Kind of short again. Sorry!

Rosalie POV

Jasper's scream made us all look up, but for a few seconds, no one moved.

Would he stop?

No, tonight the screams continued, on and on… Alice released a sharp breath and hurried upstairs to calm him down.

Lord, not again.

I couldn't handle this anymore. Why was my twin so sick? Hell, why did everything happen to us? It wasn't fair. Hadn't this family suffered more than our fair share of pain?

So tomorrow, I was going.

It didn't matter if Emmett came along or not. I would give him the choice- me or his family. After all, we weren't leaving forever, right? Only until this nightmare came to an end.

Edward's head snapped around to face me as he heard this thought. I met his gaze evenly, and his eyes showed no surprise, only sadness and a deep, profound sorrow. He didn't want me to go, but he would let me. I imagined that's how all of them would be.

Other than Alice.

Alice, who suffered the most from this mess. I could already see the horror in her accusing eyes. She would try to get me to stay, would tell me I was Jasper's twin and he needed me.

But he hadn't needed me through all of this. He'd needed everyone but me. I was just a part of the background, someone he did not notice. That was just another reason to leave. Become a nomad, for a time, and then return once the hell was over with and we could go back to our lives.

"You're leaving?" Alice cried.

All eyes went to her. Esme was thoroughly alarmed. No doubt she thought Alice was going crazy.

"Alice, dear… no one is leaving," she said softly. "No one-"

"Rosalie is leaving!" Alice was furious. "She's abandoning Jasper just when he needs her and going away like the selfish bitch she is!"

Now that was going too far, I thought, starting to get angry. But I said nothing.

"Rose?" Emmett's voice was pained.

I looked up at him, sure that my expression was just as pained as his voice. I had caused him that hurt.

"Why are you leaving, Rosalie?"

"I can't take it anymore," I told him. "Are you coming with me, Em?"

"No." His voice was decisive and held a note of finality. Agony rushed through me. Oh God, I thought it didn't matter if he came or not, but it hurt so badly…

"Y-you're not coming?"

"No, Rosalie. I'm staying here. Jasper needs me."

"But I need you. I'm your wife." I knew I was being selfish, but I needed him so much more than Jasper did.

"I said no." Emmett was no longer looking at me. He wouldn't meet my eyes.

I'd been intending to leave tomorrow, with Emmett at my side. Now the pain was too much and I could not stay here, with him. I had to go, right now.

So I bolted out the door, ignoring the calls of my family. I didn't look back.

Soooooo, I'm willing to post a long-ish one-shot if anyone is interested in reading about what Rose does while she's away.

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