Chapter 6
Bella's POV:
Everything was dark and silent. It was peaceful, kind of.
A creamy, rich voice called out to me, "Bella…Bella…can you hear me?"
"Bella, if you can hear me, do something, anything!" the voice said again.
Soon, I could see things again. It was all blurry. I blinked my eyes over and over again. Finally, everything was clear. Carlisle, Alice, Edward, and Esme were surrounding me. I was lying on the couch in Alice's room. Edward pushes a piece of hair out of my face. His fingers brushed against my forehead. I shivered.
"Oh, that's not good. She's cold. Isn't that a sign of a severe concussion?" Alice asked. Edward looked at her stupidly.
"I think I know why she shivered…" Esme said quietly. I blushed.
"Being cold has nothing to do with a concussion… I don't even think she has one. I do know that she has definitely bumped her head pretty hard. Bella, are you okay?" Carlisle asked. I nodded. My head was banging.
"Oh, this is my entire fault! I shouldn't have let her change!" Alice cried.
"It's no one's fault, Alice. What would you have done? Told her, 'No, you may not change'? That would be silly. It was just an accident," Esme comforted.
Edward was staying silent. My stomach began to churn. I looked over at Alice and Esme quietly talking. Then I looked at Carlisle, who was putting some of his tools away. Alice had told me a while back that he was a doctor. A few minutes passed by.
"Edward, you're being awfully silent. You haven't said anything your little girlfriend since she woke up," Carlisle commented. Oh! Am I his little girlfriend? My heart fluttered. I glanced to Edward who was beet-red and smirking.
"U-um… w-what exactly happened?" Edward finally asked.
"I slipped on the rug in the bathroom. And I hit my head," I said softly.
"I think we all know this," Jasper said as he entered the room. "You okay, Bells?"
"Yeah, I'm fine. Thanks Jasper," I thanked.
I shifted myself on the couch. I felt an ice pack at the very top of my neck.
"Hey, Bells… are you feeling up to watching a movie with us? Rosalie wants to watch something," Jasper offered.
"No, Bella is not allowed to get up off of this couch for a little while. You can watch it up here if you want. Doctors orders," Carlisle ordered.
"No, we don't want to watch it up here because there's not enough room. Well, maybe tomorrow," Jasper said. Alice followed him when he left. Soon, everyone except Edward and I had left.
"I hope you feel better," Edward said and began to head for the door.
"No, please don't leave me," I begged. My head banged inside of my skull. He turned back to me with a confused look on his face. "I don't want to be alone; especially in a house that I don't know very well."
He walked slowly to a chair across from the couch I was lying on. He sat down with his legs wide open. GOSH! He's trying to kill me.
"Did you have fun tonight?" I asked to break the silence.
"I had fun until you almost killed yourself in that bathroom. What exactly happened? Honestly too. You can tell me the truth," Edward insisted. Oh crap! What was I going to say? 'I imagined myself dancing with you again when I slipped on the rug and fell.' Or would just flat out telling him be for the best? I was going to tell him. Take a deep breath in, Isabella Swan.
"The true reason on why I fell… and you have to SWEAR to me to not tell Alice or trust me, you will die…" He laughed. "I was changing in the bathroom into my pajamas. And I began thinking about you and me…dancing. I fell on the rug when I was spinning around."
His face was blank. Absolutely no expression at all.
"Are you going to say something? Anything? Just say SOMETHING Edward," I cried out.
All he did was leave the room. And all I could do was scream in frustration. I honestly told him how I fell. What is the matter with him?
I heard footsteps rushing up to Alice's bedroom. Alice flew through the open door.
"What's wrong? I heard you scream," she said looking scared.
"Edward! He is such an ass!" I screamed back at her.
"Wha-what? What happened, Bella?"
"I told him the real reason why I fell. I'm not going to repeat it but lets just say that it has something to do with him… and he left the room without saying anything! I think he's mad at me! He told me he wanted to be in a relationship with me… but if I ever say something that doesn't quite please him. He leaves without saying a word! He's really beginning to piss me off!" I ranted.
Her chin dropped. "He left?"
"Yes. He left. No words spoken. I asked him to say something to me…anything about how he was thinking. He just left! I really like him, Alice! I do! But I don't like these sudden mood swings that he has!"
"I am so sorry, Bella. I'll talk to him if you want me to," Alice offered.
"Do whatever you want," I said sadly.
Alice pressed a button on an intercom next to her door. "Mom, mom" she called. She looked back and saw me looking amazed. "I am awfully far up here and sometimes I don't want to go downstairs to look for someone." Well, that made sense.
"Yes, Alice. Is Bella ok?" Esme responded over the intercom.
"She's fine. Where is Edward?"
"He just left in his Volvo. When we asked him where he was going, he wouldn't answer!"
I wanted to cry. This was my entire fault.
"Thanks." Alice answered. "Please don't cry, Bella! I will get a hold of him. I promise. And when I do, he may die."
"What if he commits suicide? Or has a wreck? Or runs away?" I worried.
"I promise you, Bells. I will find him."