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Aaliyah - Where were you when I first started this story? You're seriously an amazing reviewer! You have given me the longest review, ever- But you didn't guess correctly though. But, I'm going to include them. :D Your ideas are awesome, and I'm going to use some of them. You'll see them later in this chapter. And I agree with you, that is painful! HOLY JUICEBOX! Hahaha, that cracks me up. :) Thanks for the amazing review!
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Okay, hope you enjoy this. :) Some were suggested by Aaliyah, so credits to her.
Starlight – Chapter 19: Disguised
Bella's POV:
I casually adjusted my sunglasses, making sure I had a better view.
I looked ahead, and he was in my sight again. I fell a few steps backwards, cautiously keeping him in sight. He took a right, and I also followed him.
Okay, okay. So I was following him. So sue me. I was desperate. I even had a disguise on. I was wearing large sunglasses, and I had a dark black wig, a stylish hat on top. I had on ruby red lipstick, and several layers of foundation, making my pale skin paler. I was wearing a sexy black mini skirt despite my protests, and a light blue tank top, a coat over it. I also wore the scarf Edward bought for me. Stupid of me, I know, but at least it couldn't be seen through the coat. Plus, I've become attached to it. A black shoulder bag also dangled on my arm. I was wearing sandals without any heels.
I wasn't that desperate that I would wear heels, despite Alice's and Rosalie's begging.
Yep, they were in on it, too. On that night, I had planned on following him. The next day, I brought Alice and Rose in on it. How else was I supposed to do this? Anyway, the disguise was Alice's idea- anything as long she gets to shop. She pointed out that if Edward is ever going to see me, he won't know that it's me, since I would look nothing like me. I didn't. I looked much older, and much sexier. They had experimented over and over again until they decided on what look suited me best. Their squeals when they saw the finished product made my ears ring. But they haven't Edward anything, on my request.
This morning, Alice had told me that Edward was leaving. I had quickly put on the ridiculous get-up and followed him. I mentally thanked Emmett for crashing his Volvo into a wall, so he had to walk. Alice or Rose wouldn't let him borrow their cars.
Anyway, back to my 'mission'. Edward had entered a café, and I waited a few seconds before I also entered. As I pushed the door open, the bells rang, and Edward looked up, staring straight at me. My hands grew clammy under his stare, hoping he wouldn't recognize me. His eyebrows were raised as he looked at me, but after a few seconds, he looked away. Sighing in relief, I quickly ordered a cappuccino headed towards a corner where I couldn't really be seen, though I had an excellent view of Edward. I mentally thanked Alice for the disguise.
I discreetly loosened my scarf, since it was warm in the café. I pondered on whether I should remove my coat, but then decided it was too risky. As I toyed with my straw, my phone rang. Knowing that it was Alice, I quickly answered it.
"Alice?"
"Bella? Did I catch you at a bad time?" Alice's voice was worried.
"No, its okay," I replied.
I could hear her sigh. "Good. So, what happened so far?"
"Well… nothing," I answered honestly. "So far, he's been strolling through a mall, and then he went out. I followed him to this café. It's pretty boring, actually."
"It was your idea." This time, it was Rosalie who spoke. "But do you think he's meeting someone there? Tanya, perhaps?" The hatred was obvious when she said her name.
"I guess," I replied. I heard the bells chime, and I looked up to see a young woman walk in. She was tall and statuesque. She had straight strawberry blonde hair, and she walked with an air of confidence. She had full lips, and a pale complexion. She was beautiful.
"Whoa," I breathed. Then, "Whoa!" This time, it was angry. You know why? Because Edward stood up, greeted her warmly, and kissed her cheek. He also pulled her chair back for her. Whatever he did for me, e also did for her.
"Why? What's wrong?" Rosalie was frantic.
"Because I see Tanya," I answered frostily.
"WHAT?" both of them exclaimed at the same time. "How do you know for sure that it's her?"
"I heard him greet her. She's with Edward. She's beautiful, guys. There's no way I can compete with a beauty queen like that." To my horror, tears threatened to come out. I hastily blinked them away. "He kissed her on the cheek."
"He did what?" Alice exclaimed angrily. "That's it. I don't care if murder is illegal. I'm killing my brother."
"Wait." I looked at them. They were discussing something, Edward looking completely happy. They occasionally laughed, though they never kissed again. "They… they look happy. As if the relationship is platonic."
"But I never knew Edward had a friend named Tanya," Alice pointed out.
"Well, yeah… But still."
"But he did kiss her cheek," Rosalie reminded me.
"Oh right," I said sourly. "Okay, I have an idea. How about I take a picture of her, and you guys see if she looks familiar."
"Okay," they replied.
"Later." I ended the call and clicked camera. I pretended to be drinking and texting at the same time, when I was actually trying to get a good picture of them. Just as I clicked the capture button, she leaned in and kissed him on the cheek. I looked at the picture I had taken in horror. It showed Tanya kissing his cheek, both of them looking like a happy couple. The tears threatened to spill again. I forced them back.
"That's it," I muttered. I pushed my chair back with a metallic screech, causing myself to be the object of stares. I left my empty cup, and walked away angrily, remembering to walk confidently. As I reached the door, I pulled it back, and the bells chimed again. I could see Edward look up towards me. I glared at him, again thankful for the sunglasses. I tossed my hair back feeling something get caught in my fingers. Ignoring it, I walked out of there, my shoulders feeling much lighter.
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Edward's POV:
I listened intently to Tanya's plans as I sipped occasionally. She finished talking, looking flushed.
"Once again, Tanya, you are a genius," I smiled. "You never let me down."
She smiled back and kissed my cheek. "Thanks."
At that instant, I felt a flash. Like from a camera. I looked around, but I aw nothing interesting. I did see that stunning woman from before. She was looking at her phone, her lips pressed into an angry straight line. I still couldn't see her eyes, since she had never removed her sunglasses.
I looked back at Tanya. "Okay, so-" I was interrupted by a metallic screech. Most heads turned to the dark haired girl. She was definitely angry, if not the way she pushed her chair back and walked quickly didn't show it. She pulled the door open, before looking back and staring at me, I think. The dark glasses made it hard to see. She flipped her hair, and I saw something green fall. She went out confidently.
"Wait." I stood up and picked up the green thing that fell. It was a scarf that looked familiar. In fact, it looked very familiar.
I hurriedly went back to Tanya. "Does this look familiar to you?"
She studied it. "It looks familiar…You know, I could be wrong, but it looks like the scarf you gave-"
"Bella," I finished.
Her eyes widened as she realized what this meant. "You don't think she-"
"You're right, I don't think," I interrupted. "I know. That was Bella."
"But many other girls have green scarves," Tanya pointed.
"It's her," I repeated stubbornly. "I know her. Besides…" I pointed to the bottom part of the scarf. "How many scarves have the initials B.S.?"
Her eyes grew wider as she groaned. "We're screwed."
I know. It's evil of me to leave it there. Bear with it. :D
Answer to last chapter's question: Only one: Alice. The rest already went to the mall, and they're coming back already. This chapter's question:
You are on a journey to predestine your fate and end up in a room where there are two doors and two men. You cannot go back the way you came from and behind one door is death behind the other is life. You know that one man will only tell the truth and the other man tells absolutely nothing but lies. If you were only given the opportunity to ask one question to either men what question will it be? You don't know which man is the liar or the honest one.
That's a tricky one. Even I got confused when I first learned the answer. Anyway, please review! You want to know how the outcome, right? Remember the goal: 200 hundred reviews. :)
Jen
