Chapter 3

- Band-aid -

BPOV

I decided to take a walk down the beach. Alone. I couldn't believe what just happened. I saw lots of couples in love on the beach. It was pretty crowded yet I felt so alone. I kept walking until I found the right spot to stay. And there I was.. sitting all by myself. I tried to hold myself from crying but I failed. I cried.

I thought it was going to be the best summer ever. I thought I could finally find the right person to love. I thought it was going to be an unforgettable summer in my life. But I realized I was wrong. I stared at the sky, and there was nothing but a dark sky. There were no stars. All of a sudden, everything felt different. I felt like the old "Bella".

The moment my mom said about marrying that guy named Jacob, I couldn't even describe how it felt. I believed Edward and I were meant to be. Our love was worth fighting for. It was a love story unlike any other.

I had travelled halfway across the world to Bali and I met him, that must be happened for a reason. Not an ordinary reason, more like.. a real, serious, reason.

Just when I thought my day couldn't get any worse, "Bella…" I heard someone calling my name. I turned around and it was Edward.

"Edward," I sighed heavily, trying to fake a smile. "Edward…" he sat right next to me and smiled as he moved closer.

"What is it, Bella? Why are you here all by yourself?" he asked me as he took off his sweater. "You're cold," he frowned with concern, and he put on his sweater to me. He held me close, hugging me tight. I closed my eyes and I cried on his shoulder. People were staring at me but I didn't care. I felt so down and he was the only person I could talk to.

"Bella, tell me. What's wrong?" he whispered in my ear while I was still crying on his shoulder.

"I'm okay." I lied and then I stopped hugging him.

"You're a terrible liar, I know you're not," he stared me in the eyes and wiped away my tears.

"Well," I finally decided to tell him, "I-well.. I'm… I'm hurt," I exhaled deeply, still sobbing, "It's just hard to tell.. well.. I—" I wasn't finished talking and he interrupted me. He started humming a song in my ear. A song that was familiar to me.

"When the night falls on you, you don't know what to do.. Nothing you confess could make me love you less. I'll stand by you, I'll stand by you, won't let nobody hurt you, I'll stand by you."

It was 'I'll Stand By You'.

"I'm here. I'm always here whenever you need me, Bella. You know that," he smiled and lifted up my chin with his hand and he kissed my forehead and then down to my lips. I could feel his cold breath on me. Teardrops kept falling from my eyes that made Edward taste my tears on his tongue, too. He kissed me softly. I felt a whole lot better.

"Thank you, Edward," I looked down and a teardrop fell to my toe.

He took something out of his pocket. "I bring this every time in my pocket. Just in case someone gets hurt. Especially you," he took my hand. "Take this. Heartache is a disease. Get well soon."

He gave me a band-aid. 'A band-aid to cure a heartache,' I thought. I took it from his hand and put it inside my pocket.

I couldn't say anything. He was the sweetest guy I had ever known. I felt like the luckiest girl alive. My eyes were all sore that I nearly fell asleep on his lap.

"Bella, let's get back inside, shall we?" he stood up, taking my hand.

"I don't want to see my mom. I could stay here all night."

He grumbled in disappointment, "you can stay with me tonight if you want to."

"Fine," I nodded and I took his hand.

EPOV

I brought Bella to my room. I didn't know what exactly was happening to her. She looked so hurt, so much in pain. And I was hurt as well. Seeing her sad hurt me so much. She was a fragile to me. I felt so protective of her.

I ran my fingers through her face, studying her face carefully. She was tired. She fell asleep in my bed already. I found it fascinating when I saw her sleeping. She talked in her sleep, and she was calling my name.

I was curious of her. 'What is she dreaming about?' I asked to myself. I pursed my lips, still studying her face carefully. She looked as if she was worrying about something. As if she was going to lose me. I would never let that happen.

I would never let that happen.

I had never been so alive before. I felt so lifeless without her. She was like an angel who came to my life and fixed everything. My mom died when she gave birth to me, and I felt so alone without her presence. And my dad, he had a heart attack when I was 10, and he died. My dad was a great man. So I spent years with my brother Jasper, he was the one who took care of me so much.

I had never loved anyone as much as I loved Bella. I had seen lots of beautiful girls in this world, and they were all trying to get my attention, knowing that I was sort of a popular guy at school, but I didn't really care about that fact.

But Bella, she was different, unlike the others. She made me shiver, in a good way. She made me feel something I never felt before.

