Author's Notes : Final chapter ! This story was a bit hard to write because sometimes I lacked of inspiration. I'm writing another fanfic right now so check it out soon :-)
Karine
Chapter 4
We reached Richmond Hospital in an hour, Juno had been sleeping for most of the ride. I had remained silent, Edward didn't ask me anything. For now.
I opened my door, got off the car, opened Juno's door and shook her lightly.
"Juno ? Wake up, we arrived."
She awoke and wanted to get up but Edward put his hand on her shoulder and said : "You can't walk like this, let me carry you."
She nodded and we walked to the ER door. Edward looked up at me, with Juno still in his arms : "Are you okay ?"
"Yeah, I'm okay," I replied.
A nurse came to us : "What happened ?"
She got a stretcher ready for Juno. Edward laid Juno on it and replied : "They got lost in a cave, Juno hurt her calf and I think they both suffer from dehydration."
The nurse nodded and said : "I'll be right back in a second."
Edward put his arm around my waist and caressed my cheek. I looked up at him and he smiled at me. His eyes were pained. Then, the nurse came back with a wheelchair. I moaned.
"I can walk," I said to her.
Before she could argue with me, Edward put me on it and the nurse led the way pushing the stretcher Juno was on. This scene kinda reminded me of when James had broke my leg, I had to endure a wheelchair for several weeks. But it felt good as Edward was gently running his fingers through my hair. I knew we were going to have to talk, soon or later.
The nurse finally turned on the right corner and opened the door of a room with two beds. I sighed : How long should I stay here ? And then I gasped.
"What's wrong Bella ?" Edward asked me.
"Charlie, he will get worried," I said.
The nurse asked me : "How old are you dear ?"
"18," I replied.
She nodded and then said : "You'll have all the time to call him once the doctor will be done with your auscultation, is he your Dad ?"
I nodded as Edward was putting me on the bed and then he did the same with Juno.
"And who are you ?" She was facing Edward now.
He seemed to hesitate but replied : "A friend of them."
My heart pinched : I had thought right, he had been lying in the cave.
I looked down, tears in my eyes. The nurse gave us water and put us on intravenous, I didn't look as she put the needle in my arm. Then, she told Juno : "We'll have to do an X-ray of your leg, I'll help you get in the wheelchair." She smiled at us as the nurse rolled her outside the room.
"The doctor will be here in a few minutes, Miss… ?"
"Swan, Bella Swan." I told her.
She nodded.
I looked through the window, not wanting to face Edward. Not wanting to face what I had been fearing. He sat on my bed, and took my hand. And lifted my chin so I would look at him. I did so and waited.
"Would you tell me what was going on in your head ?" He asked softly.
I shrugged. I couldn't speak as tears were coming. He seemed to feel it since my heart had accelerated. He caressed my cheek and pushed me gently so he could lay next to me on the bed. A tear escaped my eye, he wiped it before it falls on the pillow.
"Bella ? What's wrong ?"
I just shook my head and he took me in his arms.
"Do you want me to leave ?"
"No !" My voice was full of tears. He let me cry and didn't stop caressing my cheek all the time. It finally ended after a while and I took a deep breath.
"You're going to find this insane but I… hear… your voice when I do something dangerous. I wanted to know what it'll be like if I went into an unknown cave."
He stayed silent for a moment and then said : "I can see I'm not the only one to be miserable." And he sighed. I looked up at him. "What do you mean ?"
He raised his eyebrows, as if it seemed logical. "I am miserable without you around Bella. I tried to do what I thought was right. To give you the chance to be happy."
"I am happy when you're with me Edward. What were you thinking ? That I'll run into Mike's arms ?" I exhaled angrily.
Then he got up, what have I said ? I held his hand tighter.
"The doctor is coming," he explained.
"Oh," I sat on my bed.
Then she came into the room. She was very young, I guessed she had just finished school. Her long, blonde and beautiful thick hair were attached in a ponytail. She reminded me of Rosalie.
"Hello, I'm Dr Hilson. You're Isabella ?" She shook my hand and then Edward's.
"Isabella Swan, but call me Bella." I replied.
She smiled and asked me basic questions : "Are you hurt somewhere ?" I shook my head.
She listened to my heart and nodded. "Your heart is good, maybe a little fast. Have you been crying ?"
I blushed and nodded.
"Mmm," she glanced at Edward who was looking at me.
She felt the ganglia under my jaw and checked some of my bones. Then, she checked my eyes with a little lamp.
"Well, you look fine, you'll have X-Ray though. I want to make sure everything's fine inside." I sighed and then asked about Juno.
"How's Juno ?"
"She has no broken bones, but we gave her antibiotics and we disinfected the wound on her calf. Do you have any idea what could happen to her ?"
Edward said : "We found her alone, maybe she'll talk as time goes by. She looks like she's been in here for a long time."
Dr Hilson nodded and told me : "Come with me, we're going to X-ray your body."
Edward helped me getting up and took my face in his hands : "I'll wait here."
I nodded.
I came back after 30 minutes approximately, Edward was still here indeed. He took me in his arms.
"I'm sorry," he suddenly said.
"For what ?" I looked up at him.
"For making you miserable, I've been so silly."
"Once again, you've been thinking about the others, I wouldn't mind if you thought about you for a while. What do you really want Edward ?"
"I want to be with you."
"And I also want to be with you, that's all I live for."
We looked at each other for several seconds and then I sighed : "We should go see Juno."
He nodded.
She was staring at the window while eating. She smiled as she saw us coming. Her calf was surrounded by a big bandage.
"Hey there," she said as she handed me a piece of chocolate. I took it and said thanks. She handed one to Edward but he refused politely.
"Keep it for both of you, you need it," he said, smiling.
"So how's your leg ?" I asked while chewing.
"It's ok, the doctor said I had to keep this bandage for 3 weeks at least."
I nodded. "Why did she hurt you ?" I asked Juno. There was certainly a reason.
She looked down.
"If you don't want to tell me I understand."
"No, it's ok, I need to say it." She said.
I waited. "I had an affair with Sarah's husband last year, Paul, he had given me a pendant where it was written "Love each day", something he used to say a lot. I wore it yesterday already, but after I fought with 2 of the monsters, I heard something behind me and thought it was one of them again. I didn't think, I just hit."
She paused and I looked up at Edward. His eyes were lost, he knew the end of the story of course.
"It was Beth, one of my friends and she grabbed my necklace before collapsing on the ground. And she gave it to Sarah or Sarah found it, I don't know. I think that's when Sarah became mad, that's why she injured me."
I took a deep breath and sighed.
"I'm sorry Juno."
"I killed her," she said, crying.
"It was an accident, you were definitely confused." I told her. She nodded.
"How old are you Bella ?" She asked me then.
"18," I said, curious.
"What were you doing in this cave all alone ? I mean, it's very dangerous to go alone."
"I needed to clear my head, it was crazy actually, that's true," I said, looking down.
"Do you live nearby ?"
"No, I live in Forks, Washington." I replied.
"And you came all alone, from so far ?" She sounded astonished.
I nodded. She chuckled and said : "And I thought I was the most adventurous."
I chuckled too.
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Juno had to stay longer than me in the hospital, she had many little wounds and the doctor wanted to make sure she was completely before going back home. We exchanged cell numbers and hugged goodbye.
"Take care from now," she told me.
"Yeah you too," I smiled at her.
Edward and I took a plane to go back to Seattle. We would have all the time to talk while flying. I had to tell Charlie I was fine a dozen times before he believed me and hung up the phone. I fell asleep in Edward's arms.
