Chapter 2: Run
Nessie's POV
I could hear the footsteps getting closer and closer. My heart started to pound on my chest. Rose squirming around and whimpering nervously. Even Rex, who had been sleeping soundly a few minutes ago, was now wide awake and on alert.
Only one word entered my mind at that moment. Run. There were two exits that I could use. I listened as best as I could to determine which entrance the unwelcome visitor was using. I've been told that I have exceptionally good hearing. My eye sight and sense of smell was also keener then most people's.
I got up slowly and carefully with Rose in my arms. I crept toward the back door as quietly with Rex right on my heels.
I looked around carefully outside but unfortunately the rain made it nearly impossible for me to see anything. That's when I ran as fast as my legs would carry me. Which I hoped was fast enough.
I took a misstep and accidentally stepped on the side of the curb causing me to slip and fall into the path of a fast oncoming car. I screamed when something that was ice cold suddenly grabbed me and pulled me out of harm's way just in time.
"Are you okay?"
I instantly recognized the voice of the man whose car I had broken into earlier. The man that I had robbed.
I didn't say anything. Instead I tried to break away from the man but to no avail.
"It's okay young lady. It's okay. I'm not going to hurt you. I promise"
There was something about his words that made me feel at ease. He was so calm and patient with me despite what I had done earlier.
I was even more surprised when he took off his coat and wrapped it around me. How could her be so kind to me after I robbed him? It didn't make any sense.
"Young lady I've been looking for you all day. I was starting to worry that I'd never find you"
"You're going to take me to jail aren't you?! Please no I don't want to go there"
"It's okay" he said in a voice that instantly calmed me down. "I'm not taking you to the police I promise. I've been looking for you because I want to help you. I'm Carlisle. What's your name?"
"Renesmee"
For a second he smiled knowingly as if he expected me to answer with that name but the smile disappeared almost as soon as it had appeared.
"Why do you want to help me anyway? No one in their right mind would want to help me after what I did"
"Because I took one look at you and I knew that you weren't a bad kid. I could see it in your eyes. What I want to know is why you were stealing in the first place?" he asked me in a stilly unusually calm manor.
"Because I needed the money. I'm homeless and I need the money for food. I'm sorry I know it's wrong but I don't have a choice"
"And the blanket? That belonged to someone who was, actually still is, very special to me. It has a lot of emotional value for me and for my wife. Why did you take it?"
I glanced at the baby girl in my arms. She was still wrapped up tightly in the warm blanket. That's when Carlisle seemed to notice her for the first time.
"Wait a minute you have a baby?" he asked in shock.
"Yes. She's my daughter. I gave birth to her last night. That's why I needed the blanket. I'm sorry but I don't have anything else for her and she was cold and I was afraid she'd get sick and-"
"It's okay Renesmee it's okay. I'm not mad at you. You clearly love your daughter and was doing what you thought was best for her at the moment. I can never be mad at you for that. Look why don't you come home with me"
"What?!" I yelled out in shock.
"Please. I want to help you. So come stay with my family and I. They won't mind. I promise you they will accept you with open arms"
"What?" My mind was literally incapable of coming up with anything else to say. That's how much in shock I was.
"Renesmee I cannot, in good conscience, leave you and your baby out here by yourselves. So please just come with me"
"What about the dog?" I pointed to Rex who was still walking right behind me.
"He can come to"
"I, uh, Carlisle I really don't know what to say. I mean, what do I say?"
"Renesmee please just let me help you"
"First of all you can call me Nessie. It's my nickname. Second, well, okay. I'll come with you. Since it seems like you won't take no for an answer"
I knew that I was taking a risk here going with a stranger that I had robbed but my gut instinct told me that Carlisle was safe. Genuine. That he would not harm me. His kind and caring attitude was genuine. I could feel it.
He opened the back door of his car for me and let Rex, Rose, and I in.
"So Nessie why don't you tell me more about yourself? How did you become homeless?"
"I don't want to bore you with my sob story Carlisle"
"On the contrary Nessie I think I'm going to find your story interesting. I just want to know how you ended up in this predicament"
"Well okay then. I'll tell you. I was adopted when I was about four years old. I don't remember much about my life before that. Not long afterwards I ended up in the hospital. I had, well still have, advanced stage IV leukemia. I had a 2% chance of surviving even with treatment so-"
"Wait a minute you have a cancer?" he sounded both shocked and horrified.
"Yes. My family decided that I wasn't worth the time or money so they kicked me out and I've been homeless since then. It's been about 13 years now"
"So you're telling me that your family kicked you out and made you homeless because you were sick?!" He sounded beyond upset now. This was the first time I had seen him lose his calm demeanor. He was furious. Not at me but rather at my adoptive parents.
It was minutes later when he spoke again. "What about your daughter? Who is her father? If you don't mind telling me?"
I hesitated to answer that one. Remember when I mentioned the constant gang activity in my neighborhood? Well one night about nine months ago one of those gangs came after me and raped me. They stalked me and when I refused to have sex with them they attacked me. All five of them. I still had nightmares about the incident. I wasn't ready to tell my story though. Not to him or anyone. It was something that still haunted me.
"Nessie?"
"I'd rather not talk about it"
"It's okay Nessie" he said. "So Nessie what do you like to eat? I'm sure my wife won't mind cooking something for you"
"I only eat McDonald's. It's all I can afford. McDonald's for breakfast, lunch, and dinner"
"Wait that's all you eat?" Carlisle actually threw me a worried glance. A very worried one.
"Yes. All my life"
"Okay first thing tomorrow I'm going to give you a full health checkup. Including blood work. I'm very worried about you and your physical wellbeing.
"You're a doctor?"
"Yes I am"
That would explain why I found his car in the parking lot of the hospital.
"Anyway we're home now and everyone is waiting"
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