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Chapter 10 ~ Ready, Set, Go Find...
EPOV
As I sit listening to Dr. Caius give his boring ass lecture on technological advancements in medicine . Blah blah blah blah.
Bored outta my mind I wonder how Bella is doing this morning. After last night I would expect her to be a little sore from our encounter. Strange thing is though I haven't seen her on campus yet today. I usually see her walking to her class or in one of the corridors. I do get to see her angelic face, (looking down at my watch) in about 45 minutes though. I'm such a douche-bag for thinking this but part of me feels lost without her here.
I text her just to say 'Hi' and I wait for a response.
Dr. Caius ends his lecture and begins roll call for our speeches on the theories of modern medicine.
"Masen!" he calls out.
Of course I had to be the first one called. Fucking figures! Well the faster I get this shit over with the fast I get to stare at Bella for an hour.
As I begin my speech, I notice Alice standing by the door at the top of the lecture hall. I hurry to get finished, and head back to my seat.
bzzzzzzzzzzz bzzzzzzzzzzzzz bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
"What the fu...!" I shout as everyone stops and stares at me.
Shit shit shit ...Think Edward.
*Light Bulb*
"Hey man speak up I can't hear you!" I yell to the guy down front giving his boring ass speech.
Once everyone's attention is back on boy wonder, I flip open my cell and read my text.
Alice 11:23:09AM
Where's Bella?
Eddie 11:24:01AM
In class, Y? Good god I'm her boyfriend not her fucking babysitter.
Alice 11:24:32AM
She never showed!
Went 2 apt + she's GONE!
gurgle
Eddie 11:24:36AM
WTF U MEAN
GONE?
What the hell does she mean Bella's gone? Gone where?
Alice 11:25:00AM
Apt is empty + Ive cld
her many times + got no answer.
I grab my shit and high tail my ass outta class. Flinging open the door as I hear Dr. Caius calling after me. right now I don't give a shit about his class. Bella needs me.
Going thru my contact list I find 'Baby Bella' and hit send. Immediately it rolls into her voicemail.
Her voicemail, she always answers.
Weird!
'It's Bella, I'm busy right now! Leave a message and I'll call you later.'
Peeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeep...
"Baby its me! Alice has me freaking the hell out call or text us back. I Love you!" I say and hang up.
Starting to stroll down the corridor I round the corner and almost slam into Emmett and Rose.
"Did you tell him?" Rose asks looking at Alice.
"Uh huh!" Alice nods looking down at her phone.
"What did Vic say?" Alice says looking shifting her glare at both Rose and I.
My focus is on Rose, waiting for her response. I wait impatiently, and her expression turns nervousness.
"Well..." Rose studders out.
"Out with it already Rose! DAMN!" I screech.
"Victoria said that she saw Bella leave alone this morning." she explains taking in one quick breath.
I can tell I'm not gonna like this next part. I brace myself taking in a few deep breathes.
"Then some guy showed up looking kinda fishy and he was just hanging around the building."
I sigh with confusion.
What the hell does this have to do with my Bella?
"Victoria said, she left this morning for a while and when she came back Bella's apartment was cleared out." Rose explains.
I begin to pace back and forth trying to rationalize, Who this guy was, it he is any importance?
"Did something happen when you guys were gone,Ed?" Rose asks me.
I stop dead in my tracks.
Remembering what all went down his past weekend.
Sex, argument, tour, sex, canoeing, dinner, sex, hiking, sex in the hot tub, playing the piano for her, sex on the piano, hiking in the mountain, picnic, sex, we leave, douche-bag, sight seeing...and before I could finish my thought. The douche-bag entered my brain again.
Why would she just leave?
Maybe it had something to do with that douche-bag ex of hers.
No, way.
I don't believe that for one second...not after what she told me. He's history, or is he?
"I kinda punched out her ex, but she didn't seem upset about it. She even laughed when we saw the douche get pulled over. I don't know." I state, concern and dread filling me, I'm literally confused as fuck.
"Anyone know where her mom lives?" Alice questions.
We all shake our heads, none of us having any idea.
*Light Bulb*
I grab Alice and head off campus to the student parking lot.
"Ed man! Where in the hell are you going?" Emmett exclaims after us.
"Bella's place!" I roar back.
"She's gone. There's nothing left at her apartment." Rose pleads.
I stop and turn around around, looking Rose and Emmett directly in their eyes. Feeling over whelmed and down right pissed, I pull forth all the calm I can muster.
"I don't care! I have to see it for my damn self. She wouldn't do this to me! Not now, not after this weekend and especially not after last night. I love her, she is my universe. So, you can either help me or back the fuck off!"
Emmett and rose climb into their car as Alice and I climb into mine. Revving our engines to life, we speed off campus to Bella's.
