I just want to say a huge thank you to everyone who added me on story/author alerts, and favorite story/author! An especially big thank you to all my reviewers (: I'm so sorry I couldn't get around to replying to all of you, but I'm trying my hardest! You are all amazing! Keep it up!

Letter Four: Goodbyes

Alice's Point of View

I chased Edward up the stairs, ignoring Jazz's warning to leave him alone. I honestly felt bad for Jasper. He was feeling the pain of Bella's death, only multiplied. It must have been agonizing.

"I hurt worse than Jasper." Edward murmured, almost to himself as I entered his room and closed the door. He was lying on his back on the floor, holding his ribs gently. I sat next to him.

"What?" I asked. I didn't understand. He groaned as he tried to sit up, and decided to stay down instead.

"You were thinking about how much pain Jasper is in. I just wanted you to know that I'm hurting more than he is." He explained evenly. I winced at the thought of how torturous that would be.

"Ouch," I whispered. He just nodded and I sighed. "I tried to call you when your future disappeared. You didn't answer your phone."

"I was thinking of other things." Edward replied in a monotone.

"Why did you answer the door?"

"Because it was the polite thing to do." He answered in the same tone. This was getting nowhere.

"Are you telling me you couldn't hear the mutt's thoughts?" As his voice was growing calmer, mine was increasing in annoyance. He shrugged and flinched.

"I was thinking of other things." He repeated. That was it.

"Edward!" I shouted, then exhaled sharply. "Things aren't always about you, okay? It's been three weeks. Alright? Three weeks! We all miss her, too, but we're moving on! You should, too!" I exploded. He sat up in a flash.

"Do you think I'm not trying?" he countered. Finally, an emotion. "This girl changed my life, Alice! And you expect me to forget about her after just a few weeks? Are you insane? I will be in love with her until the day I die."

I wanted to point out that he was technically already dead, but I decided now wasn't the time. "I know you're trying, Edward. I guess what I'm saying is…try harder. Everyone else is. What you're putting yourself through is nearly killing Jasper." His glare was menacing as he stared me down.

"At least Jasper is still here with you." He told me, then he lay back down and closed his eyes. That was the end of the discussion. I went to my room, where Jasper was waiting. He was looking at me funny, making me somewhat self conscious.

"What?" I looked down, trying to determine if I had somehow ruined my outfit in my argument with Edward. Jazz shook his head and let out a huffy breath. He looked towards the window.

"You're different, Alice." He stated. I didn't say anything, because I knew he was not finished. "Ever since Bella died, your feelings…they're weird, and I'm not sure I understand them." He didn't ask me anything, so I didn't give him any answers. There were some things that Jasper did not need to know. He shook his head again and left the room. I plopped angrily down in a chair.

"Bella," I whispered angrily. "Why did you have to die?" I never got an answer to that.

Edward's Point of View

After Alice left, I pulled myself off the floor and over to my music case. I selected Debussy, the track I had been listening to with Bella the day she had skipped after Biology. It was strange-I liked reminders of her in some things, but others hurt too much. As the soft music sifted through my room, I found myself pondering the title of Bella's new composition. Nothing seemed right. No Earthly name was pure enough to describe it.

The song was a timeline. It went through everything that we had gone through. Starting with need and hatred, progressing to like, and eventually love. It ended on a sour note that didn't fit with the rest of the song. Oddly enough, that's what made it perfect. It was a horrible ending to a beautiful song. Just as there had been a tragic ending to a magnificent life. Tragic…Bella's end was tragic. That was when the name came to me. A Tragic Love. My love had caused the tragic end. The name was only fitting.

When I sat down again, I felt a letter crunch under me. I groaned. I was not in the mood, whether the letter was from Bella or not. I was in the stage of mourning called anger. I was angry at her, angry at everyone. Especially her.

"No!" I shouted at the window, as if she were standing right there. "You don't get to do this. You can't just die and keep stringing me along like it's all okay. This is not okay, Bella! I am not okay! Do you know that?" In that moment, I didn't care that I was being a selfish jerk. I just needed someone to take the blame. To hold it and keep it warm while it waited for me to claim it.

Evidently, the letter wanted to be read. It zoomed out from underneath me and smacked into my face. I frowned, but grabbed it.

My dearest Edward

I could tell from the start that this letter wasn't going to be good.

You're everything to me. My whole world. You're everything that I want to be. But I can't, obviously, be like you, because I'm up here and you're down there…. Edward, this is kind of a goodbye. Closure. Right now, I'm in a place where I'm able to write you letters and keep in contact. This is because I'm not fully resting in peace. But I can feel it, it's comin; my shining light is coming closer. It's time for me to move on, Edward, to wherever "on" is. I think you should move on, too. I need you to move on, so that I can. Don't think that when I say I'm moving on, that I'm going to find some hot heavenly boyfriend. That's not what I mean. I mean…I'm going to move on. Relax. Finally. I still love you, Edward. I will always love you. But I can't hold on to things like regret and sadness in Heaven. I'm sorry. I may be able to write you one last letter, after this one. I'm sorry.

There wasn't a signature. That was all there was. So I had been right, at least somewhat. There couldn't be pain in Heaven, so she wasn't there yet. But she would be soon, and that would be the end of it. No more magic envelopes from the sky. No more letters. No more Bella. I wasn't prepared for this. I had thought that she could write me indefinitely, until I died. I saw then how foolish I had been.

"Stupid, stupid, stupid!" I muttered to myself. Of course she had to go. It was only a matter of time. That's all life was, anyways. Everything revolved around time, and the clock was always ticking down.

Sorry, guys!! I know this one was another sad one, but happy ones are coming soon, I PROMISE! This was also very short, but this is because we are about to get to the very interesting part of the story. Also, I know I said earlier that there would be several more letters, but more letters just don't fit into my plot anymore. There WILL be one more letter, just so you know. Possibly two. If you really want to know, this story DOES in fact have a happy ending, don't worry. I'll update soon, if you review. We're at 27. I'm hoping for…35 by the next chapter? But I'll still update, whether I reach that number or not (: it's just a goal. So please review! Thanks! You're the best readers EVER :D