BPOV
He left, they all left. But what else would I expect they were these magnificent, strong, and beautiful creatures, and I was just an average human girl, a magnet for danger, and ridiculously clumsily to the point that I could use my own body to harm myself.
It's been hell for me since they left. I'm not living anymore; everything in life feels so empty. Not that I've been really social to begin with, but I don't talk to the small group of friends I did have at school, there's no point.
Only good thing right now that I have is Jacob. He has been my crutch, and keeps me from falling apart, and I've come to really like the wolves in La Push. I hang out with them all the time. When I'm not in school I'm hanging out with Jake helping him fix his car Rabbit. Well, actually watching him fix it, and handing him things. We laugh and joke a lot. Sometimes we go to the movies with the rest of the guys, Leah, and Emily, Sam's wife. Other times I sit back, and watch them play football, and various other outdoor activities. But even they can't fill the void.
I've watched them a couple of times, on the very cliff I'm standing on, when they cliff dive into the water for fun. It always looked like fun, and it's dangerous enough. I can't have them in my life, but if I could have him, even if he is yelling at me in my head trying to keep me from doing stupid, dangerous things, then that will do.
I don't feel the same as I did in the beginning about him, it's been 4 months since they left and the hole in my chest still aches but it aches for all of them collectively. Alice, and they way she lit up a room just by dancing through it. Esme, and the way she would make me dinner or be waiting at the door to embrace me when I would arrive. Emmet and his bear hugs and booming laughs. I miss the way Rosaline would smack Emmet in the back of the head whenever he would say or do something stupid.
A small chuckle escaped my lips at the thought, followed by a sigh.
Carlisle has always been like another father to me, filling my head with knowledge on various topics when I would seek it. I miss the sly smiles Jasper and I would share when Emmett would say something to make me blush. He always maybe me feel comfortable even when he was all the way on the other side of the room, and I know that had nothing to do with his gift. I wish I could tell him that I know he wasn't trying to hurt me that night on my birthday, and that Edward just overreacted.
Edward. It didn't bother me so much that I lost my love, but I lost my family. He took them from, but they were willing to go. So I can't blame him and I can't help but feel guilty, because I felt like I fit in with the Cullens more than my own family.
I wrapped my right arm around my mid section. Just thinking about them makes the hole in my chest throb, and physically hurt.
I took a deep breath, and listened to the water rushing down below. The view was beautiful, you could see all down the beach. The sun was setting, painting the sky with oranges, reds and purples. It was twilight. I took a couple of steps back. It's now or never. My heart rate sped up. God, I hope I don't trip.
Bella no. Don't' do it.
I heard his voice once again. I broke into a running start.
Stop! Bella.
I reached the edge of the cliff and jumped. Feeling the cold of the wind whipping all around me, as I descended through the air, and broke the surface of the water. Floating to the top with the current pulling and pushing me farther away from the shore. I began to panic. Fuck! I went too far; as much as death wouldn't bother me at this point; I couldn't do that to Charlie or Renee to have them think I committed suicide. I huge wave crashed over me and pulled me down to the bottom of the ocean. The last thing I see is a flash of a red hair. Victoria! Just before everything goes black, I see her flying back through the water and a pair of pale arms wrap around me.
I cough up water, and look around to find myself on the shore. How? What happened? I stare out at the water, and remember the pale arms. I hear, "You almost drowned, I pulled you out." I turn around in shock to see a vampire with orange eyes staring down at me, she was about 5'5'' with long wavy black hair, she looks about my age, extremely beautiful wearing black skinny jeans and a black v neck t-shirt which was completely contrast to her extremely pale skin, she was holding a black leather jacket, dusting sand off of it.
Wait did I just hear her in my mind? I must be really losing it. "I can hear your thoughts." She spoke aloud. "Wh- What!" Not even he could hear me, I thought my thoughts were protected. "Relax, Isabella its not easy to hear you, I'm just trying really hard to, it's actually giving me a headache." I looked at her she knew my name, did she want to hurt me. Victoria, where is she? I look around and begin to panic.
"Hey, ok relax, here." She handed me her jacket. "It's cold, and we need to get out of here, before anyone sees me." I must have looked at her confused or she read my mind because she answered. "I don't want to deal with the treaty at the moment. You ok to drive?" I nod my head. I don't think I could trust my voice. Who is she? Why did she save me? "Meet me at the treaty line. We'll talk." She turned around and disappeared into the forest.
I stood up and made my way to my truck. I wonder where's Jake, and the pack and how come they couldn't sense her here. How'd she know about the treaty? But the most important question was whether or not I could trust her.
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