Good, I'm Better Off Without You Anyway
Bella's POV
"It will be as if I never existed." Edward promised, stepping away from me.
What? My ears rang. What had he said? Leaving me? I couldn't believe it.
This was the best day of my life.
For weeks, I'd been growing tired of Edward's serious demeanour and constant referrals to how perfect I was for him. He was starting to creep me out. If only he had a sense of humour, like Emmett. Or was fun and bouncy, like Alice, the hyper little thing she was.
Although he was willing to do anything for me, he was never extremely enthusiastic about anything, not even in my bedroom …alone at night. What kind of a guy was he?
His porcelain arms on my bare skin shocked me from my thoughts. "Bella, I'm sorry but I have to do this. I have to leave."
Silence.
"Are you OK?" he asked me uncertainly, moving back again slowly. I smiled up at him, unfazed by what he was saying. A sea of relief washed over me. "Who, me? Yeah, listen Edward…I…I've kind of wanted to end our relationship for a while. It's just not working. So it's OK."
That shocked him. Confusion and pain flitted across his face.
"What?" I asked, worried, "Is that not what you meant?"
He opened his cold, perfect mouth, gulping…at a loss for words. Then finally, "Bella…" he choked out, backing away. Then he turned swiftly and flitted into the blackness…and out of my life.
Thank God.