ESMEPOV
Chapter 10
Gingerbread Man
"I don't know about you, but I'm gonna get a head-start" Alice declared
"A head-start?" Rosalie asked
"Uh huh. Edward found out that we didn't tell him about the bus accident sixty years ago. He isn't very happy about it, to say the least. If we stay here, his homecoming scene isn't gonna be pretty. If we run, however, we can prolong our lives by about three hours"
"Nice to know" Emmett muttered
I heard Alice curse as she zoned. She dashed up the stairs as fast as she could when she came back to reality.
"Run!" She screamed.
Edward crashed through the door a moment later.
"How could you?" he roared, "I could have seen her again, I could have been with her again!"
"Edward, calm down. Please" I murmured, trying to soothe him. Apparently it didn't work.
"Why, Esme? Why should I? You prevented me from my happiness, you all did. Why would you do that to me? Do you like to see me in pain? Do you?" He shouted in my face. I started sobbing dry tears. I could see the truth in his words, I had prevented him from a chance at happiness when we didn't tell him of Bella's accident, he had every right to be angry. I didn't like to see him in pain, but that was all we saw since he left Bella, his once chance of a good life. I felt sorry for Jasper, not only did he have to deal with his own pain and loss; he had to deal with everyone else's as well.
He saw the pain in my eyes, regaining a little of his composure. "I'm sorry Esme; that was out of line. Please forgive me"
I nodded, "Of course Edward; I understand"
He hugged me gently, trying to stop my crying.
"Can I still chase Emmett?"
"If it makes you feel better, son"
He grinned.
"You'd better run, Em"
"What?" Emmett said, and then caught on. He ran out the door screaming, "Run, run as fast as you can, you can't catch me, I'm the gingerbread man!" The room burst into hysterics, myself and Carlisle included. You could hear Alice giggling upstairs. Her laughs cut off abruptly.
Then the screaming began.