Alone
Chapter One
"You. Don't. Want. Me. Anymore?" I asked the love of my life, Edward Cullen, not believing my ears.
He closed his eyes and said "no"
I nodded, crying on the inside, but hiding my emotions on the outside.
"This is the last time you'll ever see me. Goodbye, Bella"
Then he was gone, speeding out of the forest, leaving me there. My knees gave way and I fell to the forest floor, crying. The love of my life, my only reason for existing, my true other half, didn't want me anymore.
I didn't know what I was going to do. I had no where to go, except my father's house. How could he let me live with that evil man? He knows about Charlie and-
No, he doesn't know, Bella. You never told him that Charlie was abusive. You hid it from him. A voice inside my head reminded me.
I forgot about hiding my secret from Edward. My father is abusive to me, an alcoholic, and a drug addict. He was released from rehab last year, but he went back to his old ways as soon as no one was looking. I had hid it from Edward, because I knew that surely, Edward would try to kill him. Literally.
So, I sat there, thinking for hours. No one cared about me anymore, so I could spend as much time as I wanted, sitting on the ground, thinking.
I sat there through the sunset and sunrise. When my stomach growled at me, I decided it was time to go to Dad's house and get something to eat. As I stood up, a thought appeared in my mind. Who said that I had to go live with Charlie? I was a strong, smart, and independent nineteen year old woman, and I could take care of myself.
I decided upon living on my own, and set off to start my new world. I know where I was going, or how I was going to get there but I had learned the hard way when my mother had died, that doing nothing but sulking and crying got me no where.
Then another thought floated to my mind. How was I supposed to pay for food? I had no money.
Follow your instincts, Bella. What do your survival instincts tell you to do?
Hunt. I need to hunt for my own food. I knew what I needed to do. To survive independently I would need to hunt for my meals. I would have to take myself away from the main world to live.
Very good, Bella, very good. Now, go begin your new life.
I did as I was told, walking the familiar streets of Forks, Washington, until I reached another large piece of woods. Then I searched through those woods until I found a hole in the side of a hill, which leads into a cave. That was where I would live.
The cave was a little bigger than my room at Charlie's house, and would keep animals out.
Then I hunted, finding small animals such as squirrels and birds. But it wasn't much. I would need to make weapons before I could kill bigger animals.
I grabbed my 'dinner' and went back to the cave.
I started a small fire a few feet away from the mouth of the cave to cook the animals. I felt bad for killing those for animals, but, it was what I needed to do to survive.
I ate my dinner in silence, wondering what was going to happen to my life. But as soon as I thought about Edward, I nearly had another emotional breakdown.
The rest of the day passed quickly, and as night came, I fell into a nightmare filled slumber.