This chapter was bothering me all day and I just had to get it out of my mind. Enjoy!
While at the hospital I had plenty of time to think things through. I decided that going to the university may not be the best thing right now so I was going to attend the Technical College down the street instead. Since it was so close I wouldn't have to worry about being too far from the shelter, actually it is closer to it than the University.
Jacob came by like promised and I agreed to go with him on Friday. Later that morning my doctor released me. He was a very odd person. He looked way too old to be a surgeon but I knew I heard the nurse right earlier. He had long black hair and he was so white he looked like a ghost. "Miss Swan please let me call someone to come get you." I grabbed my bag full of clothes and books. "Thanks Dr. Aro but I'll be fine on my own."
He looked like he wanted to say something more but held his tongue. "Fine but here is my card." He flipped it over and wrote another number on the back. "This has my hospital page number, my office number, along with colleagues number, and on the back is my home and cell numbers. If you need anything don't be afraid to call any of the numbers."
After a long day of dealing with both schools I made it to the shelter early enough to get a bed. "Bella I was starting to get worried about you." I sighed, "It's good to know that someone cares if I'm alive or dead." She frowned at me, "Bella you know we all care about every single one of you that come through those doors." I nodded and left to go get some sleep.
I took most of the same classes as I was at the University so I wouldn't fall behind in my major. The rest of the week was much better. Since most of the students at the Technical school were adults with jobs they gave out far less homework, if any. Also my classes started later and weren't nearly as long so I was able to do a split shift where I would go in at 7a.m. and leave at ten then come back at 2p.m. and leave again at four, which gave me enough time to get to the shelter.
Since I wasn't going to the University anymore I didn't have to see any of the Cullen's and for that I was thankful. It was finally Friday and Jake was picking me up after work to go to his friend's house for the bon fire
"Embry, Seth, Leah, Sam, Emily, Paul, and Jared this is Bella. Bella this is everyone." I waved and they all smiled at me. After an awkward introduction Jake left my side to go help the guys set up the wood for the fire. "So Bella you met Jake at work?" I went and sat down next to the two girls who were watching the guys fight over how to stack the logs.
"Yeah, he actually helped me get the job and he's been a great friend since then." They looked at each other and smiled, "What?" I must have been missing something. "It's just… we heard you two were more than friends." The younger of the two girls blushed as she spoke. "Excuse me for a moment please."
I stood and walked over to the guys who were now lighting the fire. "Jake can I talk to you for a second? Alone." He nodded and we walked away and I slightly heard hooting coming from the guys. Once far enough away I sped up to turn and look at him. "Jake why do your friends think we are dating?"
His face turned as white as his copper skin would allow and his mouth dropped open. "Well I was telling the guys about you and they kind of assumed we were dating and I didn't say anything so they just kept on assuming. I'm sorry." I nodded understanding where he was coming from before grabbing his hand. "Jake, its ok. I understand how hard it can be to correct people who assume things." He squeezed my hand before letting it go as we walked back over to the group.
The fire was burning blue, green, and purple with everyone around it. "How did you guys get the flames to do that?" Jared threw an empty box at me and I barely caught it. "We put freaky flames inside the middle it causes the flames to change colors." I quickly handed the box to Jake. "OK guys just to clear up a misunderstanding Bella and I are just friends, much to my dismay." He smiled down at me and I rolled my eyes.
We all sat around the colorful fire and cooked hotdogs and roasted marshmallows. After getting to know everyone it was nice to not be the oldest one there both Sam and Emily were 2 years older than me, Paul was fourteen months older and Jared was just six days older.
Everything was going great and for once. I felt completely relaxed like I could really be myself. "So Paul how far did you get with Rachel last night?" Jacob spit out the coke he just drank, "WHAT!?" Paul threw a rock at Seth's head, "You dip shit!" Jacob was now standing up and looked really pissed.
"You were with my sister last night? My sister!" I covered my ears because he was yelling so loud it hurt to hear it. "Jake it just happened. Rachel was at the mall one day and we ran into each other. We started hanging out then and it just progressed to something more. I wanted to tell you but Rachel said you would flip out." He raised his hands up in front of him and started backing away from Jake.
"I'm gonna kill you!" Everyone was yelling at Jake to calm down but it was worse than talking to a brick wall. All the guys were trying to put themselves between them to keep them from fighting but it was no use Jake just pushed them away. I jumped up to try and help and I actually got him to stop for a second.
