A/N: I hope everyone had a nice Thanksgiving holiday and I apologize for not updating. I mean you guys reviewed, so it's my part to update, but it'll not happen again, and I do admit, I took FOREVER! Well happy reading =)
Disclaimer: I do not own Twilight or its characters.
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Chapter 3:
My Farewell Party
I was hanging up my new clothes in my closet while Alice was texting away on her cell. My closet was now packed to the limit, and to tell you the truth, it was never once in my life like that. It pretty much shocked me that I owned all this stuff. I heard my mom suddenly call my name from across the hall.
"I'll be right back, Alice."
"Mhmm…" she responded, too distracted with her texting. I opened the door and went across the hall to my parents' room. When I entered my mom was busy cleaning.
"You wanted me mom?" I said standing in the doorway.
"Yes, I need you to go to Staples tomorrow and get your school supplies like notebooks and all sorts of things. I've got another list of the stuff you need." She stated, handing me a post-it. Great, another list. This time in wasn't bringing Alice. It'll turn into clothes shopping in a matter of minutes. "Do you have any money left from today?"
"Okay. And like $150."
"Well that should do it; and your father and I are going to get you some luggage on Saturday." My mom said.
"Alright, so I can go now?" I said, turning to leave.
"Wait, is Alice staying for dinner?" she asked quickly before I could leave the room.
"I don't know, I'll go ask." I walked back to my bedroom where Alice was still texting aimlessly. "Hey, you want to stay for dinner?" I asked her.
"Yeah, sure, if it's okay. Oh, and is it alright if Rosalie comes by?" She looked away from her cell. Rosalie James ( A/N: I couldn't come up with a last name & I couldn't use Hale for a reason that you will find out later on x] ) was my other best friend. Alice, Rosalie, and I became friends in 6th grade. She is gorgeous beyond belief. She has perfect blond hair; she's quite tall, definitely model status. She is our same age and went to the same schools as Alice and me.
"Yup. When's she coming?" I asked her about to leave my room to go back to my mother.
"Now." I nodded back in response and left my room.
"Mom, Alice is staying for dinner." I said. She mouthed an 'okay' and that's when my doorbell rang. "I'll get it." I assured her. I went downstairs and opened the front door to find Rosalie standing there with a smile plastered on her face.
"Hey, Bells!" she exclaimed while wrapping her arms around my neck, pulling me into a friendly hug.
"Hey, how are you?" I asked when she released from the embrace.
"I'm great. So, Alice told me about the new school. Is it true?" Her bright smile suddenly turned into a frown.
"Yes, unfortunately." I said, glancing down at my feet. "Let's go up to my room, we'll talk more about it, plus Alice is up there, doing God knows what." I smiled, turning to go up the stairs, Rosalie close behind.
"Kay, but I can't stay long, I have to go somewhere with my 'rents." Rosalie said. I nodded in response. We entered my room and Alice jumped up from my bed and launched herself at Rose. "Hey, Alice." She barely made out her words.
"Alice, you're crushing her!" I scolded.
"Sorry!" Alice jumped back with a smile on her face. "So sorry, but, hey you know me." She apologized.
"It's ok. Alright, Bella, tell me everything." Rosalie took a seat on the edge of my bed.
"My mom applied me to this school I don't even know how long ago, and well, I got the acceptance letter in the mail. So now I'll be going there for the rest of high school." I answered with a hint of sadness in my voice.
"I really and truly will miss you, but Alice and I will come and visit whenever we can." She assured me.
"I know you will." I smiled back at both of them. We talked more about how we will keep in touch and how I'll need to send them pictures of everything, especially any cute guys. That was more Alice's request then Rosalie's.
An hour an a half passed and Rose left my house. Alice and I were called down for dinner moments later. After we ate, Alice had to go home.
"Be online, I'll talk to you as soon as I get home." She said, pulling me into a tight hug goodbye.
"Mhmm." I smiled back and waved a goodbye before closing the door behind her.
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A week had passed and it was now Saturday, August 30th, the day of my farewell "party". I honestly wouldn't call it a party, since it was only me, my mom and dad, Rosalie, Alice, and some of my parents' close friends. The tiny gathering to celebrate me leaving was a nice barbeque held in my backyard. My dad was grilling burgers and hot dogs while me and my friends were swimming in my in-ground pool. My dad then whistled over to us, signaling that the food was ready. We all got out of the pool and ran over to the patio, with water dripping from every inch of our bodies.
