We were by the lake again. Bella and I, I mean. It was just us. She was confident this time and didn't have the faint blush on her cheeks. She smiled at me as she moved towards the edge and slowly undressed.
I could feel my heart racing as I move closer and closer to her while she descended into the water. She kept walking until the water was at her shoulders and she motioned for me to join her. I already started moving, but quickened my pace and tried to push through the water that seemed so heavy right now.
When I was finally standing directly in front of her with the water at my chest, Bella wrapped her arms around me and asked for me to hold her again. I complied.
Her lips crashed against mine and our mouths moved together in a perfect, beautiful pattern. When I finally released her, she was no longer Bella. Tanya looked at me with sorrow in her eyes and she repeated what she said after visiting day when I broke up with her.
"You're leaving me for her aren't you?" Her voice was filled with sadness as she pulled herself from my loose grip. When I gave no response, she continued speaking. "You know that you're making a mistake. You'll never see her again."
I pushed her away from me and she became Bella again. "You don't want me?" she cried. And when I tried to take hold of her again, she screamed for me to leave. She let out a piercing sound when I didn't give up and tried to take her in my arms again.
"Edward! What are you doing to her?" Emmett boomed. I had no idea he was there. In fact, I had no idea that Alice, Rosalie, and Jasper were there too. They were all standing by the edge of the lake, screaming at me.
Rising from underwater, the counselor of B4, Jacob came. He took hold of Bella protectively. Another piercing shriek came from Bella's mouth. And when I saw her, she was being pushed into the water more and more by Jacob. She was drowning.
When I woke up, I was sweating and on the merge of screaming. I did my normal routine of taking a nice hot shower and getting dressed quietly before the campers awoke. I'd been having these dreams since I'd broken up with Tanya.
Jasper always woke up around forty five minutes after me when the campers started getting up, but when I got out of the bathroom after my shower, he was sitting on my bed with an envelope in his hands.
"I'm sorry I haven't told you," he started. "I should have told you right away and I'm really sorry."
"Wait, what are you talking about?"
He handed me the envelope and the first thing I noticed was the name. Jasper Whitlock. That was his name before he was brought into our family. He was adopted by my parents when we were eight. He never actually told me his whole story. All I really know is that his father died in the army and his mom refused to take him. Nobody had called him by that name for years and most people didn't even know it.
"I haven't opened it yet," he said.
I nodded.
"Edward, I'm thirsty," I heard a small voice say from one of the top bunk beds. Tommy was my favorite of the campers. He reminded me so much of myself when I was his age. It was right about the time that Jasper came into our family. I lovedthese red lollipops. I had an obsession with cherry flavored candies and my favorite was the lollipops. I always had one in my mouth and they would turn my entire mouth red, including my lips, making it look like I was wearing lipstick. Apparently, eating candy during class was against school rules so I tried eating something less obvious like sucking candies but I was caught when my lips turned red. I never gave up so I got myself the nickname Princess Eddie because I looked like a girl wearing lipstick. Tommy didn't like red lollipops or anything but he got made fun of because of his allergic reactions. Okay so maybe we weren't that alike, but I still saw myself in him.
"Yes, one second," I told him and gave Jasper back the envelope. "If you're going to read it, I'd suggest you do it by yourself."
I waited for him to nod before walking out of the room to get Tommy his drink and medication.
Breakfast was different in a bad way. Unbearable, even. Bella was no longer our waitress and Lauren Mallory was. Lauren was this boring dull whore. Jasper's words, not mine. "Some whores are at least fun to play with, but she is just plain tiresome," he said. I wanted to ask him if he opened the letter but decided not to pry. He'd tell me on his own terms.
I watched from my seat next to Tommy as Bella sat down at the staff table next to Heidi and Emmett. It wasn't fair. Emmett got Bella and all of his friends. And me? I got LAUREN MALLORY, Tommy, my brother, and that kid Jacob sitting a table away who tried to steal my Bella. I wanted to kill Jacob for always trying to kill the girl I loved. So what if it was only my dreams? Dreams are just your subconscious warning you.
There it was again. The small white bowl in the waitress's hand with the light brown, creamy junk in it. My eyes darted to Bella, and then to Tommy, to Jasper, then back to Lauren over and over until finally, the bowl was being placed on my table. I couldn't act the same way I did with Bella that just caused too many issues. I decided to calmly get up and approach her about the problem.
"Excuse me," I said and she turned. "Tommy is allergic to peanut butter, so please remove it."
