It had been four years since she died. "She" being my true love. I hadn't stopped thinking about her since she died. Its one thing when your loved one dies, but being there, witnessing it, and not being able to do anything is much worse. Especially when they aren't killed my natural causes. THIS was an animal attack. And it wasn't just a random incident. This animal…. This MONSTER knew her. In fact, they were very close. Childhood friends. And though when it was happening I couldn't have stopped it, it was still my fault…
FIVE YEARS EARLIER
"Are you sure its okay if Bella goes with us on vacation?" I asked Charlie suspiciously. He had never really liked me, and I wanted to make sure he wasn't just being nice because my father was there. "I'm sure", he replied coolly and surely, "As long as it's okay with her…" I half expected Alice to run up and tackle Charlie with a hug, but she restrained herself to clapping and jumping wildly. That's actually very controlled for my crazy sister. Well, okay, she isn't REALLY my sister, but you get the point.