I love spring break! I get to ignore my little brother yelling at me and calling me stupid, sleep in, and eat yummy raspberry sherbet while writing stories!
I got into the Volvo to find Edward grinning at me.
"What?" I asked.
"You tripped Shelly," he said, "and nailed her line perfectly." I smiled at him. The rest of the ride was spent in silence. Edward wrapped up in music, me thinking about not liking Shelly, Alice giggling and texting- Jasper no doubt. We pulled up at the Cullen's house. We walked in- me tripping my self in the process.
"You know I still don't understand. How can you be so clumsy normally but so…so…so…graceful on ice?" Emmett asked.
"I wish I knew. Skating just seems to come naturally to me." I answered.
"More so than walking?" Alice teased. I rolled my eyes.
"BTW, I'm still mad at you!" she said.
"For what?" I asked.
"You kept this a secret from me. ME! Your best friend! We're supposed to tell each other everything!"
"If it makes you feel any better I didn't tell Edward anything either." I said. She thought for a minuet.
"Okay. You're forgiven." She hugged me.
"Why'd you stop?" There it was. The question I had been dreading. After telling them about skating I knew they'd wonder.
"Ummm…" I had to think fast, "there aren't any good rinks in Forks so I just stopped." I answered.
"Bella. Come on it'll take more than that to make you quit!" Edward said. I shrugged.
"Now about Jacque..." Edward trailed off.
"He was my first." I replied.
"First what?"
"Everything! Gosh, we've known each other since preschool! I can't think of one major thing I've done without him! He was my first kiss, first fake boyfriend, first real boyfriend, first guy to take my shirt off-"
"Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa! You had sex with this guy?" Edward was, like, flipping out over this.
"No! Yes. Almost. His mom walked in. I mean, she didn't care or anything cause she was stoned but, it was just a little awkward so it never really happened!"
"Oh."
-AT HOME-
Edward was going hunting tonight, so I was alone. I went to be early and took my time showering and getting ready. I thought about how close a call I had today with the whole "why I quit skating" thing. I thought about the real reason I quit. I cried. I cried about Stephen. I cried about what he did to me. I cried about my illness. I cried for extreme measures. I cried for everything the Cullen's didn't know about me. Things they didn't know and hopefully never did.
Okay so there it is. A glimpse at Bella's past. Any guesses? If you guess right I'll tell you. If you guess wrong but still guess, I'll give you a hint.
