Forgotten

Chapter Twenty One

Forgotten

Chapter Twenty-One

Bella looked at herself in the mirror, not believing what she saw in front of her. Alice was truly a miracle worker. She actually managed to turn plain-old Bella into an actual Swan, pun intended.

Bella had left all the wedding arrangements to her, including the dress, shoes, make-up…etc. The dress was completely gorgeous. Although, Alice picked it out, Bella had made one specification. Nothing flashy or white. Yeah, it sounded crazy, what bride did not want to wear a white wedding gown? But Bella wasn't a new bride. She'd been in a white dress before, even though she couldn't remember it, she'd seen the photos. Bella just felt like doing something different this time around. After all, she was different this time around.

So, Alice had bought a silver dress instead. A beautiful dress that made her look almost like a princess. She'd bought accessories to go along with it, but the most precious accessory she wore was the one Edward had given her. The promise ring, as Edward had called it. He said that it presented his promise to love her forever. How sweet was that? He also had one sentence inscribed inside it, "Semper Fidelis." Latin for always faithful. Perfect.

Bella was so nervous. She hated knowing that all eyes would be focused on her during the ceremony. How Alice managed to pull all this together in a matter of days was beyond her. They were not going to do it in a church but in their own backyard. Alice had hired a wedding planner known for her efficiency and getting the job done as fast as possible, but even she almost fainted when she was told that she had a maximum of one week to get everything together.

Needless to say, none of them had gotten much sleep since then.

Bella snapped back to reality when Alice knocked and came in.

"Wow, Bella you look amazing!" She practically bounced.

"All thanks to your magic touch, Alice."

Alice rolled her eyes, "When are you going to get it through your thick skull that you’re a natural beauty? I mean, how many people have you heard of who can look this good with minimal amount of make-up?"

Beside her magic touch, Alice was also an amazing ego booster.

"Thanks, Alice." Bella blushed.

"Anytime, now let's get you to your anxious groom as soon as possible, he's about to drive Jasper up the wall with how nervous he is."

"He's…nervous?"

"Ofcoarse, he is! It's his wedding, isn't it?"

"Vow renewal." Bella corrected her.

"Potato, potaato." Alice snickered.

Then Alice led her outside to the door that led to the backyard. Charlie was waiting for me inside.

"You look beautiful, Bells." Charlie smiled.

"Thank you." She replied.

Bella felt a sense of déjà-vu that made her tense for a bit.

Scenes flash in front of Bella's eyes. Her standing this way before, waiting to walk down the aisle to Edward. It was all a blur with no concrete images. Just a feeling. Bella tried not to get her hopes up too much, everyone got déjà-vus every once in a while. It was no big deal, right?

Alice and Charlie began to notice how tense Bella has become.

"You okay, Bells?" Charlie asks worriedly.

Bella tries to answer but she's too busy hyperventilating.

"Oh my God, Bella, sweetie, you have to relax." Alice tries to calm her down.