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Chapter 2

EPOV

I sat on the couch of my new apartment. It was a mess but I didn't care. I didn't care about anything anymore. It was times like these when I thought about just giving up and running back to Bella. I thought I was strong enough to stay away but it was so hard, not just sometimes, all the time.

I turned on the TV, hoping that maybe if I turned it up loud enough I wouldn't even be able to hear myself think. There had been a plane crash. I tried to feel sorry for the people who were dead or dying but I couldn't lie to myself, I didn't care about them.

I was barely listening as the reporter said it was amazing that anyone had survived at all. Apparently the tail end of the plane had broken off just before it hit the ground and had landed on its rudder which had lessened the impact. Everyone in the last three rows had a chance of surviving, some had critical injuries, possibly fatal but for now they were alive.

I turned off the TV, I didn't want to hear about the lucky people, the people that were in pain now but would be alright in a while. I was in pain the whole time. And I knew it was my own fault but somehow that only made it hurt more.

My phone rang. I wanted to ignore it; it was probably just Alice begging me to come home again. She didn't understand that Denali wasn't my home, it never would be. A home is where the people you love are. I did love my family; I just loved Bella so much more. I decided to answer my phone, I needed a distraction.

''Edward, thank God you answered. Listen there's been a plane crash.'' Why was Carlisle bothering me with this?

''I know, I saw it on the news.'' My voice was flat and emotionless.

''Edward, Bella was on that plane...''

No! I refused to believe that. She couldn't have been. She couldn't be dead. ''What have I done?'' I whispered, horrified at myself. If I'd been with her...

''Edward, listen to me, she's not dead. She was in the tail end of the plane.'' I could sense that something else was coming. Carlisle's voice wasn't as calm as it should have been. ''She had critical injuries but I operated on her and I successfully repaired the internal damage but after the surgery...''

''What? What happened after the surgery?'' I asked quietly.

''She didn't wake up and we don't think she's going to wake up at all. We'll have to ask Charlie's permission to take her off life-support but we think he'll agree to it once he realises that there's nothing we can do to save Bella. I suggest you get here as quickly as possible. I'm so sorry, Edward.'' Carlisle said these words gently but it didn't matter, they cut me as sharply as a knife.

I hung up and ran out the door. I needed to get to the hospital. I wouldn't believe it until I saw it. Bella couldn't be dying. She just couldn't. I ran as fast as I could, I wanted as much time with her as possible.

Carlisle met me outside the hospital and brought me to her room. And I saw her, for the first time in seven months. It was a bittersweet reunion. I'd dreamt about seeing her again, I thought it would never happen but I dreamt about it anyway and it wasn't anything like this.

I sat down at the edge of her bed and looked at her. She had lost a lot of weight and her face was deathly pale but other than that she was exactly the same, she was still my Bella. I stroked her cheek softly. My beautiful angel.

''Edward, there is one way you can save her.'' I didn't ask Carlisle what way, I knew what he meant, I didn't even need to hear his thoughts.

''Isn't there any other way? Is there any chance at all that she will wake up?'' I was desperate. I couldn't doom Bella to a soulless life.

''I'm sorry Edward.'' Carlisle left the room to let me think in peace.

''Oh, Bella,'' I sighed. ''I love you, I know I'm a bit late telling you but truly I do.''

Suddenly a bunch of loud, angry thoughts came into my head. Charlie was here.

What does that boy think he's doing here? I don't want him anywhere near Bella! He broke her heart and I'd be willing to bet the reason that she was on that plane was to see him.

''What do you think you're doing here?'' Charlie demanded.

I looked up at him and the tortured look on my face seemed to shock him. He really believed I didn't love her.

''I couldn't not be here,'' I whispered.

We were both silent for a moment.

Then the beeping coming from Bella's heart monitor changed into one continuous beep.

Carlisle rushed in. ''Code blue!'' he yelled down the hall. ''She's flat lining.''

''Oh God Bella, please don't die, please, I'll never leave you again, I swear.'' I gripped her hand tightly.

''Out of the way Edward,'' said Carlisle sharply.

He but gel on the paddles and rubbed them together. ''Charge to two hundred!''

He put the paddles to her chest. ''Clear!''

He waited a moment. ''No response, charge to two sixty!''

He repeated the process but this time her heartbeat evened out and the beeping returned to normal.

''Bella,'' I sighed and kissed her softly.

She was safe for now. I had more time to think about what I was going to do. But how much more time?

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