Shadows Of The Night (Wattys2016)

Lake-Bridge

Hello everyone!

Okay, a lot happens in this chapter so i'll just get on with it. Meet me at thebottom.

Standard Disclaimer: The following is a work of fanfiction using characters from the Twilight world, which is trademarked by Stephenie Meyer. I do not claim ownership of said characters. No copyright infringement is intended.

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                                                         Lake-Bridge

It's been three weeks since arrived here.  The town is small and quaint. It was pure luck that I found a job here. Anyone who knew I lived at 'The Masen house' shut their doors on me. I really didn't understand how everyone seemed to think it was haunted. Yes, it was old, a little creepy-looking and had been vacant for a long time okay, so maybe they had their reasons. But those weren't the reasons for not giving me a job.

I was walking back from the town's supermarket (which was more like a big store with all kinds of necessary items available) where I had landed the job of a sales associate, only because the owner of the store was new in town and had settled here a year ago with his wife. Jasper and Alice completely dismissed the haunted notions and rumors. They were pretty easy-going people who liked good music and good food. We had become quick friends. I wanted them to meet Bella, but she had been unavailable every time an opportunity came up. She seemed to be gone most of the time during the day. When asked, she said she worked out of town as a vet, until then I had no idea she had a job that paid. So, we were both busy most of the time during the day but we were always together at night. We seemed to be following a routine– wake up in the morning, go to work, come back in the evening, have dinner and go to sleep in each other's arms.

I thought I could get used to it.

I was late today and there was a rush order I had to attend to. The sun had already set. I took the same route I had taken from the first day I had arrived here. The road near the bridge was still rough and muddy. A sudden lightning and thunder rumbled in the sky, alerting me to heavy rain any second. I walked quickly to avoid getting drenched. The bridge loomed into sight. It was hard to find the way ahead as a thick and heavy fog hung over the entire area.  Rain started to fall quick and heavy. I was drenched within seconds of reaching the bridge.

"Edward... " Someone called. I turned my head sharply to see. There was nothing but a thick wall of fog all around me. Shaking my head, I took a step forward.

No, I couldn't have heard a voice; it was the rain, surely.

"Edward..." It sound clear at first, but was soon become distant.

A faint echo of laughter and a rustling of something, I wasn't sure.

I turned around trying to find the source, my breathing shallow.

I frowned and tried to listen again. "Who's there?"

"....Edward...." Someone whispered again, this time the sound was nearly close to my ear. It sent a shudder through my body. A feeling crept from the hollow of my stomach sweeping upwards and onwards spreading throughout my skin, making goose-bumps appear in their wake.

"Wh-o...Who's ther-er?"  I stammered out weakly.

The rain was a deluge now. I tried to quicken my pace, glancing sharply to my right and left but afraid to look behind for the fear of finding something unexplainable.

I was almost to the middle of the bridge when I saw a movement in the water. There was a ripple, slight but slowly gaining momentum, swirling like a whirlpool when suddenly a white shadow started to appear from within.