I hope everyone had a great Memorial weekend! I am so glad summer is almost here; which means I can get my chapters out faster. I have so many finals coming up that I am in over my head. I am sorry to say that I am not sure when I will be getting the chapters posted but you probably won't have to wait for them for very long. Maybe every 1 ½ weeks? I really don't know but, finals will be over soon enough so hang in there readers! I love you all!
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I wasn't sure how long I stood there but it couldn't have been long. I didn't believe that I had even blinked; maybe I thought that if I did, what I was seeing would go away. Maybe that's why I didn't. I felt a rush of emotions flow through my body and there was no way of stopping it.
I opened my mouth to speak but closed it when no noise came out. I couldn't think of any words and my brain wasn't forming any.
"Bella," the short pixie-like vampire said.
I felt like I was going to faint. "Alice," I breathed still in shock.
She just smiled at me but it quickly faded. My whole body went limp and when I hit the floor, everything turned black.
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"30 seconds," a voice repeated. I heard someone walking back and forth in a pacing motion. And whoever it was, was muttering something that I didn't understand.
"20," the voice said again and almost sounded panicked. I felt myself regaining consciousness and turned my head to the side.
I let my eyes flutter open to a blurry image. Automatically my hand went to my pounding head. After a few seconds I regained my sight and was looking at Alice Cullen. I had once thought that she would be my sister some day. That had been so long ago in which felt like forever now.
I looked around and saw that I was in my room. Alice sat on the edge of my bed and put her cold hand against the spot on my head in which I had fallen. "Don't worry, it won't hurt tomorrow," she said.
"What are you doing here?" I asked as I sat up to look straight at her.
She paused before speaking. "I'm sorry, Bella, I know I shouldn't have come but…I had to make sure that you were okay. I couldn't see you anymore, in my visions, and I didn't know what to think."
"You thought I was dead?" I questioned.
"I didn't know, I didn't think so because I would have saw it but…" she trailed off. "I'm sorry! I shouldn't have come! I promised!" Alice wailed.
"It's alright, Alice." I smiled in reassurance. "I'm glad you're here." I wasn't sure if I was lying.
She sighed. "How are you?"
"I'm good."
"You are?" She sounded surprised.
I leaned closer to her. "I am…and I'm happy."
She smiled and let out a laugh. "That's great…and now I don't have to feel guilty anymore." Her eyes widened after she said that.
"Guilty? Why would you—"
She sighed. "I felt bad about what happened, that I couldn't do anything about it."
I closed my eyes and let all the feelings, which remembering that night might have made me feel, pass. Now, I wasn't sure what Alice's visit was going to do to me.
"So, you're graduating."
"Are you going stay for it?"
Alice laughed. "If you want me to."
"How good do you get along with werewolves?" I didn't mean to say it but it slipped out.
"What?!? Do you know how dangerous they are?"
"They're not dangerous. And by the way it's Jacob Black."
Something changed in her face. "Black?"
I nodded. "The treaty," I hinted.
"Oh, yes. I remember Carlisle telling me about that. Never met them though."
"Jacob was there for me when Edward left. He was my best friend, still is, but now we're together."
She nodded along with what I was saying. I wasn't sure if she was actually listening to me.
We talked for a long time, probably hours. She told me how everyone was doing and I did the same. I noticed, that every time I said Jacob's name or mentioned the werewolves, her small body tightened up. Like she was waiting for something bad to happen. After that, Alice talked about Jasper. She mentioned that he wasn't taking the whole incident thing to well. And that he felt extremely bad about what happened on my birthday. For some reason I felt guilty that he had to feel that way. It probably wouldn't have worked out, Edward and me. Like in Romeo and Juliet, it would end tragically. I really didn't want to think of Romeo and Juliet. First of all, I was no Juliet and comparing my life to a book…who does that?
Alice was just as I remembered her. That alone would make me miss her when she left. I wished that she didn't have to leave but in the end, she would have to. I didn't ask about Edward. Even though part of me wanted to know, part of me didn't. I couldn't poison my life like that, wondering about him.
