Little Bella

Chapter 18

I gulped. "No!"

"Sweetie, I have to clean it, you got dirt in it," Esme told me gently but firmly at the same time.

"No, please!" I begged.

"I can or Car-Daddy can," she spoke firmly now.

So I thrust my elbow at her, turned my head and closed my eyes. She dabbed the wet Q-Tip on my wound. It burned. I screamed and tried to pull my arm away, but her grip was too tight.

"I'm sorry, sweetie," she said quietly.

Tears were running down my face now. It hurt so bad. She continued to wipe the Q-Tip across my elbow, until I thought I couldn't take any more pain.

"Rose, can you get me a gauze and some tape?" she asked loudly.

A second later, Rosalie appeared, holding two things in her hand. She handed him to Esme and she patched up my shoulder.

"All done."

"Thank you, Mommy!" I beamed.

"Bella, what do you want to do?" Alice appeared in the doorway.

"You guys have to stop appearing in doorways," I complained, rolling my eyes.

Alice laughed. "I can't promise that."

"C-can we watch a movie?" I was suddenly full of memories from Sarah.

"Of course, sweetie," Rosalie appeared next to Alice.

"Eek!" I squealed, almost falling off my chair in shock.

"Oh, sorry, Bella," Rosalie chuckled.

"It's not funny!" I wailed.

They suddenly stopped laughing when they saw my mood and face.

"Oh, Bella! I'm so sorry!" Rosalie gasped.

My lower lip was trembling, and tears were threatening to fall.

"I'm s-s-sorry," I mumbled through tears.

Esme turned, saw me, and rushed to my aid, gently pushing Alice and Rosalie to one side. "What's the matter?"

"It's nothing," I was ashamed.

"Well, then, what movie do you want to watch?"

"Uh... Minions!" I never saw it, since it just came out.

"We don't have it, sweetie, sorry," Esme apologised. "Though if you want, we can go to the cinema."

"Yeah!" Alice pumped her fist up in the air.

"Please say yes, Bella," Rosalie pleaded. "I haven't been in the cinema since... well, 25 years ago."

"So what do you say, Bella?" Esme looked at me.

"Yes!"

The ride to the mall in Seattle was short. Esme found a parking place, zipped into it, and we walked briskly to the cinema floor.

"What did you say you wanted to watch? Minions?" Esme bent down to talk to me.

"Yeah," I confirmed.

"Four tickets to Minions, please. Three adult and one child," she told the ticket seller. "Best seats."

He rang up the total. "That will be 16 dollars."

She handed him a twenty. "No change."

He gaped at her for a moment, before recovering himself and handing her 4 tickets.

"Let's go get some popcorn!" to say that Alice was overexcited was an understatement.

"Buttery," I told her. "You're not gonna be eating it."

She rolled her eyes. "Whatever."

Soon the movie started and I shoved handfuls of popcorn in my mouth.

"Don't eat that way!" Esme hissed quietly. "It's disgraceful and unladylike."

"Oh, sorry, Mommy."

The movie was really fun. We walked out of the theatre laughing.

"Oh my God! That was the best cartoon ever!"Alice squealed as we got into the car.

When we got home, Esme asked, "Do you want dinner?"

My stomach growled and I laughed. "I guess that answers your question!"

While I was laughing with Esme, I heard the front door open. I froze. Are they back? Why?

"Are they back?" I whispered.

"Bella!" Edward appeared in the doorway.

I jumped and turned to look at him. "Ed-"

That was when I saw his eyes. His light gold eyes.

"What's the matter, Bella?" Esme sounded concerned.

"Edward... scary," I replied, turning to look at her.

As I ran into her waiting arms, she said, "Why is he scary?"

"His eyes," I whispered. "They changed colour."

She nodded in understanding. "I won't let anyone hurt you."

I kept quiet, just burying my head in her shoulder and tightening my arms around her neck. I was glad to have someone like Esme in my life. As I felt her kiss my head, I also felt her start to walk. Then she put me down on a chair, and walked over to the counter.

"What do you want for dinner, honey?" she asked me softly.

I turned around and saw that Edward was gone. "Um, pizza?"

"Perfect. I have a few slices," she enthused, putting some on a plate and using vampire speed to get to me quickly.

I grabbed a piece in my hand, but off a corner and sat back, smiling. I talked to Esme about almost everything. We avoided Dalton, though. I really loved this girly heart-to-heart with her.

When I finished eating, I handed my plate to Esme, and she put it in the dishwasher. I turned, and Carlisle was leaning against the doorframe, giving me a scare.

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