My "parents' were murdered.

Edward and the rest of the Cullens already grasped this part of the story and they guessed I had too. The evidence in the report was too suspicious to believe it was an accident. Tires skid marks too jagged to have been the cause of losing control of the wheel. All four doors were crushed, the driver's and left passenger side doors opened. The bodies were found on the ground a few feet away from the car that had crashed into a large tree trunk, entirely drained of blood, except for small amounts from their wounds the car's glass windows had initiated. No trace of a clue. No fingerprints, no foreign hair, nothing.

This was done by a vampire, at least this was thought by the Cullens. I knew the truth. This gruesome and unjustifiable act had been brought about by something much more sinister.

All during the next few days, the Cullens watched me warily, fearing me because I might try to cut myself again and also they feared I could break down in tears at any moment. I did a couple of times, but Edward and/or Esme were there. They held me and murmured to me softly. They never said "it will be alright" or "they're in a better place" or anything like that. They knew that would be lying to me and they didn't want to do that. So they just held me, rocking me gently as I cried, just telling me that they and the rest of the Cullens were here, forever.

It was the most I could ask for.

At the moment, I was in Edward's room, eating a bowl of pretzels while reading a book that Edward had gotten me a few weeks ago. He'd said he needed to "wean me off Wuthering Heights". However, the day after the letter was read, he saw me picking up the book, The Art of Racing in the Rain, and assured me I didn't have to read it if I didn't want to. I read it anyway and he dropped, watching me carefully. Today, I just finished the book and I was crying silently. None of the vampires heard me. I was beginning to get back into the habit of knowing that vampires couldn't hear me now. After a few minutes, a small sob escaped my chest and Edward flitted to my side. His eyes searched my teary ones then looked down at the finished book next to me. Understanding came to his eyes and he lifted me into his arms and I cried into his chest for a long time. I didn't know how long I sobbed. It could've been minutes of hours. However, unlike the other times I cried, he spoke.

"Jacob called. He heard." He murmured into my hair. I paused then nodded. Of course, he did. But he would know no more than the Cullens on the accident.

"He wants to see you, to help you, if he can, as he put it," Edward whispered. At first thought, I didn't want to go anywhere. But then I thought about it. The only one now that I knew I could talk to freely was on Jacob's side of the line.

"Can I go?" I asked hesitantly, looking up at hi. He smiled a small smile that only lasted a second.

"Of course. If you want to go, I'll take you." He assured me, kissing my forehead lightly. His lips only touched my skin for a second then he backed off, as if I was going to yell at him if he kissed me for too long. I sighed heavily then pushed myself up from my stomach to my feet, heading to the bathroom.

I took a quick shower then pulled my hair back into a high ponytail. Since it was the beginning of June and pretty warm out for no sun at all, I pulled on a pair of white yoga pants and a light blue racer back tank top that had "Love conquers all" stitched in small letters in the bottom right corner. Edward stared at me in wonder for a half second before he composed himself. I couldn't help but smile internally. I still dazzled him, just as he dazzled me. Holding hands, we walked through the quiet house and down the winding staircase. Esme kissed my cheek and Alice gave me a one-armed hug as we left the house. Edward opened my door for me and I got into the Volvo quietly. Within a second he was in on the other side and starting the car. The trip was silent but I could feel him glancing at me every few seconds. I kept my eyes closed, looking as if I wanted to go to sleep. I was able to get my heart to slow, as if going to sleep was exactly was I was doing. Minutes passed when the Volvo came to a stop. Edward's cool hand brushed at my arm.

"Bella, love, we're at the boundary line." He murmured to me quietly. I pretended to slowly come back into consciousness and gaze to him sleepily. He unbuckled my seat belt and brought me into a hug. He kissed my forehead then indicated through the windshield. Jacob was standing by the Rabbit, looking at me anxiously. I sighed and began to open the door. I looked back at Edward.

"I love you, Edward." I murmured, smiling slightly. He smiled back.

"I love you too, Bella. More than my own life." He said kissing my hand before letting me go. I turned toward Jacob, walking toward the boundary line as I thought to myself.

As do I. And it is for that exact reason that I'm keeping my true self from you.

I knew today was going to be climatic in my life here. And the Cullens' and wolves' as well. I could only hope they could forgive me and trust me in order to protect them. Well, we'll see.

What do you think? If I get three to five reviews between today and tomorrow, the next chapter will be up by Wednesday or Thursday. And I forgot to write this on my other chapters:

I do not own Twilight. Or Edward. Do you need to rub it in?

~BittenTumblGirl 3