Thank you so much for all of your reviews! I do have to admit that I absolutely loved Jasper in the last chapter, as some of your reviews said. Jasper's got that whole "sensative to people's emotions" thing so he knew Edward wasn't fine. I love Jasper. He's grown on me. And I was obviously able to finish this chapter last night. I took a 3 hour nap so I was wide awake with nothing to do since everyone was sleeping. So I wrote. Yay!

Um, I cried while writing this chapter so if you're emotional like me…you might wanna grab some Kleenex.

"I choke back each tear that bleeds, I'd rather rest forever in your arms, I'd rather stay than go, but I know that I should leave…it's hard to give up the one you'd never thought you'd leave, don't go, don't go, your eyes, they see through, my soul, don't go, don't go, you say as I walk out your door, with the sounds of the ocean crashing, 7:30, Friday evening, everything comes tumbling down" - August In Bethany by The Juliana Theory. This is my favorite song. Ever.

"Today's the day, Bella! You're graduating!" Charlie exclaimed as he burst in her room. He wasn't the best wake up call around. Bella hadn't talked to Edward for two weeks. She had caught him staring at her a few times, but he never came over. Was it really that revolting that she was in love with him?

"Okay, I'm awake," she grumbled as she got out of bed. Her eyes watered as she remembered what she was going to do today. But she had to. It was her only option. She couldn't take any more pain. There were no pieces of her heart left to shatter. She had to do this. She would do this.

When she got to the school, the tightening in her chest severely worsened. She saw Emmett, Alice, Jasper, Rosalie, Carlisle, Esme. They had been with her through everything, protected her, comforted her. Bella hoped "heartbreak" was a foreign word at her new home…wherever that was. She wasn't quite sure yet. All she knew was that tomorrow at 7:30 pm, she was getting on a plane and leaving Forks. She couldn't stay here. Everything carried a memory, memories she couldn't bear to be reminded of everyday.

As Bella stood to receive her certificate, she made the mistake of glancing at Edward. He was staring at her intently with so much pain etched on his face that Bella's heart broke for him. She broke the gaze and went up to the stage. Bella had already told everyone she was leaving, except for Edward. Jasper was going to do that tomorrow after her plane left ground. She felt her heart tear once again as she pictured Edward's face as Jasper was telling him. He wouldn't believe it at first. He'd accuse Jasper of lying, even though that was a ridiculous thought. Then he'd stand up and yell at Jasper to tell him where she was going. Good thing Bella hadn't told anyone. At the realization that she was gone, Edward would break. He'd crumble. He'd fall to the floor and put his head in his hands, sobbing all the while. Bella shook her head to clear the thoughts. If she continued to dwell on them, she wasn't sure she'd be able to leave. And she had to leave.

After the graduation ceremony and saying tearful goodbyes to everyone, Bella knew she had one more person to see. She glanced at Edward one final time and started to run an all too familiar path.

"Hey, girlie! What'cha doin' here so early?"

Bella smiled and sat down on her favorite stool.

"Well, Joe, I actually came to say goodbye."

He looked at her with a confused expression. "What do you mean 'goodbye'?"

"I'm leaving, Joe. I can't stay here."

Joe sighed and looked at her sympathetically. He had been with this girl through everything. He had watched her heart break, bit by bit. If anyone understood that she couldn't stay here, it was Joe. He leaned across the bar.

"I'm gonna take a stab at it and guess that you didn't tell Edward."

She shook her head.

"Bella, you need to tell him."

Her head whipped up to look at Joe. "No, I don't. Jasper's gonna do it."

"He doesn't need to hear it from Jasper. He needs to hear it from you."

"I can't, Joe."

"You can't what?"

"I can't tell Edward goodbye," she whispered with a cracking voice.

Her tone made a small tug at Joe's heart. "I know it'll be hard, darlin', but if you want him to leave you alone, you have to tell him. Jasper tellin' him won't give him closure. He'll chase after you, he'll try to find you. He'll never let go of you. But," he took a deep breath, "if you tell him, he might let you be. Losing your best friend is the worst thing in the world. If you love him, and I'm sure you do, you won't make him go through all the pain that he put you through."

