"This is the last time you'll ever see me. I won't come back. And you can go on with your life without any interference from me. It'll be like I never existed, I promise."
Edward turned to leave, a confused Bella left standing in the woods. As he walked away, Edward fought the impulse to sprint back to Bella and take her in his arms. No matter how painful leaving her was, he knew it was the best choice for both of them. She had almost been eaten on her 18th birthday, for pity's sake. Edward unlocked his Volvo and got inside. As he was buckling his seatbelt he heard a loud cry of pain, and he knew that Bella truly understood that they were over.
Edward arrived back at the house to find Jasper cleaning up the mess Bella's paper cut had inspired. He grimaced apologetically as Edward came in the house. Before Edward had time to tell Jasper it wasn't his fault he had attacked Bella, Alice came running from the bathroom and grabbed Edward's arm.
"Where's Bella?" She asked frantically, looking out the windows to see if Bella was in the car.
"We decided it was in everyone's best interests to..." Edward hesitated as he searched for the right words, "let things cool down for a while." He glanced up at Alice as Jasper guiltily hung his head.
Alice frowned and shook her head, "Well, that's not important right now. You need to go back out there and find her. Now."
"What's going on? Did you see something?"
Alice pursed her lips, trying to recall the details of her vision. "She was in the woods alone, crying. Out of nowhere, a man appeared surrounded by a green cloud… I've never seen him before… Surely I would have remembered anyone with hair that red. He didn't seem threatening, but I couldn't see anything after tha—hey! You're not listening!"
Edward was already gone.