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From a tender age Bella had learned the value of compliance as a mean to conquer a person's affection. Throughout her life, she suppressed her opinions and desires, becoming what people expected her to be. Pleasing everybody was an exhausting undertaking that left Bella feeling dirty, for she wasn't merely a people pleaser, she had become a consummate liar.
Had she been confronted with Edward's infidelity just a week earlier, Bella would have chosen not to talk about it, for she would have been sure that no good would ever come out from confrontation. Due to Bella's recent epiphany, she felt strong enough to get what she needed to make an informed choice.
Determined not to make hasty decisions, Bella contemplated the problem at hand. Her mind was a maze of spiteful words and childish tantrums, but she was determined to avoid extremes at all costs, because she wanted to handle it as a mature adult. With that thought her mind cleared, like the sun breaking through gray clouds, Bella focused on the one point that truly mattered.
Edward's next words had the potential to destroy her hurt, but she needed the truth and was willingly to pay the price to attain it. She looked into his eyes and asked:
"Why, Edward?"
AN: Yesterday I wasn't able to post, sorry guys... But today you get two chapters, so I hope you can forgive me.