"Why shouldn't I?" she asked angrily. "Why shouldn't he get a taste of what I've been through the past few months?"

"I think he already has, Bella. And I think you know that."

Bella looked up at him as tears started to stream down her face.

"Darlin', you gotta realize somethin'. When you get on that plane, you're both goin' to experience the worst and greatest amount of pain possible. I know it sure don't seem like it, but Edward deserves a goodbye. He deserves closure."

"Why?"

"Because he's still your best friend."

Bella sighed. "He's gonna beg me to stay."

"Of course he is. He doesn't want you to leave. He's gonna beg and plead and cry and fight and a million other things. Losing you is his worst fear, sweetheart. But you gotta do what you gotta do. So go do it."

"Tomorrow. I'll do it tomorrow. I've had to do enough goodbyes today. I don't think I can take another one, especially when it's Edward."

Joe nodded as Bella stood up. She leaned over the bar to hug him. "Goodbye, Joe. And thank you. For everything."

He lightly kissed her forehead. "You take care of yourself, kid."

"I will. Bye, Joe."

"Goodbye, darlin'."

When Bella got home, Jasper was waiting for her in her room. She noticed the window was open.

"Charlie would probably let you in the front door, you know."

He shrugged and said with a grin, "Doors are no fun."

Bella chuckled.

"So," his tone became serious, "how do you want me to do this?"

Bella sat on the bed next to him. "Actually, I think…I'm gonna do it."

He looked at her with concern. "Are you sure you can?"

Bella shook her head. "No. But I have to. No matter what, he's still my best friend. He deserves a goodbye."

Jasper nodded. They sat in a comfortable silence for a few minutes, both wrapped up in their own thoughts.

"Jasper?" Bella asked quietly. "How do you say goodbye to your best friend that you also happen to be in love with?" She started to cry. Jasper took her in his arms and rubbed her back soothingly. They stayed like that for a while until Jasper pulled back to look at her.

"There's no good way to do that, Bella. You just have to go to him and say what comes to your mind. It's going to hurt. You're going to cry. Half of you isn't going to want to leave...There's not much I can say right now, Bella. I can't prepare you for this. There's no way to prepare you for this."

She nodded. "I know. Do you think you could just…hold me tonight?" Bella and Jasper had gotten much closer through this whole ordeal so she didn't feel awkward asking him such a question.

"Of course," he whispered and gathered her in his arms once again, his own heart breaking as he thought of what would happen tomorrow.

For this section of the chapter, I listened to a different song. "Losing you is like living in a world with no air…my world revolves around you, it's so hard for me to breathe, tell me how I'm supposed to breathe with no air, can't live, can't breathe with no air, that's how I feel whenever you ain't there, it's no air, no air, got me out here in the water so deep, tell me how you gonna be without me, if you ain't here, I just can't breathe, it's no air, no air" - No Air by Jordin Sparks ft. Chris Brown. I like the acoustic version better so that's what I was listening to.

Bella drove to the Cullen household with a heavy heart. Her breath varied from hyperventilation to not breathing at all. She didn't know how she was going to do this. She didn't know how to live without Edward. Even now, though their relationship was strained, she knew he would be there in a heartbeat if she needed him. She put her forehead against the steering wheel as she parked, concentrating on inhaling and exhaling. She was there. No turning back now. With one final exhale, she got out of her truck.

Edward was out the door before she had even reached the porch. Seeing him made her breath catch her throat. She stopped and closed her eyes. Walk up to him, Bella told herself.

She didn't have to. When she opened her eyes, Edward was standing right in front of her. Being up this close made her realize just how much pain he was in. He had bags under his eyes from sleepless nights and they held so much agony that Bella's heart broke even more, which she had thought to be impossible. He raised his hand as if to stroke her face, but decided against it. He knew Emmett was watching from his window.

"Bella," he breathed in a broken whisper. "Bella, I'm so…I'm so sorry. I'm-I'm sorry. I didn't…I had no idea. I never wanted to-"

"I'm leaving, Edward," she interjected.

"No, Bella, please. Just-just stay for, like, 10 minutes. Talk."

