CHAPTER 2

I was in the same forest chasing him down calling his name. Yet he kept running from me. "Edward please wait! Im sorry! Edward, don't leave without me!"

I sat up in my bed immediately, putting my hand over my heart that was beating out of my chest. How could he leave me again? He promised he would never leave me. I glanced at my clock only checking to see if Charlie would be asleep. That's when something caught my eye. My heart skipped a beat.

"Ed-Edward...is that you" I stuttered into the night. Something brushed past my neck and i let out a blood curling scream.

I heard Charlie's frantic footsteps as he rushed up the stairs. "Bells what's wrong are you alright what happened?" Charlie said in a rush of words. I spoke nothing, utter silence answered his question. "Did Edward do something to you Bella?" He spoke softly. I got off my bed and walked to my window. Charlie walked up behind me and put his hand on my shoulder. "Bella whatever happened it will be alright. I promise you"

"Thanks dad." With that I felt Charlie lift his hand off of my shoulder and walk out of my room, leaving me to stare longingly at the outside world where I had lost my love one to many times.

I turned away from the window just staring gave me to much heartache. I walked back to my bed and curled up under my quilt. I attempted to close my eyes but he invaded the darkness of my closed eyes. So I just sat there staring at my ceiling. Slowly my eyes drifted close and I awoke to the next morning.

I sat up in my bed and looked to my rocking chair to see if he had came back. No one was there. No one had been there. Everything was untouched. A loud sigh escaped my lips as I dressed into a pair of dark blue jeans and a plain gray t-shirt.

After I had brushed my teeth I went down stairs to see if Charlie was still home. It was a weekend so it was very possible that he was fishing at La Push with Billy. I walked to the kitchen window to only see my truck sitting in the driveway. Thank god, I dont think I could have hid my emotions from Charlie this morning.

After a bowl of cereal, which I barely ate, I jumped into my truck and started driving toward the main street in Forks to go get my nails done. I stopped near the salon and parked my truck. I needed a little walking to get Edward off of my mind.

Only a little while of mindless walking I ran into something very hard. I stopped dead in my tracks. It felt like my marble skinned boy. I looked up to see a boy about 18 years old. He had dark brown hair and the same golden eyes of the family I so wished to be in. His face was soft and very angular, and he was as beautiful as my Edward.

"Oh my... I'm so sorry. Excuse me." I mumbled and I felt heat rise to my cheeks.

"Oh, it's no problem not at all." He spoke with a smirk in his voice and then asked. "I know this may seem weird but are you lost?"

"Oh no I was day dreaming." I giggled awkwardly, staring at my feet in utter embarrassment.

"Oh can I walk you back to wear you need to go?" The beautiful man spoke.

"Sure im Bella by the way. Isabella Swan." Why was I telling this complete stranger my name? This was so weird and not like me. Maybe it was because he looked so much like my Edward. Oh I pray that he isn't like Laurent. Please! He seems to nice to end up being like Laurent!

"Are you alright Bella?" He sounded worried and he looked into my eyes as if searching for the hidden answer lying deep inside me.

"Oh yes I'm fine. But what shall i call you? Stranger?" I asked attempting to add some humor to our awkward situation.

"I'm Bret Sterling. I'm actually here to visit an old friend but he doesn't seem to be here anymore." He replied curtly and smiled an awkward almost Edward type smile.

I stopped in my tracks and thought. Did he know Edward? Maybe he knew where he was? Dare I ask? No, it doesn't seem right.

"Bella let me take you to the coffee house and get you something to drink, your to into your own thoughts right now and your lucky you ran into me and not someone who could actually hurt you badly." He sounded worried for me. I just met him but it already seems like he knows all about me.

"Bret are you… a vampire?" I asked him softly trying to make this seem as friendly as I possibly could.

"That's not something to talk about right now Bella. Let's get some coffee first then you can ask questions of that sort." He quickly snapped back. It was amazing how quickly he speech went as he let out that sentence.