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Dusk and Dawn : Chapter 16
New Beginnings
BPOV
He walked out the door, gently closing it behind him. I wish I could have stood up and run after him. My eyes were now fully open as I watched Jacob walk in with a basket of fruits.
"Morning, Bells", he said as he set it on the table. He must have missed Edward on his way here. "Your mom told me to come by and give you these."
"Thanks", I replied with a faint smile. I looked at the corner of my eye. Edward was out of sight. He must have walked out pretty fast considering Jacob didn't see him and it's only been a few minutes.
"I'm sorry abou—Edward?" Jacob suddenly said before he could have finished his first sentence. He looked at the door. I turned to see since the glass was one of those which only the person inside the room could see the other person in the opposite side. It was Edward. And Carlisle. I could see Edward leaning against the door and Carlisle standing in front of him.
Edward's expression was poignant. He looked down as he talked to his father. I wondered if Carlisle would be mad at me. I wondered if Edward would still head back to Talent Camp, but then, he was out of the performance for the final show. What's next for him? All I knew was that he would probably be leaving soon. Could it all be because of me? Was it all my fault that Edward's life was suddenly miserable?
Jacob stood from the chair that was beside me. "I'll go talk to him."
"No", I quickly replied. "I—I'll let him settle it."
"Are you sure", Jacob hesitantly walked back to his seat.
"Yes. I don't want to force him to listen to me when he doesn't want to."
"Then this problem might never be solved", he quickly said. I looked at him.
"Jake. If Edward wants to leave, then I should be smart enough to let him go." With that statement, I felt as if tears would gush out of my eyes any minute. I felt as if my whole body was suddenly paralyzed and weak. "I don't want to keep making Edward's life even more miserable."
I understood it now. Edward was definitely leaving. Where is he going? Away from me… that's for sure. There was one problem… I might not be able to stay away from him.
A week later, I was finally released from the hospital. Jake and Charlie helped me get home. Charlie made a quicker recovery than I did. He was actually released a day earlier than I was. He didn't head straight to work though, he took about a few days off.
"You sure, Bells?" Jake said as he helped me get into the car. "You can still go back."
"I've thought about it, Jake. I don't want to be back there anymore", I replied. Was I being to harsh on him? I figured that wherever Edward was, was where I shouldn't be. "I think I'll spend the rest of my summer here." I smiled softly.
"If you're sure", he shut the door and got into the driver's seat.
We got home. I was getting used to my crutches now. I walked into my room. Everything was still the same when I left it. My laptop was still on my desk, completely untouched. The books on my shelves were still in a huge mess and the chair was near the bathroom door.
I dragged my body towards the window and sat on the chair. I looked out into the usual foggy and wet climate of Forks. I suddenly realized that everything could be back to normal. All I needed to do was forget about everything that happened. I had to forget about Alice? And Rose? Including Edward.
I've decided. I'm not going back to camp. I'm officially staying. I needed to let it all go.
The next day, I carefully drove to the hospital with all of Alice's clothes that she made me borrow. I needed to return them. I wasn't sure about life now. What would Esme and Carlisle think of me? Would they completely weigh the heavy burden of ruining life for Edward on my shoulders? I walked towards the front desk.
"Yes?" said the nurse behind the computer. She wore black glasses and a blue sweater over her white uniform.
"Is Dr. Cullen around?" I inquired.
"I'm sorry but he's currently performing a craniotomy right now. It takes about six hours. Do you want to leave a message?"
"I have some things for Dr. Cullen", I replied handing her the bag. "They're just clothes", I replied after seeing her look at me curiously. "There's a note for him inside the bag, too", I replied.
I walked out the hospital and carefully walked to my truck. I knew I wasn't supposed to drive it, but I couldn't just hire a driver to bring me to places when I felt like it. I made a commitment to never speak of the life behind me and just live what's right in front of me, an open, brick lane that was waiting for my feet to walk on it.
*:o:*
Two years later…
"Spartans, Spartans, Spartans!" Mike Newton cheered. I looked down from the bleachers. I saw Lauren, the head cheerleader, cheering loudly as her squad began to form a pyramid. It was a basketball match between the Forks High Spartans and the Alistair High Eagles. The Forks Gym was decorated with blue and red streamers.
The game was already in its fourth quarter with sixty for the home team and sixty-four for the visitor. The Eagles were extremely good at basketball, with most of its players usually scoring three-point shots.
And as predicted, the game had finished off with the Eagles as the champions. Our team was behind by about ten points during the last ten seconds, and even with most of our senior classmates were playing, we were clearly having a slim chance of victory. The teams walked to the center of the court, shaking hands. There was something about two of the players of the Eagles team that seemed very familiar to me. I couldn't clearly see their faces because of the huge crowd of people that were jumping and cheering in front of where I was sitting.
