Bella ran silently through the woods, smoothly winding between the giant, towering trees; her movements flawless. Her body, now morphed into a speeding blur, sustained the rapid tempo effortlessly until she finally reached her destination. She bent undetected behind the protection of one of the enormous, feathery shrubs on the forest floor and peered into the familiar house in front of her. No movement could be seen inside of the house from where she was crouching and she felt her heart drop in disappointment. But refusing to give up, Bella forced the stubbornness inside of her from its hiding place, willing herself to be patient for a moment longer; she had time. For them…she had eternity. What seemed like forever slowly crept by her and the sky soon settled itself into the night. An unnecessary breath rushed out of her chest as she stood slowly from her hiding place and turned her back on the house in defeat. Bella lifted her chin towards the sky and basked in the moonlight, feeling it illuminate the pale skin on her face. The breeze swept through the forest softly, sending the branches of the trees swaying and brushing together in unison. She ran a hand through her long, dark hair weakly and glided forward hesitantly, reluctant to leave the comfort of this place.
For months she had been returning to this spot, in hope that they had come back for her. She thought for sure when Alice could no longer see her future that they would grow concerned and return to at least make sure she was safe, but they never came. Every night for the past six months she had visited the house, awaiting their arrival and every night a flame of hope faded inside of her as she realized that they were never coming back; she was alone. The loneliness she was used to, it had become a part of her life now. She'd had to learn how to embrace the independence from within ever since he had left her in the woods on that devastating day. It still hurt her insides to think about it, but the pain was different now somehow. It no longer clawed and scratched at her middle, threatening to rip her apart. Instead it only burned, deep in the pit of her stomach, igniting her soul and setting her cold, stone skin ablaze. When she pictured his face, she felt as if every part of her body would burn, until it turned to ash and fell to the floor, only to be swept away.
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Of course, I own nothing of the Twilight series, I only aim to honor it and I sure hope I am doing a good job.
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PS You'll find out who changed her in the next chapter I post...it's going to be a flashback of sorts