A/N: So what is with my and the heartfail lately??? I'm still trying to figure that out myself… which is why I haven't been working on my stories. HIGHLY doubt anyone would appreciate heartfail at the moment in either of them lol.

Penname: kyla713
Creative Original or Derivative Fiction: Derivative

Rating/Warning(s): T

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Prompt: Idea Completion: Your character has lost his/her voice for 24 hours. Describe his/her surroundings and interactions without speech.

This was it. Today was the day, no more reasons or excuses and no backing down. I was going to get dressed, take a walk, and tell Edward Cullen that I'd been in love with him since the seventh grade.

Okay, so maybe not as crazy as that, but I was definitely going to tell him that I loved him.

Edward was everything to me. My shining star, my reason to wake up in the morning, my last thought each night, and the subject of every beautiful dream I'd had for almost ten years. He was the one I turned to when I was upset, excited, nervous; the only one who would take me in his arms and make me feel content and safe.

I sprung out of bed to begin choosing what to wear, but couldn't find the green sweater he'd complimented on many occasions. Alice must have borrowed it again.

"…."

Oh shit! I thought as I opened my mouth to speak and did not utter a sound. I ran out to the kitchen to find my roommate, Alice, there, sipping her cappuccino.

"Morning, Bella," she said and then looked up at me. "Oh my god, you look horrible! Are you feeling okay?"

Thanks for the confidence boost, Alice, I thought as I rolled my eyes and walked over to the refrigerator, grabbing our magnetic notepad. Leaning down on the counter, I began to write.

You have to help me, I've lost my voice. I need it back. Today was the day.

Alice's eyes widened and she shook her head. "Oh no."

I nodded my head vigorously in response.

"Let me make you some tea with lemon, see if that helps," she said hurriedly, and I crinkled my nose as I sat down and let my head fall onto my folded arms on the table.

I hated tea and lemons, and I couldn't even groan in displeasure. What the fuck!

Alice brought me my mug and I took it into the living room, setting it on the coffee table to steep and flopping back onto the couch with a huff. This was not at all the way today was supposed to go. I should be in the shower right now, getting ready to go see Edward, not lying here with tears streaming down my cheeks for at least another day of silence.

"Hello ladies," Edward's voice rang through the apartment and my eyes widened in surprise, quickly wiping my cheeks and standing up.

"Hi Edward, what's up?" Alice smiled as she walked out of the kitchen. "Don't get too close to Bella, she lost her voice. Could be contagious."

I narrowed my eyes at Alice and flipped her off.

"Oh shit, honey, are you feeling alright?" Edward asked, his voice heavy with concern.

I nodded, waving my arms out and sighed. I felt fine, just couldn't speak.

"I feel shitty for asking this, but I was wondering if I could borrow the beast. Emmett, the cheapskate that he is, didn't want to pay the delivery costs on the new living room set he bought."

I rolled my eyes and grabbed my purse out of the bedroom to grab the keys to my truck. I should have known better than to buy another pickup after my red monster from high school finally croaked, but I loved it.

"Thanks, Bella, you're a peach," Edward smiled, kissing my forehead as I handed him the keys. "I drop the keys back off on my way to meet Tanya for dinner."

And with those words, my heart dropped into my stomach… he'd finally asked her out. Damn it! And there was nothing I could say or do about it. Fuck!

The moral of this story… don't put off until tomorrow what you can accomplish today, or you could very well miss out on the best in life.