So here's the next chapter. I'm not going to lie, I like this one a lot. Hopefully, you all will too.

It's shorter than my normal chapters, but this one is kind of a turning point for Bella and for Edward.

Anywho, please read and review! Tell me what you think!

"What the fuck are you talking about?" he asks as he moves towards me.

I stand up and stare at him with narrowed eyes. "My mother didn't just walk out for the fuck of it, Edward. She left because she was a cheater who got addicted to heroin."

Edward doesn't move for a long moment. He just stares at me as my words seep in. He shakes his head in disbelief.

"I…you've never talked about your mom before," he whispers.

I roll my eyes. "It's not something I want to broadcast, Edward. I'm ashamed of my mother. Everyone else just thinks she cheated. And she did with about five different guys. When she started disappearing for days at a time, my dad and I knew something was up. I was looking through her jewelry box so I could borrow a pair of earrings, but instead I found a needle. By then, it was too late. She was gone," I finish.

Edward sits down on a nearby chair and rolls his eyes at me. "Just because you found a needle doesn't mean she's into heroin, Bella," he says defensively.

I raise an eyebrow. "No shit. But my dad knew about it before I found the needle. He had confronted her, begged her to get help, and she had said she'd think about it. The two weeks later, she was gone."

Edward leans back in his chair and studies my face. He opens his mouth a few times before snapping it shut. I wait for him to give some sort of response and, when he doesn't, I grab my coat.

"The only drugs that are excusable are the ones prescribed by doctors. Shit like heroin and cocaine ruins lives. It ruined mine and my fathers. It's ruining Alice's. And if you don't get your shit together, Edward? It's going to ruin yours. Is a fifteen minute high really fucking worth the inevitable fall?" I ask as I put my coat on.

Edward stands back up and crosses his arms defensively. "Alice is fine. I'm fine. And your father loves you. You're all he could talk about at dinner. Just because your mom was addicted doesn't mean it has to ruin your life," he says in a condescending tone. "I think you're being dramatic."

I scoff. "Fuck that! Remember how I told you I didn't believe in love? That's my mother's fault. She used to write me letters when she first left. And each time, there was a new guy she'd talk about. Shane, Robert, Kyle, Frankie, Tom. I can't even count anymore. I don't know how many there has been since then. She stopped writing when she figured out I'd never answer her." I need him to understand.

Edward doesn't say anything for a long time and, at this point, I'm done with the awkward silences. I'm done with his bitchy attitude. I'm just done. I sigh in frustration, throw his car keys down on the coffee table, and start to leave but, before I can even make it out of the living room, he grabs my wrist and pulls me back to him.

"Bella, I'm not your mom," he says softly.

I shake my head. "I know that," I whisper. "But Edward I…care about you. And I don't want to see you turn into her, but in one way or another, you will."

Then I pull my arm away from Edward and run. I run from him, from the situation, from my mother, and from myself.

Because in Edward, I see myself. I see my mother and her weaknesses. Edward is the epitome of everything I've tried to avoid in my life.

But as I run down the narrow pathway towards the road, I want nothing more than to turn and run back to him and embrace the man who could very well be the end of me.

Is our Bella starting to feel something for Drugward?

Review and maybe in the next chapter, I'll give you a little more fluff between Edward and Bella.

I think they deserve some at this point.

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Lots of love,

Emilia Elliot