Things lost, Never forgotten
A/N: READ: Firstly, This story is set as if Edward left Bella and the rest of New Moon never happened. Bella continued her life in Forks as broken goods, she never met up with Jacob and discovered his secret and any Hallucinations she had were just a bonus. She never tried to find the cause, hearing him hurt too much. Secondly, this is set six years later. Bella is twenty- four and is working at Forks High-school as an English teacher (yes, I know this has been done before but I really can't see her as anything else) Finally, Bella has a five year old daughter named Alice (more on her later) and I guess that's all the background info you need!
Disclaimer: I do not own any of Stephenie Meyer's Characters or New Moon and Twilight. They are amazing the creations of her mind and I have no claim over them at all. However, any Characters I create myself ARE mine and I would appreciate if you didn't steal them OR my storyline.
Thanks xxKaytay
Prologue
(External Narrator)
Bella opened the door ever so slightly just to peek in on Alice. Of course, Alice was fine but the knowledge never stopped Bella worrying. The moms at the School called her paranoid. Bella didn't mind, as long as Alice was safe. After all, she was all Bella had left. Bella closed the door quietly and went back to her bedroom where she was reading, Leaving Alice playing with her dolls alone.
Alice soon became bored with the doll she was playing with and stumbled (in a way only a young child can) towards her toy box. She lifted the lid with much effort and found what she was looking for right on top. Her shiny red ball. She picked it up gingerly but her clumsy hands dropped it and the ball rolled out of sight under her bed.
"Bother" she exclaimed, and toddled over to the bed. She was only little and could fit under the small space easily. She reached out for the ball but knocked it out of the way by accident. Under where the ball was, Alice noticed, there was a floorboard loose. Naturally, as an abnormally inquisitive child, she crawled over to investigate. She hooked the floor board up with ease and, to her surprise, there were some objects underneath.
Bella's PoV
I picked up the book and sighed, Romeo and Juliet again. Every year I have to teach this play and every year it makes my chest ache. I can never help remembering that this was the last film I watched with…him. Even after six years I cannot think his name. The pain became bearable after Alice was born. I had something to think about, but every now and then something would trigger a memory and remind me, with stunning force, that the hole is still there. I lay back on my bed and closed my eyes.
Behind my lids was Edward's perfect face. I snapped my eyes open again, unwilling to let the pain consume me as I would have done if it were late at night. Alice was still up. She'd notice something was wrong and causing her pain was something I could not forgive myself for. Then, as if she heard me thinking about her, her small frame appeared in my door way.
"Mommy, mommy!" she cried enthusiastically.
"What is it sweetie!?" I replied mimicking her enthusiasm.
"Look what I found!" I swung round to face her only to have the breath knocked out of me. In her small hands she had a CD case, with a blank CD inside, a small wooden box and- this was what had left me breathless- a small pile of photos. On the top print, Edward Cullen's magnificent face was staring up at me.
Sorry that was a bit short, but it was just a prologue after all, the next few chapters will be up super soon as I have already written them . I hope you enjoyed it and please review with your first impressions, though I know there is not much to go on. Criticism welcome!