Ch 8
Groaning I tried to open my eyes and roll over but something heavy and fuzzy was in my way. Cracking my eyelids open and squinting against the light I looked around and took note of m surroundings.
The room I was in was definitely not mine, wasn't any that was in the Cullen's house either, in fact I had never seen this room in my entire life.
Sitting up and throwing the fuzzy object off, which I could now see was an oversized, overstuffed blanket, I blindly looked around, but before my heart could really get going I spotted a note on the nightstand next to the bed.
I leapt on it like a fila minon (sorry didn't know how to spell that)and I was a dying man in the desert. Opening I read the contents written in flawless handwriting:
Dear Bella,
Calm down before you give yourself a heart attack. You are in Denali. We left towels and toiletries in the door to your left. We left to go hunting. Be back in the morning. SO happy you're here.
Love,
Alice
P.S. there is food downstairs. Love you.
Felling slightly better, I refolded the note and got up to look around and found out that right outside the window I ad a fantastic view of the forest. Tall evergreens for as far as the eye could see. Each proud and brightly contrasted to the light dusting of powder sugar white snow that seemed to cover everything. The sun was just going down, causing all the ice and snow to reflect an orange glow to everything making it all together surreal and breathtaking view.
Sighing, I reluctantly pulled away to go jump in the shower.
Afterwards I ventured downstairs tentatively, feeling like I was intruding. My stomach growled so I made my self a sandwich and sat down at the island in the middle of the kitchen.
Looking around I noticed a rather large picture on the counter. Standing, I went over to look at it. When I picked it up it suddenly looked smaller due to the amount of people squashed in the frame. It was a group picture of the Denali clan and the Cullen's at what looked like a ski resort in the background.
Esme and Carlisle were to the far left in a gentle embrace with Carlisle hugging her from behind. Next, were Emmett and Rosalie who were standing in a similar position yet somehow making it look much more provocative. Beside Alice was perched on top of Jaspers back like the little monkey she was. Next was the Denali clan whose names I could not associate with faces, though I did see a strawberry blonde hanging on Edward whom I assumed to be Tanya. All were laughing maniacally, though Edward seemed to do it while looking a bit agitated in Tanya general direction.
It was right then when I saw just how crowded there picture was; that I realized that there was no room for me. Not that I would be likely wanted. When I noticed how perfect their 'family' was. How perfect everyone matched up. How I so wouldn't.
I didn't belong here. I wasn't wanted here. I was only here because they felt that it was there duty to protect me. And in the process I was once again putting them in danger and disrupting their lives.
Thinking quickly, I jumped up and grabbed a pair of keys off the rack and ran out to the garage. Clicking the alarm the red Mercedes flashed it lights at me. Of course the flashiest one. I groaned inwardly but had no time to spare; no doubt Alice had already seen me and told the others.
I ran over and threw myself in, shoved the keys in and started it. It hardly made a noise and I reversed out the driveway. Once in the clear I threw the car in drive and floored it, toward where I thought would be the general direction of the highway, and didn't go below 90 until then.
Two hours later it was pitch black and I was the only one on the highway. I was still speeding but didn't dare slow down for fear that someone would catch up. I was a little tired but still had a lot of juice from my all day nap due to a certain vampire.
I turned on the radio and flicked around on the stations for a little bit but soon turned it off. Only now, here, a couple hundred miles away, I really thought about my decision. Now what? Did I really do the right thing? Or was I too drastic?
No! I told myself, they didn't need me around to make it all the worse for them. With me around, they would have to hunt extra, make sure I stayed fed and made sure they kept me safe. They were really better off without me.
But were would I go now? Where would be safe?
Florida! I thought with a sudden burst of knowledge. I would go to Florida where it was hot and sunny. Both which didn't mix with a vampire.
Suddenly I could see a distant light in my rearview mirror. I pushed it away without a thought, thinking it was just another rare late night driver.
But something wouldn't go away in my mind and I found myself glancing at it several times as it quickly approached. Unconsciously I steadily applied a little more and more pressure on the pedal going slightly faster and faster. And as it approached I realized it was a sleek little BMW.
At that I put a lot more pressure and pulled forward fast hoping against hope it would suddenly take the approaching exit and leave. But no such dice, it matched me tit for tat and poured on a little more speed to pull up right next to me.
Glancing over I saw Jasper driving and Alice in the passenger seat. Both looking mad, though Jasper looked a little less hostile. There was a third person in the back but I couldn't identify who it was, though they looked male.
Panicking I floored it all the way immediately going up to 170. I had never gone this fast before and it was a little overwhelming, thank goodness nobody else was on the road.
This time instead of staying with me they fell into place behind.
Suddenly I heard a jingle and looked down to see a cell phone in the seat next to me. Sighing I picked it up and read a number I didn't recognize, chancing a swift look in the rearview mirror I saw Alice with a phone.
"Hello?" I spoke into the phone.
"Bella, pull over now!" Alice yelled into the phone.
"Oh darn I don't think you quite ruptured my eardrums there. You might want to try again, but this time put a little more oomph in it." I yelled back before I could think.
"Bella," I heard Jaspers voice on the phone now, having obviously taken it, "alright, really, pull over now."
"No" I said.
"Why not?"
"Because you don't need to do this. It's not your problem. I can handle myself." I thought I heard a soft snort in the background, "please just let me do this. Please just turn around and go home." I begged.
"Oh Bella, you really haven't changed at all have you?" I heard a soft voice say something and then somebody took the phone from Jasper.
I had a really bad feeling all of a sudden and looked in the mirror at the car to try once again to see who it was back there.
I heard a sigh and my gut clenched as a velvety voice said, "Bella"
Quickly I hung up the phone rolled down the window and chunked into the black abyss, heard it clank against the ground and rolled it back up.
Sighing I closed my eyes to remember the one voice I had been dying to hear.
Clunk! My eyes flashed open and quickly swerved back over. I had forgotten how fast I was going and had lost the side mirror. Another second and I would have surely been dead.
Taking a few calming breaths I looked back up to see the BMW coming slowly closer and closer.
But what really caught my attention was that I could only see two heads in the car. Looking again I still didn't see the third.
"Edward" I breathed a second before I felt an icy touch against my check.
Opening my eyes I saw the face of Adonis looking into my eyes.