I saw the once- familiar stranger lying on the bed in the motel room. Her face was pale and her chest rose slowly. Her pulse was weak. She was dying and I didn't know what to do. I sat next to her on the bed. I had so many questions that needed to be answered by her. Like why she disappeared or why all my memories of her are blurry. I kneeled beside her when her eyes opened. She gave me a weak smile and touched my cheek. I saw the pain in her blue eyes.

"You grew up to be such a beautiful woman, Salome." She said weakly.

I grabbed her hand and kissed it. She smelled like roses in the spring. Her scent was so familiar even more than her face.

"How do I save you?" I asked.

I was determent to save her. I needed her. She chuckled lightly and lightly shook her head.

"I don't need saving. I've lived long enough, my dear." She said.

"How old are you?" I asked her.

"I'm old…very old." She chuckled "It's my time to leave this Earth. I'm completely fine with that. I lived what I had to live…my mission is complete."

I lightly squeeze her hand. She was the only thing that linked me to the mysterious force that hunts me…that chose me. I needed her alive. A selfish thought since she looked happy to soon be gone.

"Did you live a happy life?" I asked her.

"All the nights I taught you were the happiest of my life. Your bright smile saved me from this insane world I was born into. So some parts of my life were happy." She said.

I felt tears threating to come out. I didn't even remember her but she remember me with such fondness. I felt like the worst person on the face of the Earth.

"Salome, don't cry silly girl. It's not your fault you can't clearly remember me. You can't clearly remember me because that's how things are done. I took care of you until you were ready to protect yourself. I was so glad I saw you blossom into who you are now." Her voice was getting weaker.

"Don't speak. You're getting weaker by the second." I seemed to beg.

"No, now is the time to speak. I can't tell you what's soon to happen but I can tell you that you're going to have to make a big decision very soon." She touched my face and made me look her in the eyes "Salome, my little girl, all my nights were spent thinking of all that I didn't dare to do. I lay in bed regretting. I don't want that to be you. I want you to go to bed with a smile on your beautiful face." She took a sharp breath. I clung to her hand. I didn't fight the tears any longer I just let them fall. For the first time in all my life I felt loved, and the person who made me feel like that was dying in front of me. "You can ask me one question. So make it a good one, Salome." She whispered.

"Who were those inhumanly things and why did they have you?" I asked.

She chuckled. I knew I had asked two questions but I had to know.

"They were from the Volturi guard. They know…" Her chest stopped moving, her blue eyes clouded, her skin turned cold, and all color left her body. I looked at her motionless body. I just kneeled there waiting for nothing. I kissed her hand before letting it go.

I wasn't sure what to do with the body. As I was about to care her to go bury her out in the woods, her body tuned to ash and a gust of wind blew away her remains. They went out the opened window. I saw the bed she was laying on with amazement. This all seemed like a bad dream. I snapped out of my thoughts when my cellphone rang. I wiped away my tears before I answered.

"Hello?" I sighed.

"Salome, where are you? I saw the note but it's three in the afternoon already. " My father said worried.

"I'm in Seattle. I had to do something." I said tiredly.

"Jacob said your car was in a gas station. Who are you with?" He asked.

Damn Jacob and his big mouth.

"I'm with…Alice Cullen." I lied.

"Is she one of the daughters of Carlisle?" He asked.

"Yeah, she is. We went shopping and got a bit to eat but we're on our way." I said.

"Oh, don't worry about it. I was just scared you ran away, again." He sighed.

"No, I'll be home by dinner. I have to go Alice wants to hit one more store before we go." I said.

I heard him laugh and say okay. I hung up. I looked around the room once more. There was no sign of what happened. I grunted when I heard my phone go off again.

"Hello?" I asked annoyed.

"Where are you?" Alice said angrily.

What the hell did I do to her? I wanted to snap at her but I didn't feel like fighting or even lying at that moment.

"I'm in Seattle." I said.

She didn't respond for a moment.

"Are you okay?" She asked me with worry.

"Yeah, but I need a ride…"

"Where are you?" She asked quickly.

I told her the name of the motel and she told me she was on her way. I sat on the ground staring at the bed waiting for Alice to pick me up.

Alice and I sat in a restaurant. She had insisted I needed to eat something. A plate of spaghetti was in front of me. Alice stared at me and I stared at the spaghetti. I really didn't feel hungry. The spots I was hit started to hurt. It took all of my strength to not let out a scream of pain. I look up at Alice. She sighed and shook her head.

"Don't be stubborn and eat the food."

I pushed the plate to her. I really couldn't eat. I felt like I was going to die. I honestly wouldn't mind that. All my pains would be gone, forever, along with the secrets.

