Fix You- Preface

I stood only a few feet away the coffins with tears streaking down my face. I had Alice's hand in my own right hand and Edward's hand in my left. I stared down at the two beautifully designed coffins laying in the ground parallel to each other. One tombstone reading Edward Sr. Mason while the other read Elizabeth Mason.

Edward and Alice Mason's parents had died two days before this dreadful Saturday in a car accident. Head on with a drunk driver. They were rushed to the hospital immediately but nothing could be done. They were already half dead by the time they got there. Edward Sr. died within the hour and Elizabeth followed soon after only a half an hour later. Leaving only enough time to say goodbye. The 22 year old drunk driver, James died on the spot from too much loss of blood while his girlfriend, Victoria, who at the time was sitting in the passenger seat, was in a coma. Her doctors were unsure if she would make it or not.

I listened as the man standing before the coffins gave the eulogy and heard Edward sniffle back a tear. I did the same while squeezing his hand a little as a way of saying "It's okay to cry. You don't have to be brave." He squeezed back knowing exactly what I had meant to say and from the corner of my eye I saw a tear slide down his cheek. I hated seeing him like this. He was always trying to be brave. But I knew better. He was in pain. One look in his beautiful green eyes and anyone could see it.

I turned my head a little to see Alice standing to my right. She had tear streaks straining her face but she still looked beautiful. Seeing Alice in a calm state and not talking your ear off was very rare thing to see. She was always so jittery and hyper. I would call her my little pixie. But at the moment, seeing her in tears with the saddest expression on her face as she stared down at her parents dead bodies was heartbreaking. A new round of tears crept into my eyes at the sight. I would have done anything to even get the slightest smile from her. But I am afraid that I may not be seeing that again for quite some time.

I let my eyes continue around the group of people standing in a circle around the coffins. Most of the faces I recognized but halfway around the circle I saw a man and woman that I had never seen before. The man was tall and blonde. He stood up straight and had a sad expression on his face. He wore an expensive looking, jet black suit and his hair was perfect. The woman next to him had wavy dark brown hair and the most gorgeous face. She had tears running down her cheeks and was in the arms of the blonde man as he rubbed her back soothingly. They both were pale and young looking. Mid or late twenties I was guessing.

The woman reminded me of someone but I couldn't put a finger on it. Then it hit me. When she turned and I saw her eyes I knew immediately who she was. She had the same eyes as Elizabeth Mason. The woman was Esme, Elizabeth's younger sister and Alice and Edward's Aunt. I was guessing that the man who had his arms around her was Carlisle, their uncle. I had heard about them but never seen them before. I didn't notice I was staring until Esme turned and saw me. She gave me a warm and friendly smile while sniffling a tear. I returned one myself then continued my gaze around the circle ending at Edward on my left.

What would happen know that his parents had died? Who would take care of him and Alice? Would they have to go away to live with someone else making it so that I never saw them again? They were my best friends. My only friends. Who would I have if they left me? I would be alone, and worse, so would Edward. I choked back more tears as I thought of the possibilities.

It wasn't fair having Edward and Alice's parents taken away from them while they were still so young. Edward was only ten and Alice was only a year older then him. I was the same age as Edward and we have both known each other since we were four years old when the Mason's moved across the street from my mom and I. We became best friends at once and we have been inseparable since. But how many things are going to change now? If only I knew.

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A week had passed since the funeral. The arrangements for Edward and Alice had been made and I was losing them. Esme and Carlisle were going to be their new guardians and that implied that they had to move to New York, where Carlisle was a doctor. New York was a faraway place from my town of Phoenix, Arizona. As far as I knew, I would never see them again. Unless fate was good to me. I had cried all that night after finding out the news and it was only too soon before I was hugging them both goodbye.

"Don't forget me. Ever." I looked Alice straight in the eye. Making sure that I understood her perfectly.

"Of course not! And you better never forget me either Bella Swan!" She replied back as she kissed me on both cheeks, hugged me tightly and climbed into the car. Then I turned to Edward.

He still had on his brave face but the pain in his eyes was there as well. We held each other's gazes for only a second before I pounced on him. I hugged his as tightly as I could hoping that maybe if I held him tight enough he wouldn't be able to leave. He hugged me back just as tightly thinking the same thing. We just held each other for a while before Carlisle reminded us of the time and that they had to be heading off to the airport.

"I will miss you so much Bella. I only pray that we will see each other again. I will never forget you." The seriousness of his words reflected in his eyes as he started to let go of our embrace. But he was jerked back by another tight hug from me before he could entirely release his hold on me. He kissed my forehead then cheek, a gesture which he has never done before, then started backing up again. This time I let him go. He slid into the car next to Alice and closed the door. I couldn't hear the car start over the loud burst of my cries. My mom came and wrapped her arms around me to not only comfort me but to hold me back from running after the car.