I stopped falling. I was still. I was just standing in complete darkness. I didn't know where I was but I felt too weird. This didn't feel right. I was dizzy, sort of swaying. Out of nowhere, a wooden floor appeared under me. I looked down and spun around. What was happening? Pale yellow walls emerged from around me. Cabinets started forming on them. A kitchen was building itself right in front of me. It started to resemble my own kitchen, the one from when I lived in Forks...

I blinked once, and everything was done. I was in Charlies kitchen. The old wooden kitchen table was in the middle. I spun around and looked everywhere, my eyes wide. There was a doorway in the front which had a clear view of Charlie's living room. I ran out of the kitchen and into the other room.

I found myself surrounded by my old living room furniture. Charlie's in fact. Just as I remembered it. The TV, the couch, the coffee table...everything was exactly like it used to be! I couldn't believe this. I was just in the hospital, about to die! How in the world did I get here! And then a thought occurs to me...maybe I'm in Charlie's house!

I race up the stairs and run into my room. It was still there. And everything was exactly the same from when I lived here! I tug at my hair and laugh hysterically. This wasn't happening!

I walk around and pass a mirror. Out of the corner of my eye, I see something I haven't seen in over fifty years. I look into the mirror and see a young girl's face. She is probably only seventeen, maybe eighteen. But she is me. I touch my face to make sure I am not imagining this. I run my fingers over the smooth skin of my face.

I gasp. It is me. It is really me! I scream in delight and throw myself onto my purple bed. I roll around and smile and laugh. I hug myself and can't stop smiling. Maybe this is my second chance. Maybe, somewhere out there, there really is a God and he gave me a second chance. I stand up and skip to my radio. I turn it on full blast and dance wildly at the unknown song playing.

My arms are spread out and I spin in circles for minutes. I close my eyes and dance all over my room, touching the walls. The music suddenly turns off. My eyes shoot open and I turn around. I see Edward almost laughing. He is smiling at me. I bet he just saw everything...and I don't care.

"And I thought you were dreading your birthday?" Edward chuckles.

"EDWARD!!!" I scream and throw myself on him. He wraps his arms around my waist to keep me from falling. "Edward, Edward, Edward." My words muffle into his shoulder. He sets me down gently but I hang onto him like a child, my arms wrapped around his waist.

I hear Edward laugh and I look up, smiling like an idiot.

"I didn't know I was so missed." He laughs musically at me. I shoot up and kiss him full on the lips. He is shocked for a moment but starts to kiss me back. He pulls me away carefully. He looks at my face questionably.

"You are not on drugs or anything are you?" He looks at me serious, but I can see the humor behind his features.

"No! No, no, no, no, NO!" I hug him again. "I just missed you..." My voice gets a little quiet. "...so much." I then remember what Edward just said. I pull away from him.

"Wait, did you say it was my birthday?" I say disbelievingly.

"Yes..." He says cautiously.

"My eighteenth birthday?" I widen my eyes, waiting for the answer.

"Yes..." He repeats cautiously. "Bella, are you alright?" He places the back of his hand to my forehead. I think about what is going to happen today. My heart stops. Oh no...the party. I can't go to it. I can't.

"Actually...I feel kind of woozy. Maybe...I should stay home." I pout a little. Edward laughs softly.

"Bella, you seemed just fine a minute ago." He looks at me oddly.

"I think I drank some bad milk or something. I did that before when I was little and same thing happened." I lied smoothly. It amazes me how I am able to forge the truth now.

"Okay then. We'll stay home. I'll watch you today." He smiles.

"No you go to school!" I say. I don't want him to miss anything.

"Bella, I've been through high school more than the teachers have taught it. I think I'll be okay."

I look at him doubtfully.

"Trust me. And if you are feeling better later on, Alice has a little gathering for you set up for this evening."

I'm pretty sure I have a look of horror in my eyes because Edward's mood changes.

"What? What Bella? What is it? Are you alright?" He puts his hands on my arms.

"The thought of a party...ugh." I walk away and plop on the bed.

"No party then. You don't have to go, love." I feel the bed shift beside me. I turn over and bury my head in Edward's side.

"Thank you Edward. Thank you so much." I say gratefully. "I love you."

"As I love you, my Bella."