Part 2
Jasper and Alice sat the whole night thinking of a plan to destroy James. Bella awoke with bright light shining through the window. Alice stood in the ray of light as her skin sparkled like diamonds. Bella winced from the bright light and stretched accidentally hitting her head against the bedpost. "Ahh bright lights are blinding me!" Bella exclaimed as she staggered out of the bed drunkenly. She gazed at the clock sitting on the small bedside table next to the bed. The clock read five thirty-nine a.m. she groaned as she massaged the back of her head.
Alice stepped out of the sunlight and mentioned, "Quickly get ready and changed, Bella. We have check out of the hotel, and then we have to pick Carlisle, Emmett, and Edward up from the Phoenix Airport. You can sleep in the car on the way to the airport. We'll get you some breakfast on the way because we need to hurry. Their flight will arrive soon, so we need to be there before their plane lands."
Bella's eyes light up at the mention of Edward. She still stumbled struggling to gain full balance on the way to the bathroom. Gazing in the small rectangular bathroom mirror, Bella examined her messy hair. There were bags under her eyes from the lack of sleep from the nightmares plaguing her rest. She brushed her teeth, freshened up, and combed her hair. Exiting the bathroom, Bella got her bags sitting on the unmade bed and examined her outfit in the mirror which was a grey baby-tee, brown suede pants, and a jean jacket. She ran her fingers through her wet hair, and then left the bedroom with her bags ready to leave for the airport. Alice and Jasper looked away from the television screen and discovered Bella standing in the front of the bedroom doorway. Jasper retrieved all bags and took them to the car and brought the car around to the front of the hotel, while Alice and Bella checked out in the lobby. Alice and Bella checked out and walked to the doors exiting. In the front of the hotel, Jasper waited with the Jeep parked waiting for Bella and Alice. The time was now 7:15 a.m. and Bella and Alice emerged from the hotel entrance entering the Jeep. Jasper sped away from the hotel to the Phoenix airport. The Cullen's driving still put Bella on edge since they drove over hundred miles per hour. Her truck could only fifty-five miles per hour maximum. Edward hated driving slow, but he did because Bella was nervous since all the Cullens barely looked at the road and somehow reached their destination safely. Alice, Jasper, and Bella arrived to the Phoenix airport within only twenty minutes even with the heavy traffic. Jasper found a space in the parking lot and parked the Jeep. Everyone exited from the vehicle and walked to the departure waiting area 45a. Bella paced back and forth contemplating how to get away from the heavy watch of Jasper and Alice. She understood that was their assignment, but she had to go to the ballet studio without company following her or her mother would pay the price. Alice occasionally glanced at Bella to monitor her and could tell from her constant pacing she was anxious. Jasper and Alice gazed at each other devising a plan to keep her occupied as the minutes for the flight to arrive became shorter. Jasper got up from the leather chair and walked toward Bella. Placing a cold hand upon her shoulder, Jasper tried to calm Bella. Bella jumped when she felt Jasper's cold hand on her shoulder and turned around stopping pacing.
"I didn't mean to scare you, Bella. I was wondering if you would like some breakfast, since I forgot to get some on the way to the airport. Edward reminds us you need food at least three times a day. I keep forgetting that humans have to eat food. Our family isn't used to your eating habits yet. We can take a walk to the food court and get some food," Jasper said coolly guiding Bella by the shoulders.
"Thanks, Jasper. I almost forgot I was hungry. I could use some breakfast," Bella lied. Now she could use this excuse as a way to escape because the food court was usually crowded with people in the morning.
Once at the food court, Bella bought breakfast burrito from McDonalds. Jasper watched Bella eat her breakfast burrito and waited occasionally looking at his watch to check if the flight had landed. Bella could tell that Jasper was preoccupied, so she took this window of opportunity to escape. "Jasper I need to use the restroom. I'll meet you at the waiting area afterwards."
Jasper nodded and got up from the table. "Sure. Carlisle, Emmett, and Edward will probably take time getting their luggage and everything, so there's time. Alice and I will be waiting at 45a." Jasper exited the food court and walked toward the 45a waiting area. Bella started to walk to the restrooms, and then checked to see that Jasper was far gone to see her. She made a mad dash in the opposite direction for the airport's exit. Even if Alice and Jasper notice her long absence, the airport was packed making it difficult for them to locate her. Once outside the exit, she got a taxi to take her to the ballet studio. Bella felt guilty for lying to Alice and Jasper, but this was her only opportunity because if they followed her to the ballet studio James would know. Bella also felt guilty for making her parents involved in this dangerous situation. She couldn't bear to lose either one of them; they were both very important people in her life. She would regret if anything happened to Renee or Charlie. Finally, a cab pulled up the curb and she entered it telling the address for the cab to go to. When the cab driver saw the address, he gawked, "Miss, this address is forty-nine miles away from here!"
"I'll pay the extra rate for long distances. I just need to be at that address, sir. Thanks."
The drive nodded and pulled away from the airport to her mother's house. Bella knew that the ride would take about one and half hours, so she used to time to think of her plan once she reached her destination. It pained her imagine what Edward would do if James killed her. She felt sorry for disappointing all the people she cared for especially Edward. After a while, Bella felt tired from the small amount of sleep she had last night. She dozed for most of ride, when the cab stopped in front of the house it stopped to a halt waking her from her cat nap. Groggily opening her eyes, Bella looked out the cab window and saw the small beige house. After paying the cab driver, she exited the cab and walked to the front door of the house. She didn't have a key to open the door, but she remembered that her mother keep a spare key kept in a secret compartment in the mail box. She retrieved the key and entered the dark house. She switched on the lights and examined the space. The house looked exactly as it had when her mother and she lived there. The same outdated furniture was in the living room with a medium-sided wooden television. She scanned the room for the coffee table that Alice saw in the vision. Once she located the dusty mahogany coffee table, she placed the letter addressed to Edward in case she didn't survive this predicament. Bella knew how important she was to Edward and wished him to live life normally even if she wasn't around.