I am so moved by Bella's words, she is the very best person I have ever met. Her letter means more to me than anything I have ever owned. I made a copy of it so that I don't damage the original, and find myself reading it over and over.

I hope she does not regret writing it or the things she said. I'm sure she would not write it now she knows I am a vampire.

She will surely understand now that I cannot stay in her life the way she described, though I wish I could. I want to feel angry at Rosalie for putting Bella at risk should Aro ever discover that she knows, but the chance is very slight and all I can focus on is the fact that, through the events that unfolded that day, I can now stay in contact from a distance with Bella, if she'll have me. I never would have been able to if Bella didn't know why I couldn't meet her, use video chat or be photographed. If I am lucky I shall be able to email and call Bella for several more years than I otherwise would have done, until she is ready to move on. I have Rosalie to thank for that

These past three days I have been on tenterhooks waiting for Bella to absorb the news and react with horror and fear. I cannot understand why this hasn't happened yet and it bothers me so. Of course I do not want her to, but the waiting is most uncomfortable. All of us are waiting.

Alice does not see Bella disappearing from Forks High before graduation. In some visions we are closer than ever, in others we are distant but civil. There are none of Bella getting hurt which soothes my main worry at least. I know she would never tell anyone and Alice's visions confirm this.

Carlisle and Esme's support of my situation is unexpected and I am most grateful for it. They are better parents than I ever could have hoped for and have more faith in me than I feel I deserve. I will work hard to prove them right.

Our hurried conversation that night at her house was interrupted and Bella has not raised the subject again. In fact she is pretending everything is just as it was beforehand. I feel like we need to talk more, but I don't know how. And I am afraid of hurrying the end of our friendship by doing so. Her beautiful words in that letter notwithstanding, I am a monster, not a man and all bets are off at this point.

I saw her looking at us in the cafeteria today, she was chatting with Angela and Jessica but facing our way and I saw her glancing over their shoulders a couple of times. She didn't look frightened, but she looked as if she finally understood something now. I suppose our strange appearance and pretence at eating suddenly all makes sense.

Rosalie has been uncharacteristically quiet and spends time out of school in her room or on long runs with Emmett. I should thank her, perhaps that would help a little.

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