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I felt like I was being pulled in every direction. My arms were somewhere above me, and my legs were tangled up with something. My eyes stung and I didn't want to open them, so I couldn't exactly see where I was. I tried to feel around. I was lying on something… soft. That was good, heaven was supposed to be soft. But it was cold and warm at the same time- my back was cool while my front was freezing cold. This was quite confusing- wasn't heaven supposed to be nice, maybe I was in hell after all. I shivered at the thought and gasped. I could breathe again! I rolled over and coughed, salt water pouring out.
After my lungs were empty again, I rolled back over onto my back. It was pleasant now, and I had gotten used to the warmth against my back. My eyes were starting to stop stinging, so I opened them. Immediately, I was blinded by some sort of light. I rolled over again and pressed my face into the ground. It wasn't soft anymore, it was rough and gritty and it stuck to my face. I coughed again and lifted my face. I opened my eyes and I was looking at…sand. I was on a beach? Well there were probably some beaches in heaven I guess.
I moved my arms towards me and wiped them on my clothes to get rid of the sand. I brushed my hair out of my face and sat on my bum. I was stunned by what I saw. It was the ocean- deep, sparkling and clear. It went on for as long as the eye could see, and the beach stretched out miles along the edge of a rainforest. This wasn't heaven… heaven was supposed to be full of people, right? All the people I thought I'd see here, and it was completely deserted. So that left the question: where was I?
I tried to think back and see what I remembered. I was at the ball, and then I left, then… I wondered around outside for a little and then… then…I couldn't remember. Strange. I shrugged it off and jumped up off the ground and began to walk along the beach. The waves crashed against my feet as I walked, trying to remember. It was starting to get dark before I realized how long I had been walking. The tide had come in and washed away all of my footprints, removing any evidence that I had been there at all. I sat down again and sighed. I couldn't think of any other explanation for what this place might be, so I had concluded that this must be heaven. But if this was heaven, it was dead boring. What did they expect you to do all day, watch the waves?
I lay down and looked up at the sky. It wasn't completely dark, and I could still see quite a distance. I had a feeling though, that this wouldn't last long. I got up to look for some firewood, so that I could make a fire. I had no idea how… but I was still going to try. I wondered around the fringe of the forest, picking up odd bits of branches and driftwood.
When my arms were finally full, I carried my findings back to the beach. I assumed the sea had already come in as far as it would and would hopefully start going out soon. I dumped all the wood on the floor and arranged it in a neat pile. After I had finished piling it up, I stood back to admire it. Now I only needed to light it, and I'd be all set.
The only question was, how?
This was one of those times that I wished I had listened to Charlie and taken the Brownies up on their offer. At least then I would've known how to light a fire. Suddenly I thought of something. I remember seeing something, in a movie or something; they used rocks to light a fire! Yes! I thought I'm on a roll here. After doing a little happy dance, I stumbled back over to the forest and looked on the ground for a stone.
I was still combing the grass when I remembered what kind of stone I was supposed to be looking for- Flint. It was supposed to be a dark, black, shiny looking thing. After ten minutes I had successfully managed to locate flint and I made my way back over to the wood-pile. I sat down, still grinning triumphantly, until I realized I had no idea how I was supposed to light it. Did I hit it with a stick or something?
Just then something caught my eye. A flash of silver on my wrist. Of course! I had to bang it against steel. I hoped my bracelet would work, even though I wasn't sure if it was made out of steel. I took it off and knelt so that the sparks would hopefully fall on the wood. I struck the metal once, twice, three times. A spark flew off from the metal and landed on the fire. Yes! I thought. Suddenly it went out. Ugh, great thinking Bella, your fire's just gone out. This time I tried again and waited. The spark actually made it into a little flame before it flickered and died.
One more time I told myself. I struck the metal and a couple of sparks landed on the wood. I tried to use my body to shield the little flickers of fire from the wind. When they didn't go out a let out a sigh of relief and a gust of air came out of my lungs, accidentally causing the flame to flicker, before raging to life again. I continued to blow lightly on the fire until it blazed brightly. I lay down next to it, trying to warm up- I hadn't noticed until that moment how cold it even was.
