His name sent a shiver down her spine and left her frozen. She stared at the phone till it finished ringing, breathing—no panting—through her mouth.
"Emily?"
She heard her name from what felt like a mile away. It was like the world had stopped at the moment and she felt detached from her very own self. Detached into a state of shock and confusion as memories flooded her mind.
"Emily!" Edward shouted again and this time he placed both hands around her cheek so they could now look each other face-to-face.
"Talk to me!"
"I can't," she finally gathered the strength to speak. "I…I am sorry."
"What?"
"I…I can't… I am sorry," she repeated like a disk on loop. Standing up, raising herself from on top of him.
"You can't what?" Edward stood up. His hardness has now softened. Confusion swirle
