For What It's Worth

Imogen's POV-

11 months... 11 months, 2 weeks... 11 months, 2 weeks, 4 days.... Yes I keep track. Every day, every week, every month that passes by that I don't hear from my baby girl, see my baby girl... It's another day of torture not worth living.

She had begun to break and lose herself in the pain. I had been there but not enough it's my fault she's gone. All my fault. Maybe if I had been there more for her. Helped her through the pain and sorrow we were all feeling she would still be here.

I knew new what was happening but I reacted too late. It started with the broken promise between Edward and her. He couldn't come home, He left us all alone for a little too long and she lost hope. So she packed her stuff up and moved back home leaving her dream behind.

When she she had first accepted the scholarship the first one she had told was Edward. She was so happy and glad he was so proud of her and overjoyed. I remember their right embrace where he twirled her around the room and then put her down and trapping her head in his arms pretending to mess up her hair.

They were so close two peas in a pod we always called them. He had said we all have to celebrate this momentous occasion. We had a great big dinner of all her favourites which happen to be mostly desserts... That one had a big sweet tooth and could eat all the sweets in the world if she set her mind to it.

After supper he had whisked her out the door and taken her on one of their adventures to somewhere fun and exciting. Returning late they thought I wouldn't be up and snuck around laughing and giggling as the floor squeaked and groaned beneath them. They walked into the sitting room and I pretended to be asleep on the sofa.

"Oh mum... Always worrying aren't you?" They both laughed at her comment as Edward draped a blanket over me. I wanted very badly to open my eyes and see what they were doing but only used my ears instead. "Ya know Rubes, no matter where I go in life or how long I'm gone I won't forget to come back to you right?"

There was silence on the other end and then her small voice replied so close to tears it made me want to cry, "I know Eddie but I'll miss you terribly. Don't stay gone too long." His small chuckle escaped his mouth and I heard his footsteps and they stopped after a couple seconds and I knew he had pulled her into a close hug. "Like I could stay away from you. You're a diease sis... A wonderfully contagious disease."

Their laughter rang out through the house and I knew they were leaving the room. "Night my darling sis," he said with fake sarcasm. "Night my oh so handsome brother." Laughter was once again soft but heard as two separate doors closed and everything was silent.

My last thoughts that night was how much I loved how caring they were for one another. Nothing would ever tear them apart... So I thought.

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Then he left and she broke. When she came home she changed. She gave up her passion. She had began dancing for him saying he was her inspiration to follow her dreams and show the world how big they were. But once he was gone from her life all light and dreams seemed to fade away were crushed into nothing but dust.

Then that not came into her life. I had always wanted and waited to see the man who would steal her heart. But he hadn't stolen it... He had claimed it his putting a stake deep within her already broken heart. And I saw a little more of her true self fade away each time more she glanced or spoke to me.

I was losing her and sadly I knew it was too late to stop it. She was tearing herself apart slowly at the seams and she would never be the same again. She was leaving scars on herself that not even the toughest in the world could blow off as merely a chip in their shoulder. She was crumbling...

That night she left... I remember it like it was yesterday. The front door had slammed open and she had stomped her feet into her room picking up her suitcases and duffel bag stuffing all her things into them.

I sat there in the doorway with tears in my eyes hoping she would come to her sense and stop. Drop everything and not go. Wake up from this distant place she was so obviously living in and not the real world. I had called out to my husband John begging him to stop her... DO ANYTHING. Just make her stay.

Instead it only made her more persistent and aggravated with us to get out of here. Pushing past us she ran out the door. I followed and stood on the porch watching as she stuffed everything into his small dangerous car. And there he was in his cocky glory.

He stood leaning against the side of his car watching her and staring at her backside as she leaned in to stuff her thing into his small car. I wanted to yell at him to stay away from my beautiful daughter who should be treated with care but he was a strong man and she wouldn't listen.

Dangerous... That's what he was. I worried for her that he may break into pieces and tear her apart. He would crush what was left of her pure spirit and leave her to rot as nothing more than waste to him. He would throw her to the side and not take one glance back or feel bad.

The he tears still streamed down my face and I knew if Edward was here that he would stop her from going. And yet he wasn't and that's why we were all the way we were now. She was missing someone so important in her life so she replaced them with someone else and stuck them in the empty hole of her heart... But he wasn't satisfying enough. He just made her heart break more.

As I stood there I whispered loud enough for her to hear, "sometimes the worst pain can break you but you won't have a clue till it's too late." I knew she couldn't tell she was broken. She was still confused but when she did it would be the end. She would come to the end and she would die a little more at the realisation and I feared that.

As as she opened the door I called out, "the door is always open to you Ruby dear." I saw her stiffen and I knew she didn't know how to respond. She turned toward me and I saw in her eyes how she wanted to thank me and say she loved me it was there but her mouth said something else. "That's not my name." Her body twirled around and she sat down into the car slamming the door shut as it pulled away.

John in came out and held me right. I could feel myself slipping as my knees became too weak to let me stand. He pulled me inside still a sobbing mess and held me close the rest of the night. And that was the night my heart officially broke in two....

My my thoughts were all jumbled up until the doorbell rang. Who could that be??? My head said one thing.. No one special... While my heart screamed SHE'S HOME! Here's to hoping.

Notes

Ok so this is PART 1 of 3 for Chapter 3 haha. This is Imogen's true thoughts and memories and I thought it might be good to put that out there so everyone knew how she felt and what she had seen from her point of view.
PART 2 we get into Ed's head. I bet you can guess whose at the door now. (; with of course some other not so known guests as well.
PART 3 will be concluded with our first encounter with Ed and Ruby!!! Finally! How will he meet? Who will be there by his side? What will happen?

Please COMMENT SUBSCRIBE AND VOTE! Next PART will be up in a couple hours hopefully! <3 thanks everyone. Enjoy.