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Chapter 2 - Leaving
I didn't really get any sleep last night, from all the crying, but I didn't remember ever falling asleep. I woke up because of the sun shining through the window. I looked at my clock. It was still to early to get to school, but I jumped up, out of bed, anyways. I decided that I would wear a tight pair of jeans and a baby blue tee. I got dressed and ran to the bathroom. I brushed my hair and my teeth. I went back to my room and looked out of the window. Charlie had already left for work. There were a couple of dark grey clouds in the sky and I sighed. By lunch, the sun would be hiding, again, and the sky would be crying, like I had. I turned from the window and went to the kitchen. I put two brown cinnimon pop tarts in the toaster. When they popped up, I jumped. I was lost in thought about what had happened last night and the conversation that Edward and I had. Or better yet, barely had. I ate my breakfast in a hurry, downed a glass of milk, and ran to my truck. I started the truck and it roared to life. It was loud which kept me from thinking. I remembered the cd that Edward had made me, for my birthday, in my bag. I popped it into my new stereo/cd player, that Emmett, Jasper, and Rosalie had given me last night. The first song that began to play was the song that Edward had written for me. He kept calling it, Bella's Lullabye. I cried again. I calmed myself as much as I could and then began driving to school. Tears were still falling down my cheeks, when I parked at the school. I knew that, because it was sunny, Edward and his family would not be here today. I still looked around the parking lot for them, before I got out of my truck. I turned the key back to turn off the engine. I grabbed my bag and got out of the truck. I began walking to class. I heard someone say "Hey Bella." I knew the voice. I turned to find Angela walking behind me. "Hey Angela.", I said back. I wiped my eyes, again, before going into my English class. I was suprised when I walked in. I was the first one to class, which was the first. I took my seat and waited, impatiently, for everyone else to show up. Five minutes before class, everyone began filing in. My morning classes went by, like snails, slow. I really wasn't looking forward to lunch, biology, or even gym. I knew that, the person who had stolen my fragile heart, wouldn't be there. At lunch, I sat by myself. Biology and gym went by fast. I managed to not injure myself, or anyone else, during gym. The bell rang and I ran, carefully, to my truck. I hopped in, because of all the rain. I went straight home. When I parked the truck, I realized that there wasn't any music playing. I tried to eject the cd. Nothing. I sighed and looked up. Edward was standing in the yard, by the forest. I smiled, jumped out of the truck, and ran towards him. I stopped about five feet away from him. He didn't look happy. "Take a walk with me Bella.", he said. I nodded and followed him into the forest. I could still see the house when he stopped and turned around. So I knew we weren't far. I stopped, again, about three feet away. "We have to leave.", he said. I thought about this for a minute. "Okay. Let me pack my stuff. What do I tell Charlie?", I asked. He sighed. "Not us, Bella. My family and I. We are moving. Carlisle is pushing his age at the hospital. I don't want you to come with us.", he said bluntly. Tears began to fill my eyes again. They weren't just tears of sadness, but tears of rage. How could he tell me that he loved me and then tell me that he doesn't want me? I wondered to myself. "You...don't...want...me?", I asked, trying to understand what he was trying to tell me. "No.", he said. I looked down at the ground and then back at him. "If you don't want to love me, then I'll find somebody else who will. I'll find another kind of thrill and find another way to fill this loneliness.", I told him. He stared at me. "Just promise me one thing?", he asked. I nodded. "Don't do anything dangerous or stupid. For Charlie's sake. And I will promise you something in return. I will not come back into your life. It will be as if I never existed.", he plainly stated. I nodded and walked away, leaving him standing there, staring at me. I stormed to the house and went straight to my room. All of my presents were gone and, when I looked at my camera, the pictures from last night, had been erased. I sighed and tossed the camera across the room. I, then, went to my truck. I climbed in with a flat head screwdriver and began to, violently, rip the stereo out. When I had gotten the stereo out, my fingers were bleeding, and the stereo was mangled. Serves them right. They shouldn't have installed the damn thing in my truck in the first place. I thought while feeling very satisfied. I took the stereo inside and threw it into my closet. I went downstairs and began to cook supper. I knew Charlie would be home soon. I made chicken enchaladas. They smelt great. I heard Charlie's cruiser pull into the driveway, so I set the table. He walked into the house. "Bells?", he called. I sighed. "In the kitchen.", I answered. Charlie walked into the room and sat down. I put some of the enchaladas on our plates and poured us both a glass of sweet tea. Charlie dug in and, after a few bites, cleared his throat. "Did you hear that Dr. Cullen and his family moved?", he asked while studying my face. I glared at him. "Yes. Edward came over and said good-bye.", I told him. After that, we ate in silence. Charlie put his dishes in the sink and then went to the living room. I washed everything and then went upstairs to do my homework. I promised myself that I would not think, nor cry, over Edward Cullen again. And tonight I had managed to keep that promise.
