Chapter 2
Bella lets go of Jake's body in shock. Edward looks angry. Ward boys murmur that they first thought that it was a couple. They begin to gossip that Jake and Tanya were having an affair. Ward boy is sure he has seen them together before too. His friend says you must have seen them on lover's point.
Edward thinks of Tanya's words. The voice of ward boys echo in his head as he steps back towards the edge of the cliff lost in thoughts. He looks back at the cliff when Bella asks them, "why their hands are tied. Free them." She tries separating Jake and Tanya's hands. "Help me please." She loses her rings in the process and begins to look for it. Jake gave it to me. Bella notices Edward standing quietly in a corner. It begins to rain. Bella keeps wondering about her ring. Police takes the bodies in the ambulance. Edward steps aside and picks up Bella's ring. Bella looks at him. They remember their first meeting. They are also advised to sit in the ambulance. Bella snatches her ring out of Edward's hand.
Police check the crime scene and decide to investigate. They were married and cheating their spouses. Don't know what happened.
Edward and Bella are seated next to Jake and Tanya's dead bodies. Edward and Bella keep glancing at their joined hands. Edward tears turn into anger. He suddenly asks, "Stop the ambulance. I have to get down." He steps down from the ambulance in the middle of the road, glances again at Jake and Tanya. Bella makes the ward boys close the door. The ambulance drives away.
As they reach hospital, Bella tries pulling Jake and Tanya's hands apart but fails. Doc tells her "it won't be easy to separate them as the body has become stiff." She keeps trying but doc advises her against it. Ward boys take the bodies inside.
Bella is shocked by Doctor's words. How can they not separate the hands? She gets her Sister in Law's call (Leah). "I am trying to contact him since morning. Did you put curfew on him that he cannot speak to us without your permission?" Bella keeps quiet. Her SIL (short for Sister-in-Law) tells her to hand over the phone to Jake. "I want to talk to him." Bella begins to cry and tells her about Jake's accident. Leah is shocked, "What are you saying?" Bella drops the phone and runs inside while Leah keeps shouting. A constable picks the phone. He informs her about 2 dead bodies that have come from Missouri.
Carmen is trying to contact Bella but isn't getting any response. Something is wrong. Alice and Rosalie's phone is also unreachable. The weather is changing too. Eleazar does not reply. Carmen tries Jake's number but it is switched off. Carmen tells her Eleazar she intends to invite Jake and Bella over on their anniversary. Eleazar replies that, "they have never celebrated it till date." She shares that she has been planning to do it since long but she is stuck between husband and daughter. "Let's start afresh and call Jake." Eleazar tells her, "He won't pick the phone." Carmen asks him what he means. He says, "He has never picked my phone till date. He won't pick it now too!" Alice comes running and mumbles about Jake's accident.
Edward reaches hospital. Ward boy asks him to go inside. Bella and Edward almost collide while entering in the room. Doc says we need to do autopsy of both the bodies after which you can take it for last rites. He hands over their personal belongings to their respective spouses. Sad song plays in the background as they look at Jake and Tanya's belongings. They think of the memories related to that stuff. Bella cries hugging Jake's specs and wallet while Edward holds Tanya's jewellery as tears stream down his face.
Ward boy asks, "Are you Justice Cullen's son." Edward nods. Edward's family reaches hospital. Esme extends her arms as she calls out to Edward. Esme feels bad. He walks towards her in a haze but walks past her instead towards Renee. He shows Tanya's stuff to her. "Your daughter!" Renee leaves from there. Edward asks his parents how they found out. His mother shares that their number was mentioned in the Ration card that Tanya was carrying. He says, "They must have told about the accident. Did they tell about the circumstance?" She nods. He says, "It is good. I don't have to say anything." Esme asks him, "Are you okay, son?" Edward says, "Obviously I will be fine. I just found out that my wife was having an affair! I am obviously fine!" Carlisle tells him to speak slowly, "Our family is a prestigious family. People know us. I understand your pain but why speak about it in public like this." Edward declines, "you cannot even begin to understand my pain. Everyone is an expert in bringing personal things out in public." Esme tells him to calm down but Edward says, "I am not like you. You were asking me or telling me to be alright like you are? My wife only cheated me. I should ignore it and move on." Edward turns to Carlisle, "You must have loved your DIL (short for daughter-in-law) today. She has continued the family tradition and made you proud. Congratulations!"
Carlisle tells Esme it is pointless to talk to Edward. Doc calls Carlisle. Carlisle advises him to finish the formalities ASAP, "We want to take our DIL to Mumbai ASAP. Media should not know about anything." Doc assures him about it. Carlisle promises him of a donation for his new cancer board. Doc smiles.
Denali family reach hospital. Eleazar is pained to see his daughter's condition.
Renee comes to the morgue. She cries looking at Tanya's dead body and reminisces their old times together. Doc tells her she cannot stay here. Body has been kept here for autopsy. Edward's brother's, Japer and Emmet requests for some time but Doc insists he needs to follow the orders. Renee goes out.
Carlisle says, "no one should know about this affair in Mumbai. Say anything about the accident." Esme nods. "I am listening and understanding that Edward was right. People of this family are experienced to hide such matters. My son is in pain this time. I cannot bear it. He isn't at fault. I cannot let him be in my place. I am living with this burden but not everyone can live like this." Carlisle walks away.
Carmen asks Bella to drink some water. Alice and Rosalie cries watching them from far. Ward boy asks Bella to sign on the form. Eleazar too asks her to sign it. Bella is reluctant to leave Jake alone. Renee goes with ward boy.
Japer advises Renee to go to Edward, "He needs you after what happened". She replies that, "I don't know how I will face Edward. You are his brothers. You should go." He wants to wait for autopsy report to know what happened and why. Doc gives him autopsy reports but Carlisle snatches it. Emmet asks, "Is everything fine?" Doc nods (lie), "It was a normal accident. I have mentioned it on the report. You can take the body today itself." Japer asks him, "How can you call my Sister-in law a body. She was my relative. How did you do autopsy so soon?" Carlisle tells him to keep his emotions in check. Carlisle does not let his sons say anything further.
Eleazar asks Bella if after all this she still does not want to leave Jake, "He was leaving you and going away. Truth won't change. He was cheating you!" Bella requests him, "please father don't repeat this lie to make it appear like a truth. It is true that their hands were united but it does not mean Jake was cheating me. I know Jake. He cannot do this to me. He confessed his love to me in the morning only. He likes to help everyone. You know his nature. It might be that that woman took lift from him and held his hand in fear during accident." Bella begins to cook stories. Eleazar walks away. Edward claps hearing Bella's stories, "Your husband was helping a woman which is why they were holding hands? I am that woman's husband! Do you think I used to bear / torture her? Entire family has come to take her home. Her last rites will happen with all pomp. My younger brother knows everything about her but no one can dare to speak about her in front of him! She knew her husband since she was 12 years old. She was my childhood friend, my best friend! She told me she is going to Chennai for exhibition. Your husband would have lied too. Did he speak of an important meeting? Open your eyes and understand that our partners were cheating us! Your husband and my wife were enjoying!" Bella tells him to be quiet, "I don't know how your wife was and I even don't want to know. I know my husband. He cannot do it!" Edward asks her, "Till when are you going to keep thinking your husband did not cheat you. Till when will you not believe it? There is a limit to stupidity. Your husband did it in the past too? When your husband would come home with a lipstick mark on his shirt you would just overlook it. You are a fool! You deserve this!" Bella slaps him and is shocked.