I've gotten a review from grace saying that my reading is boring. I appreciate this review, grace. If anyone else feels this way about my writing, please tell me. I will try and liven it up a bit, but I will need some helpful suggestions from my reviewers.
I just wanted to let you know that I didn't know Emmett's middle name, so I put in something that I liked.
Chapter 6
~~~Graduation night: Edward's point of view~~~
I was in my room standing in front of the floor length mirror in my dress pants trying to decide which shirt to wear. I knew that if Emmett was here with me, he'd call me a girl. But I didn't care.
"Edward?" Esme said as she peeked her head in the door. "Are you almost ready?"
"Yeah, I guess so." I took one more look at the shirts in my hands. In my left was a maroon polo shirt with a collar. In my right hand was a crisp and clean white button up shirt. I chose the maroon one because it was more comfortable to wear. I threw the shirt over my head and slipped my feet into my shoes. I followed my mother out to the car. They were driving separate from me because I was picking Bella up from her house.
I stopped in front of Bella's house. Charlie was the one who answered the door.
"Hello, Charlie." I said civilly. He nodded; Charlie hadn't really spoken to me since he found out I was dating his daughter. "Is Bella ready?"
He wandered off toward the living room. "She's upstairs."
"Thank you," I said as I headed upstairs to Bella's room. I opened the door and Bella was throwing shirt after shirt out of her closet. I didn't see her though. "Bella?"
"Edward!" She squeaked. "Don't come any further." I stopped mid-step. "Which shirt should I wear?" She threw two shirts at me; one was a vibrant shade of blue and the other was a soft pink.
"Err…" How was I supposed to know which one she wanted to wear? Was this one of those things that women did to men to see if they could pass their impossible standards? "The blue one?" I said as I threw both of them back to her.
"Okay," She came out of the closet into view wearing the blue shirt. "I'm ready to go." She picked up her purse and graduation gown and started for the door.
"Wait a second." I grabbed her arm and pulled her to my chest. "Why wouldn't you let me come any further into your room?"
She blushed. "Because I wasn't wearing a shirt." She wiggled free of my arms and walked downstairs. I followed.
"See you in a little bit, Dad." Bella called to Charlie as we passed the living room. Bella and I had to be there earlier, so Charlie was going to drive himself to the school in a little while.
I helped Bella into the passenger side of my car. She slipped her shoes off an leaned her seat back. "Maybe I'll get a little relaxation before we have to go on stage." She closed her eyes. I knew that being the center of attention made Bella feel uncomfortable. I got in to the driver seat and drove ever so slowly, as to prolong my solitude with Bella.
We eventually made it to the school. I parked the car, and then I noticed that Bella had fallen asleep.
"Bella…" I said. I tucked a stray piece of hair behind her ear.
"Mmm…" She moaned. She turned her head toward my palm. "Mmm…Mike…" What? I knew Bella talked in her sleep; she'd done it for as long as I could remember. But, why had she said Mike's name? Was she dreaming about him? I was strangely jealous that she wasn't saying my name.
"Edward?" Bella said more alert now.
I pulled my hand from her face. "Err…We're here. You fell asleep." I didn't meet her eyes. Instead, I got out and gathered my graduation gown from the backseat. I felt strange around Bella now that I knew she had been dreaming about Mike Newton. I wouldn't be as threatened if it were someone like Eric. But it was Mike Newton; a guy that would probably be better suited for her than I am.
~~~Bella's point of view~~~
I was a little groggy from waking up so I wasn't really paying that much attention as I picked up my graduation gown and went inside. After walking around a bit, I began to wake up. That's when I noticed Edward wasn't anywhere to be seen. I spotted Emmett, though.
"Hey, Em. Have you seen Edward? He's disappeared." I tried to make my voice sound light.
"He said something about going to find his parents. I don't know where they are though." Emmett turned back to the girl he was talking to, whoever she was.
I left the gymnasium lobby and went into the main area where people were already beginning to find their seats. I saw my dad and waved to him. I was on a search for Carlisle and Esme. I eventually found them on the complete opposite side of the gym. I climbed the bleachers to them.
"Hi, Bella." Esme greeted me. "Congratulations on making it this far through school without losing your mind." She chuckled. I did too.
"I was actually looking for Edward. Emmett said he came to talk to you guys."
"No, I haven't seen Edward since he left to pick you up."
What? Where was he then? Was he avoiding me? I would have to track him down myself then. This wasn't like him. I said goodbye to Carlisle and Esme and went to find Edward.
Just as I spotted him by the water fountains in the lobby, Mr. Banner's voice came over the intercom: "Can I please have all the seniors to the stage? All seniors to the stage."
I silently cursed under my breath and dawned on my golden graduation robe. I joined the rest of the Ss.
I was being very impatient. I needed to talk to Edward and ask him what his problem was.
"Edward Anthony Cullen." Mrs. Cope called. Edward walked forward while everyone, including me, clapped our hands. He shook hands with Mr. Banner and received his diploma.
Next was Emmett. "Emmett Darwin McCarty." Emmett moseyed on up to Mr. Banner.
"Thank you, Mrs. Banner –" Everyone laughed at his obviously on purpose mistake. "Oops. I mean, Mr. Banner." Mr. Banner glared at him and shook his hand with more force than necessary. Emmett returned to his seat.
I was really anxious to talk to Edward. He was only sitting in the first row, two people over from me. I wonder…
"Psst!" I whispered. It got his attention.
"What?" He mouthed.
"Are you okay?" I mouthed back.
He nodded his head and quickly looked away from me. I knew he wasn't telling me something, but what it was, I was not sure.
I didn't realize I was supposed to be nervous today until the called my name.
"Isabella Marie Swan." Mrs. Cope announced. My pulse started racing and my palms were sweaty. As I passed him, Edward reached out and grabbed my hand. He gave it a reassuring squeeze. At least I knew he wasn't completely avoiding me. I smiled at him and went to receive my diploma.
"Congratulations, Miss Swan." Mr. Banner said as I shook his hand. We paused so parents and a man from the local newspaper could snap pictures. "It was a pleasure being your teacher."
"Thank you, Mr. Banner." I said as I made my way back to my seat.
The rest of the night passed quickly, and I hadn't fallen off the stage like I'd done at rehersal.
After shaking about a million hands and taking even more pictures, I climbed into the car with Edward. We were going to meet his parents, Emmett and his parents, Charlie, and Alice and Jasper at Martino's in Port Angeles. Martino's was a buffet style restaurant that served every food imaginable. I expected it would be rather busy on graduation night.
We had been on the road for ten minutes and Edward still hadn't said anything to me. He wouldn't even look at me. I finally got fed up. "Edward, what is your problem?" I demanded. He was starting to make me angry.
"It's…well, nothing. Never mind." His jaw set and he stared at the road.
"Just tell me, please?" I begged. Great! I had resorted to begging.
"If you must know: When you were sleeping, you started talking." I knew I did this and I was immediately embarrassed. What had I said that had upset him this badly?
"What did I say?"
He sighed. "You said Mike Newton's name."
How will Bella respond? No one – except for me – knows. Please review!
~Kelli(jellyjo2014)~