As we pull up the her apartments, I see the 'FOR RENT' sign on a stake in the ground. This can't be real, I need to have Em hit me or some shit to wake my ass up. She couldn't do this to me. I love her and she said she loves me. Well, even if she didn't actually say it, I could see it in her eyes. She does.
We park and I rush out of the car leaving everyone in my dust. Thrusting open the front door, I haul ass down the hall, up the flight of stairs and round the corner to Bella's apartment.
As I arrive, the sickening sight before only creates more anger, and desperation in me to fine MY Bella. Right in front of Bella's door, I'm greeted with her open arms.
Victoria stands like a statue awaiting with out stretched arms, like I'd come running to her.
Fuck no!
Wanting to knock the beotch aside, sometimes have to force myself to remember men aren't suppose to hit women. Restraining my urge, I slide past her through the door…
... everyone was right!
SHE"S GONE!
Nothing left of my Baby Bella. Even her fruity fragrance is gone from the place.
As I stroll around, vigorously shaking my head with utter dismay, I spot something in the spare bedroom hiding behind the half open closet door, it's a small chest.
I sprint to the closet forcefully opening the doors and instantly falling down on my knees with a groan.
I hear foot steps enter the room, but I don't look to see who it is. I am fixated on the chest, its her's. Leaning forward I grasp the handle and raise the lid up.
To my surprise, It has a few things inside. It's just a bunch of small photo albums, and some loose pictures. Just as I'm about to give up, I thank the gods above, one of them turns out to be her address book.
There has to be an address in here or a number for someone who can tell me where my Bella has gone to.
I skim through the book and find an entry that might help out.
Phil and Renee
916 N 47Th Street
Seattle, WA 98103
"Did you find something?" Alice asks, as I stand.
"Yeah, Bella's mom. I think?" I reply, and nod at her to grab the chest.
"Well what are we waiting for stud?" Rose announces as she enters the room.
"Just me and Alice." I protest, and Rose concedes quickly.
As Alice and I leave Bella's place, I get the feeling something is very wrong about this. Not understanding my feeling I try to shake it off.
Putting the pedal to the metal we arrive Bella's mom's house with in a short amount of time. It's a quaint little pale green house that has been nicely landscaped with flowers and boulder rocks, and the back yard is enclosed by a wooden fence. The whole scene has a very cozy and warm feel to it, but it's definitely not Bella.
I follow Alice up the front steps towards the porch. I knock firmly on the front door and pause listening for movement inside.
Nothing
I knock again a bit louder and harder.
Still nothing
Suddenly I hear … Ding... Dong... Ding... Dong.
"Thanks!" I acknowledge turning to look dumb fondedly at Alice. Why didn't I think of that.
Still waiting we begin to hear rustling noises coming from around the back of the house.
We both look at each other and pier around the corner of the house as we are startled by a voice, "Back here!" he exclaims.
We descend down the porch and walk around the house, to find a man in the back yard, lounging in a hammock with a beer in hand.
"What can I do you for?" he asks.
"We are looking for Isabella Swan, this is her boyfriend Edward and I'm Alice. Do you know where we might be able to find her?" Alice asks.
The man laughs lightly to himself.
"I haven't seen her. Last thing I knew her mother was helping her with something. I figured she be back by now but Renee's a firecracker so you know never what you'll get with her. Did you try her cell phone?"
What am I an idiot? Did I try to call her...what a moron.
Very annoyed by this obviously semi drunk loaf, "Would I be here talking to you if had reached her on her cell?" I claim, impatiently.
"I meant Renee's phone. Smart-ass!" he slurs out with conviction.
"We don't have it?" Alice speaks up trying to save the situation.
"360, 555, 5555." he calls out.
"Thanks!" I say with a lot more, sincerity.
"No problem kid." he says as we leave.
On our way to the car, I quickly dial the number and press send.
Ringggg...Ringgggggggggg...Ringgggggggggggg
Renee's voicemail picks up while we get in and I start the engine.
I'm tired of leaving messages! Why don't women know how to pick up the damn phone! Isn't that the point of a damn cell phone so that if you're out and about we can get a hold of them. Fuck!
It beeps and I hear, 'Hey its Renee. Um... what am I suppose to say...give it here mom.'
You have reached Renee.
She can't get to the phone right now.
Leave her a message after the beep. Thanks.
Oh my sweet helpful Bella. Her voice sends shivers down my spine exciting my lower area.
...
"Hi this is Edward, Bella's boyfriend, and I haven't heard from her since last night. I'm starting get worried, Could you call me or have her call me back. Please, my numbers is … 360, 555, 1212 … oh, and thanks." I say.
"Alice, I'm done playing phone tag. I'm going to file a missing person's report. Even yahoo back there didn't know where they were at!" I explain gracefully weaving in and out of traffic at top speed.
