Back to the beginning

I carefully placed the box I carried on to the wooden floor, making sure no contents broke.

"Okay!This is the last box," Beatrice said, placing a small box on top of our new counter.

"Thank you Mr. and Mrs. Lilly for helping us move," I thanked Dawn's parents.

"Dude... is this a SLINKY?!" Dawn said, taking out the spiral toy out of a box.

"It was our pleasure, Clarabella." Mrs. Lilly smiled.

"DUDE. I haven't seen one in YEARS!" Dawn bounced the pink and yellow spiral toy around.

I playfully rolled my eyes.

"Hey, need anymore help, just give us a call, eh?" Mr.Lilly said.

"I'll do so," I smiled.

A loud thump came from one of the bedrooms.

"Dawn?!" I ran to the room.

Dawn sprawled across the floor tied around the slinky.

The family and I laughed loudly. Dawn gave us the stink eye.

"I'll get the scissors!" I smiled.

Soon we got Dawn out of her slinky trap, and we all laughed together.

Dawn and I hugged our good-byes. "Good luck in school, kiddo." I said.

"Yeah yeah thanks. Where's that bakery you told me about?" She asked.

"A few blocks away," I responded.

"OKAY BYEEEE" and she ran off.

"Bye, Clara!" Evangeline,Dawn's elder sister, said.

"Goodbye Evy!" I hugged her.

"I'll stop by occasionally!" She said, waving.

That's right, I remembered that she was moving here for college soon.

I waved my last goodbyes to the family through the window.

"I can't believe we moved already!" I told Beatrice.

"It's very unbelievable. eek!" She responded.

I ran to one of the bedrooms.

"I claim this one!" I yelled, echo bouncing back to my eardrums.

"Fine then!" Beatrice laughed.

"We should go paint shopping tomorrow," She suggested.

Before I could respond the bell rang.

"Looks like we've got our first visitor!" I smiled.

I opened the door and it revealed the one and only Rodger.

"R-R-Rodger?" My eyes couldn't believe the figure was standing right in front of me.

"It's me, in flesh!" He smiled.

"Oh my god, hi!" I hugged him.

"So, where's the moving truck?" Rodger asked.

"Well, there isn't any moving truck, our parents bought us all the furniture and the my friend's parents helped us move it all in!" I said.

"You're a little late on the help, haha." Bea laughed.

"Hey, wanna grab some lunch?" Rodger asked.

I looked at the floor.

"It's all on me," he convinced.

"Um... Can Beatrice go?" I asked.

If Rodger and I went alone to eat some lunch... it would be extremely awkward. In fact, it would feel like a date. It would be against what I'm trying to aim for.

"Sure!" He said.

"BEA! WE'RE GOING TO LUNCH WITH RODGER!" I yelled.

"OKAY!" She yelled back.

And so we went to enjoy a decent lunch at Panera.

Just as friends. Everything was back to normal.

~BELLS

The Letter

My hands tapped the bed to the beat of the song that played in my ears.

This certain day has been uninteresting,dull,tiring.

Dawn and her family were off to a dentist visit, and I decided I would not accompany them.

I've been staying with Dawn and her family for the entire summer.

I surfed the channels on TV, nothing.

The internet wasn't a solution to my boredom, either.

I checked my cellphone if I had received any text messages or had any missed calls;nothing.

I scrolled down through my old conversations; laughing.

Until I reached Rodger's.

I had ignored six of his texts. I know he realized that he realized that I never trusted him, even thought it was not true.

I tried explaining to him over a text that I broke up with him because I had a lot to think about.

He ignored me, as well.

He deleted me as a friend on facebook.

For the last few weeks of school he wouldn't even look at me.

But when there's nothing to do; you start thinking.

And so is what I did.

I thought about what Rodger meant to me before I ~dated~ him.

Rodger and I were very close.

We were best friends.

We laughed with each other.

When we started dating, our perspectives of each other....let's say changed. Possibly to a next level.

But I thought to myself; I miss when Rodger was my best friend. When he wasn't {Well, attempted to be} romantic.

I wanted to see him again; but see him as the Rodger that was my best friend.

I stood up and and grabbed a pen and a piece of paper and started to write:

Dear Rodger,

I know that in the past two months we didn't exactly end up in the right note, but I've been thinking. Maybe we weren't ready to start dating. Maybe it happened too quick. Maybe we took it too far too soon. Perhaps we too our relationship too seriously. But nothing of that matters anymore. Remember when we were friends? Just friends? When we laughed with each other more often? When tried to beat each other at things? When you broke my falls?When you saved my nose from suffering by catching the ball? I want to go back, start off fresh; they way they started last year. I want to be friends.