She shook her head. "I don't mean I'm leaving your house."

He furrowed his eyebrows. "I don't understand."

Bella took a deep breath and turned her gaze to the ground. "I'm leaving Forks."

"For…for vacation?"

"No, Edward! I'm not taking a damn vacation! I'm leaving!"

He stared at her. He still didn't get it. He didn't want to get it.

She sighed exasperatedly. "I'm leaving and never coming back."

He felt a fresh stab of pain. "You-you can't just leave."

She raised her eyebrows. "My plane takes off at 7:30 tonight."

His eyes widened in realization. "Holy fuck, you're serious."

She nodded.

"N-no, Bella, why would you do that?"

"Why would I do that?" she repeated angrily. "I would do that because you broke my fucking heart, Edward! Everything here reminds me of you! Everything I look at brings back some stupid memory and makes me feel like I can't breathe! My fucking room smells like you!"

"Bella, I never meant to hurt you. That's…that's the last thing I ever wanted to do."

"It doesn't matter what you wanted to do, Edward. Because it happened. Hell, it's still happening right now!"

Another hole drilled in his heart. "I'm sorry, Bella. But you don't have to leave-"

"Yes, I do!" she shouted. "I can't take any more pain. I can't do it." She only then noticed that she'd been crying the whole time.

"Just-just let me help. Tell me what to do to take the pain away. Tell me how to make this better. I'll do anything," he pleaded.

"Nothing can fix this, Edward." They both felt the same jolt of heartbreak at the realization.

"Bella, please don't go." His voice was breaking. "Bella, please. I can't live without you."

A fresh wave of tears started to fall down her face. "I can't live without you either," she whispered. "But I have to." Tears now filled Edward's eyes. He walked closer to her and took her face in his hands. They experienced the fine line between pleasure and pain at the touch of each others skin.

"Bella, please. I can't…I can't breathe without you here. I can't wake up without knowing that you're only a few miles away." His thumbs wiped at her teardrops.

"Edward, we've always breathed together. We've always lived together. We have to learn to do things on our own now."

He shook his head violently. "No, we don't."

"Edward, you have to let me go." No!, her heart screamed. Don't let me go! Beg me to stay! Tell me you love me! Make me stay!

"I can't."

"Edward-"

"No, Bella," he said as tears fell down his face. "You aren't going anywhere."

"Yes, I am."

Edward bit his lip and shook his head again. "Bella, please. I need you." He wasn't sure how exactly he meant those words, but he knew they were true. He knew his heart was breaking with every tear that fell from her eye.

She shook her head sadly. "I have to go."

He moved his hands from her face to intertwine their fingers. "No, Bella, please." Their cores were being pierced ceaselessly.

"Let me go, Edward," she said softy as her heart continued to scream the opposite.

He shook his head, unable to form words anymore. She tried to pull his hands from his, but his grip was firm.

"Edward, let go." He continued to shake his head. Bella looked up and saw Jasper and Emmett in the window. She gestured for them to come down. When they got there, Emmett started to pry Edward's hands out of hers.

"Let her go, Edward," Jasper whispered. A sob escaped Edward's lips.

Emmett finally got Edward to let go of Bella's hands and stood in front of him with his hands on his chest.

"Goodbye, Edward," Bella said softly.

He was still shaking his head. "Bella, no."

"I love you." She watched as his bottom lip began to quiver. With one last look in his eyes, she started to walk away to her truck.

"Bella, no!" he cried. "Don't do this! Please!" Emmett held him back as he tried to run to her.

Everything in her said to turn around. Hold him and don't let him go. Take away his pain. Don't leave. Stay with him.

She ignored the pleas of his mouth, and of her soul, and drove away.

7:30.

Bella and Edward both let out an excruciating sob as her plane left the ground, their hearts breaking in unison for one last time.

Aw, man. I was a flipping basket case while writing this chapter. Don't worry, this isn't the end. Their hearts are gonna break again. I'm kind of running out of ways to describe how they feel so be prepared for some repeated material, maybe just worded differently. If you have any ways to describe being broken hearted that I haven't used yet, please include them in your review or send me a PM.

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