The Experiment
Chp 4 (A Secret Stash and a Mad Dash)
It seemed that Alice and I were thinking somewhere along the same sort of lines. Not sure if she wanted me to or not I listened in to her insights into the situation.
That blood in the parking lot, right in the spot where Carlisle had parked I'm convinced was no coincidence? Why would there be blood?
And that's when it hit me like a wave crashing down. It was almost as if Alice's thoughts had heightened my own senses and if it were possible I suddenly felt my stomach drop to the floor. " There is Blood in this room".
Alice sucked in deep breaths of air through her mouth and nose her eyes dark and intense as she began to move forward. Bella looked like she was about to faint wither from the look of Alice at the moment or the thought of seeing more blood I couldn't quite tell.
The black filing cabinet in the corner of the office that had always seemed so innocent and harmless was now calling to me like a burning hot flame to a very very cold human. Alice dashed across the office and with a thundering noise yanked open the very bottom drawer of the filing cabinet. What was inside put all of my senses on edge.
There was enough blood in the drawer to fill three adult humans maybe even more. A gasp of horror escaped Bella's mouth as she brought her hand up to cover it. I drifted once again into the thoughts of my sister Blood again! What is Carlisle doing with all this Blood in his office. He can't possibly be using for his own personal needs. No! Not Carlisle defiantly not he would never.
She really should've known better than to even think that after all these years Carlisle would be tempted by human blood. Besides I knew for a fact that he wasn't even thirsty. In the vision doctor brooks had show me his eyes had been golden as honey. Esme and him had gone for a weekend hunting trip just two days ago.
My pondering on the matter was abruptly interrupted as Bella shifted in my arms so as to face Alice head on. Alice's gaze was intense but Bella seemed unfazed by her. Bella had been so quite since we'd left school it was almost as if she'd been formulating a plan all her own.
"We need investigate what evidence we have here. We know Carlisle left and he obviously isn't just hiding away somewhere near or Edward would hear him. People don't just leave without a trace."
" Vampire or not their has to be something we can follow to help us find out where Carlisle has gone. "
As Bella spoke I could tell she was stumbling around something trying to wait until the right moment to say it and I thought I might know what it was she was avoiding.
"Something we can follow? I inquired. "What do you mean by follow?"
Her nose scrunched up in apprehension of my response to her next words and I knew I had hit the mark.
" Well….I was just thinking about what James did with me……… and….. well…"
I was spared the response as Alice caught on to where Bella's thoughts were headed.
" Tracking? You want one of us to track Carlisle, Bella that is absolutely out of the question"!
Bella's face fell " But why not?'
I decided it would be best if I explained.
" Bella tracking is something that a vampire does only to his prey or his enemies."
" It just isn't something that the members of a coven would do if one decided to depart." I cut off at that because it was just too painful, too painful to think about. All of the sudden Emmett's thoughts returned to the fore front of my mind." This is not happening, This is not happening, I just can't believe that Carlisle has left us!"
Had Carlisle really departed of his own free will? No I knew that wasn't true! I had proof, I had evidence. Something was wrong and it was something that seemed to be outside Carlisle's control at the moment.
Bella interrupted my musings once again looking ashamed of herself and staring at her feet she spoke to the floor in what was barely a whisper
" I suppose we've lost him then…."
As Bella spoke Alice walked purposefully towards the computer switching it on she went strait to work.
" We're not giving up that easily Bella".
Bella glanced up from the floor surprised and confused.
Only Jasper and I knew that Alice had an undeveloped natural talent at hacking, which she had been recently trying to strengthen and refine with some slightly illegal online instruction.
I was now grateful for my sisters insightfully preparation for this very moment. Perhaps it would come in useful and sure enough after a few moments Alice had found what we needed.
Alice had discovered the record of a plane ticket booked three days ago. It was a direct flight from Seattle Tacoma International to London's Heathrow airport. Alice's response to the information she was processing was ecstatic. "Edward his flight hasn't left yet! "
Hope there was something at last, something I could do to stop this from getting out of hand. If Carlisle were to get on that plane and leave. I shuttered to think of what it would do to Esme. What it would mean for our family. I had to stop this from happening. I had no idea what was wrong with my father but whatever it was it was surely something we could work through together.
Interrupting my thoughts Bella jumped out of my arms pointing towards the screen." Look at the time on this Alice theirs not way we'll ever make it. "
Instantaneously I knew what I had to do. It was a physical reaction I did it without thinking. I grabbed Bella back around the waist towing her out of the door and followed Alice's quick lead down the hospital corridor.
I cursed under my breath as we made our way out the Staff entrance. The Sun was beating down this was going to make things near to impossible! Alice grabbed sunglasses from the depths of her bag and threw a pair at me. I jumped behind the wheel shoving Jasper's aviators onto my face and turning the ignition all in one swift movement.
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