It wasn't hard to let go.

My fingers unclenched from the strings of before, and I watched them as they flew higher into the sky, disappearing into mere specks. I was glad to see them go. I knew that their resignation would save me a lot of pain. I closed my eyes for a brief second before I opened them, and stared at her. She stared back at me. Her eyes were the same color of the eyes of the girl I'd once loved, but they no longer reminded me of that girl.

And, as I watched in rapt amazement, steel cables were built.

The first one rappelled from the sky, seemingly out of nowhere, and attached to me with unshakable force. Then another one came, and another. They all converged on a vantage point in the middle of my back. And I knew I was dependent on these cables. If they were cracked somehow, or cut away, I would hurdle up into the sky, just like the strings of the past.

I knew who had control over the cables.

Then, she smiled at me. She had two full rows of perfect, tiny, milky teeth. I was aghast. Awestruck by her sudden and total power over me. I knew I was helpless to her every wish. All she had to do was smile that smile, and all my defenses would fall away limply.

"Hello, Renesmee," I whispered.