4. Surprised, right?
The taxi smells like raw fish. It's 3:00pm and my mind is racing. I have 3 options.
A. Deliver the letter to the Cullens face-to-face…
B. Pretend that I gave Carlisle the letter, but instead throw it away…
Or C. Slide it under the door, and forget it ever happened…
I am sitting the backseat alone, going over the choices. Thinking about possibilities of what would happen during or after each choice, What they would be thinking. What if they thought I was there to see him?? I hope not. I remember leaving the hotel in Denali land when I said I was going to go somewhere, Kara asked where, and I totally froze. I didn't think of a place for me to "go to". I thought of the first thing that popped into my mind. "I'm going to Rite Aid. I need a to pick up a prescription to calm the pain in my knee.," I blurted.
Just as I was making my decision, the taxi pulled up to a larger, more homey version of a cottage. I don't think my decision would matter anymore, it was real and no matter what they would know I was there.
I climbed out of the taxi, closed the door, and told the taxi driver I would be back in a few minutes, and asked if he would take me back to my hotel after. He nodded and said he would, turning up the radio to wait for me.
I suddenly hated the rule they made, everyone who is at a show or concert opening has to dress in a semi-formal way. I had a black sweater with way too big of sleeves and bigger than necessary buttons, a loose white shirt tucked into my black skinny jeans. My hair was back in a sort of low ponytail, because of this ponytail I had to wear sunglasses to cover up a small but noticeable bruise to the right of my right eye. The worst part was the heeled boots I had to wear, and I hated them even more because of the small rocks that made the driveway.
I stepped on the porch and I wanted to just slip it under the door but, they would still know I was there so there's no point. I gave only two knocks and I remembered that wouldn't exactly be necessary. No one answered. Thank God! No one was home, ill just slip it under the door and everything will be… bang! something that sounded like metal fell to the ground spun around really fast but came to a sudden stop. There was only one reason behind this, they were avoiding me. Vampires wouldn't need any type of security so the door must be unlocked… and it was. Despite everything, I'm walking into their home.
I walked in with my hands up, trying to make a sarcastic joke of how ridiculous this was, I knew someone could see me. "Hello? You don't have to be soooo dramatic you know! I know you're here so don't bother." I said a tad annoyed. "whatever, I'll just set down what I came here to give you." I said in a tone lower so it felt like it was too myself to prove my point that I knew they were there. I pulled the letter out of my pocket a little fast, and sat it on the end of the staircase railing, I and walked out, slamming the door behind me.
I didn't get more than a two steps off the porch, when I heard A girl's voice say something, and soft steps behind me.
"Bella! Wait! What are you doing here?" Said the girl. It was Alice.
I turned around to see small petite girl with spiky black hair I once thought close to me.
" Hi, Alice." I said in a flat tone.
She didn't say anything, still waiting for an answer. "What does it look like I'm here for, I'm delivering the letter."
"So you came all the way out to Denali, Alaska just to deliver a letter for someone who could've just mailed it?"
I knew they/she would think that. "No. I'm here for a completely different reason, completely personal, and none of your business."
I didn't have anything else left to say so I turned around, and tried to walk to the taxi.
"Bella wait! You don't have to be like this!" she said kind of fast before reaching for the sleeve of my sweater, right when I tripped over a huge rock I didn't see before.
I fell to the ground landing on my left knee, and left hand. I didn't notice anything else until Alice gasped at the way I looked. I wasn't confused, because I know what she saw. I couldn't help but stare back up at her in response. I looked down, my sunglasses had fallen off my face, when tripped and was reveling the small but noticeable bruise. Also, my shoulder and right arm were reveled her. The yellow, purple, and blue bruises in few of her gold irises.
She saw right through me. The first person to know, it had to be them! What would they do? Help me inside, ask questions, and say they felt sorry for me? Not happening.
I grabbed my sunglass and pulled my sleeve back on, all in the same motion. Not taking my eyes off her face, till I was fully standing. I looked to my right and saw standing on the porch stood 5 surprised vampires, plus one more I didn't recognize, who looked confused, guessing it was someone in "Tanya's Clan". I put the sunglasses back on my face, backing away, turning around and speed walking the taxi.
Looking back when I had the door open, climbing in and slamming the door shut. Telling the driver to drive back to my hotel. I wonder what they thought? Did they feel bad? Understand? Did they even know a little bit of what happened? So many questions filled my head. I stopped when a tear started rolling down my left cheek. I felt my right pocket, and inside. What's this? My broacher for Kara and Liz's concert had fallen out. Remember my name printed on the back along with the band members, I suddenly felt very nervous.
(A/N: Hoped you liked it. Also hoping you are dying to know what happens next! Though, there's news. A fifth chapter wont be written until, another week. Sorry. I'll write as soon as its humanly possible.)
