Chapter 3-Bella
I watched Edward leave with tears rolling down my cheeks. Even though we were no longer a part of each other, he was still the best thing that ever happened to me. Until now. At least, that's what I was going to tell myself tonight. Tomorrow would bring the judgment. Jasper was taking me to dinner; he just didn't know it yet. The old familiar beeps accompanying the phone number recited themselves into my ear, and then the ringing stopped.
"The number you have dialed is currently unavai-" I slammed the phone shut, impatient with it. No one's home. You'd have thought a doctor would have voicemail. I guess that's what cell phones were for. I toyed with mine a moment, opening and closing the screen, biting the antenna. I finally flipped through the contacts and found Jasper's cell phone number, which he'd given me in case of emergency. Would now be considered an emergency? Would he even care if it were an emergency or not? I'd find out soon enough. My thumb lingered over the dial button for a fraction of a second, but all thoughts of doubt were pushed away when I thought of his face. My confidence returning, however floundering, I dialed. The ringing was nerve wracking, but suddenly it ended.
"Hello..?" My breath caught in my chest. He answered.
"H-... Hello," I managed to mumble.
"Bella? Is something wrong?" His voice was so sweet like dripping honey, almost irresistible. It was better than listening to Edward. I was still having a little trouble breathing.
"Um.. No. But I'd like to have a word with you. In person. Tomorrow, if that's okay. Maybe we could-"
He cut me off, "Why don't we go to dinner?" His response caught me by surprise. I was so surprised that my vocal cords temporarily went out of service.
"Bella? Are you still there?" He sounded a little less than confident, as though I had freaked out and hung up.
"Huh? Yeah, I'm still here. Uh. Dinner? That sounds...uh...great!"
"Great." His voice hinted a smile, "So, how about I come get you around five?"
"Yeah, um, perfect..." Great. I couldn't talk to him on the phone. How was I going to talk to him about this in person?
"Alright then. I take it you want to go back to bed?"
"Yeah, sounds good. Good night"
I heard him chuckle on the other end, "Goodnight, Bella." I hung up the phone not sure whether I felt triumphant or panicky. I had succeeded in telling him we needed to talk but what was I going to tell him tomorrow? I was still shaking from this experience. I almost didn't think I could go through with it. I wasn't sure this was what I wanted to do. What about Edward? How was he taking this? And Alice? She was my best friend, I had to admit that. I was taking something from her if this worked out. No. I was taking EVERYTHING from her. I didn't know if I wanted to hurt her that way. I was sure she already knew. She would have seen me break Edward's heart and I knew he would tell her everything.
Something suddenly gripped me, a calmness, a peace...something; I couldn't explain it. I just somehow knew that Edward was going to be okay. I turned over and shut my eyes. The last thing heard before I slipped into unconsciousness was the sound of a rustling wind and a dropped paper.