October

October came and went. I turned 18 on Halloween. I was now older here than I was back in my other world.

I wonder what was going on over there.

Alice tried to throw me a party but I wasn't that into it. I think the reminder of what happened with Bella made me not enjoy my birthday as much. I tried to put on a happy face but it was difficult for me to do.

New York was fine. Jasper is a philosophy student at a college. I think his studies helped to distract him from his slip up with Bella.

I was being home schooled while we were here. I didn't mind though. I would rather stay at our new home compared to being at a school.

Edward has been MIA. I haven't seen him since we were in Alaska. He called to wish me a happy birthday but he hung up soon after.

Our family felt broken and empty without him with us.

I wanted more than anything to go back to Forks. I just wanted everything to go back to normal.

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November

I was completely and utterly bored. Nothing exciting ever happened here.

The only thing that wasn't boring were my constant arguments with Alex. He agitated me to no end.

He would constantly follow me everywhere. Jasper and Emmett would keep an eye on him but he never tried to hurt me.

All Alex would do was watch me and make comments that annoyed me.

The other day he said that he gets bored when I am sleeping.

I even woke up in the middle of the night to find him in my room staring at me.

I screamed at him to get out of my room and stop being a stalker. He just laughed and walked away.

I knew he was doing it on purpose to get a reaction from me. It was working and he found it amusing.

We haven't heard from Edward. The last time I talked to him was on my birthday and even that phone call was short.

All he said was Happy Birthday and that he would call us sometime soon.

He hasn't called and I feel completely empty inside.

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December

We were now in the month of December.

I still haven't heard from Edward. Why isn't he calling us?

I keep asking Carlisle and Esme if they have heard from him. The answer is always the same. No.

I just want to see him or hear from him. Just so I know that he is ok.

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January

"Your being ridiculous."

"I'm being ridiculous?!"

"Yes, you are blowing this whole situation out of proportion."

I grit my teeth while I glared at the egotistical maniac.

"How am I blowing this out of proportion? My shoe is completely shredded apart!" It was true. I came downstairs to get something to eat only to find that one of my shoes was torn to pieces.

The toe of the shoe was completely gone.

"What? I saw the shoe and thought it would be fun to play with a bear." Alex looked at me innocently.

"You used my shoe as a chew toy for a bear. Just so you could antagonize him before eating it."

Alex smiled at me and shrugged his shoulder. "I've been bored lately. I just wanted to have some fun."

I narrow my eyes at him. "You owe me a new pair of sneakers." I threw the shoe at him before going back up to my room.

That man is constantly getting on my nerves.

I don't understand him at all. Why does he constantly bother me?

He follows me everywhere and will take my stuff sometimes. Usually he gives it back to me but I'm not getting that shoe back.

I go to my room and lie down in my bed. I am so drained from my constant arguments with Alex that it doesn't take me long to fall asleep.

I don't know how long I was asleep for when I woke up to a noise. It sounded like a dull thud.

I look at my clock to see that it is 3 o'clock in the morning. That's unusual. My family tends to be quiet when I'm sleeping so waking up to a thud is strange.

Even Alex made sure to keep quiet. He annoyed me but at least he was considerate of my sleeping schedule.

I climb out of my bed and head to my door. I quietly open my door and step out into the hallway.

I am almost at the stairs when I start to hear voices which caused me to stop in my tracks.

"Emmett be quiet. You will wake her up."

"Sorry."

"You need to talk to her. How long are you going to be avoiding her? She tries to keep everything together but we can tell that she's miserable. She misses you Edward."

Wait. Edward?

"I know. Now isn't a good time."

"Isn't a good time for who Edward? For her or for you?" I could tell that Rosalie was getting angry.

"Rose, I just need time."

"I know your upset about Bella, but why take it out on Sophie? She's family! She is constantly asking us if you have called. We have to keep lying to her. She thinks that you haven't called us since her birthday in October. And speaking of her birthday, how could you keep that phone call so short?! You should have seen her when you called. She was so happy and excited to hear from you only to realize that you only wanted to talk to her for barely a minute! She looked upset. She even cried herself to sleep that night. On her own birthday!"

"Rose..." During their conversation I crept closer to the stairs. I don't know how, but I was able to get to the bottom of the stairs before everyone noticed me.

Sure enough, standing in the living room was Edward.

Everyone was standing around him. Even Alex was in the room. He was standing by the back wall staring at Edward.

Everyone looked nervous when they saw me. They knew that I heard the entire conversation.

I should be happy to see him, but I wasn't.

"You look terrible," I say to Edward. He really did. His eyes were golden but he didn't look right. His eyes looked pained and empty. He just looked like an empty shell.

"Sophie," warned Carlisle.

"What? Everyone's thinking it. Apparently I'm the only one that will say it." I turn back towards Edward. "What did Rosalie mean that they have to keep lying to me?"

Edward didn't say anything. He wouldn't even look at me.

I look at Rose to get my answer. She sighed. "He calls us about once a month. We talked to him about a week ago." I felt like a bucket of ice cold water fell on me. Things slowly started to click into place.

"Why are they lying to me Edward? Do you not want to talk to me? Where you even going to stay so that I would get to see you?" Edward's silence answered my question.

"You weren't going to stay. If I didn't wake up then I wouldn't have known that you were even here. Everyone would have to keep lying to me. Why won't you look at me Edward?" Edward sighs and finally looks at me.

"You don't want to talk to me because of her? You don't want to talk to me or see me because we are so much alike. Isn't that right Edward?" I was now fully glaring at him. How could he do this to me?

"I remind you of her because you can't read my thoughts. Not hearing my thoughts reminds you that you can't read hers either. You don't want to see me so you aren't constantly reminded about what a stupid decision that you made." I was beyond mad. I was hurt and upset that he would neglect me. All because of his decision on leaving Bella. I couldn't stop myself from shouting at him.

"Am I even your sister anymore? I thought you were the greatest brother that I could ever have. You protected me and took care of me when I was sick. Where is that Edward? The one that I grew up with? Because the person standing in front of me isn't him. I don't even know you anymore!"

I was so oblivious to what was going on around me. I didn't notice my family or Alex looking alarmed.

It was only when Edward said my name when I stopped. He was staring at something. Something that was behind me. He looked shocked and alarmed.

Perplexed, I turned around to see what everyone was looking at.

Everyone was staring at Esme's vase. When I looked at it I stopped as well. They weren't looking at the designs that were on it.

No, they were looking at it because it was floating in the air. It had to be floating about a foot above the table.

It was only when I gasped and took a step back when the vase exploded.

My sudden movement caused the vase to explode. Which sent glass raining down in every direction around me.

So what do you think? I have big plans for Sophie and I felt that this chapter needed to happen. What do you think is going on with Sophie? Until next time!