That Call

I didn't really know where I was. I knew I was in South America staring around the little space I found to sit in a sewer. With rats and spiders crawling around me. I didn't bother to listen to the thoughts of voices above me. Listening now, the group of men were fighting over a bottle of beer. I just let the sounds fly by me. Meaningless. I was meaningless, this life of mine was meaningless, the whole world was meaningless.

As I closed my eyes, I see the one face I wish I could see with my own eyes again. Bella's. Ah, showing a smile. A smile of welcoming. Ah, how I wished I could go back. I could. I could be back in Forks by morning, staring at Bella's window. NO!You made a promise Edward don't break it.

My phone rang again, for the fifth time in the last hour. I haven't bothered to look at the caller ID, but thinking maybe it was Carlisle. Maybe something was wrong? Maybe someone was hurt?

I picked up the phone.

"Hello?" I answered.

"Oh Edward, it's about time you answered my call." Rosalie. Probably calling cause she's bored. When I heard her voice I knew my family was fine.

I hung up.

Again the phone rang. Well might as well get it over with or face hearing the same ringing for the rest of eternity.

I answered the phone. "What?" I hadn't realized my voice sounded dry and lifeless.

"Well since i'm so kind I decided to give you a call and tell you Alice is in Forks." Rosalie told me quickly with a hint of angry.

"What?" I said surprised. I told Alice not to go to see Bella! She had promised that she would stay away from her as long as I did too. I outta throw her tiny...

"Yeah, you know how Alice is 'Miss Smarty Pants' thinks you know everything...kinda like you sometimes." She told me with a lot of humor in her voice.

I couldn't think of anything else to say besides, "What?" again.

She paused. "Everyone said not to tell you what happened but I think that's absolutley dumb...I mean the sooner you know the sooner you'll come home right?" She told me quickly again.

"What are you talking about Rosalie? Why did you call?" I said irraited.

"Well..." She paused again.

"Get on with it Rosalie." I said angry. I wish she would get it over with so I can go back to my depression.

"She's dead Edward." She told me softly. I couldn't breath. It felt that time had stopped. I knew when she said 'she' knowing it was the one thing keeping me on this earth.

She went on. "Yeah I guess Alice had a vision of Bella jumping of a cliff...It was to late anyway but she went down to see if she could stop her but it was too late...I'm sorry but I think you have every right to know what has happened." She said.

I hung up.