I hurried out of Chemistry. 'I would not be bothered by his nagging' I told myself many times. Yet, it still got to me, which was why I was running down the hall, which was dangerous for me. Knowing my coordination, I could fall even when standing still. I took a few glances back, and saw him struggling to get around the maze of students behind me.

"Bellaaaa" Edward called chasing me down the hall. I whirled around, and unsurprisingly, tripped on my own feet. Edward caught me, of course, and pulled me up with a smug grin. "Gotcha."

"Edward, really it's nice that you want to get me a present, but I don't want one." I said getting a grip on my books again.

"Bella, don't be ridiculous, it's your birthday. Doesn't that word have any significance to you?

"Yes. I'm one year older and one year closer to dying." I said, beginning my trek to my truck. He seemed taken aback by my comment. We walked in silence to the parking lot, and I was beginning to wonder if I'd hurt his feelings.

As soon as I set foot on the concrete, he spun me around.

"Bella. I will go mad if you don't allow me to get you a present. Honestly."

I thought this over. I could humor him for one day. Sure.

"Alright." I sighed. "But please? Nothing too big. Keep it very small." He smiled. Oh no, he wasn't getting away with this.

"Not jewelry! Though it's small it's too expensive." I said, pleased that I had caught the loophole.

He sighed. "Alright, but you know Alice has planned your party…"

"Yes, at six. I'll be there. And I won't fuss." I said. I stood on my tip toes to kiss him goodbye, and he walked me to my truck.

Minutes later

"NO Edward, you may NOT buy me a car!" I exclaimed.

"Please?" He asked. I could hear the smile in his voice.

"No. You can't just…Just" I spluttered "Buy me a CAR!"

"But-"

"No, but thanks for the offer" I finished sarcastically, hanging up the phone and throwing it on the passenger seat. It landed right side up, the screen still on, displaying a beautiful picture of my one and only. I loved Edward, but he drove me crazy with his incessant need to buy me gifts. It was unfair to himself, I had nothing to give to him in return. I shook my head, the thoughts getting to me too much. I pulled around the winding roads in the woods, slowing when rain began to fall in large drops. Any other girl would squeal with delight, being offered jewelry, clothes, college tuition, cars, and just about anything else. It baffled me that he has hell bent on getting me something for my eighteenth birthday. It didn't matter to me, it was just like any other day of the year, except there was gifts and too many people wishing me a happy birthday. And the parties. Oh how I loathed them. So when Edward called back I was quick to answer.

"Edward, can you please sto-"

"Bella listen to me" he growled. Great, now he was mad. I bent over to grab a tissue from the box next to my seat, blowing my nose as I sat back up. As soon as I had sat up I heard a piercing scream coming from my phone. "LOOK OUT!" I heard vaguely as I looked out my window. I was coming face to face with a tree. But before my brain could send the signal to my leg to stomp on the brake, I was already colliding with the thick tree, the sickening sound of the metal buckling and collapsing surrounded me. The car rolled once, twice, three times, and came to a shuddering stop on its roof. For a second I couldn't feel anything at all. Nothing. Just numbness and a slight bit of fear. But after a few seconds, I began to feel pain. Pain so intense I cried out. I screamed. 'Keep calm' I chanted in my head, but it was hard to when I was stuck upside down in my truck, my legs crushed under the dash board, and my arm shoved between the window and my mangled steering wheel. My phone was on the floor under my feet. I could hear Edward screaming and an engine roaring.

"Bella if you can hea-" the line crackled, then died. I wailed helplessly. He didn't know where I was. Hell, I didn't know where I was. And as the light grew dimmer, the rain grew harder, and I realized that in just a second, just 1000 milliseconds, my life could be turned upside down.

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