Love,

BELLS

Writer's note: Bella's name was changed from Anabella to Clarabella. {her nickname will remain Bella}

Writer's note II: Felicity "Liz"'s name has been changed to Beatrice.

Please excuse all the name changing D:

Kissing dares

I headed up the hill slowly with no exact destination.

At the corner of the hill I noticed that the walls interior of Sunset Bakery were painted a darker shade of purple. Girls from campus would hang out inside the bakery drinking tea or coffee and eating sweet treats, Like Analiese Millers. Some of them sat at the roof and watched the sunset around six during winter, wrapped up in cute coats and hot chocolate warming their hands. Eventually you'd see boys from campus there flirting with girls, some typing up projects, or just simply ordering some kind of sweet.

A few blocks away was Jinx Arcade, where most boys hung out. I had my first date there. After school and on weekends, campus boys spend their whole days in there using up all their money for playing games and eating junk, and procrastinating homework.

I felt a warm breath behind me and turned around. Rodger stood there smiling.

"You,me, date; I'll pick you up at 6:00," He said.

"Sure, but the bad boy thing isn't really working out on me too much," I smiled.

"Hey, Bella! Rodger! Come on let's hang out at the park!" Daniel's voice boomed from behind us.

I looked up at Rodger and he gave me a approval nod and held my hand as we walked towards Daniel.

Daniel invited some other students including Analiese, Miranda, Joel, Mary, Laura, and Jamie.

"Hey guys, Can I tag along?" One of the voices I hated the most said behind us.

"Sure,Margaret!" Daniel said, and that very moment my fist curled up in a fist.

"She changed a lot, Bella," Miranda whispered.She rolled her eyes.

"I hardly doubt that," Analiese nudged my shoulder.

We headed towards campus instead, and flopped down at the tennis court, since it was the only court that wasn't being used at this time of the day.

After a while of chatting, Daniel suggested we'd play a game.

"A game, seriously, we aren't five anymore,remember?" Joel groaned.

"No... Like...." Daniel paused for a moment.

"Like, truth and dare?" Jamie said.

"Exactly!" Daniel approved.

"Oh! Can I go first?" Jamie raised her hand and waved it around like a maniac.

Daniel nodded and she started.

"I dare...." She looked around.

"I dare Bella and Rodger to kiss!"

"I've seen them already," Daniel groaned.

"Yeah, me too!" Joel said. Laura and Marie nodded in agreement.

Yes!

I said to myself.

"But their a cute couple! C'mon!" Analiese shrieked.

I remembered Margaret was there, and looked over at her. She gave me a stare. I reminded myself that she likes Rodger. It was school registration, when she pushed me into that rock that sliced my knee, when she kicked my stomach and almost got away.

I raised my eye brow and gave her the same cold stare she gave me and she rolled her eyes.

I turned to my left and stood up on my knees. Rodger supported himself with his right arm.

My arms curled around his neck and I kissed him quickly.

"AWWWWW!" Analiese shrieked.

Margaret's face filled with fury.

"I pick Rodger," Margaret said.

Of course, I thought to myself.

I thought about what I just did.

"Um.. okay,"

"Truth or dare,"

He thought for a while.

"Dare," He answered.

"Kiss me," She said.

I raised an eyebrow.

"What?" He asked.

"I said, I dare you to kiss me,"

"No way!"

Analiese gasped under her breath and Marie and Laura were both looking at Rodger and Margaret like they were some kind of movie they were watching.

The boys' eyes were wide.

Miranda just smirked.

"You can't say no to a dare," She said.

"This game is over," Rodger stood up.

Margaret stood up and chased after him.

She pulled his hoodie and and he spun around facing her.

Her arms quickly landed around his neck and she kissed tightly.

Fury filled inside me and I dropped my bag and started to run towards Margaret intending to pull all her fake hair out her head.

I managed to push her away from Rodger but Joel grabbed me. My arms froze under his lock, but I kicked the air hardly.

I yelled my lungs out.

"LET ME GO, JOEL!" I yelled.

Miranda stood next to Margaret just smirking.

Margaret walked towards me, but Joel turned around.

He turned back around when Analiese was yelling to Margaret.

"Why would you do that?!" is all I got from what she was yelling.

Rodger walked over to me, evidently angry.

"Let her go, bro." He demanded.

