My Forever Impending Heartbreak

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Song: Keane - Everybody's Changing

Following Edward's departure from the room, I made my own hasty retreat, without a word from anyone at the table. Stepping outside of the lavish Cullen mansion, I walked to the side of the house, the night cold on my cheeks. I took a seat on the bench under a vast oak tree, placing my head on to my hands, sighing deeply as the day's events come rushing back to me.

Many years ago, Carlisle Cullen and Charles Swan met at the college of New York, both of them came from working class families, their strive to make something of themselves lead to the two becoming the best of friends. Neither of the two took their business scholarships for granted and a few years later both men graduated with honours in business.

At the ripe age of twenty two, both men became partners in business and opened a software developing company - Cullen&SwanInc. Along the way Carlisle met Esme and Charles met Renee.

Within six months, the two men married their partners and were expecting their first born. While it seems ironic how success came to both men during the same time, it was nothing but good fortune.

Nine months passed and Esme gave birth to her son, Edward. Carlisle was over the moon and a few short months later, Charles had a reason of his own to be joyous. Renee gave birth to me, Isabella Swan or Bella as I like to go by.

Anyone else would've assumed Edward and I would've become inseparable, as we were always thrown together since such as young age and up until high school, we were pretty much joined at the hip.

Things began to change when we turned 16; Edward was no longer the chubby faced kid with a lisp. His looks made him popular amongst the girls and the fact his parents were rich was an added bonus for our peers.

I guess Edward got bored with hanging out with me day in and day out and wanted his own circle of friends. What he didn't realise was his so called 'friends' used him for his wealth and for a chance in the spotlight with him.

Cullen&SwanInc is one of the most successful businesses in the United States, the media has always been interested in the lives of the Cullen's and Swans so it's no surprise they became interested with me and Edward too.

With the company's success, came wealth and fortune, a perk Edward enjoyed far too much. Girls flocked over Edward and the boys vied for the attention that came with being one of his 'friends'.

All the while, I was the one that got left behind. Even though my family is as equally as rich as the Cullen's, no one really cared for Bella Swan. Not when Edward Cullen was around. Soon Edward's womanising ways were brought to my attention, when I spotted him kissing a different girl each morning at his locker. At first I wondered why it bothered me so much, why it hurt. And then I realised why. My feelings for Edward went beyond feelings you harbour for a friend, Edward meant more to me and I was certain what it was.

I loved Edward.

Things went downhill when I tried to tell Edward how I felt; he laughed at me, told all his friends and made me a laughing stock in front of the entire school. He felt I was deluding myself in thinking there could be anything with him, he felt superior to me and in that moment I felt inferior, he did hold all the power.

The sad thing is, after everything I still love Edward Cullen.

Soon after, Edward stopped talking to me all together and made sure to keep his distance, too disgusted to be in my presence I bet. It hurt me and so did seeing him with a different girl every day.

While he kept his space, he didn't keep his privacy from me and made sure to flaunt his daily conquests in front of me. Whenever he saw me, he'd start having a make out session with his latest piece of ass, always making sure I saw.

So I did the only thing that seemed feasible. I fled.

As soon as I graduated, I left for Princeton in New Jersey where I studied. At twenty-one, I finished college with honours in English Literature. Not too long later, I opened a publishing company in New York - Swan Publishing House, not too far away from dad's and Carlisle's company. Edward began working for our parents, straight after high school which was why I didn't take up dads offer to work for them.

I managed to avoid Edward except at Christmas and social events and even then, we just exchanged a curt 'Hello', nothing more and nothing less.

Until now, that all changed.

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