I glanced down at the phone as it rang. Rosalie. Vaguely, I wondered what on earth she could possibly want, but I flipped the phone open anyway.
"Hey, Edward," her voice was disturbingly bright and cheerful.
"What do you want, Rose?" I had no patience for her today.
"Bella jumped. Alice watched it. She's gone, Edward." The note of finality in Rosalie's tone told me everything she'd skirted around. Without another word, I closed the phone and threw it at high speed with perfect accuracy into the nearest trash can. It'd be safe there.
I stumbled around the city for a while, walking at a speed close to human pace for once. I didn't know what I was going to do. Didn't know what the quickest way would be. To die, that was. I knew one thing for sure: I was not walking this earth for more than another day. Not with my Bella gone.
But something else in Rosalie's tone made me think that she was missing something out. How could I be totally sure that Bella was gone for good…dead? I brightened infinitesimally as an idea presented itself into my head. I hurried over to the nearest public telephone, dialling the number impossibly quickly.
"Swan residence." Damn, a voice I didn't recognise. Whomever that voice belonged to was not happy, their tone bleak.
"Hello," I replied, my voice a perfect imitation of Carlisle's. "This is Dr Carlisle Cullen. Would I be able to speak with Charlie for a moment, please?"
"He's not here," the person said, their voice changing completely. I could detect a tone of…hatred?
"Where is he?" I asked, curiosity getting the better of me.
"He's at the funeral," the reply was grudging, the person obviously not happy about having to give it. I slammed the phone down, narrowly avoiding breaking it entirely. So it was true then, for once in her life Rosalie gave me the truth straight up. Bella, my beautiful, beautiful Bella was dead. And it was all my fault.
"I'll be with you soon, love," I whispered, my resolve hardening. I knew exactly where I was going.
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