Chap 10

I skipped to the garage, took the jeep, Eleazar had told me I was allowed to borrow it, though that was a while ago I was pretty sure the offer still stood, and if not I couldn't wait for a description of his face when he realises that his precious jeep is missing from Carmen. I drove toward forks. It took me two days to get there but I did get there, I debated the pros and cons of what I was doing for the entire road trip up to forks. Was what I was doing right? Should I have even been in forks? In the end my selfishness won, I just had to see them, to help me get through the next few years, even if it was only for one last time. I needed this. I had to do it. I would keep hidden so nobody would see me, I would just see them.

As I entered the familiar town I looked around, it seemed just like I had left it. I drove on, until I noticed that every single lamppost had a bright coloured flyer on it with the words "missing" printed in big red capitals, under the writing was a photograph, of me. It was one that was taken a while back, when I was going to see my gran, I was sixteen then.

I quickly drove out of town in case somebody might recognise me. I parked the jeep and walked off into the forest.

It was nice to be surrounded by the familiar green woods, home, my home. I took a deep breath of mossy air. Enjoying it. I slowly walked to the house, I stayed in the trees, they gave me good cover. I looked at one of the windows, my heart gave an almighty lurch.

Alice was in the family room, talking to Carlisle and Esme. I could hear every word with my vampire super senses.

"Carlisle, what are we going to do?" Alice whispered. "he never comes out."

Carlisle looked thoughtful "he needs time, nobody knows what happened to … her."

I suddenly realised hat they were talking about me. The fact that I was missing, or Edward, what had happened to him?

"her sent was completely lost, anything could have happened." Esme said, looking extremely sad. Carlisle wound his arm round her waist.

"she was a big part of this family, she was my daughter, and always will be," Esme continued.

"I miss her" Alice moaned

"we all do." Carlisle agreed.

"I don't see her either, we all knows what that means, but still we can hope cant we?" she asked.

"of course we wont stop looking. Never" Esme agreed

I couldn't take this, I ran into the middle of the forest, I was thirsty, I decided so I went to take down a small elk. It did nothing to calm me down, it took all I had not to run into the house and scream its me I'm here, ALIVE! Once I had done I got up, walked over to a tree and leaned against it. I was full, so I walked for ten minutes. I finally sat down at the base of a tree. Closed my eyes and daydreamed.

A sound. My eyes snapped open. I leapt up, there was someone in front of me looking at me with a shocked face.

Jasper.