"I'm really not hungry. I think if I eat I'll just vomit." I told her honestly.

She looked at the plate and then at me. She folded her arms and shook her head. Now, who's being stubborn?

"I want you to try." She frowned.

I sighed. I didn't feel like arguing. Too much has happened. I really didn't want Alice to be mad at me. That would really be the cherry on top of the ice cream sundae. I took a bit and gave her a weak smile. She smiled up at me. I felt relived she wasn't mad.

"So what happened?" She asked.

This was the first time she had asked me. I thought she would have asked me earlier. I was glad she didn't because I would've broken down. I would have told her everything. Not like she would've believed me. I shrugged.

"Nothing, I just wanted to have an adventure." I said nonchalantly.

The pain on my back becomes stronger. I took a deep breath. She didn't seem to notice. I needed to get home. I felt terrible.

"Your adventure took you to a cheap motel in Seattle." She said a little in disbelieve.

An emotion of worry and fear crossed her face. I looked down. I didn't want to see anymore emotions. I didn't want to feel any more pain. My body started to scream in pain. I bit my tongue. It took me a moment to regain my control over the pain.

"Yeah, pretty much." I said "Can we go? I need to get home."

Alice's eyes darken. She stood up angrily. I looked up at her puzzled. She just started to walk away. I wasn't sure what I did or if I should follow her. She stopped and turned to me annoyed.

"Aren't you coming?" She said.

I quickly got up and followed her. I felt a little dizzy but I managed to get to her BMW. She slammed her door angrily. I jumped which made my body ache even more. Alice took a deep breath. She murmured a sorry before driving in high speed. We sat in silence all the way to my house. Alice didn't even acknowledge me once. I felt horrible. My body's pain now sipped into my heart. Alice parked in front of my house. She still looked angry. It pained me that I was the one who did that to her. I only cause pain to the once who try to get close to me. I wish I was just invisible so I couldn't hurt anybody else. But that was too easy, life could never be easy. What's the fun of that, right?

"Why are you angry?" I finally had the courage to ask her.

"I'm angry that the spaghetti was horrible and it cost so much." Her eyes were a shade darker.

I felt my body start to become numb. She was pissed which means I could be in trouble. My body went into defense mood. I felt worried and relieved. The pain numbed down but I didn't want to hurt Alice. My body was in defense mood. I hope my brain doesn't go into that mood.

"You're lying." I said calmly.

"What you're the only one who is allowed to lie?" I looked at her shocked "I see through your mask, Salome, I see through your lies. You can fool everyone else, even yourself, but you can't fool me. You're not the Salome Bella looks up to, that Salome isn't real. You lie so well that sometimes I wonder if you believe those lies. You're not a brave and strong person. You're just a very good liar. " She said angrily. I felt something inside me shatter. The tears were threating to come out. The pain started to come back. I opened my mouth to answer her but I couldn't find my words. The pain most of eaten them. I just said a quick thank you and slowly made my way to the house.

My body was in pain, so was my heart. I fell to the ground after I had closed the door. My head hit the wooden floor. I blacked out for a couple moments. I started to crawl to the living room. I needed to get to my room, but I was into much pain. I also felt dizzy and my vision was blurring. I hold back the screams that wanted to come out. I didn't want to be weak. I didn't want my enemies have the satisfaction of hearing me scream in pain. Even if most of them were die.

I lay next to the couch. I couldn't even get up to the soft couch. I closed my eyes. I could feel the pain devour my body. In a strange way, it felt good. I felt so normal. I didn't feel like the liar Alice thinks I am. I chuckled bitterly. I winced in pain. I was a liar. I would love to believe I lied to the once I cared about for their protection, but I think that, what made me not speak up, was the fear. The fear of never having them near me, the fear of them locking me up in a hospital for the rest of my life, and the fear of never having the moments of normalcy I loved so much.

Alice was right; I wasn't a brave and strong person. At that moment I felt weaker than any normal human. I also felt like a fake. Who was Salome Torres? I didn't even know. I have buried her with all the lies I had said throughout my life. I was no body.

I heard the doorbell ring it sounded so distant. I felt myself slipping into a peaceful darkness. I closed my eyes. I reopened them what seemed seconds later. I saw Bella looking down at me with tears falling down her pale face. She was screaming but I couldn't hear her. I also saw Edward who was talking into a cellphone. He even looked scared. I wonder why. Maybe he loves Bella so much he doesn't want her new friend to die. Or maybe he just wanted to kill me himself. I wanted to chuckle at my ideas but I couldn't. I couldn't feel the pain…I couldn't feel my body. The peaceful darkness soon engulfed me.