Chapter 7
Bella is on the roads. Edward is driving fast thinking about Tanya. Bella is right in front of the car. She is suddenly blinded by the light and looks at the approaching car in shock. Edward bangs into the tree instead. He runs to her to apologize and see if she got hurt but goes quiet realising it is Bella. They both look at each other. He walks away when Bella calls out to him, "You don't even know how to apologise? What have I done to you? Why do you speak so rudely to me and insult me all the time? You want to kill me now?" Edward looks at her. Bella repeats his question at him, "I couldn't save my husband but I saved your life twice in a day and this is how you repay me? There are people with a similar pain in this world. They too have gone through a lot recently. You wouldn't understand this as you are a coward. It is cowardice to shout on others. You are so arrogant that you cannot understand that this fight is with you only. You are losing out badly and cannot face yourself. You wanted to kill me today? How can you be so insensitive? Thank God you dint get to fly the plane today or you would have crashed the plane just like you crashed this car here!" He pins her angrily on the car, "You can say anything to me but no word against my work. Remember that I don't make mistake. Edward Cullen wouldn't have failed in killing someone if he had wanted to!" Bella runs away. Edward sits in the car but cannot sit anymore as he keeps imagining Jake and Tanya sitting together on the backseat.
(Cullen House)
Renee is looking at Tanya's photos. Jasper asks her what she is doing. She says sorry to him, "I won't do it again." Jasper corrects himself, "You don't have to see the photos stealthily. She is a part of our family. One incident did happen but it does not mean that it will change what we all had! You lost your daughter and forgot your pain for us!" Renee says, "I want to cry but I am embarrassed by what she did." Renee rues that she cannot believe that her daughter could do something like this. Jasper reasons that Tanya isn't here to tell them the truth, "You lost your daughter. It is your right to cry. You are not at fault. Why are you bearing the punishment?" Renee hopes it was true. Jasper asks her about it but she dismisses it.
(With Bella)
Bella is walking on the road. She notices a cactus plant outside Jake's office and recalls gifting Jake cactus in the past. Jake asks her why she gave such a different gift to him. She says no one would guess that you are hiding your office keys underneath. This will be our secret. Jake smiles.
Bella finds a key inside the pot. She gets teary eyed, "You loved me so much and used to listen to every little thing that I said. Everyone wants to me to believe that you cheated me!" She enters in the office. She looks at the name plate. Jake's words echo in the background. "Belke" means Bella and Jake. Bella imagines Jake working in his cabin. She runs excitedly towards it but gets sad realising it isn't true. She imagines Jake in all the corners of the room and gets sad whenever it turns out to be just her imagination.
Flashback:
Bella questions Jake when he calls late. He says sorry to her, "I got busy." She points out that she cannot sleep until she hears his voice. He says this is why I called, "We will talk till the time you fall asleep." She smiles. She falls asleep while he starts narrating about his day to her.
Present:
Bella rests holding Jake's phone.
(With Edward)
Flashback
Edward and Tanya are camping. He complains of the mosquitoes. She says we always go to hotels every time, "Let's enjoy this for once. Will we see starry night there?" He replies that he has his full moon already, "Please caress my hair. You know I cannot sleep till you do so. "
Flashback ends.
Edward wipes his tears.
Bella dials Jake's phone and it goes to voicemail. She keeps redialling his number just to hear his voice.
Next morning, Eleazar reaches home. He tells Carmen, Bella dint come along. Carmen looks puzzled.
Cullen's lawyer tells Carlisle his search is over, "The diary has been found." Carlisle asks him to get it to him, "No one should know about it." Cullen's lawyer assures him it will reach him in 2 days, "this case is being transferred to Mumbai." Carlisle warns Sharma to remember who he is dealing with, "I told you to get the case closed! Do my work!"