Our graduation was only in a few days.
*: o:*
"Congratulations, Bella!"
I turned around to see Angela waving and walking towards me. "You, too." I smiled at her.
It's been two years since that fatal car accident. I've graduated from high school. My life's been as normal as ever. I forgot about Talent Camp. Well, I made myself forget about it. I made my focus of everything else around me.
"Bella", Mike Newton walked by with his camera. "The senior class salutatorian!" he cheered and flashed a picture of the silver medal around my neck.
"Thanks", I smiled and locked my arm with Angela. "But, here's the valedictorian", I smiled while Mike took a picture of us. Angela had her gold medal on. She deserved it, even when I wanted it; I didn't exactly study as well as she did. I never really had the right time schedule to balance both my studies and the part-time job I had in a boutique. I worked as a shop assistant for Mrs. Bryans. Her boutique was basically a small gift shop that sold the most expensive and rare items. I had to keep up with the five-hundred-dollar salary she paid me, it was more than enough.
Charlie promised mom that he would regularly check up on me while I was away at college. He said he'd visit on holidays, even if he had to drive for hours. I had to admit: Life was so much easier now. Now that I've graduated, I was ready to head off to college. Start my newfound life and make better choices.
"Bella", my mom walked over to me. She hugged me tight. "I'm so proud", her eyes began to be teary. "I am just so thrilled that you've graduated!" she practically squealed. That perkiness suddenly reminded me of someone. "Come on", my mom grabbed my hand and walked me towards the car. "Phil and I will drive you to your after-party."
I stepped into the back, taking my hat off and laying it beside my diploma. There were still some other people left. Still taking pictures of each other and goofing off on stage.
"Where was this party again, Bella?" my mom asked.
"The La Push Plaza Center", I replied. "Just beside Alistair."
Phil parked the car in the parking lot. The large clock read about seven P.M. in the evening. As much as I disliked having to attend social gatherings or parties, Principal Stoners told me that it was mandatory for me to be there.
"What time will the party be over", my mom called out just as I walked out of the car.
"I'll just take a ride with Jessica. Bye, mom", I shut the door and carefully walked towards the pavement and then up the front steps.
The La Push Plaza Center seemed like it was painted with gold. The pillars were glistening as much as the walls. The lights outside were yellow. I walked through the revolving door. The front desk wasn't gold this time. In fact, there was only little gold inside. The map beside me was with about fifteen rooms and nearly all of them were booked. I scanned my finger down the long list of color legends. Green: The Tourism Committee. Yellow: Sprites Choir Group. Red: Alistair High School. Alistair? Did they have their graduation reservation here, too? I scanned even further. Blue: Forks High School.
The blue room on the map was either on the left or right side of the lobby… either way, I was confused. I took a map from the front desk and went to the guard.
"Excuse me", I called out to the guard who stood stiffly at the door and walked towards him "Do you know where the Forks High School reservation is?" I had to admit it. I was lost.
"Take the left side of the corridor. Walk straight, through the blue hallway and turn to the nearest right passage. Take another right turn then pass the Unionwell's Dining Hall." He replied. I was even more flummoxed. He was twisting me around. I looked around. None of the other students were here yet.
I stood beside a buttress, still clueless about his directions. I looked around hoping I could see some of my friends. The huge lounge was filled with people who looked like business executives. I was clearly lost, even when I had just entered through the doors.
"Excuse me, sir", I called out to one of the employees. "Can you show me where the Forks High School reservation is?"
"I'm sorry, but I still had a lot of things to do", he said indirectly. "Try the guard." He walked away and turned around one corner. I sighed and began to pace around.
"Excuse me, can yo—", the other employee just walked by, as if I was invisible. I was frustrated right now. I paced even faster and breathed heavier. I was worried.
A silver Volvo suddenly pulled up in front. I noticed a pixie girl walked out, arms locked with a blonde man. She looked so familiar. Another girl stepped out with long, blonde hair. Her fingers were locked with another guy who was rather tall. They really did look familiar.
I tried scanning my memory. I couldn't think of anything. I don't think I've seen them in Forks High School. They were probably just from another school with their own party. All this seemed so strangely familiar to me. I still couldn't reminisce what about them that had sidetracked me so much. And the contemplation didn't seem to be efficacious.
Then it hit me. The blonde guy was from the championship we had against the Eagles. He was clearly one of the best players. The larger one also looked like he was one of those who played against the Spartans. But all these still didn't leave me satisfied. There was still something so familiar about all of them. They all were forming a group and stood, talking, just outside the lounge.
I didn't notice the pixie girl walking towards me until her footsteps were audible enough. She tapped my shoulder, making me turn around to look at her. Her face…
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