"I'm pretty sure that's not the greatest idea, Rodger,"

"I know, but, just let her go,"

He let go and I ran, but I was quickly inside Rodger's trap.

"Rodger.Please.Let.Me.go," I demanded.

"I will not," He said.

"I'm just going to go to my dorm," I said.

"Really?"

"Really."

He let me go. I grabbed my bag and I headed towards my dorm.

Footsteps followed behind me.

"What do you want from me?!" I said, and turned around.

"You do I didn't kiss her, right?" He asked.

I didn't answer.

"He didn't," Margaret's voice said.

She appeared and stood closely.

She paused for a moment to look at Rodger.

It almost seemed like they read each other's minds.

Her high heel hit the floor. She looked down.

She looked up and her lips were pressed together. Her arms swung slowly, her eyes stared up at the clouds. For a few seconds she remained like so; and finally opened her mouth to talk.

Instead she took a mouthful of air, messed with her lashes and took a step towards me.

"But," Her eyebrow raised and she looked back at Rodger.

"Have you asked him who he had kissed during the period of time you were gone?"

She looked at me and tapped her fingers against her thigh.

She gave a small chuckle under her breath and nodded. She walked away.

She stopped next to me and whispered to my ear

"I'm not trying to hurt you, I'm revealing the truth for you own good," Her face pulled away from my ear and walked away.

"Bella, I didn't kiss anyone while you were gone," His arms opened to give me a hug but I pushed him away.

"Don't have go near me ever again, Rodger." I said in a low warning voice.

"But Bella," He said.

I noticed Analiese heel's clacked towards us.

"Just, let her think," She whispered into his ear.

I glazed at him.

Analiese tugged my arm gently, and we headed towards the dorms.

And for the first time, I heard a small sniffle from behind.

~BELLS.

" Welcome back , Rodger! " Voices said in collision.

A crowd gathered around Rodger and his mother with balloons,cards and flowers.

"I'd better get going; play audition!" Gwenyth said, waving as she walked.

"I'm going to audition as one of the dancers for the play as well, So I'll see you in mathematics" Lea waved to me, and so she followed her twin sister.

I sat down at a bench, and just followed the crowd as it got bigger and bigger.

" ROD! " I heard Danny, Rodger's best friend, yell his name.

He squeezed through the crowd and pounded Rodger and finished off with a manly hug.

Students held balloons and cards, even flowers. The clique of girls who were completely in love with Rodger oowed and awed and tried to reach up to him.

I decided to leave Rodger some air to breath and stood up walking to the crowd.

The crowd paid no mind to me, until I said

"EXCUSE ME!" In my loudest voice.

The crowd turned their heads and it seemed like the whole campus had fallen silent.

The crowd separated to let me through. I reached over to Rodger and my arms fell over his shoulders , and I whispered "Thought I'd give you some space,", and kissed him.

We walked over to the gym building, yet the crowd followed us until the bell rang.

"Bye guys, thanks for the stuff!" He said, holding up a bouquet of flowers.

"I thought they'd never leave," I said.

He smiled and waved with his free hand as he walked away.

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"Hey," Rodger sat down next to me.

Gwenyth and Lea gave me a little smirk, and I rolled my eyes.

Gwenyth and Lea carefully watched us, but I know they aren't used to seeing us together.

"Hey!" Caitlin Johnson walked up and sat down.

"Hey Kate," Gwenyth said.

Emily is Gwenyth and Lea's best friend, she visits me and Gwenyth's dorm a lot.

"Hey Caitlin," I smiled.

"Hey Bella, how's Coconut?" She asked.

"Oh, he's fine. He's in the animal daycare," I explained.

"Cool. Hey Gwena, did you hear about Margaret?" They whispered.

They whispered to each other, and soon enough it was feeling a bit awkward.

"We'll be leaving now," I said, picking up my tray and nudging Rodger in the arm carefully.

"Okay. See you in --"

"Bella," A familiar voice said. Her tray hit the table.

I looked up and saw Miranda. I had completely forgotten Miranda. She lived in my building.

"I'm really sorry I was being mean to you a few weeks ago. But I have a surprise. Dorm room 462 hallway 7, I'll be there by four," She left.

"What do you think she wants to give you?" asked Rodger, throwing away the excess food in his tray.

"I honestly have no absolute idea. Let's go outside," I said, pulling his hand.

We sat down under a shade provided by a tree.

I placed my head on his shoulder.

"How are you feeling?" I asked.

"Please don't," He said moving over to be able to look at me.

"Don't what?" I asked.