Esme asks Edward where he was, "You could have picked the phone once. I was so tensed." Esme asks him to have breakfast but he refuses. Renee pulls him to breakfast table against his wish. Edward tells her he isn't hungry. She knows he used to be hungry in the morning. Edward tells her nothing remains same. Renee refuses to hear any of his excuses, "Your mom has cooked it especially for you." She sets a plate for him. Edward sits down to eat. Renee nods slightly at Esme who is emotional by now. Carlisle takes her aside. Renee also feeds Aditya. Edward asks her why she is looking at him like this Renee says, "I am wondering when you will blast on me." Edward says Tanya isn't here to fight so I will fight with someone. She reasons that he cannot punish entire family for what Tanya did, "I am her mother. Take it out on me but not on your family." Edward wonders why he is being punished. Renee says, "Only I can understand what you are going through. I feel all the emotions at once. I don't understand which emotion to express or feel." Edward says, "I know which exact emotion I am feeling and expressing. There is a lot of anger inside me. I want to hurt her just like she did; ask questions to know why she did this but I cannot do this! She isn't here! If she was here then she could have handled me and this is angering me all the more. Tanya knew what I felt when Dad cheated mom yet she did this!" Edward cries hugging Renee, "She knows I can bear anything but not this!"
Bella wakes up. She finds all the company staff staring at her. Leah also comes there just then. Bella begins to explain, "I was going to complain to police." Leah hugs her instead puzzling Bella, "Thank God you are fine. Watchman saw you. He told me he gave you the key but you were not at home. Even your phone is unreachable. Where were you?" She asks everyone to resume their work. Everyone leaves. Leah says, "I know you must be wondering what happened to me suddenly. I later realised I wouldn't have forgiven myself ever if something had happened to you. You loved brother very much. You are the thread that joins us with Jake. You were alone last night. I dint sleep wondering where you would be. Let's come. You will now stay with us at our home only. That's your home!" Leah takes Bella to the door. Bella gets a call from police station. Bella tells Leah she must leave and walks away.
(With Leah)
Sue asks Leah where Bella went. Leah tells her. Sue wonders if she found out something about Jake's accident. Leah doesn't mind, "She might have to sign some documents. It happens in accident cases. Ask her when she is here." "I asked her to stay here with us." Her mother is shocked. "Are you out of your mind? You called Bella home? She is the one because of whom we lost our Jake? He can never return only because of her!" Leah laughs, "Your beloved son dint leave any other option!" She shows her Jake's will, "We need Bella or we will be ruined."
Flashback:
Leah meets the lawyer. Bella is the nominee of the Mumbai home where Leah is staying with Sue. Leah deduces that everything is in Bella's name. Leah decides to live relations her way. You are no more brother but Bella will bear the consequences now.
Present:
Leah asks her mother if she saw what her beloved son did, "He dint care about you at all. He first left us for Bella. He was about to leave Bella for someone else then! He was neither a good son nor a good husband nor a good brother! He was the most selfish man on this planet." Sue tells her to stop it but Leah wants Bella to stay with them, "We will keep an eye on her always. We will rebuild our relation with her. We have lost 2 houses but we must get the insurance money." Sue asks her how she knows the company is going to lose. Leah knows that the company is bankrupt, "Bella has never worked. She won't be able to do anything on her own." Sue asks her if they should act to be happy with Bella, "Money isn't everything." Leah reasons that she loved Jake very much but brother dint leave anything for you. Sue tells her she is wrong. Leah calls Jake selfish, "Now we have to take wise decision from our mind!"
Edward and Bella meet yet again at the police station. He keeps tapping on the table but stops when Bella looks at him. Inspector comes in the room, "Tanya Cullen used to stay in Mumbai and Jake's company was registered in Mumbai?" They both nod. Inspector asks them where they were on the day of accident, "A new angle has come forth in the case. Mrs Tanya told Edward that she is going to Chennai but you were not aware of it?" He nods. Inspector again asks him why his flight had to be rerouted to Dehradun. Edward says, "There was no reason but why do you ask." Inspector agrees to tell in a while. He turns to Bella, "Did you know Tanya?" He asks Edward if he knew Jake as he often used to come to Mumbai. Edward asks him if he thinks he wouldn't have killed Jake if he had known!
Senior Inspector watches them from outside, "He is lying." Constable insists they haven't met. Senior Inspector shows him a photo where both Jake and Edward can be seen.
