Bella's POV
The first thing I noticed was the icy wind hitting my skin.
I was running.
The trees that were enclosing around me were a dead giveaway that I was in the forest.
I sped up. I was running from something.
I didn't know what.
Something was chasing me. Something that I didn't want to catch me.
I looked back and tripped over a branch.
I struggled to get up, and without looking behind me, I could sense that it was gaining on me. Whatever 'it' was.
I couldn't get off the ground. It was like the branches were holding me down.
I turned back and saw the faintest image I'd ever seen. But it was also the most terrifying.
I tried to scream but my throat was closed.
I couldn't breathe.
I was dying.
It was close, almost right behind me.
It reached out to touch me—
"AAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHH!"
I jolted up with a start. My scream was piercing, even to me. I looked down at my heaving, sweat covered chest.
I looked at my hands. They were visibly shaking.
Only then did I realize I was shivering violently.
Then I realized I wasn't alone in the bed.
"Edward-"
He swiftly placed his finger on my lip. "Shh…"
Then he was gone, a second before my door opened and Charlie stepped in, carrying a baseball bat.
"What's wrong? I heard screaming! What's going on?" he rushed out in a panic.
"Dad, I'm okay," I sighed out, "it was just a bad dream."
He calmed down a bit at that and lowered his weapon. "Are you sure?"
I nodded. "Go back to bed. I'll be okay. And you have work tomorrow."
He stood in the doorway for a long while, seemingly debating whether to go to bed or stay and comfort me.
I cocked my head.
He eventually gave in and backed away. "Okay. Goodnight, Bells."
I nodded and he turned around and walked lazily out the door with a yawn.
As soon as he closed my door behind him I let out a gust of air.
Then, before I could do anything else, Edward was next to me on the bed, playing with my hair.
On any normal night, when I'd had any usual nightmare, I would have collapsed into his arms and let him sign me to sleep.
But this wasn't any usual nightmare.
It was strange but I could still feel eyes on me. It's eyes.
I shivered, and not because of the cold.
"Bella?" Edward whispered when I didn't immediately fall into his arms. "What is it?"
Then, I felt tears on my cheeks.
But I wasn't crying. The tears were warm, which was unusual for such a cold night.
I lifted my hand to wipe them away, but when I pulled it away I gasped.
Blood.
There was one single drop of blood slipping from my palm to my fingers.
I put both of my hands over my face and when I looked at them they were covered in blood.
What was going on?
It didn't hurt. And I didn't feel like I was crying.
I heard Edward gasp.
I quickly got up and went to the mirror in the corner of my room, whimpering at what I saw.
My eyes were…leaking blood.
That was the only way I could put it.
Then I felt a chilling sensation at my shoulders.
I whipped around and came face to face with it.
It was a shadow.
It was hovering over me, watching me.
It had no face, but as far as I could tell it was smiling at me.
I felt the blood seep down my face and drop onto my shirt.
The shadow grew larger until my view was totally disrupted and it was all I could see.
Then, I fell to the floor.
The last thing I felt was the cool touch of Edward, then I was gone.
And the world went black…
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