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Preface

I looked at her motionless form. "Bella? Bella?" I kept calling her name hoping for a reaction. Already I knew what had happened but I was in denial unable to accept the fact. "Bella!" now I was screaming but there was no response.

"Edward," Alice put her small hand on my shoulder but I shook her off. "Not here."

"No she can't be…she just can't!" I yelled. Still she lay motionless not responding to me anymore. This can't be happening. It isn't. She's not… I couldn't bring myself to say the words for fear that it wasn't true and I'd only bring it to pass.

"Edward. Not here," Alice repeated tugging at my arm. Again I shook her off stepping closer to Bella. "Please Edward I know it's hard but—"

"It's my fault. I came back too late!" I grew angry taking the vase nearby and throwing it into the wall watching as the shards fell to the floor water soaking the ground.

"Edward! Calm down!" But it was too late for that. Maybe it was the fact I blamed myself or maybe it was more the fact I hadn't done anything to stop it. But suddenly every hope I had held onto fell apart just as the vase had and there were just too many pieces…