EPOV
"Dr. Cullen we have a trauma coming in at bay one." Jane said. Another busy night in the ER. I was used to having multiple traumas per night. Working in the ER at the biggest hospital in Chicago, it was to be expected.
"Everybody ready? Do we have any information on what happened?" I asked
"The husband is with her she is a 25 year old female, apparently she fell down the stairs at her home. Unconscious and unresponsive is all the EMT's told me." Jane said looking over the note she had took down.
Suddenly the doors flew open and we grabbed the gurney. I looked down and saw the most beautiful face. She had long mahogany hair and the most beautiful skin, creamy and light. Her chest was rising and falling and could see the eye liner marks running down her cheeks from crying.
"Come on people she is way too young to go let's get her in the room now" I almost yelled. But it was the truth I would save her tonight I would give her life. It was my job everyday but for some reason with her lifeless body laying in front of me, I wanted nothing more than to see her eyes open and smile.
I notices a man coming in dressed in a suit behind her. "Sir are you the husband?" I asked. He looked at me with cold eyes and nodded. "What is her name and what happened" I questioned.
"Her name is Isabella and she fell down the stairs." He stated.
Well isn't he a gent I thought to myself. I walked up to her and whispered in her ear. "Bella, I am Dr. Cullen and we are going to get you all fixed up ok, I promise.
Her vitals looked good but she needed surgery immediately. "She has a fractured femur and maybe some internal bleeding Dave." I said handing her over to the surgical department. "And Dave, her name is Isabella will you please call me with an update."
I couldn't stop thinking about her the rest of the night. Her husband seemed like he didn't even care if she was ok. He acted so unresponsive when they brought her in. I told him of her injuries and he just said "um hm" like it was no big deal. To say I was confused was an understatement but being a doctor, you see a lot of things you don't understand.
"Dr. Cullen, Dave is on line one for you" Jane spoke.
"Dave do you have news on Isabella?" I said quickly. "The femur was broken we fixed it and got her in a cast. She also lacerated her spleen which we took care of. She is in the ICU she is just waking up if you would like to see her. "Be right up." I said as I hung up.
I jumped in the elevator to the fourth floor and the doors opened slowly. I walked to the desk and asked where her room was. "Room 407 Dr. Cullen" Jessica smiled. Eww Jessica why does she have to flirt so shamelessly. I walked down the hallway approaching her room. I quietly opened the door and looked into the most beautiful, sad, scared eyes I have ever seen. I shut the door and walked to her side, her eyes never leaving mine. She smiled lightly but it never quite reached her eyes.
"Hello Isabella my name is Dr. Cullen. Do you remember anything about what happened tonight? I asked gently.
Her eyes grew wide before she shook her head no. "Okay well you brought here by ambulance. Apparently you fell down the stairs at your home. You broke your leg and you lacerated your spleen. They fixed you all up in surgery so don't be worried. You'll just have to be in this cast for about six weeks." I stated.
"I.I.I fell down the stairs?" she questioned. "Well that is what your husband said when he brought you in." I immediately noticed the goose bumps on her arm and her eyes the fear that rose in her eyes. "Would you like me to get him for you" I asked?
"No please don't" she whimpered. "Isabella" "Please call me Bella, I hate the name Isabella." she said. "Oh I'm sorry that was the name your husband gave us" I smiled lightly.
"He would" she whispered. "Bella than, is everything ok you seem upset." I asked.
"I am fine, I have to be" she said as she turned her face away from me. "Could you just leave please" she asked. "Well yes of course I'm sorry you are probably exhausted I will check on you later ok." she looked back to me and then back to her lap and I walked out.
BPOV
I woke up in the a room with a faint light shining above me. I looked around surprised to see I was in a hospital. I heard the door open and I looked up to see the most beautiful green eyes I have ever seen. He was tall with bronze hair that was all over the place but looked amazing on him. He shut the door and walked over and I was confused who is this man I thought?
He introduced himself as Dr. Cullen the one who saved my life. He was gorgeous and as he spoke I just watched his lips move. Oh those lips. He told me I feel down the stairs and the memories flooded my mind. He was still speaking but I couldn't hear him anymore. I felt so scared remembering James punching me down the stairs. After I threw up he slammed be against the wall told me I was worthless and pushed me towards the stairs.
"Would you like me to get him?" He asked.
No please don't" I whimpered. "Isabella" "Please call me Bella, I hate the name Isabella." I said. "Oh I'm sorry that was the name your husband gave us" he smiled lightly.
"He would" I whispered. "Bella than, is everything ok you seem upset." he asked.
"I am fine, I have to be" I said as I turned my face away from him. "Could you just leave please" I asked. "Well yes of course I'm sorry you are probably exhausted I will check on you later ok." I looked at him and then back to my lap and he walked out.
What am I going to do? How am I going to get myself out of this situation? James could have killed me tonight, I wonder if he was trying too. I closed my eyes trying to figure out what to do before I slowly drifted into a fitful sleep of nightmares.
"Isabella, Isabella wake up now" I heard James say. I opened my eyes to see him standing over my bed. I immediately sunk deeper into the bed to get as far away from him as possible. "Did you open your mouth, did you say anything" he questioned.
"N. I said nothing" I quietly whispered. "Well that's a good thing my dear, finally using that brain of yours I see" he laughed. Just then the door opened and Dr. Cullen walked in.
"Well hello Bella how are you feeling this morning? Did you sleep well?" He asked I felt James' hand tighten around my arm when Dr. Cullen called me Bella, shit.
"Umm no I really didn't sleep well" I shrugged. "Are you in" He started to say before James interrupted him.
"When can I take Isabella home" he said emphasizing the Isabella part. "Well she will need to stay for a few days. We have to take off the temporary cast and get her fitted for the one she will wear for the next six weeks. I would say two maybe three days just to make sure her spleen is healing okay." He said
"Great" was all James said. "Well I have other patients just wanted to see how you were feeling Bella, please let me know if you need anything, anything at all." he said as he walked out of the room.
"Well Isabella getting cozy with the doc are you? You are a little whore. Even laying here in this hospital bed you are whoring around on me. I guess you haven't learned your lesson have you you little slut." He whispered into my ear.
I tensed up and immediately felt sick to my stomach. I reached my finger out and pressed the nurse call button quickly not letting James see my do it.
She popped thru the door and asked if I needed anything. "Actually yes could I get a drink please" I squeaked out. "James grabbed my face as soon as she left and squeezed hard. "I have to get to work, you better use that brain of yours bitch or you will pay" he looked into my eyes for a minute and then said "And the next time I will succeed.
With that he walked out nearly knocking over the nurse. "I apologized for his behavior and thanked her for the juice she brought me.
I laid there in silence wanting to scream for help but I knew I would pay with my life for that. I needed somebody, anybody right now. I quickly grabbed the phone and called Alice and Rose. I told them I feel down the stairs and of course they believed me because I was clumsy. They said they would be there soon to cheer me up. I pulled the covers up to my neck and waited hoping they would be there soon because I felt as if I was going to jump out of my skin.
I knew when they got there I needed to tell them, I had to tell someone. But then what if James hurt them for trying to help me. I couldn't let him hurt them.
I felt my eyelids closing and drifted off to sleep thinking about my best friends.