The end of the world could possibly be coming for the following reasons-

I finished two chapters in less than 24 hours

and

I've missed 5 days of school because of snow. This may not seem like much but in Memphis it is. Let me put it this way- I've lived in Memphis for all 16 years of my life and not once have we had this much snow. We miss one day a year because of snow, two if were really luck but 5? Tell 'em kaylee!

I Will Possess Your Heart

October 14, about a month later

I threw the last of my dirty clothes into the hamper and took the hamper out to the truck. I patted my hand against my jeans pocket to make sure I had filled it with quarters to use at the Laundromat. I drove downtown through the rain that fell hard against my windshield.

The Laundromat wasn't that crowded, just a guy with his back turned away from me, a girl close to the window who looked up when I walked in, and the owner of the Laundromat. I chose a washer, put my quarters in, and threw my clothes in with detergent. I sat down on one of the benches and opened the book I was currently reading for class. After my first load was done, my cell phone rang.

"Hello?"

"Hey," Guyden's voice rang through the other line.

"Hey," I said.

"Where are you?"

"The Laundromat, and then I have work," I told him.

"Alright, are you still up for tonight?" he asked. We were supposed to go bowling with Angela and Ben.

"Yeah… I guess," I said.

"You okay?" he asked.

"Yeah, I've just been feeling kind of nauseous all day. I'm fine. I'll see you tonight."

"'K. Bye."

"Bye," I said and hung up.

"Bella?" I heard a voice say from next to me. I looked up and stopped breathing. I couldn't believe it. It was him.

"Edward?" I breathed.

"Hi. How are you?" he asked calmly.

I bit my lip and looked down at the floor. "Uh, good. And you?"

"Fine, thanks," he said, polite as ever.

We stood there, not looking at each other, for a few moments in silence. "So, uh, college?" he asked.

"Uh, yeah," I said quietly, and then I swallowed and nodded my head out of nervousness, "Yeah, Cascade," I said a bit louder.

"Do like it?" he asked. I nodded.

"I'm majoring in literature."

He smiled and my knees felt weak. "Sounds like you."

"What about you?" I said. "I mean, how are Alice and Esme and everyone?"

"Good. Carlisle is jumping from hospital to hospital and Esme just finished designing a new blue print. And Alice, well… she's Alice."

I laughed softly. "So what are you doing here?"

"Well, even I need clean clothes," he joked.

"I mean… in Portland."

"I like it here. I've been here quite a few times in my lifetime and I thought I'd come here and stay for awhile," he said.

The washer buzzed, indicating that the clothes were dry and that I was done doing laundry. Dread coursed through me. I didn't want to leave. I wanted to stay here and talk to him. I glanced at my watch; if I didn't leave now, I'd be late for work. I sighed and went to pull my clothes from the dryer. When I was done, I grabbed my keys and my book. I looked back at Edward; his eyes were coal black.

"Well, I have to go…"

"Yeah…" he said awkwardly.

"It was nice to see you," I said. He nodded

I turned and headed for my truck. My face felt hot, my body was shaky and I was nauseous. Don't kid yourself, Bella, I told myself. He doesn't want you.

~*~

Edward's POV

It wasn't too hard to find where Bella was working. It was a small restaurant, and she was a hostess and a waitress. I stood outside casually, watching Bella inside. She was busy rushing from table to table, and she even rushed to the back of the restaurant a couple times. I saw her talking to the manager, and from what I heard she was making Bella leave because she was sick. Of course, my first instinct was to worry about her. Old habits die hard.

I hid when Bella came out of the restaurant and went to her truck. I couldn't believe she still had that thing. She was typing into her phone when she reached her truck. I heard her phone ringing and then a voice mail beep.

"Hey, Guyden, it's me. Um, I'm sick and I can't go with you and Angela and Ben tonight. Call me back."

Ah, so she was still friends with Angela and Ben. I was happy for that, but I hoped that she wasn't still friends with Jessica; she was always so cruel. But who was Guyden? Her boyfriend, perhaps? I sighed; if so, I'd have to live with that. I watched as she climbed into the cab of her truck and drive away. There was something different about Bella, I couldn't put my finger on it.

~*~

Bella's POV

I walked into my bedroom and crashed onto my bed. Unfortunately, I had to rush to the bathroom because I got sick again. When I was done brushing my teeth, I wanted to eat, which wasn't too strange since I hadn't eaten at all today. But I thought it'd be better not to push it.

I took a shower and tried to relax. I stepped out of the shower carefully and wrapped myself in a towel. I walked to my mirror and brushed out my wet hair. I stared at myself examining every part I could see in the mirror. That's when I noticed it- was I gaining weight? I definitely looked slightly bigger. If not, than something was definitely off.

I opened my cabinet and retrieved the scale that I had no idea why I owned. I'd never really been obsessed with my body; I was usually slender and happy with that. Of course, I try to eat right and get somewhat of an exercise so I'd be healthy. I stepped on the scale and cursed under my breath. It wasn't much of a difference, but I was a couple pounds more than I usually am. It was also weird because I'd been puking all day, so shouldn't that mean that I should weigh less if anything?

I suddenly gasped out loud and began counting in my head. Then I counted on my fingers, and again in my head.

Oh, crap.

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I Will Possess Your Heart by Death Cab for Cutie

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