My cheeks feel tingly. Someone's softly kissing them. I look up and I see Edward. I grin and throw my arms around him while tears flow out.
648Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOWOO4hofk4
I can't manage to say anything, but it's ok. He speaks for me. "You didn't really think I'd leave you, did you?" He chuckles a bit, and my embrace strengthens.
648Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfUbsShOLt6
"Edward... I don't know how I didn't kill myself when you left me..." I manage to say.
648Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡummH9hO2WR
He smiles and says, "Well as you see, I look pretty alive, don't I?" He tickles my ribs, something I missed so much.
648Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGW4dAMOf95
"I never got to tell you... I never answered.... It just took a big awakening for me to realize it. I—"
648Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0ALyr9cblG
He interrupts me with a kiss; a sweet, mellow kiss that united both of our worlds together. A light touch of passion with a hint of romance.
648Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7DfKECUGqS
"I love you," I whisper after parting with his lips.
648Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdWJoMOMCJr
He looks at me with his warm eyes. "Hey. Wanna hear something I've learned recently? You've got to stand up to your bully. The bully will manipulate you in every way possible. They'll ask for more and more and it'll never end. You can put a carrot in front of a donkey and his work will end by the end of the day, but it's not like the whole process of getting the donkey to do what you want will end. Same here. You gotta stand up to Luke. Use what he fears against him. Then you'll succeed." He smiles at me and caresses my face with his hands and I smile back.
648Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡabo8l8B126
But my smile slowly fades. "How do you know about Luke?" I start to ask but he starts walking backwards.
648Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTHBDMjIVVP
"Edward?"
648Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEkTjI6vGOM
His face... It's morphing into Lawrence... It's morphing into Joey's face....
It's morphing into the face of... I can't identify it.
Ah. Yes I can. Of course. The haunting face that won't ever leave me in peace.
648Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2Cx4GxrCXq
Luke.
648Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9ohMFcyCE8
And that's when I wake up.
648Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO4l2J3eTpB
Why do I feel like I'm on the moon? In a matter of milliseconds, a flashback comes to mind.
648Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmLkPXif7m7
It's a memory of me. In a space simulator with Edward. It helped us experience what being an astronaut is like. They even vacuumed out all the oxygen for about 10 seconds, but 10 seconds only, to see what it'd be like if we took off our helmets on a real mission.
648Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA3g1ai0TNr
That's when I realized I 'overslept'.
648Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyVO5D3PxYD
I'm suffocating…648Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ25wulVPfJ9
