Preface
Chapter One
''Bite me'' Edward muttered as he left the great white Victorian styled house, away from his foster parents. He ran a hand through his bronze colored hair, a nervous habit of his, before walking the familiar path through the woods to his meadow. That place was his sanctuary, the one place he could truly be alone. The thing he loved the most about it, was the fact that his meadow was perfectly secluded and as far as he knew, only he knew about it.
Isabella
stood, not the least surprised, at the dining table staring at the
broken china plate she accidently dropped. She had been doing the
dishes when her slippery hands slid of the plate. Muttering
profanities under her breath, she grabbed the paper bin and the broom
before cleaning up. As she finished, she suddenly had the urge to get
out. She ignored the longing as much as she could, before it became
too much. She grabbed a piece of paper and wrote a quick message to
Charlie, her father.
''I'm
out. Will be back for dinner. Love, Bella''.
She
wondered if she should take her cell phone before quickly dismissing
the thought. After all, who would she call or even better, who would
call her?
With
determined steps, she ran, with only on word running through her
mind.
Meadow.
Edward
gracefully avoided all the branches in his way, not even aware of the
fact that he was doing so.
He also didn't know that his secluded
meadow might
not be as secluded
as he thought. But, then again, what he doesn't know won't kill
him. He could feel the peace creep into his skin and bones, as he
always did whenever he was within a ten feet radius of the meadow. He
breathed out a sigh of relief. He loved it. The peace, that is.
Here,
he didn't have to pretend that all was okay, didn't have to be
something he wasn't. He
didn't have to hear the voices.
He
finally reached his destination and he allowed a tiny smile to
escape his perfect façade. His emerald eyes roamed over the oh so
familiar place.
The meadow was shaped like a circle as if someone had cut the trees in the middle and was full of beautiful wild flowers. His feet without him even realizing it, moved towards the center and slowly, as if not to disturb the peace the meadow projected, laying himself down on the grass, face upwards. The sun was dazzling as he lay down and he closed his eyes, again slowly. Peace.
''I bet I won't even find the damn place'' Isabella thought. She had been in the woods for almost an hour and just as she decided to just give up and go home, she saw the familiar three with an E marked on it. Beside it was a small pyramid of rocks.
I wonder who built that, she thought before she trudged on, eyes downcast, searching for anything that might be her downfall. So far, so good.
She saw the familiar glint letting her know she was close, and with a smile that could break even the coldest of person, she ran. Bending down to smell the wild flowers growing there, she thought she saw a flash of bronze but it was gone within a heartbeat. Blinking twice, she continued to walk towards the center of the circle. The grass was swaying softly to the wind and it was fairly long, almost reaching her knees, which in turn made her unable to see the seventeen year old boy lying down.
Suddenly the wind blew strongly forcing her to look down to avoid getting sand in her eyes. Only, she was met by a pair of swirling dark emerald green eyes.
"Hello"