She was angry, I could tell that much. Maybe not at me, but she was angry and embarrassed that nobody told her. Lauren didn't drop anything though. She was much unlike Bella. Whenever Bella got angry, she became even more klutzy and spilled and crashed. That didn't happen with Lauren, though I was expecting it. "Thanks for telling me." She gave me a fake smile then brought it back to the kitchen.
Lunch. It was time to confront him. He was talking to Bella again, making her laugh. That just wasn't allowed. I approached them with a smile plastered on my face. Jacob certainly wasn't planning on me coming and his jaw dropped when I kissed Bella on the cheek and watched as her cheeks turned a light shade of red. I loved watching my Bella blush.
"How's your new job?" I asked, cutting the other boy out of the conversation.
She shrugged and a piece of hair fell into her face. "I like to waitress better. Baseball isn't my sport."
I pushed away the stray strand and said, "We have baseball next today."
"Oh, so does Jacob. You guys are playing against each other."
"Hmm. Sounds delightful." I looked at Jacob, who had finally recovered from his state of shock. "Jacob, I was wondering if I can have a word with you."
He was hesitant before finally nodding and following me outside.
"Stay away from Bella," I said in harsh tone. "Seriously!"
"What? Why?"
"Because, she…has a boyfriend." Stupid! If Bella were so close with him, he'd undoubtedly know that was a lie. Now, he would tell her and I'd have made a fool of myself. Stupid! Stupid!
"Who?"
"I don't know."
"Is it the guy who was here on visiting day?" he asked.
Ha! Bella wasn't even that close to him. I was worried for no reason. "Mike? Oh, of course not! We both know Bella could do better than him."
Jacob laughed. "Yeah, you're right. Does the guy have a name?"
"She hasn't told me." I got nervous that he'd pry too much and got ready for my ending. "Just, I'd suggest you stay away from her." I turned and started to go back inside, releasing a breath of air that I had no idea I was even holding.
I was stopped with a hand on my shoulder. "You think I'm an idiot, don't you?"
"Uh, no. Why, are you?"
"Funny, but don't you think Bells would've told me if she did?"
I was still facing the door and the mutt's hand was still on my shoulder. "Maybe she just doesn't like you. Or she thinks you're gay."
"You're just a comedian, aren't you?" He let go of me to clap his hands in applause. "Well, bravo!"
Finally released, I went inside and took a seat beside Jasper instead of at the head near Tommy.
"What was that about?" he asked.
"Nothing." I started eating the spaghetti and meatballs. We'd had it for lunch before and usually it wasn't all that bad, but today it was awful. Bella had to be waiting on me for the food to taste good. But I'd see her after lunch by baseball which was a good thing.
"I threw it out." Jazz said. "The letter, I mean."
"Oh." Not much else to say but that.
"Just wanted to let you know."
I nodded. "Thanks."
I sat aside while everybody played baseball except Heidi and me. Bella was even playing. Tommy was getting his after-lunch medication with Jasper at the nurse. Or so I thought.
"What's the similarity between a tornado and a marriage?"
Jasper. He wasn't supposed to be here.
"They both begin with a load of sucking and blowing but in the end you lose your house."
Heidi cracked up from next to me and I gave Jasper the satisfaction of a small chuckle. "What are you doing, not in the infirmary?" I asked him.
He shrugged. "I got kicked out."
How does somebody manage to get kicked out of the nurse's office? That's like impossible unless you were torturing the sick people but I don't think Jasper would do that. He wasn't that cruel.
Heidi beat me to the question. "How?"
"The nurse's assistant." Jasper said as if it explained everything.
"What about her?" I asked hesitantly.
"Oh, come on, you've seen her, Edward. Don't act like you haven't." And he was right. Maria was quite attractive. I would've guessed that Jasper thought she was a whore like Lauren. Apparently not.
I nodded.
"Yeah, so I was just talking to her and the nurse thought I was hitting on her and sent me out. And some prick offered to bring Tommy here in five minutes. I could've waited for a few minutes. She didn't have to send me out. It was a stupid thing to do! You know, Tommy hates meeting new people."
That's when I saw him. He was walking with Tommy and they both had smiles on their faces. Jacob. How dare Jasper allow Jacob to even go near Tommy. He was dangerous. He would kill him, just like he kills Bella every night.
"Are you all right?" Heidi asked me. I didn't know how dangerously close our faces were to each other. She was just inches from me, looking into my eyes.
