A/N: Okay guys. It's good to see people are liking what I am writing, but I would really appreciate it if I recieved more reviews. It's the reviews that make me write quicker so keep them coming.
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emma

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I walked into my room and shut the door behind me. I wasn't in the mood to be disturbed. I pulled the Journal out from underneath my pillow and flicked to the back of the book. I began to read.

Miscellaneous: Friends.

Right darling. If your reading this bit, it's because either you want to make some friends or you're having trouble with the friends you have.

Well, I'll start with the having trouble with the friends you have bit. It's a little easier. If the reason you are having trouble is because you have fallen out over something, the best thing to do is be the bigger person and apologise, even if you did nothing wrong.

Now, trying to make friends. Bella, you were always a shy girl, but as you get older, you'll become more confident. Confidence is a key to finding friends. You need to be able to talk to them 'out of the blue' and make conversation with them. Find something you have in common and talk to them about it. For you, it could be your love of books or your love of music. Just get out there and go for it.

Love mum

Xxx

I smiled at the fact that she remembered my love of music and books. I closed the Journal and put it back under my pillow just as the phone rang. I ran downstairs and answer it.

'Hello?'

'Hello, is this the Swan residence?'

'It is. May I ask who is calling?'

'It's Alice Cullen. I was looking for a Bella.'

'Hey Alice. It's me Bella. Sorry I sounded weird. I was just conscious of who was phoning.' I laughed, as did Alice.

'It's okay Bella. I was worried about phoning you in the first place. I was actually calling to see if you wanted to hang out this weekend. Like meet up, go shopping and then come back to mine for a sleepover. I know we only met today but I seem like I've know you for –'

'Alice,' I cut her off. 'Breathe. I know what you mean. I feel the same way too. To answer your question, Saturday sounds good. I'll just ask my dad. Hold on a sec.'

I dropped the phone and shouted at Charlie who replied yes. Picking up the phone, I couldn't hear anything.

'Alice..Alice!' I started to shout.

'Hello, who is this?' a strange musical voice asked.

'This is Bella. Where is Alice and who are you?'

'Oh Bella. Erm, it's Edward. Alice is here. Bye.'

I was confused as to why Edward was so upset to hear it was me, but also as to where Alice went.

'Sorry Bella. Bathroom. So anyway, what did your dad say about Saturday?' I could literately see Alice bouncing up and down waiting for an answer.

'Oh yeah, my dad says that is fine as long as I am back before dinner on the Sunday night seeing as it is a school night.'

Alice laughed but after a quick chat we said our good byes and I hung up.

*

The next day of school, I found out I had English with Alice. I ended up sitting with her and we talked non-stop, as our teacher wasn't in.

'Alice. Tell me about, erm, your brothers.' I dropped my head when I felt my cheeks turn red.

She laughed her beautiful laugh before beginning to recall many incidents with her brothers. I wasn't really paying attention until she started to get into more detail about Edward.

'Well when Edward was 16 he started to date this girl called Kate. She was beautiful, even I will admit that, but she was quite quiet. She looked like you. Actually, now I think about it, she looked a lot like you: shoulder length brown wavy hair with chocolate coloured eyes. The only difference was that she wasn't as pale as you.'

'What happened?' I asked, suddenly intrigued.

Alice paused for a moment, before continuing cautiously.

'Well, after about six months of dating, Kate's parent's were attacked whilst camping in the woods by a bear. Kate was so distraught that she didn't speak to anyone for ages. Edward was so worried about her that he didn't sleep or eat. In the end, after the two of them had been dating for about eight months, Kate was found hung in her room. Turned out she had committed suicide because she couldn't live anymore without her parents. She had been hanging in her room for two days and it explained why she never answer the door or her phone.'

I felt tears beginning to fill my eyes causing my site to go blurry. I wiped them away quickly, hoping Alice never saw.

'Oh my goodness! That's so shocking. Edward must have been so upset.'

'Upset doesn't even describe him. He still didn't eat, sleep or do anything. Just after his 17th birthday, Esme and Carlisle decided moving would be a good idea. That's why we came here. Edward still isn't over her and is still heartbroken.'

'Alice,' I paused whilst she looked up at me with sadness in her eyes. 'Do you think the reason Edward doesn't talk to me is because I look like her?'

'Bella, to be honest with you, I think so. He will be finding it hard to accept you since you look a lot like Kate. But Bella, don't get yourself worked up about it. He will come around eventually.'

Just then the bell rang and we headed to our next classes.

*

I arrived a lunch feeling very good. Although I had not made friends with Edward, I managed to make a new friend in Art. Her name was Tanya and she was beautiful. Her hair was a light red colour that shaped her face perfectly. She was slightly taller than me, but definitely skinnier than me. We both loved music – although not necessary the same type – but we spent the whole of art discussing our opinions about different bands and drawing each other with charcoal. In the end we even swapped numbers so we could arrange to meet up at some point.

I grabbed my lunch: a chicken salad with a bottle of water, and headed to our table. I noticed everyone was already sitting around it in deep conversation. As I approached, Edward looked up, glanced once at me and then continued to eat his lunch. Emmett also looked up but unlike Edward, he smiled at me and pulled me into a huge hug. After releasing me and allowing me to get my breath back, I sat down and began to eat, saying hi to everyone. As the conversation flowed, I just sat back and listened.

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