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"Ok…Denali then." I mumbled while I stared at the long list I had just written, weighting up the pros and cons of each city. I couldn't help biting my pen as I continued reading the paper in front of me.

I'd try my luck in Alaska first. Why? Well, because the coven that lived there was like a branch of the Cullen family…they were friends…and most important: they were vegetarians. It was obvious that I had more chances of walking away from Denali alive than if I went to Italy…and that was what mattered; I had to survive…at least until I found Edward. He had to know. He was going to know about our baby. I had commited myself to that, and I wasn't going to back out of it…Not now.

I stood up, holding my belly with both hands, and opened my closet trying not to make any noise. It was already eleven o'clock and Charlie was sleeping heavily in his room, snoring so loud I could hear him with my door closed. I stood on my toe tips for a second, trying to reach the huge black handbag that was in the highest shelf. When I had it in my hands, I shook the dust out of it, and placed it over my messy bed. I was going to leave before sunrise…It was the best way.

I didn't care about school at that moment…I didn't care about anything but finding the Cullens. I didn't even care about Charlie. He would freak out, and he would worry a lot…but I had priorities. I'd leave him a note, hoping he would trust me…that's all I could do for him.

I sighed as I gathered all the clothes I'd take, listening how my lullaby sounded softly as background music. It was like as if I had become an addict to it. I listened to it all the time, non-stop. I think it's because it made me feel closer to them, my dream family…and especially, closer to him. It gave me hope, and I didn't know why, but I felt like as if there was a secret message hidden between the sad notes…a secret that would lead me to Edward.

I didn't know for how long I'd be away from home. Days? Weeks? I couldn't tell…so I packed as much clothes as I could. Alaska would be a freezer, and I had to remain warm, so I took lots of sweaters and the two winter jackets I owned.

When I had everything packed, I grabbed the portable CD player with my lullaby CD in it, all of my savings, and of course, the photograph of my baby's father that I kept below mi pillow. Then, after casting a last glance at my bedroom, I rushed noiselessly down the stairs with my bag and turned on the light of the livingroom. It was half past one, and obviously, it was dark as a wolf's mouth outside.

Holding my stuff with one hand, I opened the front door and aproached to my truck. After I had left my stuff inside the cabin, I went back to the house, leading to the kitchen where I grabbed a few apples and a big box of oreos. I already had too bottles of water in the truck so I'd be ok. Besides, I could buy food on the road, so I wasn't really worried about that.

I couldn't even get myself. I had spent one week gathering details…searching the internet, drawing maps, making schedules….planing, and feeling so nervous that I couldn't even discribe it with words. And yet, there I was: about to leave home for who knows how long…and my hands didn't even tremble! Where did all this sudden confidence came from?

Before leaving the house, I took out of my pocket the letter I'd written for my dad, and left it over the TV, hoping that he would find it easily.

Dad,
I'm leaving. I'll probably be back in a few weeks. Please, don't worry and please don't look for me, I promise I'll be back as soon as I possible. I'm ok, and will remain like that. I just need to do something really important for me right now…Trust me, I'll be fine. I'll explain it all to you later. I love you,
Bella


"Bye." I whispered before I turned off the lights and closed the front door behind me.

As I got into the cabin and started the car, a new emotion overwhelmed me. What was it? Expectation? Excitement? I couldn't really identify it. But if there was one thing I was certain about, it was the fact that I was going to find Edward Cullen…even if it was the last thing I did.

I paid attention to the sky as I drove away, noticing it wasn't fully covered with grey clouds as it used to be. That night, I was able to see little stars shinning in the dark-blue spaces between the clouds. Beautiful, I thought with a faint smile.

I had never been in Alaska…but I was sure I could get there. I had very detailed directions written on a sheet of paper, and some maps. Acording to Google Maps, I would get there in two days…but I didn't think my truck could make it so fast. Nope, it would take longer…and that fact really disheartened me…but well, there wasn't much I could do. My Chevy wasn't like his shiny Volvo. It didn't measure up. Just like me.

With my bitersweet lullaby as my only company, I drove all night…imagining that every mile I left behind, was one mile less between Edward and me.

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