"I'm fine. Jasper, you want to play baseball?"
He agreed and we went to the field. I joined Bella's team with Tommy, and Jacob and Jasper were on the other team with the other counselor Sam. I was at bat and a boy in B4 Eric was pitching. He threw the ball as hard as he could, which was not very hard. I tried to hit it as lightly as I possibly could and ended up with a foul ball. Eric tried pitching again and threw it with the same amount of strength as he did before. This time, I didn't even hit the ball. He tried again and this time I hit it. No fouls or anything, but Jacob tagged me and got me out. '
A bunch of kids called me a wimp or a loser. Bella scolded me lightly for getting out and Tommy batted next. When it was Bella's turn, she was standing all wrong. I had to fix her position and I held her waist as she took her first try. I smirked when I saw Jacob's reaction. He was glaring at me with intense anger and jealousy.
"Oooh, now I want to play!" Heidi called from the side, causing Bella to shake with laughter against me and I couldn't help but remember my dream of her being naked in my arms. I was actually afraid that she'd suddenly turn into Tanya.
In the end, we lost by six points. I just couldn't keep up with the children's inconsistent pitching strength.
"I'm going to show you how I really play," I promised Bella. "Tomorrow night when the kids are asleep."
"Ew, you guys sound like a married couple." Jasper added so delightfully.
"Jasper, how many times do I have to tell you this? Keep your comments to yourself. They are not appreciated here." I made a circle around me.
He held up his hands in defense. "Sorry, sorry!"
"We have swimming now so I'll see you later." I said to Bella before gathering the kids and taking off for the pool. The only plus side about the pool was the memories. All of the kids liked splashing around or talking to thee lifeguards so I was unimportant then. They especially like our O.D. Tyler. So I just sat there each time and thought of how I rescued Bella from her drowning death.
I saw her foot slip after Jasper said the simple word "Um…" and I still blamed him for it. If he hadn't said such a comment she wouldn't have fallen. I didn't really care that she fell at the time but I wouldn't just let her die. And I was glad in the end that I saved her. She was the best thing that ever happened to me.
I dove into the water as fast as I could still in my clothing. My jeans weighed me down, but I didn't care. I swam to her as quickly as I could and managed to get a tight grip on her body which was already limp. I was afraid I was too late and I killed her. But she was just unconscious.
Emmett helped me pull her out of the water and onto the pavement. I wouldn't allow Jasper near her because it was his fault. He made her slip. In the end, over the summer, both of my brothers had tried to kill my Bella. Jasper, in the water, and Emmett, on a bike. What evil, malicious brothers I had.
I sat above her, trying the best CPR I knew to try and get the water out of her lungs. It wasn't working. After a minute or two, Bella was awake, somewhat. She made a noise that may have been a word but was incoherent then fell back into unconsciousness.
I took her to the infirmary in my arms. She was so light, like a child. The nurse had me lay her on a couch in the infirmary to rest. I stayed with her even though she almost killed Tommy on her first day. She looked somewhat peaceful and I didn't want to disturb.
I awoke from my daydream right on team. Our swimming activity was over and Jasper had already gathered the children.
When walking across the camp to our next activity, soccer.
Heidi approached me alone. "Have you seen Bella?" she asked me and I shook my head. "She was called to the main office and I haven't seen her since."
I looked at Jasper and he gave me a nod of approval. "I'll go find her. I'll send her to you."
"Thanks a ton!"
I went off and found her right where I expected. The bench we sat on the night her mother was hospitalized. She was crying just like she was before. I took a seat next to her and hugged her as close to me as possibly as possible.
"What happened, love?" I whispered.
"My... my m-m-mom," hiccup "sh-she wo-woke up-p." she tried to say. Her mom woke up. So what was wrong with that?
"Isn't that a good thing?"
She shook her head against my chest. My shirt was probably soaked, but I didn't care. I always got my shirt wet around Bella.
"Then what's wrong, my Bella?"
She looked up at me, her eyes red and wet, her cheeks tear stained. "She wants me to go home."
Okay, so how did you all like Edward's point of view? I know, I really hate leaving chapters like this! Longest chapter yet, though. my favorite also! Next chapter any questions you have will be answered. Will she leave? Why was Victoria so harsh the chapter before? Anything else you might be questioning too. I'm too excited for what's going to happen in the next ten chapters!
I love writing for Edward!
Anyway, so I really hope you liked it! It didn't take me as long as I thought it would…whatever.
Next chapter should be up soon, hopefully!
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