Prologue

What is my reason of living when all I have and care for was lost in an instant? How am I supposed to carry on with my life now that my family is gone?

Chapter 1

Bella POV

It was that one fateful day. My dad, Charlie and mother, Renee and I along with my best friends and sisters Alice and Rosalie were taking our vacation in a skiing resort in Alaska. Everyone was happy and sad at the same time since we're all going back to Florida again.

"Everyone settled?" Charlie asked as he buckled his seatbelt in the passenger seat of the shuttle van he rented.

"Yes sir!" All of us answered at the back then buckled our seatbelts.

We started to travel down the steep mountain road. Everyone got really busy. Charlie was calling someone about our business while my mom was reading a magazine about gardening-her latest addiction- Alice and Rose were busy at their laptops sharing ideas about designing new clothes for our wardrobe while I took out my thick book full of my favorite classics bound together.

Alice and Rosalie are like twins. Those two are the fashion goddesses of our school, both cheerleaders and really beautiful. Alice is the dark-haired pixie who is the most graceful person I've ever seen while Rosalie is the blond haired beauty that can make supermodels look dull just by standing next to her. While me, well me-the plain brown-haired ever pale girl who likes shirts, jeans and sneakers than dresses and high heels.

Alice and Rosalie were adopted by my parents when I was five and since the first day I met them, we loved each other instantly.

I started reading Pride and Prejudice while playfully ignoring Alice and Rosalie complaining to me about my choice of clothes. Mom and dad were now talking about their plans for their anniversary next week when Alice stiffened all of a sudden.

"What's wrong Alice?" I asked her. She had a blank look on her face and I knew she 'felt' something. That's Alice's special ability since she was a kid.

She turned to look at me worriedly. "Bella, something bad is gonna happen."

Before I could ask anything, a mountain goat crossed the road making the driver turn sharply to the side causing the car to spin uncontrollably on the icy road and into the cliff.

Last thing I remembered was screaming and crying before everything went dark.

I opened my eyes and I could see everything-everyone was unconscious. My family and our driver were in different places since the car went upside down and all covered with blood. I felt dizzy at the sight and smell of it.

I found Alice by my side and I started crying seeing her with so many wounds on her fragile little body. "Alice…Alice wake up." I shook her but her eyes wouldn't open. "Rose? Mom? Dad? Everybody! Please, please wake up!" I pleaded hopelessly but no one answered. What am I going to do?

I saw the window next to me broken and crawled out from it, ignoring the broken glasses that pierced in my skin. My family is in there, I have to save them. I finally manage to get out. I felt the stabbing pain of the cold on my wounds but I can't stop, I shouldn't. I used all my strength to pull Alice and Rosalie who was nearer to the broken window. I came back to pull mom next and I started sobbing when I saw her legs pinned to the seats.

"It's okay mom, it's gonna be okay." I told her as I try to get her out of her postion. I finnaly managed to get her but just as soon as I got her, I heard a loud explosion and there was soon a lot of smoke inside.

"Be-lla?" I heard my mom's familliar voice, I looked at her in my arms and i hugged her tight. She's alive! She's alive and I have to get her out of here.

"It's okay mom,"-cough-" I got you,"-cough, cough- "I got you." I was dragging her out from the car when i felt her prying her hands off mine. The smoke was already thick inside and if we don't get out soon, the car would explode.

"Bella, leave me, go"-cough, cough- "save yourself and your sisters. You don't have much time."

I was starting to get dizzy and we were already coughing too hard. "Mom," I pleaded. "please, stop being so stubborn, we have to get you and dad out of here, please take my hand."

We still have time, will get you… and dad…and will be back to Florida again. Please mom, don't do this to me!" I begged her desperately.

She shook her head and looked to where my dad was. "Take me to Charlie, please Bells, I need to be with him." She pleaded, tears streaming down from her blue eyes.

I dragged her to the passenger's seat where I saw dad's lifeless body. My sobs turned to tears and I was about to drag my mother out when I was stopped by her eyes. I know my mom, she promised to love my dad for richer or poorer, in sickness and in health and she refused even death to take them apart, she'll meet it head-on with the man she loved.

She hugged me tight then kissed me in the cheeks. "Bella, I love you, me and your dad, we love you, Alice and Rosalie so much. But you shouldn't be here, go."

I shook my head furiously. She wants to be stubborn, so will I. "No! No mom, if you will stay so will I. I can't live without you, don't do this to me."

"I have to, your dad and I already found each other. He's still out there and you must find him…" and with that, she passed out, I didn't realize that I was already coughing too hard. "Go…go…" was all that my mother said.

"I love you mom…I love you dad." I cried as I crawled my way out. I could still find help, I'll help them. But as soon as I got out, I saw the fire spreading fast, I was about to go back but…

"BOOM!"

the car exploded and I fell back. I have to find help, I can still save them. I clung to the thought desperately and ran through the snow.

"HELP, PLEASE HELP ME!" I ran as far as my limping leg could carry me.

"HELP, SOMEBODY…PLEASE HELP!" but no one answered. I tripped and all of a sudden, the energy that was all left in me disappeared. I cried and cried until I saw a dark figure appear in front of me.

I looked up only to see pitch black eyes glaring intensely at me. I felt sudden danger for my life but instead of screaming. I reached out for him.

"P-please h-h-he-lp, A-liii-ce aand Ro-s-alie." I pleaded the stranger in front of me before I succumbed completely to the darkness.

A/N: hey there...i hope you guys enjoyed my story, this is my first time EVER to publish a story and i hope you guys like it... i dedicate this chapter to my bestfriend who helped me edit my stories oXoyellow-rose-violinistoXo...arigato!

P.S.: i'm also working on another story entitled I Hate You is Another Way of Saying I Love You... please Review