1. CHAPTER 1
In which Bella meets
the residents of Apple
Hills
The Legacy of Bella Goth

2. Bella Goth sat among
a mess of items she
hadn‟t yet sorted into
boxes. She had too
many books and too
much makeup, but
couldn‟t decide which
to get rid of.

3. After Don had helped
her escape
Pleasantview and
Mortimer Goth, Bella
had moved to
Strangetown.
Unfortunately, here
they had heard
rumours of her mixed
up life, and didn‟t like
the sound of her
reputation. Now she
was going to move
where the grass was
greener. Where no
one knew who she
was.

4. Thinking of Don, Bella
smiled. People often
said that she was
cheating on Mortimer,
but it wasn‟t true.
They were simply
good friends. Don,
after all, had his eye
set on Nina Caliente,
but Bella was sure
that by now that had
probably changed.

5. There was the beep of
a horn, and Bella
looked out of the
window to see the
moving man.
“Shoot,” she said,
looking around at the
mess on her floor. She
scrambled to her feet
and quickly stuffed
everything into a box.
She looked around
the old living room,
and took a deep
breath as she left to
start her new life.

6. When Bella arrived at
her small new home,
she decided to phone
Don. Slowly, she
punched in the
number she still
remembered and
nervously waited for
him to pick up.

7. “Hello?”
“Don? It’s Bella.”
“Wow! Haven‟t spoken
to you since... Well,
since... you know.
Since you left.”
“Yeah, I know. So...
so how are you
doing?”

8. “I‟m doing great!
You‟ll never guess...
I... I‟m married to
Nina! And we have a
son named Nicolo.”
“You? Married? But
you’re a romance
sim!”
“Yes. I know. I don‟t
need you to remind
me – the whole of
Pleasantview‟s being
doing it since I got
married.”

9. “But enough about
me! How are you?”
“I’m fine...”
“Where are you now?”
“I shouldn’t say.”
“Oh c‟mon, Bells! It‟s
not like I‟m going to
tell Mortimer that!”
“I guess... But...
Phone conversations
can be tracked and
stuff...”

10. “You phoned me. That
could be tracked!”
“Oh, fine! I’m in Apple
Hills.”
“Never heard of it.
Oh, I have to go Bells.
Nicolo‟s starting to
cry... Nice talking to
ya. Bye!”
“Bye, Don.”

11. “Who was that, Don?”
Nina asked.
“Bella,” Don replied
shortly.
“Bella Goth?”
“The one and only!”
he laughed.
“Where... where is
she?”
“Apple Hills. I helped
her escape from
Mortimer.”
Nina gulped.
“Escape?”

12. “But... My sister...
Dina‟s married to
him... Is he evil or
something?”
“Nina, you silly! Bella
just didn‟t like him,
that‟ all!”
“Oh. You‟re sure?”
“Certain!”
“Ok.”

13. Bella sighed as she
almost tripped over
the ladder laying
across the main
room. What would
happen if Mortimer
found out where she
was? Would he come
and find her, and if he
did, what would he do
to her?

14. Since Bella had
arrived, a newspaper
had been delivered.

15. She looked at the
jobs section, but
there was nothing she
really wanted to do.

16. Three people walked
onto her lawn, and
being a sociable
person, Bella went to
greet one of them.

17. “Hi, I‟m Bella!” she
said to a pale, blonde
girl.
“Uh... I‟m Claire...”
she said in a off-hand
way. “That‟s er... Elise
and... Corey...”

18. “Maybe you should
talk to them instead...
I‟m er... I... I‟ve got
to go...”
So Claire left, leaving
Bella feeling
confused.

19. Bella decided to
approach the man.
“You must be Corey,
right?”
“Sure am! You‟re
Bella?”
“Yeah...”

20. “Sorry about Claire,
she‟s just jealous of
my amazing good
looks!” Corey
laughed.
“Right,” Bella replied,
not wanting to tell
Corey that actually he
wasn‟t her idea of
„good-looking‟.

21. “Bella do you want to
go out with me?”
Corey said seriously.
“What?” Bella
laughed. “Corey, I
only just met you!”

