5 months later

Chapter 2 Help

I lay in the hospital bed Elaine on one side, Anthony on the other and an I.V in my arm.

I had been surprised when my dad had flown from sunny Queensland, Australia for me in rainy Forks, but I knew why, I had about one month left to live.

Elaine stirred on my right.

"Hayley?" she mumbled.

"Yes mum?" I whispered.

Her head popped up and she smiled wirily, my answering smile wasn t hard, I had been faking being fine for the past few months but sometimes I knew my charade was sometimes very see through.
"I'm gonna wake your dad and we'll go for a coffee, are you ok by yourself for a little bit?" she asked, my dad stirred awake on my left and as if he'd heard her words, Carlisle walked into my room.
"I'll watch her for a little bit if you'd like to take a break?" He offered.

I smiled, I liked Carlisle, and we'd become friends during the past few months.

"Yes please, we'd appreciate that a lot." Elaine smiled.

I was glad she d stopped thinking about him sexually.

She got up and Anthony followed. Carlisle came and took my mum's seat.

"How are you Hayley?" he asked, not only as a caring doctor, but also as my friend.

"As well as can be expected, I guess, scared, only one month left of my life left." I sighed.

Carlisle shook his head. "Hayley, you could live a little bit longer than that you know, only a few months but still a little bit longer."

I watched his face as he spoke.
"Carlisle, are we friends, you and me?" I asked.
"Yes." Confusion splashed across his face.

"Well," I started. "If there was something that you could do, that would save my life, anything you could do, would you do it?"

Pain rippled across his face, replacing his confusion. "I'm sorry Hayley but there's nothing I can do" he replied.

"Are you sure about that?" I asked. "Cos I can tell your lying about that, I've always known that you've been lying about there being nothing you can do, I don't care what it is, what it will do or how its done, I, I just want to live for a little longer." I blushed and put my head down to stare at my hands.

"Hayley, Hayley, Hayley." He spoke softly. "How can you tell if I'm lying?"

I spoke to my hands and blushed harder. "Well, this will sound crazy, but I can kinda read minds, I know that sounds weird, but I can." I looked up at him again. "Please save me." I pleaded.

He closed his eyes. "I could do something, but it would mean you wouldn t be able to see your family again and we d have to leave Forks." He opened his eyes to gage my reaction.

"Well, I'd die anyway so my family I sighed sadly. And by we, you mean?"

"You, me and my family, unless you d like be on your own and not with my family?"

"No, I'd like that, I'd need someone and I like you, you re my friend." I smiled. "But do you mind me asking, what am I getting myself into?" my smile faded.

Carlisle got up and shut the door.

"Hayley, me and my family, my wife Esme, my children, Emmett his fianc Rosalie, Jasper and his soul-mate Alice and Edward and his wife Bella and their child Renesmee, are all vampires."