CHAPTER-8

EPOV

Over the years, I had met a lot of people. All were different, but in some way, still the same. At the most basic level, all humans were selfish. They loved for themselves and destroyed for themselves. Humans were only pure in their infancy. Their innocence then gets tarnished by human laws and traditions. They did nothing that wasn't in some way beneficial for them. As decades passed, this became more apparent. Now, they didn't even try to hide it. Vampires were no exception to this rule. The more their powers increased, the more they wanted. The only case where vampires were not selfish were with their mates. The bond they shared was infallible.

And that was why, standing here in the middle of an old, stinking and rotting alley, I was in awe of the girl (angel) standing beside me.

"Thank you. Thank you so much. I don't how we would've...I thought we'd die. May God always be with you. Thank you." The frail woman replied with tears of gratitude in her eyes. She looked like a child, barely twenty. She was unhealthily thin, with almost green skin. Behind her, the sound of a child wailing could be heard. Its thoughts were simply disjointed images and sounds, not making much

"Why is the baby crying? Is it your sibling?" I ask the woman quietly. She looked at me, startled. These were the first words I'd spoken since coming here.

"No. That's my daughter. I don't know what's wrong with her. She simply won't stop crying."

"May I take a look at her? My father is a doctor." I said, trying to hide my surprise at the fact that this woman had a daughter. She was barely an adult herself.

I don't know...he looks so young. Well, I guess there's no harm in taking a look. It's not like I can afford to take her to a real doctor...

We walked inside the flat. It was a single bedroom, and the surroundings were bare. Inside an old crib, a baby was lying, wailing its lungs off.

"What's her name? What's yours?"Bella asked in a gentle voice. This was a new side of her. She always seemed so vivacious and full of life, but seeing her like this...this was the love angel she claimed to be.

"I'm Bethany and this is Bianca. She's fourteen months old." Bethany said with a loving smile on her face. Her thoughts were filled with the day she gave birth to her daughter. There was a young boy by her side who looked to be around her age. He was holding her hand and gazing at her with such love...

"You don't have to answer if you don't want to, but where is Bianca's father?" Bella asked as I picked up the baby and tried to determine what was wrong.

"George. His name was George. He...he died seven months ago in a car accident. Hit by a drunk driver." Bethany said. Her voice was raw with emotion and one could tell even without hearing her thoughts how much she loved him. His death still affected her. In her mind, I could see how everything had gone downhill after that. They had not expected anything like that to happen, and had been completely unprepared for handling the situation. As their savings ran out, she had been evicted from her apartment with nowhere to go. The compensation they received by the government ran out, and Bethany was struggling to provide for her daughter.

"Well, there's nothing wrong with her, just keep her wrapped up tight, okay?" As I was placing her back into the crib, Bella's hand shot out to take her from me. She held the baby close to her chest and looked into her eyes, as if silently conversing with her. Bianca's thoughts were filled with a melody, one which I'd never heard before. Miraculously, she stopped crying.

Bella placed the sleeping baby back in her crib and turned to Bethany, who was gazing at her with amazement. Right there with you...

We bid her a quiet farewell and after Bethany thanked us again, we left.

This had been how we'd spent the afternoon. Bella was truly one of the kindest people I'd ever met. A lot of people donated money to charities, but few actually made an effort to see these people, talk to them and help them with more than just money. One thing I realised today was that what these people desired the most was not money. It was companionship. Bella talked to each and everyone of them and treated them as her equals.

"Bella...what you did today, it was amazing. You are a good person."

"No Edward, I just did what every person ought to do. If these humans simply realise that they should help each other, life would be so much easier. For them, as well as for me." Bella said with a sweet smile in my direction.

As we drove away from the neighbourhood, I noticed that we were not heading in the direction of the house. When I asked Bella, she simply replied that we were going to a place where we could talk privately.

The time was here. She was going to answer all my questions. Finally. I only had a few.

Just about a million or two...

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-K.n.