"I've got your back Edward." Alice claims sending a text to who I can only assume is Rose.
I floor it to the Seattle police department. Rounding the corner I see Rose violently pull into the parking lot. I follow in behind her and screech to a stop with a few officers glaring at us.
While getting out of the car an officer walks over to us. "You guys do realize where you are right? Next time how about you slow down someone could have been hurt, driving like that." he states.
I nod heading to through the front doors with Alice, Emmett, Rose and even Jasper trailing behind me.
Walking through the doors to a neat lobby with only closed doors, and a checkered glass area, I step up to the glass. The guy on the other side, smirks at me but appears to be helpful.
"What can I help you with today?" he questions, and read his name badge.
"Sam, I need to file a missing person's report!" I say rushing my words out.
"Has the person been missing for 24 hours?" he asks.
"Yes!" I reply. It's a lie but I don't have time for games.
He moves out of the both, then he opens one of the closed doors. He waves us through, and directs us to sit in a medium sized white room. There is a table and four chairs. He puts a single sheet of paper on the table, and instructs us to fill out the description with any and all information we have that might help find her.
Give an exact description of Bella, that's easy enough. I write her hair and eye color, her approximate weight and height. Explaining about the scar that is on her left upper arm of a pair of wings that burned into her from taking something out of the oven while cooking. Her full name, birth date, the day she went missing, her earrings she always wears, and the description of the last time anyone saw her, which turned my stomach.
The most important information that we have is that it was Victoria who had seen her last. Since I don't have any medical records, and we can't reach her mother, they will just have to go on the information I given them. I added her, old, apartment address, and gave them the the picture I had of her hidden away in my wallet.
Once I was done the officer handed me another single piece of paper.
It Read:
Seattle Police Department
(360) 312-5450
Case # 046A91245
Officer Sam Uley
Then he gave us the protocol, "You can also request the information be sent to the NCIC which is the National Crime Information Missing Persons File. The first 48 hours after a person goes missing is the most crusial."
That bit of information made, Alice and Rose sigh and whimper. I wanted to punch something. Sam could see this upset us. I would guess that was why he kept talking.
"You can also help out by making filers and posting them where Ms. Swan would be or any places she has gone, or hangs out at."
"Thank you, we will make a flyer as soon as we leave. Can I check back with you on the status of your search?" Little did he know I will be calling to check in with him every hour. "Please find her." I add to Sam looking at the picture of my Baby Bella in his hands.
"We will do everything we can to find her." he says as I turn to leave the station.
Alice grabs my hand when we are in the parking lot and I break, that's the point that I realize I really cant see my life with out her. She gives me a hug whispering "She will OK, You will have her back in your arms in no time." Knowing Alice, that's the most reassuring thing I've heard all day, I know everything will be OK. We just have to find her.
We went back to our house so Alice could get all the supplies she needed to make the flyer's. Then we took everything to UPS store just off campus. To my surprise Alice had brought a few pictures of Bella from the party we had. We made flyer's of Bella with every detail that I had given to the cops as well as the Seattle Police Department's phone number, Sam's contact information, and my cell number on them. We left a few at the store and drove to every place Alice said Bella would visit, from the book store to the bar down the street from campus, she would go to some nights to play darts. We handed out flyer's all around campus, to random strangers, and posted them on telephone polls and under people's windshield wipers.
It didn't talk long before I was receiving calls of Bella sightings which turned out to be dead ends. We headed to Applebee's to get something to eat, we rushed through our food to get back to our search. Just as we are leaving the restaurant I get a call from a woman who claims early this morning she saw a young lady similar to Bella in a house down the street from hers. I immediately get her name and address and call Officer Uley. Informing him of the new information. He states he would dispatch a car over to the house asap.
We all jump in our cars. I put in the address on my GPS we are off.
I hope this lead pans out, I swear to god. I can't live another moment without Bella. Today has been the day from hell.
As we pull up I see a police cruiser sitting out side the house with two heads in it.
As I pull to a stop and get out of my car I am met by Office Quil Atarea and Officer Embry Call.
"Sir you stay here and we will check it out." Officer Atarea states.
He walks up the front steps and knocks on the door.
Booom Boooom Booooom... (OK banged on the door)
Nothing… utter silence.
I can't do this, I am gonna jump out of my skin.
I'm going to crack!
Just break down the door.
She might have been kidnapped and taken to …
I glance around
… to an upper scale neighborhood in suburbia.
I see them knock again.
BOOOM BOOOOM BOOOOOM BOOOOOOM
Quiet as a fucking mouse, these two are.
Oh my fucking god I'm going nuts just standing here.
"RING THE DAMN DOOR BELL!" I exclaim waving in them on.
Ding Dong...Ding Dong... "Ms. Swan?" Officer Embry questions out loud.