down the juice then, looked at me with a serious face.

"Alright Bells, let's talk upstairs." She said. She set the glass on the counter then, walked upstairs.

I followed her willingly. I knew if I didn't go she would drag me there. I sat on her bed and she sat along side of me. She tossed her hair back then, fell on her back.

"Bella, how do you really feel about Alice's amazingly yummy brother?" she asked.

I laughed at first then, silenced myself. "I don't like him, Si-Si. Still, today never counted he has a girlfriend. We just hung out together."

Simone's mouth was open. I put my hand under her chin and closed her mouth. "Do you want flies in your mouth Simone?"

She growled at me and sat up from the bed. "My mouth has nothing to do with you and heart throb- Cullen." She countered.

Simone has it so easy, she just doesn't know. "Simone, I have a question for you."

"Shoot." She said.

"What are you going to do about Seth?" I asked.

She looked like she just got struck by lightning. "Seth? Why do you ask?"

I looked at her dumbfound. "Simone, seriously."

She looked away from me. "Honestly, Bella, I really don't know."

"You can't keep doing this Simone. You might hurt Seth if he sees you with Erik." I said.

She nodded as she pulled the covers from under me. Before I knew it, Simone was sleeping. She must be tired. I sat up from her bed and walked back downstairs. Alice was curled up into a ball. I ran to her bed and slipped the covers on her body. Rosalie was already in her bed sleeping soundly. I was the only one awake. I walked to my bed quietly then, fell onto it. I will forget all that happened tonight and forget what a jerk Edward was and is. I smiled in my sleep. That's right Bella.

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Alice was digging through my closet for an outfit. She had been searching for half an hour. This has got to be a problem. I wonder if there is some type of doctor to help with this kind of problem. She finally found something and tossed it at me. It was a sleeveless coral cross front V neck and a pair of jeans. She looked further to find the perfect shoes. She ended up finding a pair of Gold Touch Rhinestone Stilettos. I threw off my tank top and slid the shirt on. I adjusted it then, yanked on the jeans. I sat on the couch and slipped the Stilettos on my feet. Alice clapped cheerfully then, pulled out her camera. She pressed the button and the camera flashed. The little demonic pixie took a picture of me. I gasped as she laughed at me.

"Alice!" I yelled.

She skipped towards me with a devious smile on her face. "Memories of how good you look after you met me."

I laughed at her. "So, you are saying I didn't look good before?"

She shook her head. "No, just that you look better."

We laughed at each other and hugged. After we released I went into the kitchen. I set a blue bowl on the table and poured Frosted Flakes and milk into it. Alice looked at me.

"Frosted Flakes?" she asked.

"They're great!" I said, with a mouthful of cereal.

She laughed at me again. "Well, eat your bowl of sugar so, we can leave."

There was a knock on the door. "I'll get it!" Alice yelled. My phone started:

If you thought I'd leave, then you were wrong
Cause I won't stop holding on.

This is an emergency

So are you listening?

And I can't pretend that I don't see this

It's really not your fault
That no one cares to talk about it,
Talk about it

Cause I've seen love die
Way too many times
When it deserved to be alive…

I looked at the caller ID and rejected the call. Not answering.

"Good Morning, Karmen." Alice said, cheerfully.

Karmen didn't speak. "Oh, Karmen you're crying? What happened?"

Karmen's shoes made noises as she walked in. She sat on the couch then, spoke.

"You guys didn't hear yet?" she asked.

I got up from my seat at the counter and sat next to her. "Hear what?"

She stared at Alice with her wet eyes. "Alice, you don't know either?"

Alice shook her head at Karmen. Karmen wiped away a tear using her school sweatshirt sleeve. (A/N: There is a picture of her uniform on my page.)

"Bella, Alice, Edward is what I'm here for!" she squealed.

I looked at her then, chuckled. "Whatever, we do not have time for him and you need to go back to school."

She grabbed my hand. "He's in the hospital!"

I turned to her quickly. "What?"

"He got into a car crash last night and hasn't opened his eyes yet." She continued.

There was a big knot in my stomach. I can't believe I blocked his call. But, how did he call me? Karmen just said he hasn't opened his eyes yet. I rushed up the stairs to get Simone. She was writing in her notebook when I reached her.

"Good Morning, I was just writing..," she said.

I cut her off. "Edward is in the hospital."

She dropped her pen and grabbed her keys. "Let's go."

Alice filled Rosalie in when she walked through the door. We all hurried to Simone's Hummer and jumped in quickly. Simone turned the steering wheel and maneuvered out of the spot. Her truck was probably going fifty-five or more. When we reached the parking lot for the hospital she almost ran into another truck.

"Simone, we are here to visit not to enter." I said.

"Whatever. You want to see Edward right?" she asked.

No need to answer that. We found a good spot close by. Alice and I were out first. After the others were out, we all ran into the building. We reached the desk where a lady about thirty years old with blonde hair told us about Edward. Simone spotted Erik sitting in a chair in the waiting room. She ran over to him. He wrapped his arms around her.

"When did you find out?" she asked.

"Jacob told me after he heard from Karmen." He said.

The nurse told us we could see Edward. We all huddled in the white room. Edward's roommate sat up in his bed. He whistled.

"Hey you Indian cutie come over here." He said.

Erik came up from behind and wrapped his arm around Simone's waist. He crushed his lips to hers and when he released her she was breathless. The boy sat back down and lay on his side. I walked over to Edward and caressed his beautiful face.

"Edward." I whispered.

He didn't move a bit. Edward, please wake up for me. I want to see your emerald green eyes again and your crooked smile. I started to cry. He wasn't moving an inch. Simone and the others said they would leave me here for some alone time with Edward. I kissed his forehead then, his cheek. Open your eyes for me Edward. Open them….