Life as I Know It

Chapter 18

A/N: I'm back! Happy 2016! Hope you guys had a lovely Christmas and New Year's. Mine was eventful lol. Let's just say I'm glad to have the house to myself again. Anyway, here's another update. Thanks to April (fyrebirch89) for editing.  

Previously...

I nodded, gagging even more on the inside. I did not need to know what they wanted to talk about. "Right. Ladies first." I shook Phil's hand. "It was very nice to meet you."

"Likewise." His grip was firm as his douche smile blinded my face.

I let go and walked around them to the kitchen. As I poured the spaghetti and meat sauce into a plate, I could hear my mom turn on her infamous slow jams on the stereo. Just so I could get out of there fast enough, I heated up the food for 30 seconds in the microwave. I almost lost my appetite when I could hear them both in the living room whispering sweet nothings to each other. I put my food into a tray, grabbed a napkin and a can of iced tea, and walked quickly past them to my room.

I almost slammed my door shut, but I didn't want to make them suspicious. I sat my food down on the bed and turned on my TV, the volume going up high so their date couldn't be heard through the thin walls. I landed on the old movie Brokeback Mountain and angrily ate my food.

~oOo~

My phone buzzed in my back pocket. I rolled my eyes, naturally it was Edward.

You ok? You look kinda upset. Check your window. – E

I swallowed my last bite and peeked behind my curtains to find Edward looking back at me. He waved, and I snickered and waved back, shyly. I watched him texting on his phone, and a minute later, mine buzzed again.

You're so cute lol. But seriously, are you okay? – E

I left the window and sat back down next to my tray.

Yeah, I'm fine I guess. Mom's new bf pissed me off. – B

How? Did he say something? – E

Yeah, he asked about my major and why I chose it. And then he went on and on about how it's a struggling field, and he said some shit about how media is subjective. And how "you have to work from the bottom up, are you sure you're ready for that?" UGH got on my nerves. – B

Well, what do you think? – E

What do you mean? – B

Are you ready for that kind of life? That kind of career? Are you ready to start from the ground up? – E

Well, I'm kinda doing that already with all of the websites I've been writing up on. And I update frequently on my own blogs. So I have experience in that, but Idk I'd like to have more experience in other areas. I'd love to work on a TV set. A movie set. A writer's room of my fave TV show. I like the process behind things and see how it's all made. I know that it'll take a long time before I get there, but I want to do it. Not just for me, but just to show douches like Phil that I can do it! – B

I let out a long breath because that took a lot of me to write. I rubbed my thumbs that were starting to sting and grow weary form all the typing. And I still had a few other posts to go up on a blog tonight. I hoped Edward got all of that and understood; he was the only one, aside from Alice, that really understood where my heart was with my career. I still didn't know where to start next, but —

Wow. That's amazing, Bella. Really. And if this Phil guy doesn't understand that, then...who knows, maybe your mom will move on to the next one lol. No shade! I love your mom! XD – E