*Flashback* “WHY DID YOU GO OUT! I SPECIFICALLY TOLD NOT TO!” my father yelled as he slapped my sister Sam across the face. Tears silently fell from my mother’s cheek. “I-I’m sorry… I just thought−” my father cut her off my pulling her hair. Sam let out a small yelp which angered him more. He’s going to kill her! No, I have to stop this. I thought. “I TOLD YOU THAT YOU DON’T THINK! I THINK FOR YOU, YOU STUPID B*TCH!” he yelled loud enough that the neighbors would probably hear. “Stop hurting her! Stop it!” I screamed running towards my sister. Tears sliding down my cheek. “DON’T TELL ME WHAT TO DO YOU LITTLE GIRL!” he said as he kicked me in the stomach. I just tried to ignore the pain, but he kept beating us up. “Since you two don’t listen to me, I’ll just punish you two by taking your things away.” He started grabbing my guitar and journal and Sam’s paints and her easel. “Please, leave their things alone. Just go to your rooms.” my mother begged. “Okay. I’ll leave their things, but she’s still going to get punished.” he agreed pointing to Sam, who had just sat up with a bloody nose. He left our things while my mother, who dragged me into my room. All I remember hearing were Sam’s continuous screams and yelps and his yelling. Then, it all stopped. I pulled away from my mother’s tight grasp on my wrist and opened the door. I hesitantly walked into the living room to see my only sister, Sam, lying still on the floor with blood on her face and stomach. Then, I saw my father with blood all over his hands. I immediately did the first thing that came to mind: call the police. I cried next to my sister and yell, “HOW COULD YOU DO THIS TO YOUR DAUGHTER? YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO BE OUR FATHER! YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO LOVE US, BUT INSTEAD YOU ARE A STUPID ALCOHOLIC WHO JUST KILLED HIS OLDEST DAUGHTER! I HATE YOU!” I continued crying until they came 10 minutes and took him and Sam away. *End of Flashback* “She was my twin. Only older than me by 2 minutes. How could he… HOW COULD HE?“ I yelled. I continued crying in Edward’s arms. He sat on my bed and cradled me in his arms as I continued to cry. We stayed like that for several minutes, even after I stopped crying. “Thank-you.” I told him as I looked up into his anxious, worried golden eyes. “For what? Making you remember such a horrible past? No, you are too fragile right now, and it’s all my fault. I’m sorry, please forgive me?” he asked as he kissed my forehead. I closed my eyes while my heart raced and went into fourth gear. I didn’t even care that we barely knew each other, and this was basically our almost first kiss. Oh. My. God. He’s too perfect! I thought as I leaned closer in. We were only an inch away when I sneezed which made him kiss my cheek. Great, smooth one Dani. Real smooth. Wait, why did he say sorry before? I thought. “I forgive you even though I don’t know why you want me to forgive you. I mean, I tortured you by making you see me cry AND ruined your shirt when I was crying.” I answered matter-of-factly. He chuckled, “I’m glad you think I’m so wonderful,” he rolled his eyes and continued, “Anyways, you are still crying.” He wiped a stray tear from my cheek. There was a comfortable pause then he said, “How’s your leg? I hope I didn’t hurt it when I sat down.” “Oh my gawd! Stop thinking about me. I’m not that important; I’m just an average girl that was in a car accident! Sheesh!” I complained, more like whine or protested. “Fine, what does the ‘average girl’ want to talk about?” he asked me with an amused expression all over his face. “Hmm… I don’t know, let’s talk about…” I pondered on what I would make Edward talk about next. With that, I got an idea and finished my sentence, “I’d like to know more about you since, thanks to my chart, you know almost everything about me.” I finished as nonchalantly as I could. “I’ll tell you tomorrow,” he chuckled after he saw me pout, “ You need your rest, and I’ll save the nurse the trouble and give you your medicine myself.” I crossed my arms in front of my chest. “What makes you think that I’ll take the medicine?” I challenged him. He smiled a beautiful crooked smile, grabbed the medicine bottle, and walked across the room to my side. “Please take your medicine.” he whispered pleadingly in my ear. After he pulled away there were goosebumps on my whole body. His breath was so sweet, like a flower, that it left me stunned for a brief moment. I grumbled against my will, “Fine, gimme the medicine.” He just smiled; smugness was radiating off of his entire body as he handed me a cup of water with my medicine pill. “Here you go, Dani.” he said with pleasure. “Whatever.” I mumbled. After I drank my water, Dr. Ryan cam in. “I see Edward has made you take your medicine.” Ryan said. I nodded since I suddenly felt sleepy. My eyelids slowly drooped to a close. I heard Ryan and Edward say “Goodnight.” before I finally fell asleep. *Dream* I was in a dark room. Suddenly, the lights were on and there, in front of me, stood my sister. I ran up to her and hugged her tight. “Why did you have to go? Why did you leave me?” I asked her as tears slid down my cheeks. “I’m sorry. I had to; it was my time.” she responded wiping the tears away, “Always know that I am always watching over you, and you can talk to me anytime you want.” “I miss you, Sam. I love you so much.” I told her. “I miss you too… I love you, too… that‘s why I brought you someone.” Then from across the room I heard someone say my name. I turned around to see my mother. Her hair was not covered with the blood from the last time I saw her. Her face was beautiful; her wonderful hazel green eyes shone with a lovely glimmer in them. Everyone told us, Sam and me, that we were exactly like her, with her hazel green eyes and laughter that would cause the saddest person in the world laugh with her and her wonderfully wavy brunette hair. We were like her twins or, when we were together, triplets. “Mommy!” I hugged my mother. “I miss you! I’m so sorry. I didn’t see the truck, and I-I-I…” I was stuttering once again in tears. “Shh honey, it’s okay. It wasn’t your fault. The storm was too horrible for you to have seen the truck. Shh, my darling.” she comforted me stroking my hair. After a while, I calmed down and looked at my mother and sister. My mother was smiling while Sam, on the other hand, had a smirk the size of Russia. I scolded my sister. “Why are you smirking? What am I missing?” I demanded to know. “Oh, just… Edward is so perfect for you, especially since you are the klutz of the family! He’ll be able to protect you once you know what he is… Oops!” she giggled like the preppy cheerleading sister she always was. What is she talking about now. What he is… what the hell is Edward! I thought. “What are you talking about now Sammy?!” I was so confused. “Samantha Marie Rivers! What did I tell you! I thought we agreed that she would figure it out soon enough.” my mother scolded Sam. “I’m sorry.” Sam apologized looking at the ground. “What are the two of you talking about? What is Edward?” I questioned them, but all they did was look at each other. “Tell me now!” I started panicking. “I’m sorry honey, but we can’t tell you. It’s something you must figure out on your own.” my mother replied smoothing my hair. “Well, we have to go. Bye Dan-Dan.” my sister hugged me. “Bye sweetie. You will find out soon enough. We will say hi to Jacob for you.” my mother told me as she hugged me. Then, everything went black again. *End of Dream*