I don't own Stephenie Meyer, nor, Twilight. Only the plot and my ideas…..
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Story Summary: Bella and Edward are about to face a divorce and separation away from each other forever. Bella, always lived a life of happiness in the other, Edward's childhood was filled with rage and neglect. Will looking back at the past save their marriage and save them. What if Bella leaves him with one secret he might never find out...
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Author's Note: I'm currently in the process if first quarter exams and I'm in AP and plus I'm a senior in high school so more pressure, but I will try my best to update regularly. If you have any questions or want to reccomend me something please message me. I would love to hear from you and I take reviews seriously. Even if it's criticism!!!
PLEASE BEAR WITH ME BECAUSE I DONT HAVE MICROSOFT WORD NO MORE SO NO MORE CORRECTIONS I WOULD HAVE TO DO IT ON MY OWN
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CHAPTER 1: ANNULMENT
I can't believe I'm here, I thought.
I sat in one of the offices in the district court sitting across the table from my lawyer—Jane Volturi. My shoulders were slumped and I knew my eyes were bruise-like due to the cries at night and the lack of sleep. When Edward asked me to marry him I never thought I'd be one of those wives who sat across a mahogany table being forced into a divorce. I never thought it would ever come to this.
To this?! I screamed in my head. I've been through a lot of crazy shit with that man and he's willing to just let me curl up into a ball and make tears my suffer root of my life.
I sat here. Stunned.
I looked at my blonde and beautiful lawyer Jane and her eyes meet mine. She looked sympathetic. I slumped my body back once more.
"Mrs. Masen, do you approve of this divorce?" she asked with no shame of embarrassment.
"Truthfully, I don't." I whispered, holding the big lumps of tears in my eyes.
"You don't agree with this divorce?" she asked again.
"I don't, but if it's what he desires how can I contest." A tear trickled down from my left eye.
"This is your decision as well." Jane reminded me.
"And I can't be selfish." I replied.
"Why are you selfish?" she asked sincerely.
"Because I caused to much pain in his life already and I don't want him to be angry and miserable all his life. I'm going to let him go because I love him with every ounce of my being and I'm going ot pray that he could find happiness with somebody since I did lack of a job." I forced a smile.
"How about your happiness?" I looked into her eyes and I noticed a similar reflection within my eyes. She must have been through something like this to understand how I'm feeling.
"I will survive and I will breathe again… in time." She informed her lawyer. She grinned a suffocated smile and informed me we would be having a meeting within two weeks with Edward and his lawyers. I got off my chair and made my way to my car with silent tear rolling down my face. Sitting in my car the clearest memories conjured up into my mind.
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13 YEARS PRIOR
//Edward was in his last year of college when I first met him and we were still in the phase of a beginning relationship to ever reach 'I Love You.' Reaching the exits with Edward right beside me holding my books and his. Such a gentlemen. I had a black trench coat on, black skinny jeans, grey thigh suede boots, and a button hat over my hair. Edward opened the doors for me when I stopped dead in my tracks.
"What's wrong?" Edward asked. The shoulder bag that draped over my shoulders fell down to the floor. The parking lot of the school campus was empty due to everybody raying to make it home on time for the Christmas holidays. I smiled at the snow that fell down from the sky. I turned in circles with my arms out at my side and my head tipped back with my tongue trying to catch every piece of snow particles.
"Remind me to buy you snow when you're mad." Edward smirked.
"Why is that?"
"Because it makes you happy."
"Every time it snows think of me. And you'll remember every time a single snow falls it's for every kiss you must give me because it's my birthday," I stopped and stared at him dead in the eye. "And they can't be fake or generic snow because the kisses I will receive will end tragically. They must be real."
"You are a very greedy girlfriend aren't you," Edward sauntered towards me with his hands empty. Suddenly, one of his arms was wrapped around my waist and the other held my hair captive with his face totally close to mine.
"You're a wealthy boy who was born with a silver spoon, you should love being greedy." I giggled snuggling closer into his body.
"Then I must be luck that I'm with such a giving girl." He winked.
"Hmmm…" Edward came into closer to drop droplets of kisses all over my face carefully he laid me on top of the cold snow trailing kisses down my neck and back up. Grabbing his collar I pulled him back up and giggled. He groaned.