22. “Oh. Ok,” Corey said
in a sad voice. “It‟s
just that I... I‟ve
never had a girlfriend
before.”
“Oh, Corey! I‟m sure
there‟s someone out
there for you,” Bella
said awkwardly. “I‟d...
I‟d better go and see
Elise now...”

23. Bella found that the
woman named Elise
had invited herself
into her house.
“Hi... Bella?”
“That‟s me! You‟re
Elise?”
“Yep!”
“So... Do you know
any cute guys?”

24. “Haha, there‟s sort of
a shortage of
unmarried men here
in Apple Hills, Bella.
Unless of course you
want Corey slobbering
all over you...” Elise
laughed.
Bella pursed her lips.
Not many men, eh?
Sensing her
disappointment, Elise
said,
“But if you want we
could take a trip to
Pleasantview
sometime?”

25. Bella‟s inside‟s
squirmed at the name
of the place.
“No thanks, I... uh... I
don‟t like long
journeys,” she lied.
“Ah, never mind,”
Elise said.

26. “Hey, are you free this
weekend?” Elise said.
“Yeah...” Bella said
cautiously, hoping
Elise wouldn‟t suggest
a trip to Strangetown.
“Cool! How about you
come over to my
place on Saturday?
I‟m having a
barbeque... you never
know, you might
someone!”

27. “I‟d love to come!”
Bella smiled.

28. “That‟s great! I‟ll see
you there, then!
Saturday, eleven
o‟clock, ok?”
“Yes!” Bella laughed.
Elise checked her
watch, and said,
“It was lovely meeting
you, Bella! I have to
go now though, or I‟ll
end up being late for
work... not that it‟ll be
the first time!”
She grinned and left,
leaving Bella alone
once more.

29. Before Bella knew it,
it was Saturday. For a
single woman, Elise‟s
house was massive,
but beautiful.

30. Bella found Elise
round the back,
cooking hotdogs.
“Hi, Elise!”
“Bella!” said Elise,
turning around.

31. “You know I said I‟d
invite some guys?”
whispered Elise.
“Yeah?”
“Try Amin.”

32. “The one sitting by
the pool.”
“Ok, cool.”

33. “D‟you mind if I sit
here?” Bella asked.
“What?” Amin said.
“Oh, no. It‟s fine.”
“Cool. I just
interrupted a deep
thought, didn‟t I?”
Amin only sighed.
“I‟m Bella. So, tell me
about yourself,” Bella
suggested.

34. Amin muttered
something to himself,
then said,
“How about we just
say that I was born
and bred here in
Apple Hills?”

35. “Nothing else? Just
the basics?”
“Just the basics. I‟m
not someone who
likes to go into details
about my life.”

36. “Hey, what about
you? You‟re new here,
you must have had a
more interesting life
than me!”

37. “I don‟t really-”
“Oh, come on! What
are you? A criminal or
something?”
“No, but-”
“Then whatever you
don‟t want to tell me
can‟t be that bad!”

38. “I... got divorced and
decided to move
away,” Bella said. It
was close enough to
the truth.
“Right,” Amin said. He
didn‟t believe her.
Trying to change the
subject, Bella said,
“It‟s hotter here than
Strangetown!”
“Oh, so you‟re from
Strangetown, are
you?” Amin said.
Bella cursed silently
under her breath.
How had she let that
slip out?

39. She got up and
moved towards the
pool.
“Wait! Where are you
going?”
“Calm down! I‟m only
going for a swim!”

40. Bella jumped in,
relaxing as the cool
water soothed her
burning skin.

41. “I saw you talking to
Amin just now...” said
a woman who swam
towards Bella.
“Yeah, so what?”
“If you‟re trying to get
close to him, don‟t
bother. He hasn‟t
been in love for
years.”

42. “Thanks for the
advice, but I don‟t
want to get close to
him. We were only
talking,” Bella said.
The only problem
was, she didn‟t even
convince herself. She
swam away from the
girl.

43. Bella laughed as Amin
belly flopped into the
pool.

44. They played Marco
Polo, and talked for a
bit.

45. But then Amin got
out.
“Amin? Where are you
going?”
“I‟ve got to go...
erm... I‟ll... I‟ll call
you.”
But it didn‟t sound
like he would

46. Bella sighed. It was
late afternoon, so it
would probably get
dark soon and she‟d
have to leave. So
much for finding „that
special someone‟.