"I feel you don't... like me," He said.

I looked up to him in shock.

"Like your just doing all of this because I took the risk to go inside that burning building to find you," He said.

I just stared in awe.

"Doing all of what? I don't understand,"

"You know like kissing me and being more romantic and so,"

"Okay then I shall no longer kiss you," I said, turning my back on him.

"It's not that I don't want you to kiss me, I mean, I do really want you to kiss me, But it's not really you; before all of this happened, you never kissed me as often, you know?" He explained.

I placed my head on my knees for a while.

"So you're basically breaking up with me?" I asked.

"I feel like... yes," He said.

That was enough.

Before my eyes would rain tears, I grabbed my bag and stood up.

"I can't believe it,that's what you think I'm doing?" I stopped.

"All I wanted to do is give you something back. I wanted to make you feel the way I felt when you came out of that building," I realized that I was almost yelling.

I wiped my tears with my sleeves.

" I thought I'd thank you in a way; something a long that line.I can't think right now. I can barely speak because of what you are thinking. I thought I'd be even with you... I just... wanted --"

He grabbed my arm and spun me around and somehow our lips landed together.

I pulled my arms in top of his shoulders. I fell into a small fantasy in a way. His lips separated from mine's and he whispered something in my ear.

"That was enough to clean my mind from those thoughts. I hope you forgive me," He said.

He looked and whispered again, "And you didn't have to be even with me," He said.

The bell rung and he walked away, but I ignored the bell and just sat under the tree scribbling words on a piece of printing paper.

After the bell rung once again, I decided to head off to the music hall, which surprisingly isn't actually a hall, it's actually right in the same building as the auditorium.

I did my usual of playing violin, then headed off to the rest of my classes.

After what seemed a long day; I said goodbye to Rodger and headed off to my room.

"I don't want to join Glee club," Caitlin discussed with Gwenyth as I entered the room.

"I suggest not to either," I said.

"Well hello to you too; Ms.Terry isn't in the school anymore anyways; had some kind of drinking problem; Her husband had died recently;" She explained.

I suddenly felt upset for Ms.Terry.

"Oh, yeah, I have to get something from Miranda,"

I walked over to the dorm room and we talked for a while.

"Here's what I wanted to give you," She held up a bird cage.

I looked closely.

"Jazz!"

I opened the little wired door and the small rodent climbed into my hands.

I set the hamster on my lap and hugged Miranda.

"Thank you, so, so much!" I said.

I hid the small cage inside my bag.

Luckily Gwenyth loved little Jazzy, and so we were to discuss something-- something I didn't hear what-- tomorrow, then Gwenyth dozed off in her sleep.

~BELLS

Super Rodger

(Click here for part one)

My mouth widened in shock as the officers took him to the paramedics.

I stood frozen, still trying to unravel the thoughts in my brain.

"I thought you were dead,"

"I thought you were dead,"

"I thought you were dead,"

"I thought you were dead,"

"I thought you were dead,"

The five words repeated in my brain. My hands pulled into my hair, as I tried to sort out things from my brain.

I snuggled under the thin sheets of my new bed, trying to ignore the fact that Rodger was daring enough to go inside a burning building to save me.

"Bella," Gwenyth, my new roommate called my name.

I poked my head out from the bed sheets.

"Would you like to go shopping tomorrow?" She asked.

I placed my head on the pillow again.

"Behalf of my mother and I, of course. She would like to supply us with new decorations for the dorm," She explained.

I looked around the dorm room.

It was very dull. Not a splash of paint on the walls, we weren't allowed to paint the walls anyways. I figured it would use some wall decorations, a few floor lams, a colorful rug, a bit of spunk.

"I can't take that offer," I denied.

"Come on,Bell, please?" She begged.

"No, Gwen, I just can't do that to yo--"

"It's all on my mother, please, I couldn't pick out decorations for our dorm without your opinion,"

"Fine," I smiled.

"Yay!" She poked her nose back into her book.

I smiled and looked at my phone, which reminded me, we might need a watch on the wall as well.

I ignored the whole decorating thing and changed quickly.

"May I ask, but where are you heading?" Gwenyth asked.

I grabbed my bag and opened my mouth to answer, but Gwenyth stopped me from so.

"I'm not stalking, I don't wonder where you are going, I'm just letting you know that we have two hours until curfew," She smiled.

"Oh, well I have enough time to go to the vet and the hospital, well if you wanted to know that," I chuckled.

I positioned the brand new hair bow that Gwenyth got me as a "Welcome" present into my hair.

