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The next day I woke up and found that we were hundreds of miles away from the mainland. If I didn't trust the Cullen's sense of direction, I would think that we were lost in the middle of the Pacific. I went outside and went upstairs to the upper deck where everyone else was sunbathing. I had to wear sunglasses just so I could look directly at them; they were all sparkling like a bunch of crown jewels.
"Bella! You are not wearing jeans while sunbathing!" Alice complained as she ran over to me. She was wearing a black one-piece halter swimsuit, the kind that was trendy in the 70's. The others wear wearing tankinis and bikinis but Esme and Carmen were wearing sundresses.
"You didn't pack anything for me," I told her.
"Come with me," she ordered. I followed her downstairs to her room and waited while she took out something from her suitcase. I was expecting a sundress like Esme's, but no. Alice took out what looked like a red shoelace.
"What's the string for?" I asked her. She smirked at me and spread it out. My eyes bulged as I realized the supposed shoelace was in fact a tiny bikini like the one Rosalie was wearing. It barely covered her breasts and private parts!
"I can't wear that!" I exclaimed. "What would Esme think? I haven't even gotten a bikini wax!"
"It's not like Rosalie's and Tanya's," she reassured me. "Look, it covers all that needs to be covered." I took it in my hands and held it up to my body. It wouldn't be as exposed as the others but it still showed too much skin.
"Why can't I have one like yours?" I whined.
"Bella, this is a Norma Kamali vintage," she lectured me. "I will not switch suits with you because I look fabulous in this." I looked at her and agreed she was right. I could never pull off that look. Neither could I pull off the sexy beach girl look!
"Fine," I huffed. There was no arguing with Alice. If she put her mind to it, she could actually make me wear a chicken suit and dance the Macarena in front of Edward. I was beginning to think if seeing the future was her only power. Maybe she had mind control too!
She left the room so I could get dressed. I quickly changed and looked at myself in the mirror. The contrast of the color red to my albino skin was visible. I wasn't as curvy as Alice or Rosalie but I wasn't chubby either. I looked normal. When I went back upstairs, Tanya had reserved the lounge chair between her and Rosalie for me. She started telling me stories of her and the men she has been with in an effort to make me open up about Edward and me. I told her there wasn't much to tell because Edward was a perfect gentleman. I was grateful when Alice interrupted us all.
"Let's get this party started!" she announced. "It's time to take out the Ocean Dagger."
"Ocean dagger?" I repeated. I didn't like the sound of that and everyone looked a little too excited. Rosalie and Katrina disappeared from the group and a few minutes later we heard the revving of an engine. We all looked over the railings and saw them circling the yacht in a sleek speedboat.
"Do you want to go first, Bella?" Alice asked.
"On a ride? Sure!" I've never been on a speedboat before and it looked like fun.
"Silly Bella!" Alice chuckled. "We're not going for a boat ride. We're going paragliding!" Before I could react, a pair of ice-cold hands picked me up and we were jumping down on the speedboat.
"I'll go first so Bella can see how it's done," said Katrina. Alice started fastening the parachute and harness on her. Rosalie took us out in open water and started picking up the speed. Katrina stood on top of the platform at the back.
"Ready!" she yelled. Rosalie drove faster and then Katrina released the chute. It all happened so fast, I didn't even get to catch my breath. Katrina was now gliding up int the air behind us screaming in excitement.
Everyone on the yacht was whooping and cheering her on. By and by I stated relaxing and I was starting to envy Katrina. Rosalie reduced the speed as Katrina slowly descended into the water.
"Awesome!" she yelled as she climbed back on board. "Do you want to go next, Bella?" she asked.
"I don't think so," I told them. "There's a 99.9 chance that I'll strangle myself in mid-air!"
"That's not going to happen unless I tie the harness on your neck," said Alice. "Come on, Bella! It's going to be fun." I finally agreed and Alice started strapping the parachute on me.
"Stand on the end and when I say go, pull the release cord," she instructed. "Just let it pull you up. Don't jump or anything, okay?" I nodded my head and stood shakily on the platform just like Katrina did. I waited while Rosalie started picking up speed.
""Read?" Alice yelled. "Go!" I pulled the cord and I felt like I left the lower half of my body on the boat as I was pulled up in the air.
"Go Bella!" someone yelled. I was having so much fun that I didn't care that I was grinning like a fool while suspended a hundred feet in the air over shark infested waters. After a few minutes, Rosalie started slowing down. I fell in the water and started swimming towards the speedboat.
"Wasn't that fun?" said Rosalie. I nodded excitedly as I took off the parachute. "You'll get another turn later." After Rosalie and Alice went on their turns, Rosalie took the boat behind the yacht over to the swim platform where everyone else was waiting to trade places with us. We each took turns and by the time we finished it was time for lunch. I was a little tired from all the excitement, so I took a short nap.