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LightVictory: *evil laugh* Everyone wants to know what Edward's secret is. But it's not the only secret I'm introducing. There will be more and more chapters of secrets. Think of it as Pretty Little Liars in Twilight country minus the part where someone is trying to kill them, etc. School is a menace. I wish my only job was to sit at a desk and write all day. Fanfics, original stories, poems, songs, etc. But life unfortunately is a bitch and I can't. :( Thanks for the compliment. :)
Guest: Thank you! I put bits of myself into my characters and I feel that giving someone their space is something I would do.
There was way to much drama going on with the Cullens for my liking. Edward still talked to me but it was more forced and polite. Emmett acted as if I was his new best friend to make Edward jealous. Whenever I saw Alice, she would just act very nervous and go off with Jasper. Jasper was the only that acted the same around me; all stiff and cold. I wondered if there was something wrong with me. No one had ever acted like this around me. It had always been friends or bullies. By the way the Cullens and Jasper were acting, it was as if they had befriended me against their better judgement and were paying for it with some consequence unknown to me.
I decided it was not worth getting involved. If the Cullens weren't sure if it was alright to be friends with me I didn't need them. It actually offended me that they were making such a big deal of it. So I avoided them as much as I could. I only hung out with Jessica and Angela after convincing them I had a falling out with Edward. They understood why I needed space from them but didn't shun the Cullens themselves. Jessica and Angela hung out with Alice, Jasper and Emmett everyday, while I was studying. I didn't know what Edward did since he didn't come to the room unless it was to sleep.
The leaves were turning yellow as it was mid October already. I grabbed my shoes and head outside for a walk. The year was going by so fast as well as my classes. I was learning so much more than I ever had in high school. I actually had fun in classes now. My professors, with the exception of my chemistry professor, were lively and passionate about their subjects and the art of teaching itself. I shuddered to think that midterms would be coming up soon.
"Bella. What are you doing out here?" Edward asked me.
He was sitting on a bench looking at a flock of pigeons. I walked over and sat next to him against my better judgement. Like it or not, he decided to become a permanent institution in my life the minute he made me spill my story. I would give him his space, but I wasn't going to give him up so easily. I could easily avoid Alice, Emmett and Jasper, but not Edward.
"Walking. I needed to think. Midterms are coming up soon." I explained, leaving out the fact I was thinking about him and his family.
He nodded and then turned to me. "I need to go back home for at least a week. I'm sorry to just leave you after you trusted me with your secret."
I wanted to roll my eyes and suggest that he pay me back by telling me his own secret. I didn't. I held my tongue and decided not to be a nosy brat.
"Okay. Well have a safe trip. I hope whatever's bothering you gets better. I wanna see the Edward I met on the first day here." I said, smiling.
Edward looked at me, his face gaunt. "I'm sorry. You may never see that Edward again. In fact, it would be better if you stayed away from me. You don't want someone like me in your life."
At this point I was really confused. He had been nice to me one second and now he was telling me to get out of his life. If I didn't know any better, he was just saying things because of his self pity. When people were miserable, they said stupid things they didn't mean.
"Friends never abandon each other. I don't care if you don't want me in your life now, but you will later and I'll be here for you. No matter what situation you're in. You helped me and I want to help you." I said.
He looked at me for a second sadly and got up and left without saying goodbye. I hoped he would tell me what was wrong soon. I couldn't stand knowing one of my friends was in pain. But I couldn't do anything. He didn't want me around him.
I didn't know what else to do so I went back inside and watched romantic comedy films until we fell asleep.
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P.S. FUNNY EMMETT DIALOGUE NEXT CHAPTER!