I was sitting in my room waiting for Bella to get off work. It was a usual rainy day so I had my music turned up to muffle the sound of the rain. I lied down flat on the couch and placed my head on the pillow that smelled like Bella. I fell into the music when Alice came running into the room.
"Edward, Bella is going to get into an accident." I jumped from the couch and ran out of the house with Alice on my heels.
"Alice, where was this accident going to happen?"
"On the next corner. The driver slams into Bella after running a red light."
I stood at the corner and watched the green Durango slam into Bella's red truck. The Durango crumpled into the side of Bella's truck. The driver of the Durango stepped out of the car and fell onto the wet asphalt. Bella never moved from the truck. I stepped slowly towards her car and yelled her name with no replay. I pulled the door of the truck off completely to see Bella's face on the steering wheel. Blood dripped from the side of her mouth and I stopped breathing. All I could think was get her to the hospital.
She was in my arms bridal style as I ran, full force. Nothing was going to happen to Bella. She wasn't going to die. The wind stung my eyes as I ran and I blinked the pain away and repeated this until I was under the hospital covering. I carried her into the freezing hospital and laid her on a waited bench as I explained to the assistant what happened. She called for my father and he came with no hesitation.
"Edward, I am going to take her now. She will be safe." I nodded my head as he lifted her from the bench and onto a stretcher. Before I knew it she was gone. I sat there until Charlie came in.
"Edward, where is Bella? How is she?"
"Honestly I don't know. Carlisle took her back about twenty minutes ago that was the last time I saw her." I placed my head in his hands as Charlie sat down next to me. He let out a low sigh and leaned his head on the wall. I focused on his thoughts and they pained me. She took the extra shift because I wasn't going to be home. I am the reason she is… wherever she is. I pulled from Charlie's thoughts and rested my head on the wall before zoned the world out.
Footsteps filled the hallway and Carlisle walked into the room and sat down across from us. "Charlie, Edward, Bella's in recovery right now. She had some internal bleeding but thanks to Edward we got to her before it was to bad. She will be asleep for the next few days but she will be fine." Charlie let out a sigh and I looked up to see Carlisle's face. He looked pained but there was happiness in his eyes.
"May I see her?" Charlie asked his voice was soft and filled with sadness.
"You may but please be careful with her. She's in room 107" he nodded and stood up. Carlisle waited until Charlie was out of earshot before he spoke to me.
"Edward, why did you pull a stupid move like that? You pulled the door off the truck and ran Bella all the way here at…" he placed his hands in the air and stood up. "There is one god thing that came out of this," I looked up at him, "you saved her life." He turned and walked away as a small smile appeared on my face but only for a second.
Hours seemed to pass before Charlie emerged from the room. "You may see her now, Edward." I stood and walked slowly unsure of Bella's condition.
I stepped into the hospital room and saw my angel lying there. Her eyes opened slowly as the sound on my footsteps filled the room. "Edward," my name escaped her lips as I slowly went to her side. A smile appeared on her face as I sat down. "What is-," I placed my finger on her lips to shush her.
"Bella, you were in an accident," my voice was just loud enough for her to hear. "I tired to be there before so I could stop you but as I showed up you crashed. I ran you here praying that you'd be okay. I'm just glad that you're in one piece." I placed my hand on hers; she flipped her hand and slowly lifted or hands to touch her face. Her skin was on fire as my cold hands touched her.
"Edward."
"Yea," if I could have cried I would have right then. She sounded to weak when she spoke. She turned her head and placed it on the pillow as she closed her eyes. "Bella?" She didn't answer me for a while we just sat in silence. I let out a sigh and placed my head on bed next to her arm.
She placed her hand on the top of my head in rubbed her fingers through my hair, "Edward, I don't think I'm going to make it." My breathing stopped and my head snapped up as she spoke, the fear inside me threatened to explode; she couldn't be saying this she just couldn't be.
"Bella, don't say that. You're a fighter you can pull through," I rode to my feet and placed my hands on each side of her face. Tears weld up in her eyes and quickly spilled over the brims. I whipped them away, "I can't live without you Bella."
Her wet, puffy eyes opened to reveal her chocolate brown eyes. "Edward, I can't live without you either. I'll hang on just for you."
"Mr. Cullen?" My head snapped up as a red headed nurse enter the room. "It's time for you to leave."
"Can I have a moment?"
"Of course," she stepped out of the room without closing the door.
"Bella, I have to go. I will be back later… I need to hunt."
"Edward please don't leave me," she held my wrist as I moved my hands from her face and turned to leave.
"Bella," her eyes were pleading with me to stay. "You need sleep and I really need to hunt. I'll back as soon as I can." I kissed her head as her eyes slowly slid shut and walked out of the silent hospital.
BPOVI looked out the side sliding doors at Newton's Sporting Goods and watched the rain beat the black asphalt. And it looked so great today too.
"Bella?"
"Yes."
"Do you mind locking up after the shop has been cleaned? I want to close the shop early because of the rain," said Mrs. Newton's sweet grandmother style voice.