"I feel terrible in a way, and angry. I haven't visited Rodger since the fire, I haven't spoken to him. I'm extremely angry at him,though, for going into that fire and risking his life." I said, and headed out the door.

I stopped by the Animal Hospital to check on Coconut.

"You know you have to take em' home soon, right?" The veterinarian said.

"Yes, I noticed." I said quietly, carrying Coconut out of the cage.

"Don't worry, I won't tell anyone if you try to sneak him into the dorm. I snuck in my cat Snuffles into my dorm for all those years of college," She winked and headed off.

I actually haven't thought of that. I'll have to convince Gwenyth about it, I not sure if she likes dogs or not.

Then I headed into the hospital, which for my luck, was just a few blocks away from the Animal Hospital.

"I'm here to see Rodger Lucas," I told the lady at the front desk.

"Your name plea--" She stopped talking when she looked up at me.

"Bella Flynne," I said.

She typed something into the computer.

Her eyes were a shade between a dark brown and grey.

"So you're the girl my boy went after," She looked up.

Rodger's mother.

I started to cry.

"I'm sorry," I said, and ran off.

"Wait!" She said, running after me.

I stopped and put my hands over my face,crying.

"It's all my fault," I cried harder.

"No it isn't ,sweetie," She said, putting her arm around me.

I cleaned my tears with my sleeves and looked up at her.

"I'm very proud of him, he did a very good thing," She smiled at me.

I smiled slightly back at her.

"Come on, let's get you to his room," She smiled and led me to his room.

"Sweetie, someone wants to see you," I stood outside.

"Great," He said.

Mrs.Lucas walked over to me.

"Go ahead in," She smiled.

"I can't," I said, realizing that I haven't seen him in twelve days.

Twelve.

Days.

"Yes you can, trust me," She smiled and left.

I peeked from the door.

There he was. Sitting up, trying to get a glimpse of the person that was supposed to come in two minutes ago. His hospital gown was a light shade of mint green.

I refused to enter the room. Instead I just leaned against the wall. I cried a few tears.

What if I step inside that room, and he hates me.

First, he goes inside a burning building to look for me. Then I don't visit him for over a week.

He has every right to hate me.

I knocked on the door slightly and opened it.

I got a good look at him.

I started to cry. I wanted to just run.

"Bella?" He asked.

I cried louder.

He said something I didn't get through.

I ran over to him and kissed him.

He hugged me back.

"I haven't seen you in a while," He said.

I didn't feel like letting go.

"All my fault," I said quietly.

"No, it wasn't, " Rodger corrected me.

"Then who's is it?!" I started to cry again.

"Mines," He answered.

I looked up at him.

"I'm a sucker for you," He smiled.

I looked down for a few minutes.

"Why'd you do it?" I asked again.

"I just ans--"

"Was it because you wanted to show me that you cared?"

"I answered that question that day,"

"What were you thinking?"

"My only thoughts were on you,"

He looked at me.

"Are you angry at me?" He asked.

"Yes," I answered.

"Why?"

"Because you risked you life for something that isn't worth it,"

I stood up and left.

Flames

"Ugh!" I let out a loud groan as the flaming hot metal nozzle of the hot glue gun I was using touched the flesh of my finger.

The burning sensation did not activate my nervous system to the touch, but a few seconds later.

My finger ached, but I managed to keep it settled.

"Eat your breakfast, Bella," Liz said, passing by.

I simply rolled my eyes, ignoring the whole situation.

I deserted my breakfast and fail crafts, headed to my room.

I didn't know what I was feeling.

Anger.

Disapointment.

Hopelessly.

Proud.

But most of all, betrayed.

Betrayed. By Robert, my ex-agent, by Leila his assistant.

No one wanted me in their covers nor in their ads.

But it wasn't me. It was all Robert.

The weak photo shoots I did for my portfolio?

All planned.

That way, going from top-ranked, to low-ranked, just to get Robert and Leila's daughter, Joy, up to my spot.

Despite that, I trusted Robert. Not much Leila, she never liked me.

It really hurts. A lot.

I'd never though he'd do that. It's like a huge stab in your trust...

The doorbell rang loudly.

I stood up and walked right accross the door, ignoring the sound.

Liz glared at me from her bed, rolling her eyes, and standing up to receive whoever it is at the door. I just simply slouched down in the sofa, my eyes landed on the door.

Liz looked through the peephole, smiled and opened the door.

"Hey Liz Mary," A familiar voice greeted her.

