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Ch 2 A Heartbreaking Farewell

The school year had flown by, it was summer now and we were going to be sophomores. Alice and I were the closest of friends. We talked about everything and hung out whenever we could. She came over my house to meet my parents a couple of days after I went to hers and I joked around saying it felt like I was introducing her as my boyfriend. They obviously loved her, especially my mom. My mom and her talked a lot about shopping and it was hard to believe Alice was fourteen and my mom was thirty one.

I never really talked to Edward, here and there mostly, but he was usually hanging out with his friends. I met Alice's dad, Carlisle. He was a tall man, built but not too much. He had golden hair that he combed back and his eyes were the same as Edward's—a beautiful emerald green color with a kind smile similar to Esme. When they were together, they looked perfect. They always embraced each other but without being gross. When I saw them it made me both happy and sad that my parents had stopped acting like that altogether.

I rang the doorbell and Esme answered the door with a surprised expression. "Bella dear, what's wrong?"

"I'm sorry to disturb you, Esme." I apologized realizing I hadn't asked Alice to even come over; I just sort of popped in. She shook her head, smiling.

"No, dear, you don't disturb. This house is yours," Carlisle stepped behind her and smiled down at me.

"Hello, Bella, nice to see you."

"Nice to see you as well, Dr. Cullen." He groaned and both Esme and I laughed, momentarily forgetting my sadness.

"Carlisle, Bella, Carlisle." He repeated.
"Okay, I'm sorry. Is Alice home?" I heard her run down the stairs quickly.

"Bella?" She questioned and when she saw me she ran over to me, embracing me in a tight hug. "What's up, girl?" Esme smiled down with affection at our little embrace and left the living room with Carlisle.

"I—need to vent, Al." I whispered and her face became serious while she pulled me upstairs into her large bedrooms. She sat me down on the bed and shut off her iPod.

"What's wrong?" She asked, clearly concerned. Somehow I just started crying, the tears just unleashed, streaming down my face. She cradled my face, calling my name. "Bella! Bella!"

"My parents," I said and understanding was on her face. After the first real fight I saw my parents have that afternoon I came back from school, they didn't stop. They started occurring every week, to every other day to now daily. They're not arguments anymore—they're real fights where they yell horrible things to each other. I just left them fighting again, hearing both of them say things they probably won't be able to take back. Things like 'you bitch' and 'I hate you' and 'marrying you was the worst mistake I have ever made.'

Alice knew about it from the beginning and I had to give her credit, she'd been there every time I told her about it—listening intently. "What happened?"

"It's gotten worst, Alice." I sniffled, wiping my eyes, roughly. "I just left in the middle of one, I heard things I didn't want to and I even heard something being thrown before it broke. I'm guessing it was glass…" She gasped before cradling me to her chest.

"I'm so sorry, Bella. You shouldn't have to hear that, you really shouldn't." She made me look at her. "But this isn't about you, this is about them. I know it must hurt you to hear that every day but you have to be the strong one out the three of you. You are the strongest one, you can overcome anything. Don't let their bickering tear you down." She whispered into my ear and I just kept crying all day there.

When I arrived home I saw four suitcases by the door and my heart leapt into my my dad leaving us? Was my mom leaving us? Was my mom kicking my dad out? I wanted to know whose suitcases were those but at the same time I didn't want to know the truth. I didn't want to be upset and know who was leaving us—breaking this family. Charlie came out of the kitchen with Renee and I was relieved. I'm guessing they worked it out—otherwise they wouldn't be together.

I looked closely to see my mom's eyes bloodshot and Charlie seemed to have tears rimming his eyes. Panic overtook me again and I felt my throat closing up.

"Bella…" My mom's voice cracked.
"Hey, kiddo," My dad smiled half-heartedly, clearing his throat.
"Bella, we have—something to tell you." I didn't say anything. "Your father and I are getting a divorce." Slam! Right in my face, everything I'd let out with Alice, started to resurface and I felt the knot in my throat.

"W…hat?"

Renee took a deep breath. "We're filing for a divorce, Bella."

"Why?"

"Because we can't live fighting forever, our priorities have changed. We're grown-ups, we have to mature and move on." It felt as though they were telling me I was going to boarding school and I would never see them again. My little family, my home was being broken apart.

"We still love you, kid." My dad added, placing his hand on my cheek. "Don't doubt that. We just need—to be away from each other." He looked at Renee as she looked away from him. He sighed.

"Who's leaving?" Charlie's hand dropped and they both seemed hesitant to answer. "Who's leaving?" I repeated.