"Why do you keep laughing?" he grew irritated.
"Because you're funny." I laughed.
"How am I funny?"
"Because you're cute when you're angry." Edward falling deeper he whispered softly I almost couldn't hear. "I love you."
"What?" I dipped my head lower to see into his eyes. He grabbed my face and rubbed my temples with his fingers, "Bella, I love you." I blushed purple.
"I love you too." //
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I stumbled my way into my bathroom to find my most used item in the past year—Visine. I dropped a few in each eye and got ready for Alice's first Fashion Showcase. She is so excited to be launching her first line of clothing and she wanted me there. I threw on a deep velvet purple colored dress, strapless and stretched and opened out at the ends. I curled my hair and put on neutral makeup trying my best to hide my miserable, lonely nights. I found my trench coat and threw it on.
Not feeling my best I decided to arrive in a taxi cab and when I reached the red carpet I walked in unnoticed and untouched. Showing my pass to reach backstage I found Alice getting all stressed out because the models weren't in the right clothes. I laughed and she turned to see me standing there.
"This isn't funny, Bella." Alice complained in frustration.
"Your right, it's not."
"Help me." She begged.
"Why don't you leave the girls in their clothes now and the ones whose suppose to be wearing these clothes wear the one's that the models haven't shown up yet."
"Bella, you're genius." Alice squealed.
"Well, I'm going to get myself seated before the front rows get packed."
"Okay, thanks for making it Bella." Alice pulled me into a overexcited hug. I made my way into the audience section and found a decent seat right next to the runway. When I looked up my body fell into shock and pain, Edward had his arms wrapped around some gorgeous blonde whispering into her ear which made her blush to an absolute red. I tried to compose myself and sit erect, but my life was on the line. I silently got up and made my way to the exit doors until a southern blonde stood right in front of me blocking my way. I looked up prepared to let the tears fall into he wrapped me into his body comforting me and whispering words into my ear to don't cry.
"I feel so stupid…" I murmured.
"No honey, you're not stupid just human." Jasper spoke in adoration. He guided me back to my seat and sat next to me in comfort and protectiveness. When Edward looked up I gasped on how his green eyes glistened and turned away when I knew Jasper and he threw each other constant glares. I'm so glad I have Jasper to comfort me in this sudden moment, even if he was Edward's cousin he helped me through a lot of emotionally breakdowns Edward put me through. I knew I would regret this later in life, but I averted my gaze to Edward, he must of read something of despair in my eyes because it almost looked like he was going to jump up out of his seat to comfort me until he forced his body back down. Jasper must've caught the mood because he wrapped his arm round my shoulder and rubbed the length of me. I smiled at him apologetically and he shrugged it away.
Alice's show case was brilliant and unthought of. She had the greatest clothes I have ever seen, however, she made half the clothes in my closet. I knew I'd be buying her clothes later down in life. When the showcase was over we were down to celebrate at the nearest club opening and there was no doubt that Edward would be there since he is funding for Alice's fashion line. Going to the back to meet up with Alice and her overexcited self I waltzed my way in with Jasper. Alice was busy thanking all the models and the people who came out to help when she turned around she ran up to me and hugged me tighter than before and that's when I heard Jasper cough.
Alice pulled back from me and smiled a flustered look. I couldn't help, but giggle a muffled sound. Jasper had his hands in his pockets and looking shyly at the floor. Alice glared at me and I grinned.
"Jasper, this is my best friend Alice Brandon. Alice, this is Jasper Whitlock, Edward's cousin." First time in months I could say his name without trembling. Jasper stepped forward, smiled, and tipped his head, "Nice to meet you, ma'am." He glowed. Alice started blushing. Alice blush. I walked out into the front of the building and waited. Edward came walking out laughing with the same superficial blonde he came in with. I tucked my hands into the pockets of my trench coat and dropped my upper body into weakness. Edward was always one with blondes and girls with artificial bodies and salon tans. It brought me to a memory—the reason of the scourge tugging into my heart.
