"How could you not think this through?!" somebody was saying as an echo far away. I woke up on a bed, no blood whatsoever, no pain either. Death had a curious but lovely sense of decoration.
"Because I've been there" I heard again, now clear and as if they were speaking to my face. "I know what's like to stand at that edge waiting for something to bring you back. She just wasn't as lucky as I was!"
"You ruined her life"
"I saved her life" They kept shouting.
"It was not yours to save"
"And it's not up to you to judge"
The earth beneath my hands and feet was moist, the smell of the trees was overwhelming they had grown and scented the air heavily. I had shreds in my clothes, wood chips they seemed. I could see the sunrise far away by now. I could still hear voices close by but I saw no one. The air was fresh on top of the tree, but…how did I get here so fast, I had no recollection of how I climbed the tree in the first place. Wasn't I in a bed? I still had mud on my hands. I jumped down and landed with a thud. I was still fingering the mud.
"Wait" said a young man. "Just keep calm. Bella!" he called.
"How do you know Bella?"
"I'm her husband"
"You're the ones so loud?" I backed away a single step and suddenly I was in a whole other place. Someone grabbed me by the shoulders, I turned around it was Dr. Cullen.
"Remember me?" he said smiling.
"Sure. Why you ask?"
"Try to move slow, relax a little, like…slow motion" in a second Bella and Edward came into our midst.
"How did you get here so fast?" I stared at them both.
"She doesn't notice?" asked Bella.
"Not everybody adapts as well to the change"
"Adapt? To what? What's going on? Last time I saw you…" I turned to Dr. Cullen. I was silent for a second before it hit me. I meant to run but I did much more than that, quickly I got to the top of the mountain and saw the wheelchair flipped as I had left it. Bella came after me.
"How did I?" I muttered.
"Survive the fall?" she answered for me. "You didn't. You barely did. I brought you back"
"Back? Back from where exactly? What are you?"
"I'm… a vampire…" she said hesitantly. "I helped… you were…"
"What?"
"Look, it's gonna be ok. Carlisle will help you. We can help you"
"With what? Who do you think you are?" I pushed her. She fell off the cliff. "Oh, my God" All I had intended was to push her a step back.
"Bella's fine" I screamed as Edward came in front of me.
'I'm certainly not" I said angrily.
"I can see that. Look, I know you're scared. Might be anxious because of the thirst"
"What…?"I smelled something sweet coming down the road. Who would tell the cab driver smelled so good, so sweet. I ran but Carlisle stepped in front of me just before we got to the road.
"This is not the way. Let us help you" I nodded but was still attentive to the cab driver's smell. I could easily outrun him, I meant to, but then Bella grabbed my arm.
"Please" I remembered her grip. It was the same she had done in the hospital. She wanted to help me. I nodded. This time the smell on my mind diffused.
