AN: I do not own any of the characters. They are all from Stephenie Meyer's Twilight Saga.
Chapter 1: Heartbreak
I never knew one's heart could break and truthfully, hearts never do break. They twist and turn and make a person feel its agony. My heart responded that way when my Sam left me all alone. All it took was one look and I was gone. He fell in love… again. Only this time, he fell in love with my cousin Emily. I loved Emily, almost like my sister, but she had taken my Sam. During the day, I would keep a smile. At night, the pain seeped out slowly, steadily, and never-ending. I still remember that day, the day when he told me that he couldn't love me anymore.
"Sam, what's going on? Please, tell me. You haven't told me anything! Sam, please!" My eyes were wide, pleading for some answers. He was still Sam but there was something different this time. His eyes were dark and empty, distancing me from him. He looked down, ashamed.
"Leah, there's something I have to tell you." My heart was pounding extremely quickly, as if it knew what Sam was going to do before I did. But in a way, I did know. "I'm sorry, Lee-Lee, but…I don't love you anymore. I…I can't love you anymore." I mentally had to catch myself. What shocked me the most was the fact that he couldn't even look me in the eye.
"But, Sam,…"
"Leah, don't. I know I made all those promises and I truly am sorry. It has nothing to do with you. It's just…I'm in love. With Emily. I'm so sorry I have to do this with you."
My willpower came back. "Sam, why? You promised you would love me forever. I don't get it. I know you. You wouldn't just do this to me. Sam, please give me some explanations."
Sam didn't look at me. "I'm sorry but I have to go." And with that, he just left. And I just stood there, watching as my love left me, feeling my heart tear apart.
They are now engaged, Emily and Sam. I am to be a bridesmaid. It took Emily weeks before she could talk to me again. But I saw from the pain in her face that she didn't get it either. But after she got mauled by the bear, and with Sam always by her side, she seemed to accept it. I was now left in the dust. Everyone moved on, everyone except for me. Sam spent most of his time with Emily. The rest of the time, he just stayed with his group. Sam didn't go to college, but the elders were fine with it. I had been confused. When Rebecca, Jacob Black's sister, got married, the elders gave her hell about it. I tried to ask my dad, one of the elders, what was going on. But he kept his mouth shut. He, too, refused to look at me. Everyone is keeping a secret, even my father, one of the few people I knew I could be close to. The only person I could confide in was my brother, Seth. Even my friends from school couldn't gain my trust. All they wanted to know was when I was going to move on from Sam. No concern that Sam had been the love of my life, the other half of me. No sympathy that I was going to have to keep a brave face wherever I went. Nothing. And that was how I felt, like nothing. At every sight of Sam, a part of me would expect him to come back to me, to hug me and say he was sorry. And that part would always die. Every time someone said his name, I looked up, hoping for another chance. No more chances, no more love. When Sam chose to distance me from him, I distanced myself from the world. I tried, I really did. I would make myself think happy thoughts, throw myself back into the social life, but it never worked. In the end, I was still broken-hearted and empty. No soul, no promises. Just an empty shell with one tiny, lonely heart.
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