Preface
It was the same nightmare I had last year when Edward left. I remember it haunting me for months, and I remember waking up screaming from it.
But tonight, it was different. I was not alone in the darkness. Someone was there with me, and I knew that someone. I knew him; his eyes hazel honey shone in the dark, his brown hair sparkled like that day in the meadow, and even in the dark, I could see and feel the warm glow eliminating from him. I reached out to him, my heart filling with happiness because I was not alone: he was with me in this overwhelming darkness.
And then, all the happiness vanished as he began to disappear. There was no emotions in his eyes as I watched in horror as he disintegrated. His lips began to move, calling out to me, but I couldn't make out the whispers. He was not glowing anymore.
In a second, he was gone.
I woke up screaming, just like so long ago. I stuffed my face into the pillow to muffle my scream. In the other room, I heard Charlie snore.
Edward opened his eyes and scrutinized me with his gaze. I knew that he was not really sleeping. My breathing was heavy, and I could not relax even though Edward's arms were wrapped around my waist.
"Bella?" he asked in his velvet voice, his eyes searching my face.
Somehow, somewhere, I found my voice but it still came out hoarse and broken.
"You vanished."