The Twilight Twenty-Five
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Prompt: 13
Pen Name: Glitterb1234
Pairing/Character(s): Bella+Edward
Rating: T
Word Count: 482
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I sat in my oversized blue sweater, staring blankly at the unassuming white envelope sitting in front of me on my bed. Inside that envelope was the news that would shape the rest of my future. Whatever the letter said would decide whether in followed the love of my life to Dartmouth or stayed stuck in miserable, rainy Washington. I'd been staring at it for a good half hour, unable to bring myself to open it, too afraid of this tiny little thing that was going to change my whole life completely.
Eventually, I realised I was never going to be able to do this on my own. I grabbed my phone and fired off a quick text.
Hey baby, can you come over? I need you Bxx
I waited tensely for his reply, which came only seconds later.
Sure thing beautiful. What's up? Exx
My Dartmouth letter came Bxx
Edward didn't reply, but apparently it was all he needed to hear; five minutes later he was letting himself into my house and clomping up the stairs to my room. He smiled at me just like he always did, and sat on the floor by the bed, reaching out to run a hand over the envelope.
"You know that no matter what this says, it doesn't change anything, right? I still love you, and I'm not going anywhere that won't let you in too."
I wanted to argue, but we'd squabbled enough over this, so I just nodded. Then I nudged it towards him.
"Can you do it? I can't."
"Sure thing babe," he said with a smile, and carefully tore the envelope open and took out the single sheet of paper. I bit my lip, waiting for the bomb to drop.
He grinned at me, and I knew without words what the letter said. Before he could confirm it, I launched myself off the bed and until his arms, and he laughed as we both collapsed in a tangled pile of limbs on my bedroom floor.
"I'm in?" I asked excitedly, pulling back so that I could see his face.
He smiled widely. "You're in baby. Congratulations."
I kissed him, not knowing what else to do to show him how happy I was.
The next few days passed in a flurry of telling people and celebrating. Edward and I spent hours talking about what we were going to do in New Hampshire, what clubs we'd join, what classes we'd take, what we planned to major in. He was torn between Pre-Med and Music, wanting to follow in his father's footsteps but also wanting to do something he loved. I told him to follow his heart, and reminded him that he still had a little more time to decide.
The future was still a big scary place, but now I felt that it might not be quite as bad as I'd imagined.