Forks, Washington, 28th August, 1914
My dearest Edward,
Life here is unbearable. I pine for you everyday and pray to the stars for your safe and speedy return. It is cruel to conscript young, healthy men to join pointless wars against their will. It's absurd, fighting in war against the powerful Romanians! You and the other soldiers are marching to your deaths! Please come back to me! Please! Escape Volterra while you can and come back! I don't want you to risk your life for that arrogant Aro I! He can battle his own wars himself! We were only married for a year or two, and now they cruelly pull us apart! It's horrible!
Did anyone in our family go into battle yet? Did any of them die? Don't make yourself ill waiting for my letters. It'll be a while before we receive each other's messages. It had been nine days since you wrote back for the first time you left Forks. My letter probably wouldn't reach you until another nine days. I wish there was a quicker way to send letters! Do you remember Angela Weber from high school? She had married Ben Cheney a bit earlier than we married. She is torn apart. Her mother is critically ill and on the verge of death, one of her brothers (Isaac Weber I think) was a member of the First Battalion, while her other brother is in another battalion. Could she be in yours? Angela made the decision of being with her mother, but is worried about her brothers and husband. Is Ben Cheney and Joshua Weber with you? Have you heard anything about the remaining soldiers that are alive from the First Battalion? Is Isaac one of them? Angela said that she would write, but her hand is trembling and couldn't hold a pen! The ink would splatter against her fingers and spill all over her paper! Many people think that when in war, it's every man for himself. I don't believe it. Stay close with Emmett and Jasper. If you find Ben Cheney and the Weber brothers, be friendly to them and tell them that Angela still loves them. If you see or meet any of our old high school friends, please don't leave them to die alone and loveless in battle. Assure them that you are their friend. Do not desert them in their hour of need. Remind them of their loved ones back here in Forks. Talk to them about their wives and girlfriends as if you're talking to me. There were rumours that Mike Newton had been shot and killed in action. Is it true?
Your father, Carlisle had been chosen to be a doctor in the war. He's on his way to Tuscany right now and will stop at Volterra with the other doctors and their troops of nurses and assistants. You might see him walking around the hospital for injured soldiers. If you see him, send him our love, will you? Esme is quite jumpy and stares out the window quite a bit everyday. Alice is a fairy and tries to cheer all of us up with her optimism as usual, but for once, it isn't really working. We really appreciate it, but the atmosphere didn't particularly help. It is so depressive here, with the possibility of death lingering in the air. I don't want to worry you, but something weird's going on with Rosalie. Her behaviour changed after Emmett left for war with you and Jasper. Not being rude, but I'm kind of glad she isn't as proud as she used to be, but there's something wrong about her. She's still healthy and eats and drinks regularly, but even when she's a bit snobby, she smiles and has a snooty tone (I'm sorry about this, but that's what I think of her when she talked to me before!), but now, when we talk to her, it seems like she isn't listening, and she never smiles, and when she replies, it sounds faraway and sad. What can I do to help her?
Much love,
Bella.
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