The Depths of Darkness

Chapter 1 - Empty Hallways

Late 2004

"Sam?" I call out. My voice bouncing off the walls down the narrow hallway of Sam's empty house.

There was no answer to my calls. With one last yell, I left, leaving Sam a note on his fridge.

Sam,

I love you, but this is wrong. I never see you anymore and you never reply to my texts or calls. When you were missing, I was worried about you, I still am. I know you don't have to talk to me about it, but unless you talk to me. I'm breaking up with you. I can't do this anymore. I'm sorry.

Love Leah

XOXO

I leave the small yellow house and, without looking back, I walk back to my house. To get my mind off the topics I don't want to think about, like the whole Sam-thing and the 'missing' flyers and everything else in my head, bouncing around knocking everything around.

I pass the thoughts and the time by focusing solely on the trees, the wildlife, the leaves and their patterns. The trees with missing bark, or the stone that shined with moss under the forever grey sky of La Push, Washington.

That was until I reached my house.

As upset as I was, I was tired and numb. The pain was getting to me. I didn't want to break up with Sam. What choice did I have though? I feel like I'm not doing my job as his girlfriend. It's like he's avoiding me.

About a week ago, Sam came home from being missing for two weeks. His mother and I were worried sick. But he was different when he came back. He didn't say where he was or what he was doing or anything about those two weeks.

Sam and I have been going out for three years. I'm now eighteen, Sam is nineteen. Sam was my first serious boyfriend. And I'll never take that back, or any other memory of my Sam.

I reached the back door of the house that I call home. I go inside and notice nobody is in. But I see that mum has left me a note on the bench.

Leah,

Your brother and I have gone shopping in Forks. If you come back before us lunch is in the fridge.

Also, Emily is coming to visit for the weekend. If you have a spare moment could you please tidy up for her stay?

Love Mum, xoxox

I sighed, putting the note down and walk over the fridge. Inside, as promised, sits a delicious looking lunch of lamb stew and rice. Grabbing a fork, hearing it clink and clank against the other shining sliver forks, I head over to the couch, picking up the blanket and placing it on my light brown, not that skinny legs. Turning on the TV, I flick through trying to find something to watch. It's a Saturday, so there should be heaps of movies and stuff on.

Eventually, against my better judgment, I choose the Notebook.

AN HOUR LATER…

The tears ran rivers down my soft, brown cheeks. Eating, grain by grain, I munch my way through to the bottom of the container.

Upset that I'd finished my lunch, I turned off the depressing movie and cleaned, trying to get my mind of all the sad stuff. I would not snap, I would not snap. I swear it will be years before I, Leah Clearwater, snapped.

I make my way to the guess bedroom, painted light blue/green type colour. Me saying that you automatically think of the worst colour imaginable, but it's a sweet little room with contrasting furniture.

I make the bare mattress with clean sheets the colour of cream and light green, in the centre of the spacious room with matching pillow set. I do a neat clean over of the dust-covered bathroom. I admit, it has been a while since we had visitors.

Interrupting my thoughts, the phone rang, I dearly hoped that it were Sam. Explaining how he'd been a dick of a fiancé by ignoring me.

But that was not to be.

Not that I was upset when I heard my best friend on the other line. "Hello?"

"Hello, I'm looking for my BFF, is she and her broken heart anywhere in your residence?"

"Hey, Rach. It's good to hear you," I answer tiredly.

"Somebody's gotten up on the wrong side of the bed." Rachel Black, my best friend, always tries to ease the tension with a joke. "Tell me, Lee. What's wrong with my girl?"

I couldn't hold the dam for my friend, I knew that she could handle it and fix it better. I told her everything that I could while she just listened and calmed me over the phone. "What's happened to him, Rach?"

"I don't know, Lee. He's a guy. Whatda ya expect?" She comforted me with her friendly, joking voice.

"I don't know, Rach. I thought he was the One."

"And so did I…" Rachel paused before starting again. "Have you talked to him?"

"I've tried. But it's like he's avoiding me."

"Yea, but have you ever noticed that you can be as scary as your mother?" Both of us laughed for the first time in what seemed to be forever.

A/N: Hey everyone :D This is my first update and I say! What a troubled time...Well, anyway, its up now. If anyone could spare one minute of their time in front of their screens to review on the first chapter of The Depths Of Darkness that I wrote a while ago. If anyone shows some interest I'll be quick to upload the next chapter :D

Disclaim: I do not own any of the CHARACTERS, PLOTS, SCENCES, or EVENTS of this story (unless its mine) they belong to STEPHANIE MEYER copyright.