Chapter 253

• Using my arms for support, I slowly get to my feet, taking my time as I wash my face and brush my teeth. Walking to the hamper, I throw Edward's t-shirt into it, but make sure to stop by his closet and pull out yet another t-shirt, covering myself with his scent before I return to my mother's jewelry box. Feeling numb, I mechanically place the papers back into the small square and close it decisively. Then I pick it up and find an empty drawer in what is supposed to be my side of Edward's large closet. I don't have many things in there yet, but make a promise to myself not to touch this drawer until I have more answers. Running my fingers over its smooth surface, I give it a final lingering glance, before I slowly close the drawer. Swearing to myself that the next time I pick up my mother's jewelry box, I'll have the answers I need to deal with the hidden contents that so effectively turned my entire life upside down.
• Distracted by my phone blaring, I rush back to the bed, picking it up without even checking the Caller-ID.
• "Hello?"