I slightly rose my head from the couch to get a better look at the door.

Sophia.

"SOPHIA!" I yelled, running up and hugging her.

I haven't seen her in the longest of time.

"Long time no see," I said, letting go.

"Yes, it seems like you've forgotten me completely after you started dating Rodger, " Her expression lowered.

"I'm SO sorry, Sophie! I.... very sorry... I..."

"It's okay, Bella. I forgive you," She smiled.

I smiled back at her.

"We should go for a walk outside, it's very warm. Perfect weather," She said.

"That's actually a great idea, because of all the stress that's going on for Bella," Liz said.

"Well then, what are we waiting for?" I smiled.

We headed out to the mall.

The joy of being with Sophia relieved my stress. Sophia was there for me since the beginning of the year, she reminds me a lot of Gabrielle.

In the mall we visited pink berry to enjoy some yogurt. We headed to the movie theater, as well. We didn't hesitate to visit some clothing stores either. We did our makeup, too. It was loads of fun. Fun I haven't had in weeks. We catched up with each other, and I learned that Sophia actually knew Dawn! Dawn turns out to be one of Sophia's cousin's friends. We sat in the food court telling each other stories. Especially of Dawn, since we both seem to have plenty of stories of Dawn.

"We better be heading home now, it's almost eight," She said, glancing at her watch.

"I guess so," I said.

"But we can't leave with out a nice picture," I said.

"We should go up to the fountain!" She suggested.

And so we headed upstairs to the large fountain that stood in the middle of the third floor.

We snapped some pictures together, and headed to my house.

"So, are you going to do anything for the science fair this year?" I asked Sophia.

"Not quite sure, you?" Sophia asked, being very generous.

"I have an abundance of ideas, actually. A potato battery,"

"That is so awesome! We should be partners!" Sophia interrupted.

"That's actually not a bad idea--"

A loud siren coming from a fire truck interrupted me.

Sophia glance at the truck, following it carefully.

She managed to look up at the sky, which is when I noticed the clouds where infected by the black venom.

I knew that wasn't good. At all, even if it wasn't my house.

Without no slight discussion, Sophia and I followed the black smoke.

We made sure we weren't crossing between cars, nor getting to far away.

But we weren't going any farther away from our original destination.

My vision blurred from the running, but Sophia had stopped running.My hands where on my knees, I panted facing the floor.

Sophia looked up and let out a loud gasp, letting go of my wrist.

I looked at the direction she was looking, which seemed to be...

Exactly at my building.

My building.

On fire.

A buzz of thoughts rushed to my mind, I couldn't think of one clearly, since another just crowded up.

"BELLA, WAIT!"

I ran across the streets, ignoring the loud screeches of tires and the honking.

I stood directly across my building, where the flames covered it slowly.

"LIZ!" I yelled.

"Ma'm, keep your distance!" A police officer pulled me away.

"LIZ! LIZ! My friend, MY FRIEND IS IN THERE! LIZ, LIZ!" I yelled in top of my lungs.

Hoping for a head possibly popping out from a window, a faint reply back, but nothing. I just sat down on the floor and started sobbing.

"Liz..." I cried.

"I'm right here!" The voice yelled. I opened my eyes, hoping to be staring right to the ceiling of my room, that this is just a dream--a nightmare.

But I just opened my eyes to the same scenario.

Liz stood there, in tears, looking up at the burning building.

I hugged her tightly, realizing that I had lost Sophia.

I looked around quickly, my vision blurred from the smoke and the tears, to find Sophia shaking scared in the sidewalk.

"Ladies, did you or some one you know lived in this building?" And officer asked.

Liz nodded her head and followed the officer to his car, and I traced behind them.

"Bella Alexis Flynne and Felicity Mary-Kate Merriman," Liz asnwered some questions from the officer.

I completely ignored the officer, trying to sort out the thoughts that crowded my mind.

"COCONUT!" I yelled, running towards the door of the building.

"BELLA, NO!" Liz yelled, running behind me.

"MA'M! MA'M!" Officers yelled.

I ignored all the yelling, crawled under the yellow strip.

I was close the doorway when somebody yanked me from the door.

"LET ME GO! LET ME GO!" I yelled loudly.

But the strong arms did not react to the biting, kicking nor punching.

His batch slightly stabbed my back, but I did not quit the kicking.

"Calm down, please" He said.

"COCONUT! COCO..." I gave up.

I burst into tears.

"He's dead, he's dead... he's dead.... he's dead. dead," I whispered to myself.

