"Bella, this is the last straw, the dinner was supposed to be ready when I got home! Sometimes I don't know what to do with you Bella. I know that you are not trying your best, so I don't know what to do with you anymore… Bella-"

He stopped, because I tripped over my feet, and spilled his dinner everywhere.

"ISABELLA MARIE SWAN, WHY THE HELL IS MY DINNER ON THE GROUND ALONG WITH YOU!!" Charlie roared as he took a swig from his alcoholic beverage.

"Dad, I am so sorry,"

"You know what Isabella?" Charlie said, scarily quiet. "Go upstairs to my room now."

Tuesday:

So far this school year, I have missed 12 days of school, and it's only December. Today was going to be the unlucky number of 13. Charlie gets mad when I call in sick, but he doesn't beat me too much, because he doesn't want me going in with this many visible bruises. Last night was the worst beating Charlie has ever given me. I mean he has already taken away my innocence; so technically speaking I'm not a virgin. I wished in a way that I could just tell someone… maybe I'll tell Edward. Whoa. Where did that come from, Edward? Why would he pop into my head? And why, yesterday, did he make me feel safe…

Once, I was sure that Charlie left; I got up out of bed and examined his bed. There was a fair amount of blood there, and who know what else. The blood was making me a bit queasy, so I stripped the bed of the sheets, cleaned the bed of all the blood, flipped the mattress over, found new sheets and blankets to put on it, and brought the dirty ones to the washer. On the way to the washer, I tripped and fell into the sheets onto something wet and red. I dropped the sheets, tripped twice on the way to the bathroom and puked into the toilet. Once I recovered, I found some minty lip balm, and applied it right under my nose to take the rusty smell of blood away. I finally put the clothes into the wash, and took a shower. It felt so nice to get all the blood off my body. When I got out of the shower, I put the sheets into the dryer and tried to think of a dinner that we hadn't had in a while. I must have drifted off to sleep, because the next thinking I knew, I was in this beautiful meadow, that my mom had taken me to when I was little. In the middle was this hole, and in the middle of that was this light, it was pulling me into the middle of the field, towards the hole. But then I heard a velvety voice call out my name, it kept on saying things like don't go towards the light, and just things along the lines of staying away from the light. I was fighting to stay away from the light, I was crying, I never saw who was talking, the voice was familiar, I just couldn't place where I'd heard it before.

"Bella… Bella…. ISABELLA MARIE SWAN, WAKE THE HELL UP!" Charlie screamed into my ear as he was shaking me. I felt an earsplitting pain in my… well my ear (A/N: No pun intended… realized after I typed it… sorry :D). My eardrum broke, I don't think it was that bad, I hope it will heal naturally. I heard a lot of popping, like I heard when I used to go swimming. His voice was muted now, so it wasn't so bad… I guess. Then I felt a sharp pain on my head, and looked up to see, Charlie, towering over me, with a baseball bat.

"Charlie, I am so sorry, I was cleaning your sheets thinking of what I was going to make you for dinner, and then, I don't know, I am so sorry."

"You will be sorry when I'm done with you. I will hit you around so hard tonight you will have wished you had never woken up from that nice long sleep you had. AND you will be going to school tomorrow. I just can't trust you anymore." I wondered why I even stayed with him anymore. I think I was partly scared, but also because despite this all, I just loved him a little still. Just a little though. So I went to my happy place, the meadow- without the big hole, and I just thought of when mom used to take me up there. Then everything started to go black.

Wednesday:

When I woke up the next morning, I saw that I was still on the floor, minus my clothes, plus bruises, and maybe a broken rib and a broken eardrum. Charlie was careful not to put any bruises into plain sight. I got up, it hurt like nothing you could ever imagine. I got ready for school, made Charlie his breakfast. I skipped breakfast myself, because I thought it might hurt a little too much. My head still throbbed from where Charlie hit me with the baseball bat. The swelling had gone done so it wasn't noticeable, unless you knew it was there (A/n: probably not really realistic, but I needed it to be that way for the story… so please try to cope with the unrealistic reality of some parts of this story). I practiced walking so it didn't look like I was hunched over, or limping at all. I sat down while Charlie ate his breakfast in silence. I did the dishes while he finished getting dressed, while felling me up occasionally. We headed for the cruiser, and dad reminded me to get good grades and to make sure no one was suspicious, that one would be hard, seeing as it hurt to breath. He said he'd see me when I got home from my job at the Newton's store.

As I got out of the car, I noticed the two new cars that I assumed the Cullen's owned. As I got into school, I headed towards Mrs. Cope's office to give her the "doctor's note". I think that she suspects something, but I always have to be really cheery when I'm around her.

"Hey Mrs. Cope, how are you today?"

"Fine thank you Isabella, and you?"

"I'm feeling better than yesterday." I said with a laugh. I cringed after my laugh, I hope she didn't notice it.

"Alright Isabella, get to your classes now, apparently there was homework yesterday, but all the teachers said you had already done that homework, so you are all set." Mrs. Cope stated.

"Thanks, have a nice day."

"You too." She called out as I walked away. I think I was walking okay, no limping or anything. The day sped by, until lunch. I sat down at my usual table, but apparently this was also the Cullen's table. I was about to get up and move one table back.

"Oh, you don't have to move Bella, we don't mind if you sit here. Or I hope you don't mind if we sit here I should say." Said Alice… I think, she patted me on the back. .. "It's fine, thanks" I managed to get out, almost sounding like a whimper.

"Bella, where were you yesterday?" Alice asked me. I immediately got uncomfortable, and once again I knew Jasper could tell. This time, it wasn't a good thing.

"Umm… I got sick, but I'm better now. Thanks for your concern though" I said, as I pulled out my book. "I'm just going to read, so sorry about my lack of input in the conversation."

"Oh, okay, it's fine." Rosalie said. Somehow, she was not convinced. Through the morning, I noticed she was the least comfortable around anyone here in the school, than any of the other Cullens, I must admit, I wonder why. My next class was biology. I resumed the same seat I always sat in, and Edward sat next to me, giving me a friendly smile. I smiled back. today, we were just taking notes. Half way through the class, I got the worst headache… from the baseball bat no doubt.

"Mr. Wasylenko, may please go to the nurse? I think my headache from when I was out is returning."

"Yes, you may, now here is a pass." Mr. Wasylenko said as I walked by his desk. As I got into the hallway, I felt really light headed, and I think I fainted. The next thing I know, I hear my name being called, again very muted… thanks to my eardrum.

"Bella, Bella, are you alright?" A voice said, and I looked up into a face with blue eyes and blonde hair.

Sorry about the cliffy, i just am getting tired, and want to go to bed, and i will try to finish the next chapter you guys for all the views and reviews. i really appreciate it. Hopefully, this story will be a little longer than the last ones, can't tell, when you edit it :D Please review, and be honest... i promise i won't be mad.

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