Coruscate || Jasper Hale [ON HOLD]

Hard Times

"Never regret a day in your life:
good days give happiness,
bad days give experience,
worst days give lessons,
and best days give memories."
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Angela and Jessica both study the full-body mirror intently for a moment, each studying the dresses they are trying on.

Bella sits in a chair near the window, her eyes on her phone screen, while Elle leans against the window, her long coat keeping her from feeling the cold glass, as she watches the two study their dresses.

Jessica adorns a pink dress that puts her cleavage on display, and white gloves that reach her elbows, whereas Angela wears a modest lavender dress decorated with beading.

Jessica states confidently, "I like this one. It makes my boobs look great."

"What do you think? Is lavender my colour?" Angela questions, unsure of the dress.

Before Elle or Jessica can respond, four guys walk past the window, one of them knocking on it and calling in, "Nice."
The whistles and perverted comments are nearly inaudible, but Elle, who leans against the window, hears them.

"Oh my God," Angela comments, Jessica adding, "That is uncomfortable."
"That's disgusting," Bella and Elle comment in-sync, their eyes meeting for a moment before returning to a phone screen, and the girls trying on dresses, respectively.

"I think that dusty rose dress would suit your complexion better," Elle tells Angela, pointing at a dress before turning to face Jessica and saying, "That colour suits you, but I think the gloves are too much."

Angela turns her attention to the aforementioned dress, taking it from the rack and holding it in front of herself, studying the mirror again.

"Bella," Jessica calls to the older Swan twin, "what do you think?"

"Looks great," Bella replies, her voice uninterested, but encouraging.

"You said that about the last five dresses though," Jessica counters.
"Well, I thought they were all pretty good," Bella responds.

"I did too, but at least I gave proper feedback," Elle comments, Angela nodding in agreement before adding, "You're not really into this, are you?"

Bella sighs and admits, "I just really want to go to this bookstore. Meet you guys at the restaurant?"

As the older twin stands, the younger twin stands, and Jessica looks between them, asking, "Are you sure?"

"Yeah," Bella nods, "We'll see you in a few."

With that, the Swan twins exit the dress store, and start towards the book store, inadvertently starting a new adventure in their lives.

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While Bella scours the shelves for a book on Quileute legends, Elle peruses poetry books.
When the older twin calls for the younger, Elle comes to her with a book in her hand, her eyes pleading.

And Bella can't help agreeing to buy the book for her sister.

"This book better last longer than the last one," Bella comments as they leave the bookstore, referencing Elle's affinity with poetry, and her tendency to finish collections incredibly quickly.

"No promises," Elle responds with a sing-song voice, her sister laughing at her.

Not too long into their walk to the restaurant, Elle realises they're being followed.

"Bells," she whispers, "We're being followed."

As soon as the words leave Elle's mouth, the two guys behind them get closer to them, and one calls out, "Saw you two in the dress store."
When the twins start speed walking, he calls out, "Hey, where you running to?"