"Jacob, maybe you should get your sisters point of view on this before you kill him. Maybe it isn't as bad as you think it is." He wasn't looking at me but at Paul. "No with him I'm sure it is far worse than I want to imagine. He is a womanizer who humps and dumps and my sister will not be one of his whores."
Suddenly I was being pushed out of the way into a tree by Seth who saved me from Paul who jumped on top of Jacob. "Don't call her that! She is not a whore!" Everyone was pulling them apart. Jacob had a bloody eyebrow and Paul had a bloody nose. Jake gave up and came over to me and rubbed his head where he was bleeding. "You ok?" I nodded, "Yeah but I think we should get your cut cleaned up."
As we walked back to his house I rubbed my forearm that was now throbbing. "You sure you're ok?" I looked up at him, "You just got in a fight with your best friend and you're asking if I'm ok." He laughed a little. Once at his house I cleaned his scratch and it wasn't nearly as bad as the blood made it seem. I ended up sleeping on his couch and amazingly I slept like a rock.
"Holy shit Bella, look at your arm!" Rubbed my face with my right arm and hissed at the pain that shot up my arm. When I looked down I saw it was twice its normal size. "Come one I'm taking you to the hospital." I really didn't feel like going to the hospital for the second time in a week.
"Wait," I grabbed my wallet out of my bag and pulled out the card Dr. Aro had given me. "can you take me here?" He looked at the address, "Yeah let's go 'cause that looks bad." I agreed it had to be broken. I didn't think I hit the tree that hard but I guess I was wrong.
We pulled up to the Urgent Care office and when we got inside there was a very pretty brown haired girl who didn't look old enough to be working here. "Name?" Jake walked next to me acting like I was going to fall over at any minute. "Isabella Swan." "And the reason for you visit?" I lifted my arm so she could see it, "I think my arm is broken."
Her eyes became huge when she saw it, "I was wondering if I could see Dr. Aro?" She looked down at her desk, "That shouldn't be a problem. Please take a seat and fill this out and we will call you back in a moment." I took the clip board and started writing as best I could with my left hand.
"It's a good thing your left handed." I looked over at Jake who was watching a football game on the T.V. "I'm not. I've just broken this arm before." I don't think he even heard me because his eyes stayed glued on the T.V.
When I turned in my paper work the girl whose name I found out was Jane led me to a room, "Dr. Aro will be right with you." I nodded a thank you before she left the room. Moments later Dr. Aro came in. "Well Isabella I didn't expect to see you so soon but let take a look at that arm."
He gently lifted it into the air and pressed down asking if it hurt and to move my fingers and what not. "Well I am certain it is broken so I will have Jane get you an X-ray to see how bad the damage is." He left to soon be replaced by Jane who took me down the hall for my X-rays and brought me back to the room after we were finished.
I sat there waiting for the doctor to come back and set my arm so I could get out of here but it seemed to be taking forever. A half hour and three magazines later a new man came into the room. "Good morning Isabella, I'm afraid Dr. Aro was called out for an emergency but he asked me to finish up for him. I'm Dr. Cullen." Of course he is. Did I walk into a parallel universe where every other person I meet is a Cullen? "Now luckily your arm didn't break all the way it is just a deep crack and will only require a brace." He pulled out a brace and started putting it on me.
"It's not too tight?" I shook my head. "OK then we are finished here." I stood and got all the way to the door before he spoke. "Oh Arabella don't for get your file." I turned not even thinking about the fact that he called me Arabella. I grabbed the file but he wouldn't let go of it.
When I looked up he was staring right into my eyes. "Alice never should have gone through your things, Arabella." My eyes burned as tears built up in them, "My name is Isabella." "Of course it is. However if you ever feel like you have no where else to go, Alice and Edward know people in high places." I jerked my file out of his hand and ran out.
Jake took me to the diner since I had to work and apologize profusely the whole way there. Once inside I started working and faceless people came and went and I paid little attention to what was going on around me. I was too busy trying to figure out if somehow Alice stumbled upon my secret. No she couldn't have no one else knows but me and those who would kill me. Maybe I should leave town and give up on trying to better myself, people on the run can't have normal lives.
Talk to me please!