Preface:
Once upon a time, my name is Bella. The end. Interesting, right? That's all there is anymore, though. I'm just Bella, a shattered woman who was left in the woods by a vampire that I managed to fall in love with. Nothing out of the ordinary there.
It has been 3 months since that day. Ever since, I've been nothing but nothing itself. It hurts to breathe without a purpose. It hurts to think about something that I want, that will never again be mine. It hurts to even eat for the sake of my health when I'm not feeling the will to live.
But more than any of that, what hurts is seeing Charlie watching. Every time I get out of bed to go to school, he watches me with a pained look in his eyes. Every time I leave the table after only pushing my food around on my plate, he watches me with his fists clenched and lips pursed, tears in his eyes. It hurts me watching Charlie live the pain with me. And for that reason, I'm stopping myself before I slip into something worse. This, I swear, is the day I'm coming out of my shell. For good this time. I will never go back to that again.
I closed the diary Angela had gotten me for my birthday. Writing in it helped relieve pressure that had built up over the months. Sighing, I place it under my pillow and lie on my bed in sleepless silence. My eyes were on the ceiling, but my mind was on Edward. After he left, I began to realize that he wasn't good for me at all. Not because he was a vampire, but because he wasn't a man. He was a boy, frozen forever at 17, mentally as well as physically. He had no clue how to treat me, it seemed, and so he just acted on instinct. To him, I was of lower power. All he ever did was treat me as a parent would treat their child. Edward leaving me might have been a life-saver, because I'd never be able to get the strength to leave him.
As my thoughts droned on and on, I began to lose the sharp focus on them. I became aware that my eyes had closed at some point and I was beginning to fall asleep. I didn't fight it.
Instead of falling into a full sleep, I seemed to be trapped between a state of consciousness and dreaming. Maybe that's the reason I wasn't sure if what happened next was real.
The soft sound of my window sliding open traveled through the air to my ears.
Edward.
The sound of shoes scraping quietly on the window sill was clear in the silence of night.
Edward.
The sound of feet landing softly on the floor and fabric brushing swiftly off the wall did not go unheard.
Edward.
The footsteps across the floor to my bed were picked out from the sound of the gentle breeze through the window.
Edward.
The feeling of the cold hand brushing my hair back from my face contrasted with my warm skin.
Edward.
The sweet smell of a vampire and the foul smell of blood reached my nose.
Edward.
The soothing voice laced with a slight southern accent saying my name made my heart skip a beat and my eyes fly open.
Jasper.
A/N: Hey there, my darlings! This is my first fanfic on this account. I have written fanfics previously, but I stopped due to certain events. I'm going to update as frequently as possible. Please, let me know in a review if you think this story is worth continuing. Let me know if there were any mistakes in my writing. Your opinion does matter to me! Thank you! Xoxo