"Edward? Edward are you there?"
I look up into Alice's concerned face. She had every reason to be concerned. I hadn't been myself since we left Forks. I barely spoke anybody but Alice and I spent most of the time curled up in a ball letting the misery have me. I hadn't hunted in days so I was even more irritable than normal.
"Edward... Things don't have to be this way. We didn't have to leave Forks. We could always go back," she said quietly. Don't make yourself suffer anymore. Go back to Bella. she thought. Suddenly a new image filled my head. It was of Bella becoming one of us. She was showing me one of her visions. Normally her visions were flawless, but this was one that would never happen.
A low growl came from inside of me and she could tell that she had pushed it. Thinking of Bella was something I always tried to avoid. Unsuccessfully I might add. It just brought pain. It's for the best, I would tell myself but I wasn't as good at lying to myself than to others. The look on Bella's face when I told her I didn't want her anymore would always haunt me. I will never understand how she could believe anyway me so fast. To think that I didn't want, no NEED her, is absolutely absurd.
"I'm sorry Edward. I know that it hurts you to think about her. But if you aren't going to go back to her I will just bring her to you. I refuse to watch you suffer like this," Alice said. Then she walked away before I could respond. I knew she was right though. This was no way to live. But going back was unthinkable. I would no longer be responsible for putting her in danger. I needed a distraction. Anything to keep me from thinking about her. And that is how I began tracking.
TIME SPACE(the next part takes place a month or two after I guess... Maybe only weeks. Whatever you want.
"You stupid, stupid, vampire," I muttered angrily. I had been tracking Victoria and followed a false lead down to Brazil. I really sucked at tracking. I doubt I will ever try it again, considering how bad I am at it. Suddenly my phone began ringing.
"What do you want Rosalie?" I said, looking at the caller ID. I didn't have much tolerance for anyone anymore but I guess I was being rude. I shouldn't have taken my anger out on her.
"It's about Bella, Edward. She...she...well she jumped off a cliff Edward!" Rosalie said.
"What?" I asked angrily, "She would never do that. She promised me." Even I could hear the doubt in my voice.
"Alice saw it happen Edward."
"Well she is okay though, right?" I asked nervously. Ever since I had met her, Bella had always managed to almost kill herself somehow. But before she had somebody to save her.
"Alice didn't see her come up. She's dead," Rosalie said in a gentle voice. She had never liked Bella but I could tell it was hard for her to tell me. She didn't really care about Bella's safety, she just didn't like putting me in pain. I hung up the phone without saying goodbye. It couldn't be true. It just couldn't! I dialed house number.
"Swan residence," said a voice I didn't recognize.
"This is Dr.Cullen. May I speak to Charlie?" I said, imitating Carlisle. Charlie would not want to talk to me after leaving Bella.
"He's not here."
"Oh well can you tell me where he is?" I asked him.
"He's at the funeral." he said. I hung up. Bella was dead. I couldn't believe it. It couldn't be true! There was only one thing for me to do. I was going tot visit the Volturi.