That night I slept with Alice on the couch. In the morning I woke up to gray skies that were threatening to give a downpour of rain. The house was freezing, due to the window being left open all night. I was unreasonably cold for June. When I pulled the blanket away from my face, only to meet the bone-chilling air.
When Alice walked into the room she was holding a deep purple hoodie in her white hands. "I turned the heat up for you but until the house heats up…" She threw the hoodie at me and I looked at it for a moment.
"I thought you might like it, I got it when I was in Alaska a few months ago."
"Oh, Alice, I love it." I threw it over my head and put my arms through the sleeves. It was definitely warm and I could feel the cotton against my skin.
All of a sudden Alice's head snapped up and her smile faded very quick. "What?" I asked.
Her eyes went to the door. "I'll give you three guesses as to who's coming."
My mind went immediately to Jacob. I was a little worried as to what he was going to think of Alice being here. As I rushed to the door I saw Alice stand there motionless looking at me. Finally she moved and got behind me but not close. She was probably a good ten feet away.
When I opened the door I saw Jacob standing there, not looking happy. "Alice is here," I said with sudden urgency. The look in his eyes told me that I was right to worry.
"A vampire," he hissed through his teeth. This was not a question, but a fact. He knew exactly who Alice was. Alice Cullen was in my home and he was angry about it, no doubt.
I glanced down at his hands that were trembling. I didn't know what to say. What could I say? Not a single word had come into my head. That was when Alice appeared in the doorway. Jacob looked up at her as she held on to the doorframe. She didn't seem to be very pleased that he was here.
Before anything could be said I slipped outside into the chilled air and closed the door behind me. It was probably a rude thing to do. I would apologize to Alice later.
"Alice Cullen! What the hell does she want?" His words kind of hurt.
"She came to check-up on me," I said quietly.
Jacob didn't even look at me. The space between us was unbearable. And when he finally did look at me it wasn't something I wanted to see. His beautiful face was filled with anger and his black eyes were set on me. "Are all the bloodsuckers coming back now?" he hissed, stinging me.
"No, it's just Alice." I kept my voice soft and sweet, not wanting to make him any angrier then he already was.
"But you wanted them all to come back."
"No!" I yelled at him. How could he even say that?
He smirked and said, "You're a bad liar, Bella."
Anger stirred within me. "I'm not lying! Why are you saying that?" I screamed.
"Oh really, Bella? You wouldn't want your perfect leech to come back? You'd jump on him in a heartbeat." He shook his head and took a step back from me. "This is too much for me. I can't be with you Bella, I know you still love him."
That was the one thing that stung the most. It was completely untrue but it hurt. It felt like a thousand knives just plummeted into my heart. I felt tears forming in my eyes.
"Jake, that's not true and you know that."
He started backing away even more now. "You'll always love those leeches." With that, my tears spilled over and I ran up to him.
"Don't say that," I wailed unable to comprehend what was happening before my eyes.
"Bella, I can't," he whispered.
I was silent for a moment. "Are you breaking up with me?" it was impossible to say those words.
"Yes…" He looked into my eyes and started to walk away.
"Jacob!" I yelled after him but he didn't turn. He only vanished into the woods.
My sobs turned into full out crying. Alice came behind me and put her hands around my waist. If it weren't for that, I would have fell to the ground. My whole body was numb and I felt dead inside. I turned to Alice and threw my arms around her and cried into her chest. "I'm so sorry Bella," was the only thing she said. It felt like the world around me was spinning at a rate that I could not keep up with. I felt dizzy and light-headed. The one good thing in my life didn't want me. Leaving me broken-hearted, with a whole in my chest. Well, it's not like it's the first time this has happened.
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It was really hard to write that last part! I wonder what will happen next though? I actually have no clue yet but don't worry readers, I'm sure Jacob and Bella will get back together…maybe? Tell what you think, I would love to hear your opinions! Really, reviews are much appreciated! That's all I'm going to say.
