"Hello, Bella." His voice was so warm, so velvety. So wonderful I almost fainted... Almost.
"Hello, Edward." my voice sounded as if I had been crying, which was probably very obvious from my eyes and the wetness of my cheeks.
Maybe he won't notice, I tried to reassure myself. I put on my biggest, fakest, insincerest smile, and prayed I'd be able to pull this off.
"How is your family?" I asked, both polietly and interested because, really, I loved his family, even if he did hurt me.
My hopes of him not noticing the redness of my eyes were short-lived, because his eyes narrowed on my face and he walked over, wipping the wetness from my cheeks with both his hands.
"Why were you crying, dear Bella?" he asked, holding my face in his hands.
I swallowed, half in reaction to his touch, and party because I suddenly felt as if my mouth was dry.
Which is probably another reaction to his touch, you fool.
I opened my mouth to say something, what I'll never know, when he cut me off.
"Surely you aren't crying over me, are you?" His voice asked, both curiously and questionly.
The urge to admit everything to him, hit me like a ton of bricks. No, you must not let him hurt you again. My brain told me, logically.
But isn't love about taking chances? my heart shot back.
While this war was raging inside me, Edward took his chance.
He slipped an arm around my waist, pulled me close to his chest, while keeping one hand on my cheek, brushing away the tears I wasn't aware were slipping from my eyes.
"Why did you run away from me, Bella?" He sounded confused, angery, curious.
"Why did I run? I didn't know you anymore, Edward! You left me behind while you flirted with Lauren, got your Volvo and didn't give me rides, when you hung out with Tyler and Jessica and Mike, when you would go to others to study and decided to let me wait.
God, Edward, I waited for you. I really did. But you were the one that pushed me away. You stopped talking to me, being my best friend.. You abandoned me," - my voice broke- "you left me behind.." The tears broke past my defenses and took hold of me as I sobbed out the last words with a horrid, tear-choked whisper. "You forgot me."
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Sorry guys, thats all I have time for tonight. I'll write some more, I promise.
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