The officer set me down, but my legs did not resist my weight, and I just collapsed to the floor.

Liz sat next to me, her hand over my head, crying too.

She's never really liked Coconut.

But she cried with me.

I opened my eyes when I heard a yell, from an officer, but I did comprehend the message it was saying.

I watched as officers gathered at the door.

Someone came out of the building.

At the same time, the windows of my apartment had just been contaminated with the flames, but I stood up to get a better view of the door.

It was a boy, a little taller than me... wearing familiar black beat up converse...

His face covered in black...

Rodger.

"Rodger...." I whispered, running to the door.

Secured between his arms stood a dog... Coconut.

A white backpack was strapped across his shoulder.

I knew exactly what that bag contained.

My documents. Coconut's certificates, vet documents. Emergency things like a huge bottle of water, a container of dry dog food, meat flavored dog food for Coconut, first aid kit, travel bowl for coconut, paper plates, plastic sporks, canned and boxed food, money, etc.

On the other hand was a case, my guitar case, which all the stickers and gems were covered with black.

An officer took Coconut,the case, and the backpack.

"Those are mines!" I yelled at him, running towards Rodger.

"Rodger..." I whispered.

He coughed out black smoke.

"Rod..." I touched his face.

His hangs reached my cheek and he smiled.

"I thought you were dead," He managed to say.

I thought you were dead

~BELLS

His girlfriend is a model.

I stood in line, arms crossed, waiting for my turn.
The excitement in the gymnasium was rather loud. Well, I wasn't in any way possible exhilarating for me... since I'd say Physical education isn't my favorite 'subject'.

Mr. Lee said I needed to practice for kickball. He even suggested I should come after school to practice.

I wouldn't want to spend the rest of my afternoon after a long school day of work running around kicking a ball.

But honestly all I could think of is my photoshoot.

I've given up singing. I'm not longer going to sing. ever.

Until I decided I would look for a better hobby. Besides crafting... you know?

And I did find that hobby.

Modeling.

I was just doing an early shopping spree one morning when my refrigeration was empty of breakfast food. My face absolutely nude, no make up, walking around in a sweatshirt and sweatpants, I strolled through the cereal isle.

As I retrieved my box of Captain Crunch, I backed up. Hitting a stand with cereal bags.

The bags happened to collapse to the opposite side. Hitting a man, now know as Robert.

"I'm so sorry!" I said, kneeling down to the floor to pick up the fallen bags of cereal.

He kneeled down to help me.

"It's okay..." He said.

"Are you into modeling?" He asked, putting his final bags of cereal disorderly in the rack.

"Uh, I've never really tried professional modeling... or runway," I said placing the remaining bags in the rack.

" I'm Robert Miller. I'm a manager at Miller's Future Success. Or just MFS agency. It's my mom's modeling,acting,dancing, and singing agency. " He said.

" Cool, " I said quietly.

" Do you do anything else?" He said, as we walked together.

" I used to sing. But, I don't want to any longer. I sang at gle-- singing club,"

As my departure from my singing status, I decided I'll never return nor say the word 'Glee'.

I no longer sit at the glee table.

We're still friends, but, I'd just rather not sit anywhere near Kathyleen Coleman without throwing a punch right over her messed up face. So instead, now that the weather is warmer, I sit on the tables outside the lunchroom with Sophia and Rodger.

" Oh, great. You know, you're a very beautiful young lady," He said.

I blushed a little.

" You should really try modeling,"

Before I could say a word, he continued.

"I know it really sound like I'm just 'saying that', but take my words serious. You are what MFS is looking for. Please, take my word," He begged.

*Later that day*

It took a lot of begging to actually convince my mom that I want to do this.

It took a lot of thinking to actually convince MYSELF if this was it.

But it was.

I think.

I was born to do this

Dramatics aside, My mom had to sign a gazillion papers. Gotta do this, gotta do that.

Over all, it's not like all you have to do is sign one tiny paper and go on ahead a do a photoshoot.

It took much more than that. Too much to actually explain in this blog.

My mom told me one her stories about her sister, Maylisee, who happened to be a model.

Well, at least my mom still thinks so. Basically at the age of 16, she started modeling. She appeared in billboards, magazines and television. By the time she has 18, her modeling agency had basically taken her away. And my mom never spoke to her again.

My mom was older than her, already in college, which means even before Maylisee signed into her modeling agency she hadn't really spoken to her.

She told me to never forget Ashleigh.

I promised her I wouldn't.

So basically just weeks after my official signing, we did a few photoshoot to fill up my modeling portfolio.

