Last chap was my longest chapter, and then I got only 11 reviews ;( But it's fine, thanks so much for the reviewers.
I don't know yet when I'll be updating The Truth, because the chapter always ends up to Edward's death, and I can't turn the chapter upside down...I mean Edward shouldn't die, but I got so much carried away at the torture part of the chap. I am rewriting it, so please be patient. Thanks!
Here's chap 13, hope you enjoy.
Disclaimer: Stephenie Meyer owns Twilight, no copyright infringement intended.
Where Are You Now
Chapter 13 – Best Friends
(BPOV)
"Alice, I think you bought the whole mall already," I said with humor.
"I'm hungry," Emerald declared.
Alice laughed, "Okay, we're done already. I think we need to have dinner."
We have been shopping since one in the afternoon, and it's already six. I didn't know that you could spend the whole day in the mall. I mean buying clothes after clothes? But I enjoyed the day anyway.
Alice is so hyper just like Emerald. She's also so talkative, and she knows a lot of gossips about the celebs. Alice also told me about her crush on Jasper. She doesn't know that Jasper in a detective, so I didn't tell her. I think that Jasper is a bit old for her; I mean he is twenty-four and Alice is just eighteen. But if she really likes him, I can't do anything about it.
We are walking on our way to the restaurant in mall, when I saw someone that I never thought I would see here. I never knew that our paths would cross again after almost four years.
"Bella?" Rosalie gasped.
"Rose."
I don't know what to do. A part of me wants to run to her and hug her, and another part of me wants to run away, but I just stood there frozen. What am I going to tell her?
"Where were you? We've been searching for you, I'm so worried, you didn't even answer our calls," Rose cried.
"I'm sorry," I said weakly.
"I didn't know that you know Alice and her niece. We need to talk about so many things," she said and then she dragged me from Alice and Emerald.
I can hear Alice and Emerald shouting something to me, but I can't understand it. All I could focus is, Rosalie is dragging me, and it hurts.
"Rose, wait, I'll come with you. You don't have to do that," I chided her, and pointed at her hand around my wrist.
Her grip on me loosened, and we continued to walk.
"Fine, but don't run away again," she said quietly.
"I promise," I guaranteed.
…
Twenty minutes later, I am inside her and Emmett's condo.
"So, explain. Why did you leave and where on the earth did you go?" She asked.
"I was pregnant, and I went to the orphanage," I simply said.
"What? Why didn't you tell me? I could've helped you," she said softly.
"I don't want to be a burden to you. You pay the rent and you buy the food, that's too much already," I reasoned.
"It's not too much Bella, you are my best friend, and best friends stick with each other no matter what. You should've just told me, and you shouldn't have run away. You don't know how much I missed you," she said with some tears falling on her cheeks.
I moved, and sat beside her so I could hug her.
"I miss you too Rose. Maybe tell me about what I've missed on your life."
When she stopped crying, she told me all about that happened to her when I was gone.
She and Emmett married two years ago, and now they have a baby boy. Rose is now a designer and she's currently working on her new collection, and Emmett continued to manage his bar, well bars, because he has branches all over the world. That's amazing isn't? Both of them have amazing futures.
"I like my new surname so much. It sounds so good with my name. Rosalie Cullen," she bragged jokingly.
We started laughing just like the old times.
Then I realized what she just said. Her new surname is Cullen. Edward's surname is Cullen too. Are Emmett and Edward related?
"Emmett is a Cullen?" I asked her, just to make sure that what I heard is right.
"Yes, why?" She asked anxiously.
"Do you know Edward?"
"Yes, he is his brother."
"He is the guy with me during the night that we went to Emmett's bar."
"Oh my gosh! Emmett also thought that Edward was that guy, but he said that it's impossible since he doesn't leave the hospital anymore because of his wife. Isn't that something happened to you and him?"
"Yes."
"Don't tell me that he is the father of your child."
"He is."
"Oh my god. Where is your baby?"
"I left her in the orphanage."
"Wha—"
Emmett entered the condo with their baby, successfully interrupting Rose from asking me another question. Rose said that he visited his parents' house with their son, Blake.
When he saw me and Rose, I swear his eyes went wide.
"Whoa, Bella?" He said in shock.
"Yes, Emmett. Nice to see you again," I said nicely.
He gave Blake to Rose, and he enveloped me into a big bear hug. I giggled, and after a few moments he pulled away.
I never knew that they would still be still warm to me. I expect Rose to be mad at me. Look, I left her for a long time, but she still accepted me with open arms. She's what a true friend is, and I'm glad that I still have her.
So we had dinner and I texted Alice that I will be coming home late.
After dinner, Rose put their baby into sleep, and we talked more about what happened on the past four years. I told them about finishing college, settling in Forks and having a job there.
I told Rose about my wedding, and I told her that I want her to be there even though she can't be the maid of honor anymore since the invitations were already published. She said that it was great that I've finally found 'the one.'
And then I realized that I should tell them about Emerald and my parents.
"So, I know you know Emerald and Edward," I told Rose and Emmett.
"Of course, that's my brother and my niece," Emmett said coolly.
"Emerald is my daughter, Edward was the one who adopted her from the orphanage," I revealed.
"Oh my, you mean Edward adopted her own daughter," Rose said in shock.
"Yes. What a coincidence right? "
"Wait, I don't understand," Emmett said and he scratched his head.
Rose and I told him about what happened at his bar, and what happened after I 'mysteriously' disappeared. But not so detailed, of course. I also told him all about my pregnancy and the orphanage. He had a hard time taking it all in, and he said that he can't believe that Edward have done something like that because he was so faithful to his wife. I told them that it was just an accident and neither of us was sober enough to stop ourselves.
"Another thing, Rose I am with Alice earlier because she is my sister. I finally found my family," I told them happily.
"Wait? You are a Swan?"
"Yes. And Camilla isn't. Our parents thought that I was her, that's why she was with them. But now I'm back with Edward's help. He told me all about it, and he brought me back to my family. I really owe him a lot."
"Why would Edward do that? How did he know that, that thing happened?" Emmett asked.
"I think Camilla gave him a letter telling him the truth, and telling him to find me and bring me back to my family," I answered.
"Camilla stole your life, and then she returned it back, how weird," Rose affirmed.
"Let's just forget about her, and forgive I think. There's no use to be angry at dead people," I said and sighed.
Yes, I have already forgiven Camilla when I saw my parents. At least she returned me all the things that she stole. May she rest in peace wherever she is right now.
"I'm so happy for you, Bella. Everything in your life is now perfect. You have your daughter, your fiancé, and your family."
"Me too, I'm so happy for you. Look at you; you fulfilled your dreams on being a designer and having a family."
Really I am happy, but there is still something missing, but I don't know what it is.
So, the next chapter would be about Bella, and his fiance (hopefully). :)
Review if you want an E/B moment ;)
Sorry for the errors.
Thanks for reading!
-ishi :)
