Letting him go was the hardest thing I'd ever done, but I knew that it was the only way.
I walked into my bedroom with a heavy heart and a clouded mind. The man I loved had just proposed to me, and I hadn't answered him. Instead, I had run away because I knew I couldn't say yes. Tears trickled down my cheeks and I let them fall - my heart was broken. How could I do this to him? I heard the front door open, and the sound of my father hanging up his gun. "Bells?" he called up to me. "Yes, Dad?" "I got a call from Carlisle – Edward wants to know if you're okay?" "Oh – okay, I'll give him a call," I answered, having no intention of calling him. "Alright, well, it's kind of late I'm going to bed." "Okay," I replied. My father clomped up the stairs and into his room before closing his door. I heard footsteps behind me and I turned to find Edward stepping into my room through the window. "Bella, are you all right?" he asked in the velvety soft voice that I loved. I turned away from him, covering my mouth to muffle my sobs. I uncovered my mouth. "Edward, please leave." "Bella, you ran away from me, what am I supposed to do? Just let it be?" "Yes, you are supposed to just let it be. Didn't you get the clue? When I ran away that should have told you that I didn't want to marry you." His breath caught. "What?" "I realized that I should never have been with you in the first place. People like you and people like me don't belong together – people like you shouldn't even exist. You're a monster, you are a crime against nature, Edward Cullen," I said harshly. I turned to face him. He looked crestfallen, and he turned to leave. "Goodbye, Bella. Remember that I love you."
Then he was gone. Tears the size of raindrops fell down my face. Letting him go was hard on my heart, but it was the only way he would be safe. There was a thump on my window, and I jumped. It was time. I gathered my thoughts and walked over to the window before climbing out. James waited below, and when I got to the ground he grabbed my arm roughly. "You've made the best choice, my Bella," he growled into my ear. I shuddered, knowing the fate that awaited me with him. He had escaped death from Edward and his family, a death that would have come whether he had killed me or not – but he was stronger and faster than all of them, and he got away. Now he was here again, and I had made a deal with him days before. If I went quietly, he wouldn't harm Edward or his family, and he would leave Forks forever. So I agreed, knowing that - no matter what - if I didn't agree, Edward would die. James dragged me through the woods, not bothering to go slowly enough for me not to stumble. Then we reached a small clearing, and I knew it was time – my time to die. I closed my eyes when James let go of my arm. "Time to die, my sweet," hissed James. I felt a sharp pain in my neck, and I opened my mouth to scream, but James forcefully pushed my jaw closed. Before long, I could feel my life slipping away. As I neared death, I whispered into the darkness.
"Edward, I love you."