Chapter 14

Pictures

Recap:

"Jasper." Alice called.

"Yes, Alice." he said.

"I need you to go shopping with me." she replied.

"Uh."

"Please, Edward and Bella are coming." she said , giving him puppy dog eyes.

"Fine." he said. "I don't want to be alone with Carlisle and Esme."

"Great!" she said.

The car ride to the mall was awkward, no surprise there. I was stuck between two guys. I know that I shouldn't like either of them for what they put me through, but it's hard not to feel something with all that we've been through. Yet, what they did to me would be enough to push away any girl. When we got to the mall, I stepped out of the car in a daze, deciding what I should do.

"We're supposed being celebrating!" Alice said. "We defeated the evil Victoria. Remember, the one whose mate tried to kill you?" I just tumbled to my knees, memories flooding me. The faces and the voices came back so perfectly. I only remember bits and pieces. But those scenes were so powerful. The snap was crystal clear in my ears. Edward's panicked voice trying to save me. Edward. I snapped back into reality.

"Bella, are you okay?" Edward asked kneeling besides me. All I could do was hug him and dry sob into his shoulder. "Bella?" Edward asked, standing us both up.

"Bella, you're scaring me." Alice said.

"I'm fine." I said, gathering myself together.

"I'm not." Jasper pouted. He was on the ground with his head in between his knees. "A huge rush of emotions. There was a wide range, too."

"I'm sorry." I apologized. "I just had painful memories of the day you killed James."

"I'm sorry I brought that up." Alice said.

"It's not your fault, Alice." I assured. "I should have had better control of myself."

"You want to go back home?" Edward asked. There was so much concern in his eyes.

"No, I'm fine." I replied, fixing my hair and outfit.

"If you insist." Alice chirped. "To the mall we go!" Alice grabbed Jasper hand and skipped off to mall. Edward and I followed, his arm still around me.

"Hey, Edward." I whispered so that only he would hear.

"Yes." he whispered back.

"Thanks for saving me."

"You really shouldn't thank me after what I did to you. Is there any way that things could possibly go back to normal?"

"I'm not sure." I replied. "That's what I was thinking about the whole ride here."

"I see." Edward replied. He knew he messed up big time and I was pretty sure that he still wanted me. I tried to get into his head to see what he was thinking. It was hard because he kept on changing his mind if he wanted me to see or not. When I was finally able to get inside his head, pictures were flashing. Pictures of just me and him, one after another, they flashed. Most of them were happy and pleasant, but others were painful to look at. Edward knew I was reading his mind, but that didn't stop him from the slideshow he was putting on. I forced myself out of his head and his arm; then I walked in front of him, trying to catch up with Alice and Jasper. It didn't take that long because Alice suddenly came to a halt.

"Another vision?" I asked Jasper.

"Yup." he replied.

"I'm back." Alice giggled.

"What was the vision about?" I asked her.

"Let's just say that all of us are going to leave here happy." she chirped.

"If you say so." I replied. There was no use in arguing.