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Edward

Bella Swan was one of the strangest people I had ever met, and that was saying something as because that list included people like Emmett, Alice and also Sister Charlotte.

As soon as Emmett left, she started playing with the strap of her bag and I wondered, didn't girls do that with their hair?

After a while she started tapping her feet on the mosaic floor and I wondered if something was bothering her. May be I should talk about something. Anything. I was searching for topics to talk about in my head when her tiny hands lost control of her bag and it dropped on the floor.

As I went to get the bag for her, in a true gentlemanly fashion, I realised one other detail about this person. Bella was extremely clumsy. The other day at the office she was not paying attention to where she was walking which is why she had that little accident. And at that moment when she couldn't hold the medium-shaped bag that didn't seem heavy either, in her hands for very long; I concluded that she indeed was a klutz. For some reason, this new information made me see her in a new light.

When I saw her that day at Alice's office, I had thought that she was like those mindless bimbos whose only purpose in life was to gush over the latest design of handbags or something equally ridiculous like that, or who spent their entire days at spas and shopping for new clothes. I knew I shouldn't have judged her without knowing anything about her, but the few women that I knew from work or I did back at college were of that particular type. That was very non-sensible of me, I admit, but what else do you expect from a man who gets approached by women like Lauren Mallory every single day?

But then, when I found out that she read classic novels, I immediately changed my mind. Seriously, a girl who appreciated good literature couldn't be compared to my boss' immature daughter. Honestly, this novel wasn't one of my favourites, particularly because of that character Heathcliff. Even then I remember the novel being extremely well-written when I had read it that one time back in the sixth grade. On top of that, when she told me about her studies and her reasons for working at the magazine, it completely blew my mind. Besides reading good novels, the girl was also smart.

Another fact that surprised me was the easy way in which she was opening up to me. From what I had noticed from our previous encounters, Bella wasn't really comfortable around me. As a matter of fact, I was astonished to see her talk to Emmett so much candidly, in spite of the fact that she had met him only a few weeks ago. I wondered why her attitude towards me had been so hesitant all this time, until today when she suddenly opened up to me about all her ambitions. One more thing I noticed was the way her eyes gleamed when she was talking about her plans to finish school and take up a job. It clearly showed how much passionate she was about the subject she was studying.

And all that time, through out our entire conversation, we were kneeling down on the hard floor, facing each other, her face a few inches from mine. The distance was so short that I could hear her breathing and could see the clear tinge of red that would appear occasionally on her pale cheeks. I also couldn't understand how I could have seen her as a plain and average looking person when I first met her. Of course, I seldom judged people from their looks, but like I said, all the information that I had gathered today about Bella Swan, made her seem like an extraordinary person. To an average human eye, she would seem like a regular young girl with a flock of brown hair, grey eyes and pale skin. But seeing her from such a close distance, I found out that her eyes were not exactly grey. They were a light shade of black and her lips were pink and her face was just…..so appealing.

All these new discoveries surprised me even more than I had thought was possible. I don't know how long it had been since I had really looked at any other woman, besides Angela. I had no reason, nor the desire to do so. However, the fact that I noticed so many little details about Bella bothered me a little. To tell the truth, it scared me. I had not thought about any other woman since the day I had met Angela.

Whatever, I thought. The reason why I was thinking so much about her was probably because for the first time I had come across a woman who seemed so determined about fulfilling her dreams and besides being intelligent, at the same time she also happened to be a bookworm. All these combinations were really hard to find and may be that was the reason why she seemed to interest me.

But then, all of a sudden, Bella got up and started stretching out her legs. I got up too and started wondering what was wrong with her. When I asked her that aloud, she said she was fine and quickly left.

May be all my questions were making her uncomfortable even though she denied it. It was completely acceptable since we haven't known each other for very long and today was the first time we'd had a real conversation.

There was something else that really troubled me. I had to admit that the talk I had with Bella was so open and honest that I was taken aback a little by the sincerity in which she disclosed her thoughts. And I liked that, a lot. I realised that I also enjoyed talking to her and may be some other time….

No. She was nothing more than a colleague. On top of that, for her benefit, it really wouldn't be the best thing to be friends with her. She was sweet and innocent, while I was this really messed up person who needed to figure out so many things. Actually she made it easier for me by leaving so abruptly. I hope that the next time we meet she will continue to be as distant as she was before. I also wish that this conversation, as much as I had enjoyed it, hadn't changed the situation between us.

A/N. I am so sorry for writing such a crappy chapter

I am also sorry for making it so short. Hopefully the next ones will be much better and longer.

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