EPOV

"You're playing so bad today, Dad! We're going to lose!" Carlie said as I double-faulted again.

We were playing doubles against Emmett and Renesmee, and I wasn't able to focus at all.

"Sorry!" I said, "Do you want to switch, Marcus?"

"Sure," he said.

"Why? Are you okay?" Carlie asked.

"Yeah... I just... didn't sleep well last night and I'm really having a bad headache right now." I said.

"Sure?" She asked as she observed me from head to toe. She didn't seem convinced.

"Yeah." I smiled, "I need to get some sleep."

"Is everything okay?" Emmett shouted from the other side.

"Yeah, all good." I showed a thumbs up sign, "I just need to get some sleep."

I went back to my room and closed my eyes, but the images from today morning's horrible dream flashed again.


"How can you do this to Mom?" Carlie was shouting at me. She was crying and her eyes were red.

"I hate you!" Renesmee was also crying.

"We need to go now, girls." Bella said.

"No, no, no! Please, please don't leave!" I pleaded.

"Leave my hand, Edward. I'm done with you." she said.

"No, no, no! Please!" I said, "Please, I'm begging you! Please, please don't leave!"

"You're an asshole!" Carlie said, "We don't want to live with you."

"I... I can explain..." I said.

"We don't want to hear anything." They said.


It wasn't going to remain just a nightmare.

Soon they would get to know about how badly I had fucked everything up and they were actually going to hate me!

No, I couldn't even think about it.

Soon I was going to lose everything!

What would I do without them?

My whole world revolved around those three people. I just... wasn't able to imagine my life without them.

I was going to go crazy if they left me!

No!

I couldn't let that happen!

I was going to beg Bella again!