Thanks for the support you guys and I know that I'm not updating a lot lately, but I promise that's going to stop. Drama at school and home isn't going to stop me from writing. My only escape. I realized that I have to do things I love to feel better, not stay away from it. But enough of my life's story! Here's the next chapter!

CHAPTER 6: MY LIFE HAS NEVER BEEN A BED OF ROSES

Throughout my panic attack, Jess never broke character. "She told me she was going to her friend Angela's house."

"He said he called over there and she wasn't there."

"I'm sure she's fine, I know Bella, and she's probably just trying to get away from her dad." I gripped her ankle harder, my nails digging into her skin lightly. Don't say anything! My head screamed.

"What do you mean?"

"What I mean is, Dad, he beats her." Now I was angry, I just let go and hugged my knees and started rocking back in forth, not even wanting to touch my friend.

"How do you know?" She looked down at me, her eyes were on the verge of tears and that just broke my heart and all anger was wiped out of me.

"Please Bella." She asked with a small smile. I don't know what got me to trust her, but I did and stood up. She turned back to her dad and opened the door. "Because she's scared to go back home." He just looked at me with sad eyes. "He has cracked her ribs, given her bruises and scars, and probably much more." I looked down at the ground in shame.

"Is this true honey?" he asked. The thing about Jess's dad was that he cared a lot about me, like I was his second daughter, so I couldn't lie to him.

"Yes." I whispered. He came over and to me and gave me a big hug. He let go and looked at me like he was about to cry himself.

"You two," he started while trying to compose himself, "stay here, I'll send him away and we'll talk about this." He turned into the hallway and we closed the door, and crawled by the window overlooking the porch, where my dad was sitting on the swing. Jess's dad came out and he stood up.

"Charlie, she isn't here, Jess just said that she was at Angela's." he was about to close the door, but my dad's boot stooped it from closing.

"Do you mind if I check your house please?" my dad gave him this disturbing smile.

"I actually do Charlie." He tried to close the door again, but his boot was still in the way. "If my daughter says she hasn't seen her, she hasn't seen her." They stared at each other for a while, but my dad finally moved his boot.

"Watch yourself Phil." He said as he walked away. He closed the door and we stood up from the window.

"Girls." Her dad called from the living room. We walked out there, where her dad sat there his face buried in his hands. We sat down on the couch opposite of him. Why did I let this happen? I did this to Jess and her dad, basically my only family, I started crying.

"Bella, it's o.k. I won't let him hurt you anymore." I shook my head as if I were an insane person.

"No we can't! If you do, he'll come after you. He'll hurt you." I have to get out of here, I can't let him hurt my only family. "I have to leave I'll go back and take anything he gives me." I got up and was just about to open the door, when Jess grabbed my wrist.

"Please don't do this Bella, at least come to school with me on Monday, and see what Jacob has to say about this." I turned my head and looked at the pleading in her eyes.

"Fine, I'll stay here for school, but then I'm going back." They nodded very reluctantly.

"How am I going to get clothes?"

"You can borrow mine." I nodded. Phil turned his head and looked at the clock.

"It's only 5:30 in the morning, you girls go to sleep." We walked back to her room, I fell on the bed, more tired then I thought, and fell straight asleep.

"Open your eyes." Jacob said. I opened my eyes to see Jacob holding me bridal style in the cold room.

"I'm so glad you're real, I don't think I'd ever be happy without you." I found myself smiling widely.

"I am too," he leaned down his lips encasing mine. My hand went up and cupped his cheek revealing my so obvious cuts. He stopped kissing me.

"What are these?" he lightly grabbed my wrist. I didn't know what to say, so I just looked down ashamed. What amazed me was that he started kissing the cuts.

"There your story of pain," he kept kissing them, only stopping to talk. He dropped to his knees, me still in his arms, and he didn't stop kissing them.

"Your dad is evil if he has to bring you to this point." I started sobbing. He held me close to his chest. "I will always be there for you, to kiss your cuts, to hold you when you're crying, to be your warmth when you're cold." I looked at his beautiful eyes and knew right then we would be together. Jacob suddenly jerked forward, his mouth was hanging out slightly.

"Jacob?" I asked panicking. He fell back and the tip of a black knife peaked in between his pecks, blood coming out of his mouth and the wound.

"Jacob!" I screamed, I kneeled down and felt his neck for a pulse, there was just barely one.

"Jacob can you hear me? Say something please!" I screeched. His hand moved and reached up to my face, I grabbed it and put it on my cheek, crying harder then I ever have before. "Jacob, please say something, tell me about the waterfall! Anything! Please!" Blood trickled down his chin, he chuckled slightly.

"Beautiful eyes." I couldn't help, but laugh through my tears, crying even more. He tucked a piece of my hair behind my ear.

"I love you." He sputtered.

"I love you too Jacob." I kissed his hand as his eyes rolled in the back of his head.

"I love you, I love you, I love you, come back please!" but his hand fell from my face. Someone started to laugh evilly behind me, but it was a women's voice.

Basically, you're going to find out A LOT next chapter, so I would like 5-7 reviews before the next chapter. I'm going to see the Twilight move today if all the tickets aren't sold out already…. But yea R&R and I'll talk to you all later.

-Your neighborhood gothic girl,

Kiatami