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CHAPTER 7: No More Pain (BELLA POV)

It was excruciatingly painful! The morphine wasn't working! Was there nothing else I could have to help with the pain?

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My hands balled up into sweaty fists and my toes began to curl due to the pain I was in. I could feel a scream forming deep within my throat but only a light whimper escaped my lips.

"Isabella?" It was the soft voice of the one who found me. How did he know my name?

As if to answer my unspoken question, the voice spoke to me again. "Isabella, can you hear me?" His voice was somehow comforting. "My name is Edward; I found your license in your pocket. I brought you to the hospital to have you looked at."

I was in such agony that I began to groan.

"Please Isabella, try to relax."

I tried to hold onto is voice as best I could in order to keep myself calm.

"I know you're in a lot of pain and I'm sorry there's nothing else I can do for you."

I opened my eyes and saw these honey colored eyes staring back at me. I felt Edwards cold hand grab and caress mine ever so softly.

"It'll be over soon." I heard him say in an almost pained voice. It kinda sounded as if he were being physically tortured.

I felt a strong connection to this stranger I had never met as he looked into my eyes. The feel of his hand holding mine, the sound of his voice and the look in his eyes were consuming.

The rest of his words faded and I drifted back into a dark unconscious state, yet still aware of the enormous amount of pain I was in. The fire stayed strong and didn't sway.

As the time passed, every now and then I managed to open my eyes a couple of times to look around. The scenery changed somewhat, but not enough for me to be able to make out exactly where I was.

There was still bright white lights on me, and I was still lying in a hospital bed. I did notice, however, a change in the wall color; it was no longer a white color but more of a pale blue. There were wooden book cases along the left wall. There must have been nearly a thousand books.

I also noticed that I was no longer in my jeans and tee; someone had changed me into a form fitting, calf length, silk, ice blue dress. What? A dress? That's strange.

What registered the most in my mind, was that every time I opened my eyes, Edward was there beside me; watching. Why? Why had he stayed? In a strange way, I was glad that he did, even though I had no clue as to who he really was. Again I began to feel strangely connected to him.

My mind began to catch up to my wondering. How long had it been? How long had I been here?

All of the sudden, out of nowhere, I felt my heart begin to race and my pulse pick up speed. I felt like my heart was going to explode. I began to scream uncontrollably. I couldn't take the pain, I had to scream; loud.

"Isabella?" Edward said with panic clear in his voice. He called out, "Carlisle, it's happening."

Wait, what was happening? What was he talking about? My mind began to race. I continued screaming. I can't take this anymore.

My back arched off the bed and again my hands balled into fists. I can't breathe! Somebody has to do something! Why aren't they doing anything?

Suddenly the fire began to pull back from the tips of my fingers, taking the pain with it. I felt my body begin to cool, as if I were being slowly dipped into ice water. I began to relax back down onto the bed as my hands and toes uncurled. It was over; the pain was gone.

I finally opened my eyes after a few minutes. The first thing I saw were those honey colored eyes staring intently at me.

"Isabella, are you okay? Can you sit up?" Edward asked as he held out his hands to help me sit up.

I took his hand and carefully picked myself up off the bed. I looked at him then at his hands, they were no longer ice cold to the touch, but almost warm. I looked down at his hands again then back up at him.

I took a quick look around, that's when I noticed I was no longer at the hospital. I was in some kind of make shift hospital room that was actually a…a study in someone's home?

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A/N: Hello all! I'm sorry I havent posted in a while, RL has become a little hecktick what with me getting job and everything. I hope you all forgive me. And I hope ya'll were able to read this and kinda get how it was for her the way we did in BD. These last few chapters have been a little difficult . Also, I wanted to say thank you to the ones who have continued to read this. I hope you are all enjoying it. Thanks so much. -Cherie-