Yeah, yeah, I suck, whatever. I've been busy, okay?
Enjoy this freakishly short, but very important, chapter.
"It's weird...you know the end of something great is coming, but you want to hold on, just for one more second...just so it can hurt a little more."
Bella
"It's rehearsal time people!" Ms. Wallace yelled happily, clapping her hands and smiling at all of us. We all rolled our eyes and fidgeted in our heavy costumes and disgusting amounts of make-up. "How about we start from the beginning?"
"Let's just get started," I groaned.
"Please," Emmett agreed beside me.
A freshman got on stage in his Shakespearean costume and recited the prologue. Then Mike and Tyler came out on the stage and did their little comedic scene with two freshmen. Then Jasper entered as Benvolio.
"'Part, fools!'" Jasper exclaimed. I was in awe. It was the loudest I've ever seen Jasper. "'Put up your swords; you know not what you do.'"
Then Ben Cheney entered as Tybalt, which was kind of funny, because Ben wouldn't hurt a fly.
"'What, art thou drawn among these heartless hinds?'" Ben asked, surprisingly in character. "'Turn thee, Benvolio, look upon thy death.'"
The scene continued with Alice and some other people I didn't really know. Then Edward and Jasper did their cousin scene. I couldn't help the smile covering my face after I saw him on stage. After Saturday, things changed. As soon as I had run out the backdoor of Edward's house, I got a text.
U'll hve 2 show me that path 1 day :Cullen:
I grinned, stopping in the middle of his backyard.
It's a secret. :Bells:
I looked at the house. I couldn't see anyone in the windows, so I quickly slipped behind the rock, my back pressed to it as I waited for the next text.
It wont b 4 long :Cullen:
We'll see... :Bells:
I ran home, absolutely high on life.
The next morning, I woke up to a text.
Wanna play 20 questions? :Cullen:
Uh, sure, I guess. :Bells:
K, ill go first. Fave color? :Cullen:
Don't really have one, but today it's green, I guess. You? :Bells:
Y? N my fave is blue. :Cullen:
I blushed. The reason why my favourite colour was green today was because it's the colour of his eyes. I didn't want to tell him that.
I like trees. Ok, first kiss? :Bells:
Rose hale. 3 yrs old. You? :Cullen:
Emmett. 2 yrs old. We dated from 2 – 8, apparently. :Bells:
Rose and i never dated. Ive always been a dink. :Cullen:
Haha, i could see that happening. Your turn. :Bells:
Fave song of all time? :Cullen:
Hmm. I dunno. That's a tough one. The beautiful letdown by switchfoot maybe. You? :Bells:
Uh, anything acdc, I guess. Your turn. :Cullen:
And on it went all day. The only text that interrupted our game was Alice, who told me that Jasper hadn't asked her out yet, much to her dismay. She really thought it was going to happen this weekend.
Monday was harder than I expected. All I wanted to do was be around Edward, and that wasn't allowed. I could barely keep my eyes off the boy, for Christ's sake.
Thank God we had lunch alone. We claimed that we needed to tutor each other during noon hours now that rehearsals were upon us. We actually just wanted alone time more often.
There wasn't much to do for tutoring at lunch, so we just talked. And by talked I mean made out a bit. I think Edward might have said, "I couldn't stand pretending not to like you." and I might have mumbled, "Oh, God, me either." Then our words escaped us and our lips met.
The rest of the day was even more unbearable surprisingly. I thought some of the need would disappear after our hour long make-out session, but alas, it just got more intense. I had a little bit of what I wanted, and now I wanted more.
Now we were in the theatre. He sat in one row, I sat in another. I couldn't see him past Emmett's burly body, but I had a feeling we'd be staring if we could. Maybe it's a good thing that Emmett's sitting between us.
"Okay, we're going to take a supper break now," Ms. Wallace announced after a few scenes in the first act. "There's pizza out in the cafeteria for everyone."
We all groaned as we left the theatre in our costumes. Ms. Wallace handed out bibs as we left, smiling and telling us to eat carefully. I sat with Emmett and Alice, of course, and Jasper joined us, as he had been doing for the past month and a bit. We ate quickly, talking about Emmett's upcoming party, trying to figure out how to keep it under the wraps so that only the cast and crew showed up. I kept glancing around for Edward, but was unable to find him anywhere.
Then I got a text. Meet me in the theatre. :Cullen:
I grinned as discreetly as I could. "I'm gunna go to the bathroom before we have to start again."
"Sure," Emmett muttered, waving me off as he listened to Jasper talk about his experiences with hunting.
Alice winked at me with a sly smile and then mouthed, "Have fun."
I smiled back and walked as normally as possible out of the cafeteria. As soon as I got through the doors, I picked up my dress and sprinted down the hallway with a wide grin on my face. I couldn't believe how much I'd changed in the past two months. I didn't even remember the girl I was back then. My feelings for Edward made me change, and I liked the new me.
My hands pushed the door open. I didn't see Edward anywhere, and he didn't greet me. I scowled as I moved towards the stage. Maybe he was behind the curtains so we'd have privacy and to keep us hidden in case someone came into the room. I climbed the stairs to backstage.
"Edward?" I called. He didn't answer.
Maybe he's in the dressing room... I walked there quickly; my nerves making my stomach tighten.
The door to the dressing room was slightly ajar. I pushed it open and there was a sight to behold.
Rosalie Hale and Edward were making out on the couch. The door must have creaked because Rosalie lifted her face off of Edward's with an evil smile.
"Bella–" Edward began.
"Don't you dare say anything," I growled, tears already streaming down my face. "Don't you say a fucking word."
Rosalie cackled. "See, Edward? The bitch doesn't want you."
"She's right," I agreed coolly. "How could I ever want you?"
"Bella–" Edward tried again.
"No," I murmured, shaking my head. "Don't call me that."
Edward looked shaken. His eyes were panicked. He was lost; he didn't know what to do. The prick...
"Goodbye, Edward," I said as I turned and left the room.
Yes, it was short, and it started out very good. But what goes up must go down, doesn't it?
I'm a bitch.
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