Their was some modeling audition for modeling clothing, which my age was in the range.

Robert, by the time, as my modeling agent, decided I would audition.

They did choose me.

Luck. That's a good start, maybe that's a sign that modeling is for me.

They also had another girl. I didn't know what her name was, though. She was my age. But they only needed ONE female model for my age. So it's basically an unknown spot. We'll find out if my face is printed in a page of Teen magazine.

Mr. Lee said I needed to practice for kickball. He even suggested I should come after school to practice.

I wouldn't want to spend the rest of my afternoon after a long school day of work running around kicking a ball.

"BELLA!"
I snapped out my daydreams by the voice of many.

It was my turn to kick.

I walked over to the assigned spot.
Or know as my spot of failure. Since I never get a good kick.
My right leg positioned in to the kicking position, my hands in a fist.

The ball rolled closer, closer, closer....
I kicked the ball... expecting a "FOUL BALL!" from Mr.Lee's booming, italian, voice.
Instead, I heard screams in collision. I didn't understand.
Their arms pointed at the first base,which was now empty besides it's guardian.

It took me a second to realize they were yelling at me to run.
As I began to run.
I ran to first base.

The next kick was up.
Gwenyth Stevens.

I remember her. She's from drama club. She's incredibly talented, amazing actress, as well as the brains.

I wouldn't know about sports,though. I'd take a guess she'd amazing at this too, since she's just perfect.
Reminded me much of Aria.

Gwenyth's expression lead me to the thought that she was thinking hard.
She missed the first kick.

Turns out she's not so good after all.

After one more try, she kicked the ball, hitting one of the lights in the roof.
As soon as she noticed I started running, she ran too.
But she was out.

I'd say today was the best gym day ever.
For one thing, I made a home run for the first time.
Also I stood in first,second,and third base for the first time.
In the other hand, Kathyleen Coleman got hit in the face with the kickball, her nose was bleeding.

On the way out of the gymnasium, some one tapped me on the shoulder.

It was Gwenyth.

"Hi, I'm Gwenyth Stevens." She smiled.
Her luxurious light brown curls bouncing around, unlike in Physical Education, where her hair was tied the neatest ponytail.

"Yeah, I know." I said, quietly.

"You're Annabella Flynne, right?" She said.

"I'd prefer to be called Bella." I giggled slightly.

"Well, you're perfect! I mean, you have the talent, the skill, and the beauty!" She said.

WHAT?
Was Gwenyth Stevens, the most perfect girl in the school, saying that I was perfect?

This is all probably a joke, most likely exposing her amazing acting skills.

"Sorry Gwenyth, your amazing acting skills don't work on me," I said.

She looked at me in confusion.

"I'm not acting, Bella. I'm very serious. Trust me, everyone thinks so. I have to go, ok?" She said, waving as she walked faster.

I carefully followed her with my eyes, watching if she met up with one her friends giggling about the joke she just played on me.
Nothing. She just headed straight out to main campus.

I looked around, watching if anyone was laughing.
No one.

Maybe she was being serious.

No she wasn't! Snap out of it Bella, I thought to myself.

I tried to not think about it as I got to my next class, History.
As I got to the main building, Liz approached me, giggling with exciment, with a magazine in her hands.

Seems like the one the girly girls?
I think so.

"Bella! You're not going to believe this," She said.

"What?" I asked as she flipped through the pages of the magazine.

I obviously knew what, that when excitement filled me.

"LOOK!" She said, as she finally stopped in one of the pages.

I was shocked.

I saw... myself.

Myself. In. the. magazine.

"OHMIGAWSH!" I yelled loudly.

Random students on the hallways actually said congrats.

They realized. They realized that this was my talent too.

It was like the first time I sung here, in Anastasia Arts... where students where actually running and risking moments to say hi to me...

Some one even asked for my autograph.

I also remember that day perfectly.

Because that was the day Rodger and I... 'started a relationship'

Oh, the good times in Ohio.

♥

*Later that day*

"Dude, I can't believe your girlfriend is a MODEL," Daniel said to Rodger a distance away.

" I can't either, " He said, smiling, you know, the typical flirting-with-my-girlfriend type of smile.

He hugged me tightly.

My life is perfect at this very moment.

I wish I had this moment for life.

Okay. I'm not Gwenyth Stevens, I'm not very dramatic.

But point stated.

Do you think modeling is my talent?
Please give me feedback (: I'm still young, my life is just beginning.

And I'm still learning.

~perfectly BELLS