That was the best Christmas present EVER! I like how Bella is finally standing up for herself and she is actually taking risks. This is a very good story that I hope you continue to update on :P thanks for the new chappy!

Loved it! Although, I can't believe Renee. If she was really concerned, she should have come herself. Please update soon!

Phil should have totally gotten punched! ;) Lovely chapter and first chapter to not make me tear up! Can't wait for more! :)

i read your quil and clair stories before this one and i loved them but this one is slowly meeting them and i have only read four chapters! I love it :)) please write more ;)

I totally don't get why you have such a low number of reviews. This story is so touching and well written - it is by far my favourite new story I started within the last couple of month.

The entire idea is heartbreaking. The story starts at the really rough point of meeting Bella who basically wasted her life by doing nothing. Her entire family is shattered by having an unemotional but caring father and a mother who is truly selfish. She never did anything for herself, never stated her own opinion and living in a dream world. It is so devastating that she starts living because she will die eventually within one year.

Still, the way how you describe that she starts finally to live and the steps she undertakes are really believable. It starts with arguing with Renee and it follows up with Alice. Still, she doesn't change her entire character within one chapter. Baby steps. The next step will be Edward...

I'm truly feeling sorry for both of them. I suppose they will fall in love but only have such a short time left. I already can predict that I'll cry while reading your story.

Please continue updating even with the low number of reviews. I truly hope they'll increase. This story is amazingly written and I can't wait for more. Fantastic job!

Awesome chapter! Sorry for shortness, got to go study for finals :( thanks!

Great chapter! I'm so happy Bella made some mildly drastic changes and went with her instincts:) Thank god for Alice! And now Edward is officially introduced...that's exciting! I'm still hoping he isn't a psychotic manwhore or anything. Lol. I wonder if he secretly likes Bella from afar...and I wonder if Alice already has plans for those two and maybe that's why Edward is there when Bella is...hm.

I'm glad Charlie took Bella's moving out so well. They're both of moving into differebt phases of their lives now. Well, with Bella dying and all, I guess that's a given. I think if she does tell Charlie it should be when she's closer to death, so he doesn't have to live with the knowledge of her impending death. Still, since she knows, she should spend some quality time with him. I'm sure if he knew, he'd want that, too.

And there seems to be a small epidemic of bad mothers in Forks! Bella's mother, Alice's mother...Can't they just appreciate that they have decent, nice, unique, good-natured children? Well, life would be less interesting if everyone's parents were perfect, right? Lol. Eh, I think that's true to a point:)

Now, it'll be interesting to see what Edward's deal is. I'm crossing my fingers!

Update soon!

Like really soon!

Wow, great start for a story. Can't wait to see where it goes!

bella needs cute underware! update soon! :)

Feel the guilt...guilty, guilty, guilty! ;)

Yay! Edward and Bella finally meet! Your updates make me happy! :)

wow. can't wait for the next chapter!

I actually like this story even though I don't usually read any stories about Edward and Bella. I hope Edward actually has good qualities other than just being a vampire like in the Twilight series. Bella is pretty awesome in this story too. I'll keep on reading :) Thanks for the update!

Interesting story. I like this:) Very well-written. It's amazing how shallow and self-centered Renee is. She was never a real mother to Bella:( And it's sad that Bella hasn't honestly lived life for the past twenty-six years. I guess the good thing about knowing your expiration date is that you're given a sort of freedom. You can live the rest of your life with no regrets or inhibitions. So sad, though.

I really hope all of those rumors about Edward aren't true! Lol.

Update soon!

I am excited to see where you take this. Please update soon!

I am really looking forward to this story.