Betrayal

Chapter 10

CHAPTER 10

"Ow!" I cried out for the tenth time that night.

"Sorry Bells but you have to sit still if you want this to be over quickly," Alice said impatiently.

It's the day of the dance and Alice had me confined in our room since lunch finished. Seriously she kept tugging on my hair; I won't be surprise if they all fall off tomorrow!

"If you used the conditioner I gave you then we won't be having this problem!" She carried on.

"Hey! My hair is perfectly fine thank you very much!" I said slightly offended.

Quarter of an hour later she's finally done doing my hair. I got up and looked at myself in the mirror and I wasn't disappointed. Well Alice never disappoints anyway. Half of my hair is tied up and all curled very elegantly.

"Bella sit back down I'm not finish! We don't have time!" She shrieked.

I rolled my eyes. "Al its only 4, the dance doesn't start until 7," I sat back down anyway. At this point I don't really want to cross Alice. She has a tendency to be really scary when it comes to these things.

"Whatever," She said airily and started applying make-up on me.

I don't really want all this fuss especially not over a dance but as usual Alice disregarded my opinion. When does she ever let me off the hook? Yep you guessed it, never. And she insisted I have to look my very best for my date.

Choosing my dress wasn't as bad as I thought. Only because I found it straightaway and I actually chose it this time and get this – Alice actually agreed for once. Not only that I didn't spend that much time inside a shopping mall with Alice but I bought it myself and I actually really like it.

Anyway, I leaned my head back on the chair and relaxed. Tomorrow we'll be leaving for winter break and I cannot wait. I miss my parents so much and Jake too. It'd be nice to take a break from exams and whatnot. Alice wasn't too thrilled though. She misses her parents but 2 weeks with her little brother and without Jasper is an "absolute torture!" in her words.

Truth be told I just want this night to be over already. Don't get me wrong I'm thrilled to be going with Brett and all but dancing isn't my thing. Never have been, never will be. I groaned inwardly when I remember I'd be seeing Edward and Tanya tonight. I actually did pretty well for the last 2 days not thinking about them two. Well mainly because I had Rose and Alice by my side all the time, well pretty much anyway, talking non-stop about the dance and my date with Brett. Seriously they sounded like my mother fussing about my date on a stupid dance. I would preferred it if they didn't include me in their discussion but in a way I was glad for the distraction.

You see I've got a plan ready. I'll be avoiding Edward all night. If I see him around I'll turn the other way. Childish I know but I'd rather not have the mental image of them two enjoying the dance together and a reminder of how good they look together despite Tanya's supposedly 'reputation' thank you very much.

I won't see him for 2 weeks and I really don't want the last reminder of him before break to be that one. Alice complained that it'd be torture not seeing Jasper everyday and I won't admit it to her but I know the feeling. She's lucky at least she's with the guy and there won't be a restriction on how many times she can call him without seeming like a desperate stalker. I can't exactly call Edward everyday and tell him I miss him and all that without giving my feelings away now can I? That would be humiliating and would look totally crazy on my part. Not to mention it'll probably scare Edward away to the point where he might move to Antarctica. So after tonight I probably won't be able to speak to him properly until break is over. I sighed.