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Chapter 4
I had been in Forks for a little over 3 weeks and I was already failing AP Chemistry terribly, Mr. Cheney was on the verge of kicking me out. I knew
that the principal would not like that all seeing as how my grades said I was a straight A student. Why Charlie had done that was beyond me.
"Bella, lights out," I looked at my clock, was it already 10:00? I smiled at Esme and told her how behind I was on my work, "Well, Edward passed
that class with an A. Why don't you ask him for help?"
"I don't want to bother him, he has enough of his own work," I said putting my books up.
"I would be willing to help you," Edward said popping up behind Esme eating a sandwich. Esme took it from him and threw it in the trash. "Hey!
That was good!"
"Good night Bella," Esme smiled at me before walking out, Edward walked inside and pulled a chair up next to me at my desk.
"So, you need to be tutored?" Edward said looking at the homework, I was very aware of the cologne he was wearing and how close he was to me,
Edward must have noticed a vague look on my face because he started laughing. "You've fallen under my spell haven't you? Sorry, I do that to all the girls."
I quickly shook my head and put my wall back up, "I don't know what you're talking about."
"Alright, getting back to work, this is simple work," he said and began explaining every little detail in breaking up chemical equations, I'm not
talking simple ones, but long ones that take three years to figure out.
"You don't have to do this, ya know that right?" I asked as I began working on one.
"It's okay, I don't mind. Trust me enough to tell me why you don't want to stay with your sister yet?" Edward asked leaning his elbow on the desk
and looking at me. I blinked a few times, I guess I should have expected him to ask again sooner or later.
"Alright, here it is, my dad's got a gambling problem, it drove him and my mother apart. He took me with him when Jessica was 2, I was almost 5
years old. I now work for him, kill people so he can clear his gambling debts, normal teenager life," I said with ease, Edward stared at me with his mouth
open then slowly began to smile.
"Nice try," Edward said and I gave a nervous chuckle.
"I just wanted to see if I could trick you. In all seriousness, my dad did take me when I was little. I just haven't spoken to my mother and sister
since then," I said returning to the problem, "You're making me lose focus."
"Sorry, do you think you can do it?" Edward asked trying to stifle a yawn back.
"Yeah, go on to sleep, I'll be fine," I said with a smile, Edward returned the smile and gave me a quick side hug before going to bed.
I woke up bright and early at 7 AM when Edward started tickling my nose with a feather and whispering in my ear. "Bella... Bella... Bella..."
"What?" I groaned cracking my eyes open.
"You have a visitor," Edward said grabbing my hand and pulling me up, "He's making mom very uncomfortable."
"Why?" I asked rubbing my eyes and putting a robe on, who would be visiting me at 7 AM on a Friday morning?
"He smells like he hasn't taken a shower in months, and his breath is terrible." My eyes widened there was only one person who matched that
description: Aro. Without anymore words, I ran out of the room and into the living room where Aro stood with a wicked smile.
"Well, good to see you Isabella," Aro said, "I wanted to remind you..."
"Let's go outside," I said cutting him off, "Now."
"Alright, you might want to know someone else is outside," Aro said and I groaned. Who else could be here?
"Hey girl, came to see what was holding you up," I groaned again when I saw Charlie leaning against my truck.
"How did you find me?" I asked making him get up, "I hadn't exactly told you. What are you doing here Aro?"
"Came to collect my rent."
"I don't have it." I said through gritted teeth, "Now leave."
"Why are you taking so long?" Charlie asked pinning me up against my chest, I wasn't his daughter right now, I was someone who was failing.
"Because... They're nice people. Don't make me do this!"
Edward
I stared out the window as Bella talked to the two men and the only thing that I saw on her face was fear. She was afraid of whoever these two
men were and I felt like I was powerless not being able to help her.
"Hey mom? Bella said something last night and I don't think she was kidding," I said turning away from the window.
"What did she say sweetie?"
"She said that she kills people for her dad, she was completely serious as she said it too," I said sitting next to Esme on the couch.
"I'll have someone look into her," Esme said flipping the pages in her magazine, I nodded and made my way back to the window. "Edward, do you
care for her?"
"What?" I asked spinning around, my arms were crossed and I had a small smile on my face, "Bella's a nice girl, I want to see her make it because
it seems like she's had a hard life."
"Edward, it's okay to care for someone. If its true that she kills people for her father then I want you to be careful, chances are she's here to get
Carlisle's money."
"No, she's not. She can't be," I said as I watched Bella spit in one of the man's faces, the man then in turned slap her cheek. "I'm gonna go call
her in, I'm afraid she's going to get hurt if she stays out there any longer."
Bella
"You got 2 more weeks to finish," Charlie said when he and Aro stopped laughing at me because I liked the Cullens.
"No, I'm not going to do it. Not this time! Mom and Jessica are here, I can live with them and be perfectly fine," I said feeling amazing. I had never
stood up to Charlie before and I felt like I was in charge for once.
"I don't think you understand," Charlie said with a chuckle, "I need to pay Aro, you need to pay Aro. You got it Bella?"
I froze. It had been so long since he had called me Bella that it took me by surprise when he actually said my name. "Then let's find someone else.
These are good people, they trust me and I don't want to hurt them."
"That's good that they trust you, it'll make it easier to take the money." I narrowed my eyes and spit in Charlie's face, he didn't expect it and he
didn't like it, he slapped my cheek so hard that it made me tear up.
"Now, don't mess up. Let's go Aro," Charlie said and they began walking off.
"Bella, everything alright?" Edward asked coming over to me. I fought the tears back and smiled.
"Everything's fine, let's get ready for school," I said grabbing Edward's hand and pulling him inside behind me.
"Bella, are you okay?" Esme said when she saw my cheek. "Let's put some ice on that."
"I'm fine," I said shaking my head.
"Who were those men?" Edward asked not letting go of my hand.
"Just some people..." I said not wanting to explain anymore. "I have to get ready for school." I let go of Edward's hand and went to my room. Alice
had taken me shopping and bought anything that I wanted, though she mostly picked out my clothes, she had good taste and it worked out. I stared at
myself in the mirror and saw the big red mark that was on my cheek, Charlie had gotten me good when I defied him, I could only imagine what he would do if
I didn't get the money in 2 weeks. The tears began to flow as I imagined Edward's face when I took the money, he trusted me. How could I do this to the
Cullens?
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