"We are." Renee whispered and my jaw dropped. NO. I finally had a friend, I finally went out, I finally was happy and now we're going to move? What about Alice, Carlisle, Esme, what about high school?

"No…" I breathed, feeling as the hot tears spilled onto my cheeks.

"Don't cry, Bella." My mom, soothed, cradling me. "We need to move on, start fresh."

"I don't want to leave." I saw Charlie's eyes fill with brand new tears as they too, spilled over.

"I'm sorry." Renee murmured and I sobbed.

"Let her stay here." Charlie spoke and Renee shook her head.

"No, she's coming with me."
"She's my daughter too." He argued and Renee stood up, glaring at him.

"I'm her mother," She snapped and I cried harder, seeing the way these two people that once loved each other, now spit venom at each other was absolutely horrifying.

"When?"

Renee bit her lip. "Now." I stood up and shook my head furiously.

"No. That I will not accept. I have to say goodbye. I can't just leave and disappear." I replied. "I have to say goodbye to the Cullens—to my best friend." Renee looked torn.

"Bella…"
"Please," I begged. I couldn't leave without saying goodbye to the most special family to touch my heart.

"Tomorrow, go say goodbye we're leaving at six pm." Her voice sounded strained and I ran upstairs, slamming the door to my room, letting my sobs be muffled by the pillow. My life had made a total one eighty and I was hating every second of it.

Esme and Carlisle both embraced me tightly; they had grown to really care for me like their child as I cared for them—like extended family. I sobbed and Esme let tears of her own trickle.
"Don't cry, dear." She soothed, combing my hair with her fingers.

"I'm sorry this had to happen, Bella. We consider you family, don't ever forget that." Carlisle murmured. I nodded.

Esme cradled my face, rubbing her thumbs over my cheeks. "Remember this is and will always be your house." I hugged her before pulling back to see Alice. She was distraught. She was wearing no mascara and her eyes were red and puffy making her green irises stand out more. Tears stained her pretty little face making it pink and blotchy. Edward had his arm wrapped around, trying to comfort her. She ran out of his embrace and into my arms, hugging me tightly against her.

"Don't leave." She pleaded and it just sent a new wave of emotions for me. I started sobbing, feeling as my heart broke at the thought of leaving the one true friend I loved and had. I considered staying here, but I knew my mom wouldn't allow it. She could be so unfair sometimes. When I asked her why I had to go she said I was too young to understand that'd she'd explain it to me when I'm older.
"I wish I didn't h…have…too…"

Edward walked over and placed his hands on her shoulders grimacing. She placed her hand on top of his before stepping back. I covered my face and his big hands, pulled mine away from my eyes.

"Don't cry, Bella." He murmured and I blinked up at him, trying to move the tears away to see his face. Edward and I rarely saw each other, just in those weird moments when he would stay home. It honestly surprised me that he was here today—usually he's out and I didn't think he would be here today for my goodbye, Esme probably asked him to be here.

I was jolted forward into his embrace. "I know I don't know you a lot, especially like Alice," he threw a glance at a crying Alice. "This is a horrible situation, but things will work out ya' know? You gotta face this situation with a tough face." I nodded.

"Thank you." I whispered and he tilted my chin up, causing my tears to stop and my cheeks to feel a little heated. He smiled and hugged me once more.

"Thanks for being such an amazing friend to Alice, for welcoming her." I nodded again. "You're a strong girl. Go get 'em tiger. Get the world." Somehow his words made me feel a little more at ease, I don't know how. He stepped back and he wrapped his arms around Alice, her huge messy bun hitting his face as she blew her nose into a tissue she crumbled in her little hands.

I walked over to her and kissed her cheek. "I love you, Alice, thank you." She threw her arms over me.
"I love you, Bella. You'll always be my best friend, no matter what. Stay in contact with me, visit if you can." Her eyes were clouded with sadness that my heart was breaking at the sight of it.
"I will, Al." I walked towards the door, throwing one last glance at the family I had loved in a year before turning on my heel and leaving to get into my mom's car.

Renee looked guilty as she took in my appearance so I looked out the window. I didn't want her sympathy—I just wanted to feel happy again. I had already said a painful goodbye to Charlie, where we both exchanged our emotional goodbyes. Now we were on our way to the airport heading towards Phoenix. Mom wanted a sunny place, a difference apart from Forks so she bought a little house down there.
"You're going to love Arizona, Bella. It's sunny and warm and you're going to meet so many people who are energetic and—" I stopped listening after a while, I just watched the trees pass by us as we left the place I had lived all my life in, welcoming a new beginning. A warm one at that.