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Bella's POV

"So, uh, thanks for the ride Edward. I'll see you tomorrow," I said.

I made a move to open the car door but it was locked.

"Edward, the doors locked…"I said.

I looked into his eyes and instantly saw the concern there.

"I know Bella. I just want to talk for a couple minutes. I feel like we haven't had a chance to do that in a while," he said smiling which made me completely lose my train of though.

"Okay," I said.

"So how're things at home with the new family?" he asked.

Shit. What was I supposed to say? I can't lie to him. There are two reasons for that:

One, I am a terrible liar.

Two, I don't want to lie to Edward. I trust him more than anyone I've ever trusted before but how is he supposed to trust me if I lie to him?

I have to lie though. There is no other choice. He'd never look at me the same if I told him the truth. He'd leave me like everyone else has my entire life.

"Fine," I said.

He didn't look convinced.

"Bella, you know if there's something you want to talk about, I'm always here, right? No matter what it is, you can tell me," he said.

He sounded so caring. I could hear the love coming from behind his words. He really just wanted to help but I couldn't tell him. No one could ever know.

"Thanks Edward but there really isn't anything I want to talk about. I really should get going though, my foster mom wants me to, uh, clean my room," I lied.

Ms. Newton has never asked me to do anything. She has been the sweetest lady since I've been living with her. She does all the cooking and cleaning and never asks me to help. I've offered but she always tells me she'll do it and that I should go have some fun.

But Mike on the other hand is the most evil person I have ever met. He won't leave me alone. He's constantly finding things wrong with me so he can 'punish' me. It's horrible. He'll be really mad if I'm not inside the house before he gets home.

I turned to look at Edward and saw that he wasn't buying my lie. He could see right through it.

"Bella…" he started to say but I cut him off.

"Really Edward, I need to go," I said starting to panic a little. Mike will be home any minute and I'm still sitting in Edward's car.

"Bella, I know something's not right. You need to tell me. I can help you," he said.

I was now angry. Why was he insisting on knowing? I was trying to save our relationship by not telling him but he just keeps trying!

"No Edward, I don't. Now stop insisting and let me out of the car," I said harshly.

He looked surprised and hurt.

I know he was just trying to help but he had no idea what was going on. He would hate me if he did.

"Bella, I really care about you, okay? Please talk to me. I really want you to be okay. I'll let you out of this car but you need to know, this isn't the last time we'll be talking about this," he said and then unlocked the car door.

I opened the door and sprinted for the house. I got inside and ran upstairs to my room.

I looked out my window and saw Edward staring at my room from his car window. As soon as I looked out the window, he stepped on the gas and drove away.

Edward knows something's up and won't stop until he knows what it is. Can my life get any worse?

Edward's POV

I waited till I saw what room she would go to. Once I saw her face in the window to the left on the second story, I drove away.

Why wouldn't she just tell me what's going on? Why would she want to hide something from me?

I needed to know. I am going to go insane if she doesn't just tell me.

Before I knew what happened, I realized I had drove around Forks and doubled back to Bella's house.

It was also now Dark which meant I had been driving for quite a while.

I parked the car outside her house but in a shadow. I got out and stood in the shadows looking through her window.

Her light was on and she was doing her homework in front of her window.

She looked fine.

So what was it that she couldn't tell me?

I leaned against a tree and let myself slide down and sit on the ground against the tree. I just stared at Bella.

She was so beautiful.

She seriously had to be the most gorgeous girl I had ever seen in my entire life.

Even when she was sitting there completely frantic about her homework, she looked stunning.

She definitely was a natural beauty. She never wore make-up and could care less about her outfits unlike every other girl in Forks High.

All of a sudden something hit me in the head.

I looked up but didn't see anything.

I started rubbing the spot on my head when something fell out of my hair.

I reached down and grabbed it.

An acorn.

I snorted. I don't even know why but it was pretty funny.

That's when I heard it. I loud bang coming from Bella's house.

I looked up and saw that Bella was no longer sitting at her desk.

But Mike was standing in her room looking at the floor.

What the hell?

I saw him reach down and pull something up.

Bella.

Then before I could even realize what was happening, he backhanded her across the face and she fell on the ground again.

That's when everything fell into place.

Flashback One

"I'll just uh…talk to her later," mike said as he turned and walked away.

Flashback Two

"Bella. Are you alright?" I asked.

Her eyes widened and she looked at me shocked.

"What're you talking about Edward? I'm f-fine," she said and then quickly turned her head to look out the window.

What was wrong with her? She looked like she thought I caught her doing something bad. Like I was her mom catching her skipping school.

Flashback Three

"You have to go Bella! This is a serious matter! Do you have to go home?!"

"Uh, yeah, I do. My foster, uh, mother, wants me home to uh, clean. Yeah," she managed to stutter out.

Flashback Four

"She is so incredibly hot," someone said.

"Dude, that's so not right! She's like, you're step sister or whatever," Tyler Crowley said.

Who was he talking to?

"She's not my step sister you dick! She's my foster sister. Total difference."

That better not be who I think it is.

"Whatever Newton," Tyler said.

Flashback Five

On the drive home I could see Bella was a little antsy. She was flinching at the smallest sounds and the closer we got to her house, the worse it got.

"Are you okay Bella?" I asked.

She jumped at the sound of my voice.

"Oh, uh, yeah I'm fine," she said.

End Flashbacks

Bella was being abused by her foster brother.


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