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A/N: I am deeply, truly, and utterly sorry that I couldn't get this chapter out fast enough. I had most of it typed out but then I hit a wall and wasn't sure where I wanted to go from a certain point. I'm a bad updater. But I'm glad I finally got this done. My readers deserve to know what happens next. So the next time I have a long absence from updating, someone yell at me. Haha. Yeah. So here it is. It's not very long, unfortunately, but it is an update so I hope you like it.

Broken

You're all alone

Running out of ways to

Hold on to hope

And it always slips away

All Alone - Kutless

I sat with my back leaned against a tree to rest. I had tripped so many times that there were scrapes on my palms; luckily none of them were bleeding.

I really wasn't mad at Jacob. I just needed time to think things over. I wanted to delve deeper into my mind to see if I could find the memories I needed there.

The main thing was I really wanted to remember. It was frustrating that I couldn't remember no matter how much time I spent trying to bring back anything. I'd catch glimpses here and there of small feelings. These feelings were powerful but I didn't know where they were coming from.

Jacob had suggested a visit from Edward. Not that I wasn't dying to see him, but I really didn't want anyone around to influence my thoughts. I trusted them both, even if Jacob had lied and Edward had left me. I couldn't find it in my heart to be completely mad at them.

It was unfortunate that Jacob caught me at a bad time, though. I was absolutely frustrated that I couldn't find anything. Again! So I snapped at him. I felt awful after I left but I needed to clear my thoughts. I was starting to get a headache; not only that, but I was feeling terribly alone. The wound in my heart, which hadn't acted up lately, started to ache again. I held myself, arms across my chest so the seams that were keeping me together wouldn't snap open.

Abruptly, I felt a chill. Like someone was watching me. I chided myself for going into the forest so late. It was a dangerous place to be when werewolves and vampires existed. I got up. It was time I went back.

As I walked, the aura of danger never left me.

Suddenly, I heard a snarl to my left. I swiftly turned to see gleaming red eyes. A vampire.

The vampire came out of hiding. Her hair looked like waves of fire tumbling from her head, with some branches and leaves being burned within it. My heart was pounding so fast, I felt like it was going to burst out of my chest.

She smiled a twisted grin. I tried to run for it. I didn't get far before I tripped over an overgrown root of a tree. I cursed to myself. I flipped my body over to see that she was hovering over me.

"Revenge is going to be sweet." Her voice oozed of sinister ideas. I had no idea what was going on; I had no idea what to do. So I did the only thing I could do. I screamed.

Or I tried to. But with a quick motion, the last thing I saw was her flame red hair and I was gone.

My body ached, my head ached, and everything felt cold.

I felt like my body had been torn apart. I twitched my arm and I was relieved to know that it was still attached.

I groggily opened my eyes to see that I was in a cave. Flaming red hair was nowhere to be seen. I sat up, as best I could. Pain shot everywhere. What did she do to me? My left arm felt broken. I didn't want to cause anymore damage to it so I didn't move it.

I wanted to cry, scream for help, do something. But then I realized something. If I called for help, then Jacob or Edward would come to my rescue and they'd end up getting hurt. That was something I couldn't bear.

It wouldn't matter if I died. I had snapped at Jacob; he probably thought I was ungrateful for everything he'd done for me. He was only trying to help. And Edward. I couldn't even remember much about him except for the elation I felt when I saw him. I know Jacob told me I loved him but how could anyone like him possibly love me? He only wanted to keep me safe by leaving. So he wouldn't care if I was dead, right?

Deep down, I would regret this decision to stay here. My heart ached at the thought that I would never see Edward's face again; his crooked smile, his beautiful bronze hair, the sculpted structure of his face. Most of all, I would regret never being able to see his loving golden eyes ever again.

A smaller part of me missed Jacob too. He was my friend. I loved him for being there for me; for doing everything he could to make me happy when Edward left.

"You're awake." Snapping out of my thoughts, I saw her. The vampire who would be the responsible for my death. It never escaped me that she bared her teeth while smiling. I knew she was going to torture me; torture me until I begged for mercy. If that mercy meant killing me, then so be it.

My heart raced from fear; I was terrified of this lady. I had no idea who she was and why she was doing this to me but it was too late. It was too late to formulate any plans; it was too late for escape; it was too late to see the ones I loved once more; it was just too late for me.

I felt my back thrash against the frozen wall. Pain shattered through my body like broken glass. Why was I so weak? If only I myself were a vampire. I might have a fighting chance.

Her sharp nail slit my cheek. "I wonder how it will feel for him." She hissed. "To lose his lover just as I lost mine."

What was she saying? "I haven't done anything to you." I gasped out; it hurt to speak.

She didn't have a witch's cackle, but her laugh was ominous. "Your love is to blame for this pain you feel." She slammed me against the wall once more. I let out a cry from the pain; my head throbbed madly and my heart beat was erratic. I couldn't feel the limbs on my body, as if they were cut off though I knew they were still attached. She spoke once more; her last threat to me before my mind started to fade. "You'll be unrecognizable once I'm done with you." Then came a snarl. I love you, Edward. My mind was speaking, my heart was crying out. It seemed so familiar. Like I had almost died before. Before I had the time to process any of this new found information,

My mind went blank.

A/N: Thanks so much for still reading if you're actually reading this. :)