Disclaimer: I do not own Twilight. Unfortunately.
A Lost Bet
Thriftway, No Way!
One, two, three, slow down Edward... Four, five, six... I look up at the lady in front of me. She smiles at me, actually she's openly gawking at me. I mentally note to kill Alice after today. "Edward, son, could you double bag those groceries for me?" The lady asks me. I smile at her politely, trying not to dazzle her too much. Bella would probably be laughing.
"Sure." I double bag all her groceries. "That will be fifteen dollars and twenty-three cents." She hands me a twenty and I give her four dollars and seventy-seven cents back. She takes her bags and walk out of the store, taking another look back at me before she leaves. I look at the next person in line and try to fake a smile. I hate this job. Why am I working at a grocery store when I have a ton of money my parents left for me? Because I lost a stupid bet!!
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Alice came up to me one day with a look in her eyes. Sally sells sea shells by the seashore. My mommy makes meatballs at meal-time. Hm.. Fuzzy Wuzzy was a bear, Fuzzy Wuzzy had no hair, Fuzzy Wuzzy wasn't fuzzy was he? I could tell she was keeping her thoughts from me. "What is it Alice?" I asked her. She just smiled some more.
"I want to make a bet."
"On what?" I asked interested.
"I bet that the next time Bella's over, she's going to fall on the porch steps."
"Well, that's hardly fair, I bet you've seen it." She chuckles.
"No... Maybe, but you know, you can always change the future!!" She waited for my answer.
"What's the deal?"
"If one of us loses, we have to work at Thriftway." She said with a gleam of evil in her eye. I nodded, agreeing to her bet. I'd know when Bella's coming, because she always comes over with me. I'd simply just pick her up before she takes a step on the porch. "Great!!" She fluttered up the stairs with a lot of speed.
Then the roar of Bella's truck is heard in the distance. Damn! She's surprising me? I tried to run out of the house, but that's when Emmett and Rosalie blocked the doorway. I tried to push them away, I could hear Bella's truck getting closer.
"What's all the rush little bro?" Emmett asked as I was trying to get through him. "Anxious to see your girl?" Rosalie chuckles. I growled at her and Emmett. "Okay, okay, we'll move." They part as I ran outside. "What's in his pants?" I heard Emmett ask Rosalie as they walked further in to the house. Alice's giggle could be heard from upstairs. I growled at that. The truck finally appears. I open the driver door, when she put it in park.
She jumped. "Edward, you scared me." She said, blood slowly flowing back in to her cheeks. I chuckled and grinned.
"Hello, love, you're here on a surprise." I said kissing her hand as she gets out of the car.
"Well, this is hardly a surprise, you knew I was coming." She said disappointed. "It's the truck isn't it?"
"Yeah." I chuckled. We walked towards the porch. I quickly picked her up before she took a step on there.
"Oh?" I laughed. I start making my way up there, and a sudden rush of thoughts came flooding in to my head. It's like Alice told my family to think. I tried to block them out, but while doing that, I didn't see that someone put a huge rock in my way. I tripped and Bella and I came crashing to the ground. She screamed and I turned so she didn't get hurt.
"I WIN!" Alice exclaimed. She ran down the stairs. "I win! I win, I win, I win!" She came outside and laughed in my face. I lifted Bella to her feet, as she brushed herself off. "Ha, ha, ha! You have to be a cashier!!!"
Bella shot me a look. "You weren't supposed to fall on the porch." I said lightly. She just shook her head.
"Edward, why would you ever bet against Alice?" Bella asked jokingly. I just shook my head and chuckled.
"I don't know..." I looked at Alice with a pleading look. A bet is still a bet. Alice thought. I glared at her.
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And that's how I got here. I'll be working at Thriftway for a month, and then I'll 'suddenly find a new job'. It's my second day working, and I already hate it. I have to keep reminding myself about going at human speed. It's hard. And what the people are thinking, geesh, that's a whole new story. But, I'll get my revenge. One way or another, Alice is going to pay.
A/N: Okay, so I'm not sure if I'm going to continue with it... tell me if you want to. I already have an idea for Edward's revenge. It's up to you guys.