And suddenly.. "Edward.. No! Edward… Edward!" she kept calling my name in her sleep.

"Sshhhh shh, it's fine, Bella. It's fine. I'm here. I'm here beside you now. I'm not going anywhere, it's fine," I whispered in her ear, hoping that she could hear me.

"Stay with me, Bella. Stay with me forever."

BPOV

I woke up the next morning and found Edward right next to me. My eyes were all sore that it was hard for me to open them up. "Hey," I said to him. He was the first person I talked to this morning.

"You're awake. Good morning, Bella," his crooked smile just made my whole morning.

"And so are you," I smiled back. "You're a morning person, huh?"

"Not really. I didn't sleep last night. I was worrying about you," he frowned and stroked my cheek. "Did you realize that you were talking in your sleep? You were calling my name."

"I didn't realize," I chuckled a bit. "What was I talking about? Was it a good thing?" I asked him with curiosity.

"Not really, you sounded like you were scared."

"Well…" I took a deep breath, "I haven't told you about last night, have I?"

"I guess not," Edward answered as he took a sip of his coffee.

"Where did you get that?"

"Don't try to distract me, miss," he laughed, "just tell me about last night."

"All right. Here's what happened last night," I inhaled deeply. "My mom introduced me to this guy named Jacob. She asked me to marry him because her company is going down. The only thing to do now is me marrying him."

Edward didn't answer.

"He got nothing on you," I stared at him deeply, waiting for an answer.

"Makes sense," Edward finally said. He stared me down; his expression went different. He was hurt.

"I don't want to marry him, you know that."

"But it's your duty," he stood up and looked away, "I'll be back, getting another glass of coffee."

"Edward, you know I love you so much. Just please.." I said as I held his back.

"I'll be back," and he was gone. I sighed heavily and decided to go out and start searching for my mom, she was probably worried about me because I didn't tell her I was with Edward.

I was so down, so crushed. I hurt Edward, it was one of the worst things I ever had. I didn't know what to do. My whole life was completely ruined.

I finally saw my mom in the crowd, with some policemen. She ran toward me and hugged me tight. I knew she was worried. "I'm okay," I said.

"Where have you been? You know, I've been looking for you anywhere. Are you okay? Did you get hurt? Did someone kidnap you?"

"Technically yes, but I'm fine," I rolled my eyes. "And you shouldn't have called the police."

"I was worried about you."

"Well maybe you should stop treating me like a five year old, mom. I'm seventeen, I'm free to go whenever I want to."

"This attitude of yours, it's getting odd, Isabella Swan."

"Is everything okay?" that guy named Jacob came toward us. "Hey Bella, glad you're here now. Your mom was worried sick."

I looked at both of them. It was awkward. "I know, I know," I responded to Jacob and I took a slow breath. "I was with Edward, my boyfriend." I tried to make it obvious that I wasn't into him.

My mom was shocked. "You didn't tell me you had a boyfriend!" she said.

"Chill, mom."

"And you slept with him last night? Bella, what happened to you?"

"WE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING." I had to yell at her because I was so mad that I couldn't even hold my anger.

"That's it. You are going to marry Jacob tomorrow and there's nothing you can do with it."

"Watch me."

I stepped backward; I wasn't sure what I was doing because I hadn't made a plan. When I was going to walk away, I accidently tripped by a rock and fell from the cliff near the beach. I hit coral reefs and I lost my breath. I fainted.

"Bella! No!" my mom screamed.

JPOV

Bella's mom, my dad, and I brought her to the nearest hospital. We were all worried about her. Her head was bleeding. 'She must've been hit by coral reefs', I thought. I tried to understand her, I was just another stranger to her. And she was another stranger to me as well.

We brought her to the intensive care unit. Her head couldn't stop bleeding. The doctor examined her and we had to wait for her outside.

The way she looked at me, I knew she didn't like me that much. I was pretty much screwed, but I tried to take it in a mature way. It was hard for me to marry her too, though she was actually beautiful.

A nurse suddenly came out. "The doctor would like to see you."

Renée opened up the door and took a seat, "doc, please say something," said Renée.

"Is she okay? Is there any serious damage?" I also asked the doctor for an explanation.

"She's fine," the doctor said. "But she's unconscious, I'm not sure how long will it take but it can take days, or maybe weeks. And the worst part is.." the doctor made it sound scary. "She lost her memory."