"Isabella, I am very happy for you, congratulations!" My mom's friend, Mary, said to me.
"Thank you." I gave her a weak smile. I was also happy and excited for myself, but deep down, I was sad to have to be away from my parents and my only best friends.
"Yep, that's my girl!" My dad shot in grinning widely.
"Thanks dad." I gave him a huge hug, squeezing him tightly. He tried to stop me but wasn't successful. He was already soaked from the pool water that was on my body. He looked down at me with his brow raised. "Whoops, so sorry dad." I said sarcastically. "Um…I love you? I laughed nervously.
"Uh-huh, course you do, and I love you too, squirt." He pulled me into another hug. When he released me, I grabbed a cheeseburger and a soda and walked over to the tanning chairs by the pool side. Alice and Rosalie followed after me and each took a seat next to me.
"So when are you leaving?" Rosalie asked. I waited to swallow the bite I took from the burger before answering her.
"I'm leaving very early in the morning on the 7th." I took a sip of my soda and resumed to eating my food.
"Specifically, how early are you saying?" Alice asked.
"Well my flight leaves at six forty-five a.m., why?"
"Oh, because we might want to see you off, or whatever it's called." She smiled back.
"Thanks guys, but you know you don't have to." I looked at both of them.
"Say no more, because we are going to anyways, and we'll even stay overnight, help you get ready, and then we can all go to the airport in the morning." Rosalie said. She was always good at making plans. I just kept smiling at them with tears beginning to well up in my eyes. I really didn't want to cry and I definitely didn't want them to see me crying, so I did the first thing that popped in my head; I got up, ran to the deep end and dove into the pool. When I emerged from the bottom, I called them in.
"Bella, don't you know that rule of waiting thirty min-" Rosalie began to say but was interrupted before she could finish.
"Oh, common Rose!" Alice then yanked her up from the chair and pushed her into the pool. Alice dove in afterwards. Rosalie came up gasping for air.
"Alice that was rude!" she laughed while splashing her back in the face. Alice just stuck her tongue out at Rosalie. She then lunged herself at me, pushing me under by my shoulders. When I got back up, I took in a deep breath of air and saw the both of them splashing each other. I swam up behind them and dunked both of their heads under the water.
After swimming for another twenty minutes or so, we got out and took some pictures. We even took a few pictures of us underwater with a special camera. By the time they left, it was almost ten o'clock and time for me to take a shower and go to bed.
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The sun's bright rays shining through my window woke me up the next day at 11:00 a.m. After brushing my teeth and getting dressed in jean shorts and a tank top, I called Rosalie and Alice and told them to meet me at my house. When they arrived, I grabbed the cameras which we used yesterday and decided we should go develop the pictures.
After getting the pictures, we ended up going to the nearest diner to eat lunch. I pulled out the envelope containing the photos and gave each of them their own copy of every picture.
"Oh my god! I love these!" Alice shouted as she shifted through the photos.
"Yeah, they're great aren't they?" I smiled at the pictures of us underwater. We were making funny faces while bubbles floated all around us. "I'm for sure bringing these with me. I'll hang them up all over my dorm." I looked up at them. They each had wide smiles on their faces.
"I can't believe your leaving in a week!" Alice dropped the fry that was in her hand back on the plate.
"It seems like yesterday was the first day of summer, and now it's all ending and we go back to school in less than week." Rosalie said sadly, while placing the pictures back in its envelope. I handed the rest of them to her and she closed the envelope and put it in her purse.
"We should get going. I've got to go over some things with my mom about the school." I took out a twenty and placed it on the table with the bill. We got up and left the diner. That was going to be the last time I was going to eat there with them, for now.
A/N: alright, it might be short, I don't know, but I'm going to update as soon as I can, maybe this Tuesday, depending on my schoolwork. Well reviews are much appreciated and depending on how many I receive, I will probably update sooner. In the net chapter, I will make it longer because Bella will be arriving at her new school. YAY! Ok thanks for reading. Come back soon!
