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Now on to the story…

APOV

I seethed as I pushed my car faster. I'm late I'm fucking late. Damn those pretty Jimmy Choo's for distracting me from my main objective. Plan 'Screw Edward and Save Bella' was well underway and I was supposed to beat her to the house. Unfortunately, luck was on Edward's side and the damn sparkly footwear threw me off my time.

I could already see Bella running thru the woods towards the empty house. I could only hope she was exhausted enough to stay put until I got there.

I can't believe the bastard went through with it.

I thought bombarding Edward with visions of what could happen might change his mind. It only strengthened his resolve. He told me my visions were subjective. Of all the times to pull that gem out, that was when he chose to, when he, of all people, knew they only change if the person changes their mind.

He didn't, so I stayed.

I left the car in the entrance of the driveway and ran through some trees in the front of the house. I could see her on the floor so I flitted to her side.

"Bella, open your eyes. I know you can hear me already." She opened her eyes and wrapped her arms around me.

"Alice! He's gone, Alice! He left... He said… no one stayed…" she coughed and hiccupped and in that moment, I just wanted to rip Edward to shreds. How could he leave her here broken and just go? They left recently, too, because I could still smell them in the air.

"Shhh, Bella, I know. You KNOW I know." I laughed a little to hide the stab that just pierced through me. Bella not eating, not sleeping, and when she did get to sleep she would awaken screaming with nightmares. I rocked her back and forth trying to calm her down.

"Breathe. In. Out. That's it. I'm here and no, I'm not leaving. I was just getting human stuff."

"But, Alice, he said..." She opened her eyes wide imploring me to understand. But I knew. Edward left, and the whole Cullen family skedaddled with them. It was as if they were telling her she wasn't good enough for our world.

"I know, Bella. I tried to change his mind but he said he's protecting you. Because he like, knows better, right?" I added sarcastically.

"But, why would he say everyone left? Did he not want me around so much that he'd take away my friends? You?" She looked so hurt already but I told her the truth. I was never going to lie to Bella again.

"Because he lied, Bella. Everyone else left, but he knew I stayed. I had a vision a few days ago and we got into it – bad. So I stayed. I got Carlisle to call the school. He told them he had pressing matters to attend to and I just begged to stay here because I couldn't be torn away from my best friend. So, he asked Charlie how he felt about me staying and of course I Saw no problem with that so… Dum Dum -Da Dum! I'll be staying with you, roomie!" I hugged Bella and brought her back to eye level. "Bella, I know this is hard to understand and I'm not going to sit here and say something generic like everything is going to be okay. Some days will be good and other days not so much. All I am really sure of is, I'm here, no reserves, entirely for you. No matter how hard or easy this is going to be, I'll be by your side. Your hurt is my hurt; your tears are my tears. My Visa is your Visa." I hugged her again as tight as I could without hurting her. "This will not break her," I promised myself. No matter what I had to do, she would survive this. I shook the images of the months to come out of my mind, determined to change them, and held out my hand to help Bella stand.

"Alright let's clean you up. I've got a sweater that same color. You can change and we'll go home."

BPOV

I can't believe she's here. My whole world feels like it's breaking from under me, but she's right here holding on to what little of me is left. I felt nothing on the car ride to my house. I stayed outside while Alice got me a change of clothes. She grabbed all the bags from whatever dozen stores she had bought out and hauled them to my truck. She drove because I couldn't even see in front of me, let alone the road, and I sat there waiting to get to my house as the silence grew louder in the cab.

"Bella, he didn't mean it you know. You have to know he was lying to you. That's why we fought. Because I knew what he was going to do and then when Jasper left…"

"Alice, where'd he go? I'm so sorry! I hope you guys didn't break up over this. I mean, it's not worth it!" I couldn't believe he left, too! What was it with the Cullen Boys and running away?

"Bella, really, shut up. He didn't break up with me, silly. He's just taking a little time to himself in Denali. Jasper will be back soon, hon, I promise."

"But he won't be, will he? He's not coming back for me or to stay with me." I looked over at Alice who seemed to be concentrating really hard. We pulled up to the house and got out. I waited for Alice to say something, even if it was no, but she just flitted to the door to listen for Charlie.

"He's still up," she whispered. "We'll need to be quiet and- no wait, Bells, you run upstairs and I'll head off Charlie and make some alone time. I'll see you upstairs in a few and you'll be hungry so hurry up. I'll bring the bags in." She went in before me and I ran straight up the stairs into my room. I grabbed my bathroom bag in a daze, not wanting to look around because all I could see were flashes of him leaning in the corner, on my bed, looking around my bookcase, and I could feel the sobs choking me, so I ran for the bathroom.

I stared at my face in the mirror. I stared so long the image turned into a blur so I decided to turn the shower on full blast and step into the heat, not caring if it burned because at that point, I couldn't hurt more than I already did. I stood with my head directly under the stream of water, letting myself drown in the water for a moment

I wanted him with me. This wasn't right. It felt like my chest was being torn apart. I could hear myself start to pant and just let myself go. I laid myself across the bottom of the tub and my body was racked with the grief that consumed me. He left even after Alice told him what would happen. He didn't give a shit and he left anyway. I wasn't good enough for his world. Even the family left with him except for Alice, but then again, she didn't seem to be one to go with the bandwagon. She's the only one who cared enough to stay and in a way, they left her behind too. So, I cried some more. For myself and for Alice staying because even for all her visions, she was just as lost as I was right now. I cried because I knew this wasn't going to be the last time I was going to let this pain overtake me. The water started running cold and I knew Alice was in the other room so I got up because that was enough for now knowing she would be here for me. I dried up, brushed my teeth and hair, and made my way to my room. My stomach growled but I ignored it. I was too wound up to eat anything. I walked into my room and Alice had done a number in there. She had set up a little cot off to the side of the wall to give the appearance that she actually slept and a collapsible closet filled with so many clothes I thought it would break.

"Whose are those?" I asked Alice, who looked at me in mock horror.

"Isabella Swan, those are yours. That portable closet is a perfectly unacceptable place for them but until we overhaul yours, it will have to do." She shivered and looked towards my closet.

"Alice, are you going to try to distract me by playing dress up?" I said, looking over at the tiny pixie on my bed.

"Bella, come here. Sit. I brought you a sandwich. Okay, I'm not trying to distract you, I mean maybe a little, but I really can't tell you if Edward will be back. He keeps changing his mind so it just goes from one extreme to another, because Edward's theatric like that." She shrugged her shoulders at that and handed me the plate, which I just set down on the nightstand because really, after this night my stomach was too much of a fist to get something to sit in it.

"Alice, I don't know what I would do without you here. He said I'd forget. I don't want to forget! I don't want him gone! Why can't he just stay?!" I started sobbing again even though I told myself not to and Alice started rubbing my back.

"Bella, it's going to be okay. I promise, no matter what, I'll be here, so no matter how broken you might feel, I'll try my best to put you back together. I won't let you lose yourself. Now eat up and get some rest. We have a lot of work to do in this room!"

I laid up against Alice, rested my head against her shoulder, and took a deep breath. I didn't know what the next days would bring but at least I didn't have to face them alone.

"Alice, thank you, for finding me."

"Always, sis. Now sleep."

I closed my eyes and laid there silently in the quiet, waiting for sleep to consume me.

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