The Escape
Edward and I were both silent. As he
drove quickly past the vacant buildings, I felt uneasy-the way I
always felt when he drove. I knew we wouldn't crash, but I felt the
tension in his driving. We had nine hours. Nine hours until someone
would noticed we escaped. Nine hours until our family would be
killed. Nine hours until we would give up everything. I thought about
Alice, Jasper, Emmett, Rosalie, Carlisle, Esme, and Charlie, but most
of all I thought about Renesmee. Everything we had worked so hard to
have would be taken away. I had hoped this day wouldn't come, but it
did.
I looked over at Edward. His topaz eyes were strong, but he
still looked worried. "Do you think we made the right decision?"
I asked softly. He swallowed and looked out of the window at the
empty streets beside us. For five minutes, he kept still and focused
on the road. I thought about crying, but I knew I couldn't. I still
wished I could cry, because of the comfort it gave me. "Do you
suppose we made the right decision by abandoning our lives?". I had
never heard his voice tremble like It did now.
The streetlights
went by as we passed quickly. I responded "I think we did what was
right for everyone at the time.". Edward looked into my eyes, and I
knew if my heart was still working, it would be beating seventy miles
a minute. He slowly ran his hand over my cheek, which didn't feel so
cool anymore as it used to. I leaned over his shoulder and my mouth
moved over his cheek and neck slowly and softly. "Bella, you know I
wish we could, but we have only nine hours.". I hoped those nine
hours went as slowly as possible, not only for our sake, but for
everyone we loved.