Author's Note: This story will be in Bella's POV only. There will be no direct dialogue between characters until Chapter 13 because all chapters up to that point are Bella's memories of the past.

Thank you to everyone who reviewed, followed, and favorited my story. This is my first attempt at a multi-chapter story. So, I hope you all enjoy it. :)

P.S.- I also changed chapters 2 and 3 a bit, so I suggest reading them again before this one. Also, I realized I forgot to put a warning for chapter 3 due to the mention of suicide. I apologize if it caused any triggers.

WARNING: This chapter will contain suicidal thoughts and attempted suicide.

Disclaimer: Stephenie Meyers owns Twilight.

Chapter 4. The Meadow

One day as I was taking a hike through the woods, I somehow found my way to a beautiful meadow. It was filled with all kinds of colorful wildflowers. I loved it.

It had been about a month after my friends left me when I found it. After that, I made it a point to go there whenever I had time, or just needed to get away from things.

Days flew by and my life hadn't gotten any better. Charlie was still drinking and ignoring my existance, and my so-called "friends" wouldn't have anything to do with me. It was getting harder and harder for me to deal with the constant loneliness.

I'm not sure what caused it, but I finally snapped. I couldn't take it anymore. It just hurt too much. I decided to skip school and after Charlie left for work, I went into his room and found the same revolver that my mother used to kill herself with. I opened it up and found that it still had a few bullets in the chamber.

I then wrote a quick note for Charlie and left it on my bed. It was the least I could do. I also wondered how long it would take him to find it.

Before I decided to change my mind, I left the house quickly and walked to the one place I was able to find peace since my life had changed so drastically.

The meadow.

When I reached it, I stood for a few minutes just looking at the gun in my hand and thinking about all the things I had lost within the last few months. When I was done, I said my silent goodbyes and raised the gun to my head.

Before I could pull the trigger, I heard a man's voice yell at me to stop.

I lowered the gun and turned around to face a man standing at the edge of the clearing.

As he began to walk towards me, I took a moment to take a look at him. He was about 6'1, 200 lbs, and had his blonde hair pulled back into a ponytail. Once he was close enough, I noticed that his eyes were a deep blue color.

When he finally reached me, he grabbed the gun out of my hands. I don't know why, but I wasn't afraid of this strange man at all. In fact, I felt calm. Calmer than I had in a long time.

He asked me what my name was and I told him. Then he introduced himself.

His name was James Hunter.

A/N: I know I left this on a bit of a cliffhanger, but hopefully, I'll get another chapter up tomorrow.

On another note, did anyone go see the new movie with Robert Pattinson in it called The Rover? I went on opening day and it was AWESOME! I think my favorite part was when he was singing along to Pretty Girl Rock by Keri Hilson. LOL.

That's it for now. See you tomorrow. :)