BPOV
I woke up to talking. Normally I'd be upset to be woken up, but I was too comfortable to complain. I was warm and felt like I was lying on the world's best pillow.
"Is she okay?" I heard a man whisper.
"Yeah, she's just really tired," and angel said, "You don't mind if she stays right?"
"No," the other man said, "As long as her parents don't mind."
"They don't," the angel said, "They're out of town again."
"Well, it's not fair she has to stay so long by herself, she can stay as long as she'd like."
"Thanks." Then I heard the door close. I tried to roll over but felt a pair of arms tighten around me.
"Bella?" someone whispered.
I opened my eyes and saw that I was face to face with Edward's chest. "Hey," I said softly, my voice sounded all raspy from crying so much before I fell asleep.
He ran his hand threw my hair, "Hello, love," he said, "You feel better?"
"No," I whispered, "I should've treated you like that. I don't deserve someone as great as you…"
He kissed my head, "Yes you do, Bella," he said, "Bella, people mess up, and I know that you love me. If you didn't you wouldn't feel as bad as you do about all this. You've always treated me good, baby, you make me so happy. I don't think I've ever been so happy in my life."
I cuddled closer to him and tightened my arms around him. "I love you so much," I said.
"I love you too," he whispered. He was quiet for a couple of minutes before he whispered, "Bella?"
"Hmm?" I said.
"Are you going to go to the memorial for Ara at school?" he asked.
I didn't answer right away, "I usually don't go," I said.
"What if I sit with you," he said, "I think it would be good for you to go."
I thought about this for a second. Going with Edward might make me feel a lot better. I usually feel safer when I'm with Edward. "You won't leave?" I asked.
"I felt him shake his head, "I won't leave you side," he said, "I swear"
"I'll go the," I whispered, "As long as you're there to protect me."
EPOV
The next day Bella and I walked into the gym for the memorial. Bella was holding my hand tightly and I held her close to my side.
She looked to the side and waved at someone. I looked and saw Caiden sitting by himself. I gave him a sympathetic smile. "Let's go sit with him," Bella said. I nodded and let her led me to him.
She sat down next to him and smiled softly at him. "How are you doing?" she asked.
He looked at her and smiled sadly, "No better than you probably," he said. Bella just nodded and looked back at the principal.
I looked around and saw news crews everywhere. This must be the usual thing to do, for publicity of something. "I'm Erin Lynn reporting from Forks High School where the students are having a memorial for Arabel Swan," a reported said to the camera.
"We are here today to honor a student that was very important and dear to our hearts. We do this memorial every year to honor her life-" the principal said.
"I hate all these damn cameras," Bella whispered to me and Caiden, "They don't care about my sister, they just want their story."
I rubbed my thumb soothingly across the back of her hand. "Just ignore them," I whispered.
"I would like to start off this day by asking if anyone would like to come up and say a few words," the principal continued. No one said anything at first and then I saw Bella's hand go up beside me.
BPOV
As soon as I raised my hand I couldn't believe what I had done. I hated going to these things, and I had never, EVER, spoke to the press about my sister. There was something different about today though, I felt like… like I had to speak.
I saw the principal's eyes land on me and he gave me a sympathetic smile, "Come on up, Miss. Swan," he said.
I squeezed Edward's hand once before getting up and walking up to the stage. "Look! Arabel's sister is finally going to speak to us!" a reporter said.
I rolled my eyes and stepped up to the microphone. "Good morning, everyone," I said softly, "As you all probably know, I'm Isabella Swan, Arabel's twin sister." I took a deep breath and looked into the camera that was pointed at me. "I know that my sister is out there somewhere, if she wasn't I'd be able to feel it. I just want to say that, Ara, if you're watching this, I miss you so much." I could feel the tears start to form in my eyes. "It hurts to even look in the mirror. Some days I don't know how I'm going to get by. It almost seems like a bad dream and I'm still waiting to wake up." I started to remember everything I used to do with my sister and I smiled a little. "Sometimes I think that you're going to walk into my room and say 'here I am!' just like you used to. You're not just my sister; you're my best friend… I just want you back…" I felt the tears start flowing down my face faster. I felt like I couldn't breathe. I turned and ran off the stage and out of the gym. I ran over to a bench and sat down.
"Bella!" someone said. I looked up and saw Edward and Caiden running over to me. Edward knelled down in front of me and handed me one of pills.
"Breathe, love," he said softly.
I took a deep breath and tried to calm down but I couldn't. "I just miss her," I said.
Caiden sat next to me. "Bells," he said, "I miss her too, I miss her every day, she's all I everything about. I feel the same way you do, but you just have to remember that she's out there somewhere. If you believe that they you believe that one day she'll find her way home."
I leaned over and hugged him, "I knew my sister had good taste in guys," I said. He just laughed. I pulled back and looked at him. "She really loved you, you know," I whispered.
He smiled sadly, "I know," he said.
REVIEW!