Published January 12, 2008
(Night)
As night falls, shadows lengthen until they give way to total darkness. There is no moon to bring in any bit of light to the cold, dark bedroom where she lays. She shivers, but does not bother to pull the old quilt around her. Maybe if she's lucky, she'll freeze to death. And anyway, being cold makes it feel as if he's here laying beside her again. Slowly, she lifts her head.
No one there. Of course not.
She scolds herself for being so foolish as the pain in her chest flares. Her eyes burn with unshed tears, her body shakes from the sobs she holds back. She reaches for a pillow and shoves her face into it, finally letting herself cry. Memories flash in her mind and she remembers him. His face...his eyes...the way he smiles...the way his icy fingertips feel against her warm skin. Never again will she see his face nor feel his touch. She'd been so sure...so sure he loved her.
Well, now she knows she was wrong. And she feels like she should have known all along. After all, he's the equivalent of a god, and what is she? A mere mortal. A foolish, stupid, ugly human girl.
The tears feel as if they will never end. A minute slips by...then an hour...another...she cries till she has no tears left. Only then, when her eyes are red and swollen and her mind too exhausted to keep awake a second longer, does she give in to her nightmares.
A/N: This is a drabble set shortly after Edward leaves in New Moon. It was inspired by the song 'Almost Lover' by A Fine Frenzy. It's a very emotional, heartwrenching song and it reminds me very much of the pain Bella went through in the second book. I decided to listen to song again just to see what I came up with while listening to it.
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I am such a fan of The Twilight series and it was really cool that you wote about it. I especialy like the way you never used Bella and Edward's names. Very cool!
I liked it. I almost started to cry. (I'm super emotional like that.) I really liked Edward up until he left Bella, and he has yet to redeem himself in my eyes.
I'm so on Team Jacob.
Okay first:
equivalent of a god,
God
Make that g big!
Well as short as it is I do finally feel more sympathy for her. It almost seamed as though there was no hope at all.
I liked this one. You interpret her feelings well.
i liked it alot though i think it was, as others have said, a little predictable. But it was a well-written piece, nevertheless. good job.
I'm actually an Alice fanGUY.
Alright! I felt like this was a great exemplar of what Bella would have felt had Steph written a detailed description of the moment in the forest! I especially liked this part
"Well, now she knows she was wrong. And she feels like she should have known all along. After all, he's the equivalent of a god, and what is she? A mere mortal. A foolish, stupid, ugly human girl.""
SOO relevant to the Twi Series!
YAY YOU!!!!! Great writing (although it'd be fantastique in 1st person!)
It's really hard for people to write in the style Meyers does because it is strictly unique. You captured Bella's depression perfectly, although it's hard to get into it without context.
Since I've read the book, I had my fill of the depressed-Bella description, so it was predictable, but again, you were dabbling in the field of inserts.
Try writing it into your own story? Mix it up alittle?
I think the description was excellent. I felt i could truly sympathize with the character. This was truly outstanding and i liked the juxtaposition of the burning and crying (like fire and water) and the icy fingertips against the warm skin. i also like the image of 'freeze to death' because it represents how the girl wants her emotions to be frozen so she doesn't have to feel vulnerable.
Well done
Adele x
Very nice. This passage could fit into Twilight. Even though it is predictable a bit I really like it. I loved how you captured Bella and Edward. I see no spelling mistakes. So I say keep writing more, because with Night, you could make a very well written fan story. Anyway very nice job, and I hope to see your work soon.
S. Torain
Ahhh! This made me so sad! I myself am I a ravid Twilight fangirl and was pratically devastated when Edward left. I think you've really captured what Bella was feeling when he left.
I personally like the third person. I don't know why, but I have this secret love for third person (ha, ha).
Please keep writing!
I, personally, like to read Twilight fanfiction in first person (probably because Stephenie Meyer wrote hers that way).
It's pretty good except the fact that you are telling us everything. Yes, a lot of people these days are so wrapped up with showing, but almost all of this is being told. You can still be writing from an omniscient narrator's point of view, but try making her think what she feels.
However, I like the first paragraph. The part about being cold and the cold reminding her of Edward fits well.
I like the third-person thing too. And I like how you related the cold to Edward. Bellimiso...I don't know if that's right...
This was cool. I have a bad habbit of thinking and immagineing parts, like what would charlie think if he found out that edward was a vampire, and such. this is good and you should write more!!
I like this but I think it could have been alittle longer. I agree with what HollieWood said. You told us what we already new about Bella. Over all it was very good. It seemed like her style of writting. Happy writting!
Jessie xx
This was good..but I agree with Fangala.. Bella really grates on my nerves.. i won't even read the third book because I dislike her so much. But this definatly could have fit into the book in one way or another.
(Maybe I'm being too hard on her..I don't believe in crying over boys =] )
Anyways..keep writing!
I thought it was very descriptive and captured how Bella felt perfectly.
I'm also an Edward fangirl. Notice my avatar.
Wow, now that I look at your avatar, I feel all warm and fuzzy and shivery inside! I like Edward a lot more than Bella. Bella honestly gets on my nerves. She's way too dramatic.
As for this piece, I liked it, but I agree with what everyone else says. It's interesting hearing about Bella in 3rd person, and I think you pulled it off perfectly.
Good job!
Hahaha. It's okay. Yes, it's Bella and Edward (or Emily Browning and Gaspard Ulliel). I am a complete Edward fangirl.
Thanks for all the reviews!
I really liked this. I think it captures the time after Edward left perfectly, because Bella was angsty and not really all there, like she was just exisiting without living. I especially like the part where you say: "And anyway, being cold makes it feel as if he's here laying beside her again." This was really good, and I found no grammar mistakes aside from the one that Sunny pointed out.
Kepe was probably right, but it was still excellent description. Just one error I saw:
"Well now she knows she was wrong."
"Well" needs a comma after it.
Is your avatar supposed to be Bella and Jacob?
edit: Bella and Edward lol. Sorry. I'm a shameless Jacob fangirl.
Well I did think it would fit into the book, however it was a bit predictable. Stephanie Meyer left out description about that time because, well, we all knew what happened. So its not that your writing or anything is bad, its just that your fan fic told us what we already knew.