Part 16

"Emmett i think this is a bad idea."

"nonsense. shut up."

today i was enjoying a relaxing show with Emmett at my place. in the show, a guy was teaching us all the cool stuff you can do with recycled materials. so then he used a pair of old heeled pumps to create a rhinoceros pen holder by snapping off the heel to paste on the tip of the shoe as the horn.

the Emmett decides he wants to do the exact same thing. i am rushed to the Cullen house to find suitable art materials.

the glue, cardboard and paints we found no problem. the only thing left was the shoe. but where could we get heeled pumps? Alice only wears ballet flats, Esme heeled sandals and Bella wears sneakers. where could we find heeled pumps?

Rosalie.

so now we're sitting in front of Rosalie's shoe cabinet, looking for a suitable shoe. Emmett decides her Manolo limited edition pumps are just perfect.

"Emmett i really don't think Rosalie wants you to chop the heels off her Manolos to make a pen holder."

"pipe down already. Rose has a billion shoes. she won't notice one's missing."

"the show specified RECYCLED materials."

"you're a pest. shut UP already."

helpless, i can only watch Emmett snap off the shoe's heel and splash on uneven blotches of grey paint.

he is gluing on the google eyes when Rosalie silently enters the room. "hey Emmett! whats up?" Emmett jumps a mile high and tries to hide the shoe (or should i say, pen holder?) behind his back. "h-hey Rose! n-nothing at all!" he stutters in a falsely cheery voice. Rosalie frowns, sensing something is amiss. "whats that you have there?" lightning quick, her hand flicks out and grabs the shoe.

horror flashes across her face and is quickly replaced with fury. her voice quivering with rage, Rosalie asks, "Em, is this one of my Manolos?" Emmett, shaking like a leaf, can only nod.

the minute the destruction of Rosalie's shoe is confirmed, hell breaks loose in the room. grabbing the broken off heel, Rosalie attemps to stab Emmett. "THAT-WAS-LIMITED-EDITION! WHAT-HAVE-YOU-DONE!?" each word is punctuated by a violent stab.

by now, the rest of the Cullens have gathered to watch the drama. Edward and Jasper grab Rosalie's arms and try to restrain her. "ROSE! stop stabbing him! calm down!" "NO! that stinking...JASPER! GIVE ME THAT HEEL!" finally Carlisle steps in. when Rosalie is finally subdued, he turns to Emmett.

"Emmett. you have just destroyed a good pair of shoes. what do you have to say to Rose?" "Rosie i am really sorry i didn't..." Rosalie clamps her hands over her ears. "you vile pond scum. i will never forgive you as long as i live!" with that, Rosalie stalks out of the room dramatically. Carlisle isn't finished with Emmett. "Emmett, hand over your Jeep keys....thank you....no driving till further notice."

Carlisle and Esme leave to collect some household groceries and buy new shoes to pacify Rosalie. Alice leaves to comfort Rosalie. Jasper, Edward and i are left with Emmett. i feel this is not a good time to say "you stupid vampire i TOLD you not to use Rose's heels". instead i pat his arm soothingly, like the good saint i am.

"i didn't think she'd see..."

"Emmett, you don't think, period," Jasper excalims in exasperation.

Edward frowns. "i don't think Rosalie's gonna take this lying down. this isn't over."

seeing Emmett's dismal face and thinking of the punishments Rosalie could think up for him, i feel more sorry for Emmett than ever.

*to be continued.....