Chapter 1

"Emmett!" I called as I raced down the hall toward my loving boyfriend. I rolled my eyes when he wouldn't turn and yelled "God damn it Emmett Darringer turn the hell around!" That time he heard me and immediately turned around to face

me with that gorgeous smile on his lips. As always he was perfect. His short black curls were a mess framing his oval shaped face where his beautiful brown eyes were fixed on me lovingly. My eyes lingered on his amazing 6 pack beneath

his tight black shirt then snapped back to his face. "Hey baby doll," he said as I approached. He gently kissed my forehead then started playing with my honey blonde curls. "Hey Emmett baby what have you been up to?" I said hugging

him then walking beside him. "Not much just studying for the English exam tomorrow," he replied walking toward the parking lot, "what's up with you Angel?" he opened the door then closed it when I got in. "Oh not much, just gotta go

to some evening classes tonight then study for my psychology exam that takes place all next week," I answered him as he started the car and pulled out of the parking lot. "Damn I was going to ask if you wanted to come with me to the

trails and go hiking," he said disappointedly, looking out the window. I looked at him with a worried look. "But baby this is mating season for the bears the forest rangers don't want anyone hiking," I informed him in a worried tone. "Who

cares the more danger the better," he replied almost ignorantly. He smirked and looked at me with a kind of cocky smile. "Okay… just don't get hurt and keep your phone on you constantly," I said as he pulled up to my rented house and

stopped to let me out. I kissed him lightly then got out of the car. As he pulled away I waved and turned toward my house. The blood red sunset was creating an eerie glow and I shivered as I opened the door. That whole night I couldn't

shake the feeling that something bad was gonna happen but I couldn't guess what. The next morning I woke up expecting Emmett to be waiting impatiently in my drive way but he wasn't. He probably slept in, I thought unworriedly. He

did that a lot normally; he didn't have classes till an hour after mine started. I shrugged off that horrible feeling that something had gone wrong and got ready for my exam. The phone started to ring as I walked down the steps and I

hastily answered. "Hello Angel speaking," I said casually, twirling my hair on my index finger. "Hey Angel it's Victoria turn on the local news… it's important," Victoria (my best friend at the time) told me. "Alright see ya at exams," I said a

little more worriedly as I quickly hung up the phone and walked over to my couch where the remote sat idle on the arm. I picked it up and flipped on the news. The bottom screen read in big bold letters "STUDENT MURDERED ON

TRAILS". The horrid feeling in the pit of my stomach returned and I watched attentively. All was quiet for about ten minutes then I let out a horrible blood curdling scream because on the screen staring at me from a high school picture

was Emmett. I heard the front door slam open then saw Alice run into the room. "Angel is everything okay!" she asked nervously keeping her distance. "ALICE HE'S DEAD! EMMETT'S DEAD!" I exclaimed through my sobs and a cascade of

tears. She hesitantly came closer and hugged me her caramel eyes looked almost guilty, I didn't understand why at that time but I would later on after I had changed a great deal, but for now I just wept in her marble arms. When the

news of Emmett's death had become known nation wide my parents quickly made me transfer schools. I didn't even try to stay I just went, I had completely shut down, I couldn't think or feel, I could only mourn for the loss that I just

suffered. Even before the news was available to the nation Alice and her family left. They had gone so quickly it was like they had been guilty of some hideous crime and didn't want to be suspected. A year passed before I could feel and

it would take a painful event for that to happen.