(Major Rewrite) THE CURE • C.Cullen

03

Carlisle's POV

I knew that I promised, but that promise was something that I could not keep. I didn't wish that I had never met her, but I wish that I didn't get us involved with her life.

Kissing her on the forehead, and again on the lips, I thought again, whether I had the chance to stay with her, or perhaps take her with us. But, no. I wished that I wasn't doing this, but, I was, and that was a fact that I just couldn't save myself, (or her for that matter,) from. I was leaving her, no matter how much I wanted to stay. And as I kissed her goodbye, I knew that I would regret this for as long as I lived. 'This was for the best,' I told myself. Oh, if only everyone saw it that way.

***

In the morning

Felicity's POV

Rolling over, I expected at least the distance chatter of the Cullen family. But no, it was all silence. And then I knew, he had left me, just like he said he would. I missed him, already. Why did he have to leave?

***

After showering, and all the necessary stuff, I grabbed one of his jumpers that he only wore, when he was at home, that still had a faint smell of him on it. I was like a lovesick puppy.

Walking down the stairs, I noticed something. Something that was out of the ordinary. A piece of paper lay on the table, with a small box next to it, written in my name. Picking up the paper, I immediately realised that it was a letter. A letter from Carlisle.

Dear Felicity,

You are my love. My one, and only.
I know that I will regret what I am doing now. But it is for the best, at least, I hope so.
I wish I could say, that everything will be okay, but the truth is, I can't see the future like Alice, or read Alice's mind, like Edward. And since I'll not be there, I'll probably never find out, whether everything turned out okay.
You'll have a better life without me, I guarantee it.
Go find a partner, love them just as you loved me, and as much as I love you.

I love you, with my heart, my mind, and my soul.

Yours faithfully,
Carlisle.
Xxx

PS: Never forget me, because I'll always be in your heart. I was going to give you this before, but I never got the chance. Look inside the box.

It's a promise ring.

***

To be honest, the letter was a bit (self- )contradicting. It just shows, that he truly had mixed emotions about leaving.
But, evenso, I got where he was coming from. I just didn't know why he had left it sinking, you know? Why couldn't he have told me in advance, just so that I could prepare?
I put the ring on my right hand, on the ring finger, and kissed it gently.
And that's when I realised, that's just it, life's not fair.