Changes

by MyAssumption

Trying to reconnect with her memories of Edward, Bella was attacked by Laurent. The wolves saved her, but too late. A lonely mortal life was hard enough to contemplate, but how do you survive eternity without your soul mate?

10. In An Instant

A thousand thoughts flickered through Bella's mind in that instant. Memories of the burning pain of changing, of Jacob's comforting voice, of the fear in the clearing, of the sound of Edward's voice, of the months they'd been apart and the ache in her chest, of Jacob and his unconditional friendship, of the Cullens, of James and Victoria and Laurent, of Charlie, of Renee, of school and Jessica and Mike and Angela, of the rainy forests of Forks, of the dry heat of Arizona, of her first day of school here, of Edward's eyes, of nights they'd spent together, of how he'd overcome his burning thirst to stay with her…

…of that last night in the woods.

Vague thoughts of the future without him she'd expected to have to endure.

A new future opened up for her – her own burning thirst, hiding in daylight, staying away from humans, learning to hunt animals… Leaving behind Forks, leaving her father and mother and all of her friends without even goodbye.

Alone. Always alone. All of her thoughts of the future centered around doing it alone, and she felt a faint memory of the edges of a whole in her chest.

Now she wouldn't just have to spend a lifetime without him. She'd have to spend the rest of eternity without him.