Author's Note: I do not own Twilight. Twilight and all of the characters are the creation of Stephenie Meyer. No copyright infringement is intended.
I'm so awesome, so here's ANOTHER update for you! I might not be able to update until the end of next week, so this will have to hold you for a while. ;)
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It was Friday the 13th, and as I sat down for lunch, nothing had seemed to go wrong.
I shouldn't have jinxed myself.
"Only thirteen more days until Thanksgiving!" Macey said excitedly after she took a sip of her sports drink.
"Yeah," I said flatly. Macey didn't seem to see that I wasn't interested in the topic.
"My mom, dad, and I are driving to Tacoma to celebrate with my grandparents, aunts, uncles, and all eight of my cousins."
She turned and looked at me. "What are you doing for Thanksgiving?"
I shrugged. "I don't know yet."
"Well, with your big family, the dinner must be a whole lot of fun!" she said with a smile.
Yeah, Thanksgiving dinner for the rest of my family is probably a group hunting trip. Yay. I guess I'd stay behind...
I immediately regretted even thinking that. I looked over at Edward and saw he was giving me a sad look. He then turned his attention to Bella so I couldn't see his face. He probably meant for it to be that way.
As we left the cafeteria, I caught up to him. He was walking by himself, as Bella had headed off to the one class she didn't have with him.
"Edward!" I shouted. "I'm sorry... I didn't mean to upset you!"
He spun around to face me. "We don't treat our hunting trip that just so happens to fall on Thanksgiving as our family dinner."
"Edward, I-"
"For your information, Alex, Esme was planning on spending HER time to cook you a meal. Time she could have been spending doing something for herself, she was going to spend on YOU."
"I'm sorry if I sounded selfish-"
"You did sound selfish, Alex!" Edward said, grabbing my right wrist tightly. "We aren't beasts; we like to celebrate holidays too! So we may celebrate differently then... others. It doesn't matter."
"Edward, please... Let go of my wrist. You're-"
"You need to be more considerate! Esme does so much for you, and maybe you should do something for her for a change!"
"Edward, gosh, please..." I gasped, the pain starting to become unbearable.
All of the sudden, his hand was ripped off of my wrist. Rosalie was standing beside me, infuriated and grabbing Edward's arm.
"What the hell are you doing?" she spat at him.
I rubbed my sore wrist and backed away from the two of them.
"Well, thank you Edward," I said, looking him right in the eyes. "I know you can see in my mind, and it was nice to get a glimpse of yours."
I turned on the heel of my shoe and fast-walked away from them. I would not let the tears spill as I headed to class. If I didn't hurry, I would miss the bell and be tardy.
I managed to slip into class mere seconds before the bell rang. Maybe Friday the 13th wouldn't give me all bad luck...
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After a chilly jog on the track in gym class, I was more then happy to be at my locker, getting ready to go home. I was not too excited to be facing Edward, though. I thought about what he had said to me as the rest of the day passed and I realized what he said was true.
I shut my locker door and turned around...
To find Iris, Skye, and Ginger standing in front of me. Great, could this day get any worse?
"Look ladies, it's Little Miss Attention Seeker. How does it feel to have your boot off? Are you all high and mighty now that you can walk properly?" Iris sneered.
"I don't need your crap, Iris," I said. I decided to twirl a strand of my hair around my finger to bug her.
"Excuse me, Ugly Duckling? What did you say?" Iris said, obviously ticked off now.
I tried to push by her, but her and her little clones were blocking my way.
"Nope, you're not leaving yet," Iris said.
"Is there a problem, ladies?" someone asked. I looked up and Alice was standing behind the girls.
Iris, Skye, and Ginger just looked at her.
"Well, is there?" Alice asked again. "I would hate for there to be any trouble."
"You don't scare me," Iris said to Alice.
"Oh, she doesn't?" Rosalie said, coming to stand next to Alice. Iris looked frazzled, now that she was dealing with both Alice and Rose.
"N-No," Iris said shakily.
"Hmm," Rosalie sneered. "Well, she should."
I pushed through between Iris and Ginger.
"If you'll excuse me ladies," I said in a sickly-sweet voice. "I have to go now. It was nice chatting with you though."
Rosalie put her arm around my shoulder and the three of us walked towards the doors that led to the parking lot.
"That was a nice touch you added to the end, Alex," Alice said with a chuckle.
"You saw that she was going to come up to me," I whispered to Alice.
She smiled and nodded.
"Thank you," I said. "I wouldn't have been able to deal with her if it weren't for you two."
"It's been our pleasure," Rosalie said with a giggle.
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We walked through the front doors and were greeted by Esme.
"Hi everyone!" she said as she placed a vase of carnations on the coffee table.
Rosalie grabbed Esme's arm and led her into the kitchen, whispering something that I couldn't hear. A few seconds later, Esme came out looking angry.
"Edward, come here right now!" she hissed.
He walked into the kitchen, and I had a feeling I knew what they were talking about. I sat my backpack on the floor next to the sofa and hurried into the kitchen.
Esme's back was to me, and they were talking so quietly that I couldn't hear them.
"Don be mad at him for what he said to me," I whispered. They both stared at me.
I looked down at the floor. "He was right," I muttered.
Esme gasped. "Oh, Alex? How could you think that?"
"You have done so much for me, and I haven't done anything in return," I said.
"It does not-" Esme began.
"It does matter! I've been selfish and I feel terrible about it."
"Alex..." Esme said quietly. "You've been through so many hardships in your life. It makes me feel better to make you feel better. Your smile is a great reward for me."
"I just don't feel like that's enough..." I said.
"Alex," Edward began. "I want to apologize because I am the reason you feel this way. I was ignorant to you today, and you deserve better from me."
I smiled at him. "I forgive you. Thanks, Edward."
"There's that smile," Esme said, wrapping her arms around me for a gentle hug. "That's one of the greatest rewards I can receive."
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Yay, everybody's made up and they are all happy! Well, except for Iris, but who cares! Let me just say, you probably won't be hearing from her again anytime soon...
Now here's where the fun begins... Well, fun for me!