These first few chapters are mostly about introduction and letting you guys get to know my version of Bella, and the other characters.
Bella stayed with the puppy for a while sitting on the floor getting to know him, which she did by petting him and telling him about herself. Bella wasn't stupid; she knew the dog didn't understand, but she also knew the dog wasn't stupid, although he probably thought Bella was, talking as much as she did in a language he didn't know. She realized she'd stayed there for quite some time when Anthony's head perked inside the door.
"Oh, he got a bandage" he said relieved.
Bella nodded and looked at the bandage which took up most of the puppy's left leg.
"He'll have to take it easy for a while" she said, remembering what the vet had told her right after she'd entered the room.
"Hey aren't you supposed to be at school right now?" Bella remembered.
Her son being with her at the hospital would count as a valid excuse to leave from school, if it didn't happen so often that is. Bella was on a first name basis with the most of the hospital's staff; she practically considered them family too. Yes, Bella was clumsy. It had gone so far that the doctors and nurses would begin to worry if they hadn't seen Bella in two weeks, when most would consider that a good sign.
Her son smiled widely.
"I got out of it" he answered, looking quite pleased with himself.
Bella sighed inwardly. Her son had a way of talking his way out of anything. The poor receptionist at Forks High school didn't stand a chance as Anthony delivered his heartbreaker smile and explained why he had to go home early. Why on Earth Anthony hadn't succeeded in persuading Jack Newton to give Bella the puppy, she had no idea: because his cunning skills always seemed to work.
Bella suddenly felt annoyed.
"I wish I could complain about something!" she complained about that fact, ironically. "Like parents do about their unruly teens, but you not being at school today won't even have a consequence considering you're ahead of your year and have been ever since you started school" she said, not qutie being able to withhold the pride from her voice as she looked at her son.
Anthony smiled and went closer to the puppy, extending one hand to show his friendly approach, but it didn't help as the little puppy growled the best he could.
"As I thought" Anthony sighed.
To Bella's joy it seemed apparent who was going to be the dog's favorite. Maybe it was unfair considering it really wasn't Anthony's fault that few animals seemed to take a liking to him, but nevertheless it pleased Bella now.
"Let's see if he likes me" Bella said cheerfully and got up to her feet, Anthony resisting the urge to roll his eyes at his mother's childish behaviour.
She went a few feet away, all the while Anthony watching her amusedly. Then she clapped her knees excitedly as she urged the dog on. "Come on, doggie."
Nothing.
"Come here doggie!" she tried again.
The dog looked up at her with big wide eyes looking quite desperate, as if he understood her message but couldn't do anything about it.
"It's not working" Bella said disappointedly.
"Well, he did break his leg" Antony suggested carefully.
Bella facepalmed herself.
"Darn it!" She called out. "Edward, I'm so sorry" she told the little dog softly who seemed to accept her apology with a curious look.
"Edward?" Antony repeated confused, not sure if he had heard quite right although his hearing was impeccable.
Bella nodded as she cuddled the little puppy carefully in her arms while looking at his face adoringly.
"So, his name is Edward" Antony repeated once more, disbelief clouding his face.
"Uhuh" Bella confirmed once more, all her focus on the dog called Edward.
Was his mother going crazy? he thought briefly, but dismissed the thought. She already was a bit crazy.
"I'm not going to ask why" he finally decided.