Prologue:
Alice had decided two years had been more than enough time for me to grieve ... it was obvious Alice hadn't known the trauma of losing someone so close, he wasn't just my boyfriend he was my best friend, my protector ... my Jacob! Every time his name crossed my lips I could feel the tears streaming down my face, the memories all flooding back of that night, the night he was stolen from my grasp!
It was raining heavily which wasn't unusual for Forks, we where on our way back to my house to watch a movie, butterflies in my stomach, a frequent occurrence when in Jacob's presence. As he drove I couldn't help but admire his perfect features, long black hair and tanned skin, his eyes fixed in the road, concentration written on his face up until he realised I what I was doing ... he never understood my obsession ,he just thought I was staring at him ,but it was so much more than that . I had memorised every single detail to his immaculate face, every line, every curve.
It was only when he turned to me; his eyes left the road, just for a split second, which turned out to be a split second too long! The car swerved out of Jacob's control, a look of panic came over his normally serine face , I couldn't help but think to my self that this must be a dream and that i'll wake up soon and the nightmare will be over !
I woke up the next day to find myself in Forks general hospital unable to move without feeling sharp pains all over my body. It soon registered that it had not been a dream as i had hoped, not anywhere close! Even my hair felt like a half tonne weight on the top of my bandaged head, but if only my health was the extent of my worries!
Dr. Cullen glided in, and stood beside my bedside with an apologetic look upon his handsome face, I knew this wasn't going to the news I was hoping for ... but what he said was not what I had expected.
"The young male that was driving the car at the time of the accident ..." his voice seemed to drift off , the words were not registering in my head it all didn't make sense and then the three little words that came next broke my heart in so many different places.
"I'm so sorry"
The words were so unbearable to here , I huddled into a ball the physical pain overtaken by a new pain ... a worse pain an emotional pain that I knew would never fully heal! My Jacob was g-g-one!
Alice danced in to my room unaware of my thoughts, but obviously startled at my now red blotchy face and the river I had created running down my pillow. She wrapped her arms tightly around me trying to comfort me.
"It's okay Bells we don't have to go out, not until your ready, Kay!"
"NO, no Alice we are going out, it's not fair on you, you have hardly been out since ... well, you know what! I mean when was the last time you saw Jasper?" trying to change the subject and take my mind off the sentence was unable to complete
"Don't worry about Jazz and I, he understands that I need to be here, with you!"
A sympathetic kind smile came across Alice's pixie like face.
"It's up to you Bells "
Alice had a way of making everything better, she has stood by me through all my mood swings, tear tantrums and everything in between, I owe her so much, in a way she has kept me sane! So I guess one little night out can't hurt, can it??
"Okay Alice your right, I guess I do need a change of scenery, I have been staring at my turquoise bedroom walls way to much these ... past two years!" I hadn't realised how long it had been as I cried most of the day and when or if I noticed the sky turn to black I would try to sleep , my dreams ,the only place I could be myself , with Jacob. Reality came back suddenly and I saw Alice sitting beside me, she was used to me daydreaming during conversations at this stage! A smile like no other lit up the room! But all of a sudden it turned to a guilty grin. Panic overwhelmed me for fear of what Alice had planned.
"So Alice where are we going tonight?" I asked trying to sound as casual as possible
It was obvious she was trying to hide her little plan, but after my slight break down she decided it would better not to try and push the emotionally unstable!
"Okay, so you know how Angela is really sporty??"
"Well yeah!"
"It was her idea to maybe go to the batting cages tonight!"
"And you agreed to this Alice, you of all people wouldn't strike me as the sporty type??"
"Haven't you noticed Bells, I love sport! Tiger Woods hasn't got a patch on me" she giggled sarcastically with a cheeky grin
"Alice, you do know that he plays golf ... not baseball don't you??" I said trying to hold back the laughter!
"Oh, sure it's all the same thing!"
"Ermm sure!" I said not able to control myself at this stage
"But they can't be that different, I mean they are practically the same all you need for both is a ball and a stick!" she argued happily convinced she was right!
It was obvious baseball wasn't Alice's master plan , there was something more , something I wasn't going to like , something that was much worse than shopping !