Chapter Five

Edward's P.O.V.

Life had stopped. Meaning had stopped. I was on my knees, and I could feel the invisible moisture in my eyes. Jasper wasn't daring to calm my mood. Only five short minutes ago, I had been so close to getting Bella, having her safe. Then, Alice had a vision.

My love, a vampire now, laying in a coffin. Blood was dripping from her throat, and her face was frozen with pure terror. And it would stay like that, for eternity.

"Edward, don't look in my head. You won't like what you see," Alice had told me. But of course, I ignored her request.

I stood there frozen in time. I don't think I had taken a breath. Who cares? My life was over, as was hers. I could hear everyone's frantic voices in the background, but I couldn't paying attention. Bella was dead. It was my fault. I shouldn't have gotten her wrapped up in my world. Once she was, I couldn't save her in time. I am a monster.

I felt warm water splash my body. I reacted by looking up.

"Edward, did you hear what Alice said?" Carlisle asked, holding an empty cup with dripping water.

"No," I replied, taking everything I had to sound sane.

"She believes the vision may not have occurred yet. Luckily, she and Jasper remember the way back. Son, we have to leave now to get their in time."

Before Carlisle finished his sentence, I was searching the house for the keys. The one time I truly needed them, I couldn't find them!

"I have them." Jasper said from downstairs, knowing I could hear. Before Jasper could take another breath, I was downstairs, with my hands reaching for the keys. Jasper looked at me, then at Carlisle.

"Do you really think Edward is in a state to drive?"

"GIVE ME THE DAMN KEYS JASPER," I screamed loudly. The glass shook.

Carlisle looked at me with judgmental eyes.

"Jasper is right. Edward, let me drive." I hissed at Carlisle, but lowered my arm.

The car ride was one of the worst experiences of my existence. Every second seemed as if it took hours to pass. My head was absorbed with thoughts, emotions, strategies. But mostly, I just saw Bella lying in the coffin. The vision was very stereo typical, but I knew it was true, or going to be true, if I didn't do anything.

Edward, are you getting out? Alice thought. I looked around. Alice, Carlisle, Jasper, and Esme were standing out side of the car, all staring at me. I still couldn't believe that Rosalie had actually been so hateful towards Bella, that she would leave the state until this whole thing was cleared up. Emmett followed her, terrified to leave her by herself, like I am Bella.

"Sorry," I whispered. I wasn't whispering sorry to the family, or to myself. I was saying it to Bella. Sorry was an understatement.

"This is the place. I can smell her," I stated. We all immediately absorbed the front of it for a quick second, just in case we needed to come back,

It was in the middle of the woods. Only a trail got us here off the side of the highway. The building was brick, with a black, faded, number painted on the side of it, along with some graffiti. There were windows everywhere, and one small door. This seemed like it used to be a warehouse of some sort.

My eyes scanned each window carefully, looking for signs of Bella. She was nowhere that I could see. I was the first one to run inside. I ran through the door.

"Bella?" I screamed, repeatedly, running around, looking in each room. I noticed that in only one room, the floor was wooden. My family was right behind me.

"What's down there?" Esme asked Alice.

"Bella."