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4 YEARS PRIOR
//Edward and I just had a heavy fight over Tanya last night. I didn't know why Edward didn't believe me when I say she's a bitch into the side of my ribs. He say's they only see eachother as friends, but to her it's otherwise. Tanya and Edward have been bestfriends since kids and live practically the same lives. Wealthy homes and drunk, abusive fathers. I did trust my husband, I just didn't trust her. I woke up the next morning with dry tears steaming put my face when Edward just barged out of the house in anger. I love Edward to distraction, but he had the tendency of making me scared when he was angry. I looked to see if he was sleeping on the bed, but none. I got off my bed and slipped on short boy shorts and one of Edward's white long sleeved button up shirt. I made my way down the long staircase and into the livingroom to see if he bunked down on the couch, I had no luck. I made my way down into the guest house and past the pool, I crawled up the master suite of the guest house and stood frozen when I flung the doors open. My tears streamed down my face like lava to the world. The door banged against the wall and Edward plunged up out of the bed. "Bella?" my sobs came louder and my agony came so easy to read out of my eyes. Edward made his way to me only in boxers. "Bella, baby?"//
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Edward stood near me only a few feet away when he stopped to stare at me, I fought to control my composure and to breathe. The girl continued to giggle, but Edward remained silent. The BMW stretched on front of him and he hesitantly walked over to me until Alice and Jasper came into view; he sighed and drove off. Jasper taking me and Alice to the club we were to celebrate I sat in the back seat staring out of the window into the biggest buildings. We passed by the University where I first saw Edward. Sitting under the tree studying for Shakespeare class when he came out of the exit doors and winked at me. I smiled on how stupid I must've been or how happily in love I was.
In the club we made our way to where Edward and his substitute was sitting and it was awkwardly quiet for my taste. I made a heavy sigh not caring who heard and made my way to the front bar to grab me a bottle of straight Vodka and a glass shot. I sat back on my seat and barely noticed when Jasper asked Alice to dance. The fake blonde sat awkwardly when Edward just looked at me with hurt and anger. Who mixed those two combinations? I shoved his priorities away and poured a shot glass and drank it hole, screwing the glass I started drinking straight from the bottle. Edward looked at the girl and spoke to her. "Maybe you should go home." He advised. I suddenly found out her name is Jessica Stanley and just a senior in college. Typical of him. Edward took her out to the front and paid for her cab. Always the gentlemen. He sat down directly on front of me and grabbed the bottle away from me. How did I fall in love with such a sweet and caring man whom is so filled with intense anger? When I tried to grab it back he pulled away and spoke with authority, "Enough." I looked to see a pair of green eyes shimmering at me.
"Just leave me alone." I muffled. I dropped my head onto the table ad he pulled it up to look me directly in the eye. A single tear slid down my face and he grabbed it and wiped it away.
"Bella, we need to talk?"
"What is there to talk about?" I mumbled.
"Us." He said in complete anger. I lifted my head high and matched his anger.
"Were getting a divorce, Edward. Apparently there is no 'US'."
"Bella, we knew a divorce is coming," he slammed his fist onto the table, but no one could hear it due to the loud, pumping music.
"And apparently I fell in love with a creep. I guess we both got a few things wrong."
"Bella, I want an annulment." He spoke without feeling. His eyes had no feeling. His voice had no feeling.
"Did you not love me at all?" I whispered before I got up and started running through the crowded club, past Alice and Jasper, and out the door. Running outside and into the front sticking my fingers out for the nearest cab my memories drifted.
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7 YEARS PRIOR
//Edward and I danced around the empty dance floor while all our audience stared at us in awe. I didn't mind dancing with Edward as long as he got to hold me and keep me safe into his embrace. Tears start to trickle down my ace with joy.
"What's the matter?" his forehead connected with mine.
"I get to keep you forever." I smiled with intense love.
"Forever." He repeated the word. When I continued to cry he smiled.
"You're going to ruin your makeup."
"I don't care."
"Mrs. Masen, are you happy?"
"Absolutely."
"Do you want to spend the rest of your life with me?"
"It's too late to change my mind." I giggled.
"Bella, I'm going to love you forever. No one can take you away from me."
"Promise."
"Promise." He lent down to kiss me softly on my lips until he spun me around the dance floor once again.//
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A cab stopped in front of me and I stifled my cries until I got home and told the driver where my home was at. I made it to my building and got into the lift to get to my condo.
I made it into my condo, I didn't have the strength to change my clothes, I just melted on my bed and cried softly until my eyeliner slid down my face and messed my bedsheets and until sleep drifted.
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