I tried to get comfortable in the sand, but it was just to cold. Even with the warmth provided by the fire I was still shivering uncontrollably. I determined to get myself warm, so I tried to bury myself in the sand. Hopefully that would at least provide shelter from the wind and the cold air. Once I had covered myself up to my waist I was exhausted. I decided that I wasn't bothered anymore, and fell asleep.
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I was dreaming. I saw so many different things- it was like I was dying again. Then the strangest thing happened- I saw my dad. It wasn't a memory I don't think… or maybe it was, but a really old one. It was Charlie, telling me goodnight. He stroked my hair, and I could feel it. He kissed my forehead, and I could feel it again. I felt the tears coming. It was like I was awake, but I was trapped inside my dream. He laughed at something I had said, and the whispered "Goodnight Bella, Have wonderful dreams- full of laughter and happiness, and by the way, I'll always be just downstairs to get rid of those evil monsters" he mocked. I laughed through my tears. I love my dad… loved. I coughed again and watched my dream change.
I was on the ship, getting ready for the ball. Alice and Rosalie were there, helping me. I felt something stab my heart. My best friends were… gone. They were either down there… still surviving or… I gulped. I didn't want them to be gone, I wished I'd been nicer to them, I should have stayed at that stupid party, then at least I would have been with them when I died. They were my best friends and I had ditched them because I was too stubborn for my own good… now they used to be my best friends- past tense. I was dead now. The tears were still flowing rapidly as my dream changed once again.
I saw a flash of green, a flash of bronze- it was Edward. My heart stopped. I was seeing him again. Not in real life or course, but this was just as good. My memory had remembered exactly what he looked like that night, even if I hadn't taken it in consciously. I saw it now: he was wearing a deep black tux with a proper bow tie and everything. He looked phenomenal and that didn't even cover it. He was unbelievably beautiful, just like an angel. I sighed and watched him through my memories.
We were twirling around at that dance. I knew I was definitely not doing that, so it must have been Edward, he was incredible. I looked so content there, in his arms and he smiled as he pulled me closer. I giggled slightly, remembering how far away we were at the beginning. Then something strange happened. It was like my mind was making it up as it went along. When Edward pulled me close this time, he put a hand on my cheek and leaned in. I could feel my heart start to beat faster as he did, and I gasped slightly when I could feel his breath on my face. But then he confused me by passing my face, moving instead, to my ear.
"I'm going to be there for you Bella, Always" he whispered. I shivered as his breath caressed my face. Suddenly he pulled back and his stunning green eyes were filled with pain. It made my heart break in two. I tried to reach out to him, but my hands were so heavy. Then it was all in fast forward. I pulled away from him and ran to the door. The only thing I could pick up was his broken plea for me to stay, and then my harsh refusal. I mentally kicked myself for doing that as I watched myself tumble around on the deck while I sobbed to myself.
All of a sudden, everything went black and I could concentrate again. I heard screaming in the background, but I didn't know exactly where it was coming from. As I slowly got more alert, I realised it was me that was screaming. I immediately clamped a hand over my mouth and felt the tears run down my cheeks. Why did I have to die? All the things that I had left behind were being shoved in front of me and I couldn't bear it.
My eyes flew open and I realised it was morning. I sat up and looked at my makeshift blanket. It looked like I had tossed and turned so much during the night, that I had spread the sand back out and gotten quite a lot of it into the fire, which was now barely ignited. I picked up a handful of sand and dumped it on what remained of it.
My stomach growled- I was really hungry all of a sudden. I got up and stretched. I was, without a doubt, never going to sleep on the beach again. I walked grudgingly over to the forest, to see if there were any fruit trees. I wondered around for a bit, but I came up empty. I decided to venture further into the forest- it wasn't like anything could hurt me in heaven, right? I stumbled over some tree branches and loose roots, but I didn't fall once. Things were looking up for me.
From nowhere there was a rustle in the bushes next to me. I guess I spoke to soon. I backed up and grabbed a dead branch from the floor, and put it up in front of me. My first instinct would've been to run, and since I was wrong about my luck changing, I think the probability of me tripping over, was really high. I heard a high pitched growl, before something charged straight for me.
A/N:
So... how'd you like that? sorry this chapter was a bit boring, but it was a filler and i promise it will get better from here on. So thats it.. all my ready made chapters posted. im nearly finished on my next one though so you might get it tomorrow or the day after.
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