Bella ran blindly through the forest until she unconsciously reached a painfully familiar place

Bella ran blindly through the forest, branches tearing her apart and snagging her clothes. It was rainy worse than ever. She carried on not caring until she unconsciously reached a painfully familiar place. She slowed to a walk. She stumbled at the recognition. Through her tears she could see its horribly white shape. A new round of tears came. She ran over to the ghostly house and peered into the window.

I always needed time on my own

I never thought I'd need you there when I cried

And the days feel like years when I'm alone

And I bet where you lie, has made up on your side,

When you walked away,

I count the steps that you take,

'Til you see how much I need you right now.

It was the living room that she could see; dust sheets covered the couches and all the furniture. Then she glanced at her blurred reflection. Her tearstained face, her running make-up, her ragged clothes from running through the forest, her tangled and messy hair. It was a sorry sight.

When you're gone,

The pieces of my heart are missing you,

When you're gone,

The face I came to know is missing too,

When you're gone,

The words I need to hear to always get me through the day,

And make it ok,

I miss you.

'Why?' she whispered to the empty house. She placed her fist gently on the window and rested her forehead against it. Her tears mingled with the raindrops resting on the windows. She threw her other fist against the window and screamed in pain and frustration.

'Why didn't you promise?' she screamed, beating the enforced glass windows with her fists. She collapsed into tears on the dirty, muddy floor, not caring at all. She looked up at the rainclouds and raindrops pouring down and shouted in anguish and loss.

I've never felt this way before,

Everything that I do,

Reminds me of you,

And the clothes that you left that lie on the floor,

And they smell just like you,

I love the things that you do,

When you walk away,

I count the steps that you take,

'Til you see how much I need you right now.

Bella cried out as she saw the headlights coming up the drive. She jumped up, hope filling her up…only to be dashed away as soon as she saw who is was. Charlie.

'No, no. What did I do wrong?' she shouted to the sky, she burst into more tears as her father ran out of the cruiser and hugged her. She pushed him away and ran around to the back of the house and through the back door, locking it behind her. She ran up the stairs and straight into the room she knew best.

She stumbled as soon as she entered the room. She was so used to seeing it full with CDs and the shock of the emptiness hit her hard. She gasped for breath, clutching her chest and fell to her knees, weak and breathless. She curled up and cried.

When you're gone,

The pieces of my heart are missing you,

When you're gone,

The face I came to know is missing too,

When you're gone,

The words I need to hear to always get me through the day,

And make it ok,

I miss you.

Bella choked on air as her world spiralled into darkness but it was comforting. She pulled herself into a tight ball and hoped the world would let her go.

Soon it became night and Bella stood up. She wavered a little and swayed on her feet but made her way to the door frame. She leant against it and turned her head to look at the room again. Tear welled up in her eyes but she brushed them away. She walked slowly, dragging her feet, downstairs and lay on the dust sheet covering the couch.

All her memories of the house rushed past her eyes as she closed them.

We were made for each other
Out here forever
I know we were
Yeah Yeah

And all I ever wanted it was for you to know
Everything I do I give my heart and soul
I can hardly breathe, I need to feel you here with me
Yeah

She awoke to the sun rising. She got up and wiped her face. A massive hole seemed to take up her chest and stomach. A hole that held her vital organs but some how they seemed to have disappeared. Her breaths were noticeably shallower and her eyes lifeless. A large part of her died when he left, part of her that might never recover. Her chest hurt, heart ache for a heart that didn't exist. She'd been torn in two and her life didn't matter to her anymore. He'd gone and he was her world. Her universe crashed down around her with every word he'd said to her in the forest. When he turned away her heart broke, forever it seemed.

She slowly let go of her life, her friends, her family, her school work. She died on the inside, asleep forever, never to wake.

When you're gone
The pieces of my heart are missing you
When you're gone
The face I came to know is missing too
When you're gone
The words I need to hear will always get me through the day
And make it OK
I miss you