"No problem." She smiled and left diapered into the back room. Edward thinks I'll be at his house at seven. Little does he know that I'll be there early to surprise him. She returned from the back wearing her jacket, carrying a huge purse and holding the jingling keys out to me.
"Now just place the money in the box in the back and don't forget to lock up the box when you're done. And also don't forget to set the alarm."
"I wont." She smiled and went out the door with a wave good-bye. I went to the register and pulled the small wad of bills and placed it into the box in the back room. Locking the storage bin I set the alarm for the back room as I finished pulling the rolling crated of balls into the shop. I slipped on my black jacket, grabbed my wallet and set the alarm. As the thirty second warning beeping in my ears threatened me to get they keys in the lock and lock it the rain beat down on me. Finally with seconds to spare I slid the key in and walked to my truck.
I was soaked! I slammed the door shut and blasted the heater begging for my hair to dry by the time I reached Edward's. I placed my hands in front of the warm air as I reached down to turn on the CD that was lingering in the CD player. I music pulsed through the speaker as I made my way to Edward's house.
I stopped at the first red light and sighed, I will be at Edward's in fifteen minutes. Two more stop lights and a left turn and I will be at Edward's. I stopped at the second stoplight and waited patiently for it to turn green.
The light turned green and I turned into the intersection as two bright headlights illuminated my truck. I screamed as the other car slammed into me. My head flew forward and smacked into the steering wheel. Then my body went numb and my vision went black. Then I heard it, my name from an angel. He was scared and I wanted to tell him that I was okay but was to numb to move. I closed my eyes as a rush of cold air filled the truck.
I don't know what was going on but I could feel myself flying. I slipped slowly into uncsciousness as I flew.
When I awoke I was in a white room. The lights were dim and Charlie was sitting a in chair next to me. His face lit up as I opened my eyes. "Bella how are feeling?"
"Fine I guess. What happened to me?"
"You were in an accident. The car that hit you ran a red light and slammed into you as you turned the corner. Edward brought you to the hospital." She sniffled and then went on, "You had no major injuries except for a broken ankle and cut on your arm but you lost a lot of blood. There are small cuts all over your body though. You were really lucky that you're alive."
"Where is Edward?"
"He was in the lobby the last time I saw him. He was really shaken when I came in about an hour ago." He yawned and placed his head on the back of the chair. I yawned too and placed my head flat against the pillow. He looked up at me as I moved. "Are you tired?"
"No I just hurt." I took in a sharp breath as I moved my arm. Charlie stood up and got a nurse from the hallway. She came in holding a needle and looked at me with a smile before she injected the syrup into the IV.
"She will fall asleep soon." Charlie nodded and the nurse left the room.
"Honey, I'm going to go home. I'll be back before I go to work tomorrow okay?"
"Yea dad." He kissed my head and walked out the door. I sighed and placed my head on the pillow and closed my eyes hoping that the painkillers would kick in soon. My thoughts were interrupted when I heard footsteps enter the room. I slowly opened my tired eyes whispered his name and Edward walked toward me. Slowly he came to my side and sat in the chair that Charlie had just moved from. "What is-," he placed his cool finger on my lips to shush me.
"Bella, you were in an accident," his voice was just louder than a whisper. "I tired to be there before so I could stop you but as I showed up you crashed. I ran you here praying that you'd be okay. I'm just glad that you're in one piece." He placed his hand on mine and I flipped my hand and brought it slowly to my face. His hands were freezing against my skin.
The medicine suddenly kicked in full force; my eyes became heavy and by body became tired. "Edward."
"Yea," he looked so upset I just wanted to comfort him but my entire body was in pain I felt like I was going to die and the sleeping medication didn't help any. "Bella?" he said my name again but I was thinking we just sat in silence. He placed his head on the bed next to my arm and I ran my fingers though his hair.
"Edward, I don't think I'm going to make it." He stopped breathing and his head snapped up. His eyes were full of fear and shock.
"Bella, don't say that. You're a fighter you can pull through." He stood up and placed both hands on each side of my face. Tears built up in my eyes and spilled over as Edward whipped them away. "I can't live without you Bella."
I forced my eyes opened to look at him. He looked scared. "Edward, I can't live without you either. I'll hang on just for you." He smiled as I spoke.
"Mr. Cullen?" His head snapped up as the red headed nurse that gave me my medication enter the room. "It's time for you to leave."
"Can I have a moment?" He asked.
Of course," she stepped out of the room without closing the door.
He looked back at me and spoke softly in my ear, "Bella, I have to go. I will be back later… I need to hunt." He slid his hands from each side of my face and turned to walk away.
I grabbed his wrist, "Edward please don't leave me." I was begging for him to stay.
"Bella you need sleep and I really need to hunt. I'll back as soon as I can." I could see that his eyes were pitch back as he leaned in and kissed the top on my head. He turned and walked out the door; the sound of his footsteps faded. I lay my head back on the pillow and fell asleep.