Fading Stars
Authors Note: sorry about the delay in adding this chapter I wasn't quick sure if it worked or not but I guess I will let you decide.
Chapter 10: Running
Carlisle's POV
We got back to find the door wide open. I signalled for everyone to stop. Something is not right here and I am not letting my family walk into an ambush.
I cautiously made my way through the door. Esme was hopping anxiously from one foot to another behind me.
The house was empty. The TV was still on but there was no sign of life. I motioned for everyone to come in. They anxiously ran in behind me. There was no note explaining what had happened, nothing, just an empty house and the feeling that something was seriously wrong.
I took out my phone and dialled Alice's number. I waited patiently for it her to answer it. But then I heard it ringing up stairs. Emmett rushed up to investigate. He came down with an anxious look on his face. He was holding both Alice's and Jasper's phones. Again the feeling that something was seriously wrong flooded me. They know never to leave there phones behind. The usually keep them on them all the time in case of emergencies. There were no unfamiliar scents but that didn't stop my worrying.
"Emmett, go and see if you can find any trace of them out side." I said, trying to remain calm. "Rose go and ring everyone you can think of to see if they have heard from them. Esme…."
I stopped. Esme was curled up in a ball in the corner. Her hands were over her eyes and she was perfectly still. I quickly went over to her and wrapped her up in my arms. She starting sobbing. "What has happened to my kids? I can't loose anymore."
Just then Emmett came running back inside. "I found there scent. It lead to the garage. Edwards Volvo is gone." He said, hesitating when he saw us on the floor.
"Is everything ok?" he asked.
I nodded. "Can you look after your mother? I need to go check on Rosalie." Emmett nodded and bent down to hug mother.
I got up and brushed the fluff from my trousers. I headed into the kitchen to see how Rose was coping.
"Ok, thanks anyway Tanya." Rosalie muttered, hanging up the phone.
"Any luck?" I asked, not really needing an answer. She just shook her head.
She started to call someone else but the phone started ringing in her hands.
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Alice's POV
"Rose?" I asked when the phone was answered.
"Where the hell are you?" she shouted into the phone. "We came back to find the house empty. You haven't taken your phones and you were just gone. Do you have any idea how worried we were?"
"Rose, can you get Carlisle for me." I said, interrupting her rant.
I could hear her mumbling threats as she handed the phone away.
"Alice?" Carlisle asked. "Where are you honey?"
"Dad, I can't explain it that well." I said slowly, trying to figure out how to do this. "I got a vision that Bella was in a serious car accident. I knew we couldn't stop it but you have to understand that I couldn't not come. If she dies, well at least I can comfort Charlie. Look I am sorry we just left but we had to. I'm sorry Carlisle, I have to go."
"Alice, don't you dare hang up on me." Carlisle threatened as I put the phone down.
I am standing in a pay phone while Jasper is getting petrol. We are about an hour away from Forks and there is no way we are turning back now.
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Charlie's POV
It has been 3 hours since we arrived at the hospital and the doctor has only just came out to me. They had to work for half an hour to get her breathing again.
"Belle will be ok for the time being." He said. "Her injuries are very serious and she may not wake up for a while, if she wakes up at all. I am sorry. I know how hard this must be for you but that is all I can say for now."
I nodded slowly.
"I should also tell you that she was under the influence of alcohol at the time of the crash. Her blood alcohol reading was .07."
I was shocked at this news. I backed into the chair behind me and sat down.
"What are her injuries?" I managed to croak out.
"She has six broken ribs, a cracked skull, a broken right leg, her left wrist is fractured, pieces of glass were imbedded in her stomach, she has numerous cuts and bruises all over her and her breathing is very shallow." He said them all quickly as if by hearing it fast it would lessen the pain. All it did was make it worse. 'My baby girl is broken.' I thought. 'I may never get her back.'
I called Renee when we first got here but she can't get a flight over until tomorrow afternoon. I can't help but wonder if Bella will be alive until then.
The doctor is sitting beside me telling me to take deep breaths. I realise that I haven't been breathing since he came out. I take a deep ragged breath.
"What about the boy?" I asked quietly.
"He is awake." The doctor said. "His injuries were less extensive than we thought. When he first got here and we saw the branch we thought he would die quickly. But it turns out the branch missed his heart and only broke some ribs and punctured his lung, but we were able to repair the damage. He should make a full recovery."
The doctor patted my shoulder. "You can go in and see her if you want."
I nodded and he led me to her room. "This might be a bit painful to see. So prepare yourself." I nodded.
But I couldn't stop my self from falling to the ground when I saw my little girl. She was lying in the bed with blood all over her. She was covered in bandages. She looked dead already. She wasn't moving and her face was so pale. The doctor helped me into the chair beside her bed and I started crying.
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Edward's POV
My family keeps calling me. I would have thought they'd gotten the message by now. I have hung up the phone every time its rang but it always starts ringing again a moment later.
This is getting really annoying. It started ringing again. "What do you want?" I yelled into the phone. "Cant you get it that I don't want to talk?"
"Edward stop it." Carlisle calm voice answered me. "You know I wouldn't ring if it wasn't important."
I took a deep breath. "Fine. What is it?" I asked as calmly as I could manage.
"I think we should go back to Forks…" Carlisle only managed this much before I interrupted him.
"We are not going back there." I said angrily. "She is better off without us. All that happened when we were there was her nearly losing her life. We have to leave her alone."
'This is really irritating.' I thought. 'How dare they suggest going back to Forks.
"Edward…. Edward this is so hard to say but she is not better without us." Carlisle whispered. "Alice is nearly at Forks already and the rest of us plan to go soon."
"What the hell are you talking about?" I shouted. "You are not going back and you can just ring Alice and tell her to get back there now."
"Edward we can't. Bella has been in a serious accident and we want to help."
I hung up the phone and took of in the direction of Forks.
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Authors Note: I am sorry I didn't say much about Charlie or Bella but I needed to have the Cullen's in there to have it work out properly. Well say goodbye to another chapter. Please review and I will update soon. There might be another delay as I haven't even started the next chapter yet. Sorry about that. And as much as I like people adding my story to their alerts can you please review the story as well. I would like to know what you guys think of it. I would really appreciate it.