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Chapter Nine: Don't Stay
Prologue
Don't stay, forget our memories, forget our possibilities, what you where changing me into, just give me myself back and go. Don't Stay—Linkin Park
Edward's Point of View
I needed to do something. I couldn't just sit here and wallow.
I was walking in circles around my room, looking for something, anything, anything at all, to get me out of the dark place I was in at that moment.
Then, I saw it. Perched in the corner, dusty, and dying to be touched.
My guitar. I sighed, picking up the beautiful instrument, and frowning. It was really dusty, like really dusty. I sat down, tuning it, loving the feel of it's wooden curves and musical strings. Jasper had always made fun of me for it. The way I talked about and treated my guitar. He had once said that I would marry it if I could, and I had given him a black-eye, then written a song about it.
Once it was tuned, I began to play, singing warily, not sure of how bad my voice would be after months of not playing.
This used to be our secret, now I'm hiding here alone
Can't help but read our names on the wall, and wash them off the stone
I trusted you in every way, but not enough to make you stay
Turn around, I've lost my ground
Come and rescue me
I'm burning can't you see? Come and rescue me
Only you can set me free
Come and rescue me
Rescue me. Rescue me. We lied when we were dreaming
Our crying was just fake I wish you could deny it
Here and today My S.O.S on radio
The only chance to let you know what I fear
Can you hear? Come and rescue me
I am burning can't you see?
Come and rescue me, only you can set me free
Come and rescue me Rescue me
You and me. You and me.
You and me. The walls are coming closer
My senses fade away I'm haunted by your shadow
I reached to feel your face You're not here
Are you here? Come and rescue me
Rescue me, come and rescue me
I'm burning can't you see? Come and rescue me
Only you can set me free Come and rescue me
Rescue me, you and me, you and me, rescue me
You and me, set me free, rescue me...
When I finished, I heard sniffling and my head shot up. Esme had been listening. "You're playing again." She laughed, tears in her soft, loving eyes. She smiled, and turned, leaving me with my thoughts.
Bella's Point of View
He pulled away after a few blissful seconds, and smiled. "Thanks," he murmured, and I breathed a sigh of happiness as he just held me there, in his arms.
"I really like you Bella, you are the most beautiful, smart, amazing girl I have ever met." I blushed furiously at his compliments, and he stroked my cheek, laughing gently. "You know that what I say is true, right, Bella?" When I had no answer for him, he sighed. "What am I going to do with you?" It was my turn to be funny, or, at least, attempt to be. "Love me, hold me, kiss me?" I suggested. We looked at each other and burst out into laughter.
Just then, Damien pulled a hand away from me to look at something on his wrist. Oh. A watch. Damn! I thought sadly. I wanted to spend so much more time with him.
"Not to be rude, or anything, Bella, but we should probably go, we wouldn't want anyone waking up to find you gone, now would we?
I sighed, disentangling myself from his warm embrace.
I shivered as I began to fully realize exactly how cold it was outside, and Damien gave me his sweatshirt. "Keep it, I want you to have it," he had said when we'd arrived at my house.
Then, the lack of his car made me think.
"Damien, how did you get here? Where's your car? I hope you didn't walk all the way here just so I could tell you how pathetic I am," I was on the verge of rambling right now, and he smiled.
"Calm down, Bella, I drove here, well, technically, I parked two blocks away, but still, so you know, Charlie, or Emmett, for that matter, wouldn't see that I was here. I nodded, relief washing through me. Thank god he took a vehicle!! I mean, the fact that he had to walk even just two blocks, with no sweatshirt or anything to protect him from the biting cold was bad enough.
He walked me to my door, and whispered, "Goodnight Bella, sweet dreams." Before giving me a small peck on the lips and turning around to leave. I silently crept inside, wincing as our ancient door creaked impossibly loud. When I made it safely up the stairs and into my bedroom, I sighed in relief.
I undressed out of my now-soiled clothing and into some clean flannel pajama bottoms and Damien's sweatshirt. It smelled amazing!
As I lay in bed that night, I thought about everything, and then realized something. He had never once given me any sort of credible advice. In fact, all he'd done was sing my praises the whole night. But he had never told me anything that would help me out here. I was still left with all the questions and none of the answers. I guess I would have to talk to someone like Alice or Rosalie, but no one, not even Angela, the girl from Emmett's group that I had grown surprisingly close to considering we had only known each other for like a day, was even near close enough to me that I would feel even remotely comfortable talking to them about this current situation. I sighed.
I guess that's just going to have to wait a little bit longer, Bella, be patient. I thought to myself.
My mind racing with my mess of thoughts, I somehow fell into an uneasy sleep, waking up often. I was going to look like total shit in the morning, that I knew for sure.
Edward's Point of View
Last night, I decided to break up with Lauren. I just couldn't handle her right now, or ever, for that matter. She was just too fake for me, and besides, as I have said a million times over, I have eyes for but one girl. And she most definitely does not go by the dreaded name Lauren Mallory.
I sighed. Breaking up with this girl was going to be torture. It was sure to end in tears, well, for her, at least. Jasper and I, meanwhile, will be doing a happy dance. Not that when I broke up with Lauren I was going to get any happier.
I fell asleep, dreading the feeling of foreboding I was getting from what would happen tomorrow.
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