hy guys! sorry about keeping you guys waiting so long. but here it is!

Bella POV:

Holly, Aliya, and Anna sat around me, almost protectively, while Rachel still had her arm wrapped around my shoulders and continued to explain my painful past. I felt numb while hearing Rachel speak, and I nodded gratefully towards Holly.

I sat staring into space, when suddenly I could hear Aliya speaking quietly to me.

"Oh Bella. We feel so sad that you have had to endure all this alone. I wish that maybe we could've seen earlier and come to rescue you. Just know that if you ever need anything, we'll all be here," Aliya said while watching me with sad eyes.

Something about what Aliya just said caught my interest. "About that, how did you guys know that I…was about to.." I trailed off, not knowing how to phrase what I wanted to ask.

Fortunately, Aliya caught my drift and looked distant. "We were hunting nearby, when suddenly Holly could feel intense pain and picked up the scent of human blood, and lots of it. We were curious and ventured near the hospital. Then I found you and acted on instinct. I ran ahead with you in my arms, while Holly and Rachel took care of the evidence."

"You mean burning my room?" I asked, my curiosity overriding my pain.

"Well yes, people would wonder why there was a pool blood on the ground, and they'd question as to how you broke through two solid feet of wall," Holly answered this time.

"Oh," was all I could say.

We lapsed into an uncomfortable silence while I just thought of all that had happened when I suddenly thought of Charlie and Renee.

"What about Charlie?" I questioned suddenly.

"Charlie?" asked Anna.

"My father, I completely forgot about him," I muttered anxiously.

"Well, he, along with the rest of the town seems to think that you somehow lit the room on fire," Aliya said worriedly.

"They think I burned myself? They think I would set myself on fire?" I wondered aloud.

"Seems that way, I guess. Your funeral is in two days. If you'd like, we can all go, out of prying eyes of course," Anna reassured me. "It'd also probably be the last time you'll get to see your parents, at least for a while."

"Why? Aren't we staying in the area?" I asked confusedly.

"You're dead, Bella. You can't just visit them anymore. And we're still on the run. We can't stay here forever. Right after your funeral, we're heading out, and we'd like it very much if you'd come with us, but it's your choice," Anna added sadly.

I took a minute to think. Leave my life behind? But they saved me. I owed them something.

"I'm coming."

As an answer, all four vampires came over to hug me and reassure me.

Aliya stepped away and asked me whether I'd like to get some of my things from my old home.

"You don't have to get any clothes or anything. We'll go shopping soon. But you can get pictures, anything you want to keep. More than likely, your father will go through your belongings soon."

"Sure, I'd like that."

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We had walked outside and I noticed that instead of cars in the driveway, parked were four shiny motorcycles. I literally felt my jaw drop.

"You guys ride motorcycles?" I asked, trying to close my mouth.

"Well, we do like speed, and cars just didn't seem to do it for us," Rachel said with a smile.

I wondered where I was going to sit when I felt two arms close around my wait and pull me up to the seat in front of them. I looked up to see Aliya placing a shiny black helmet on. I smiled at her, and she handed me a bright yellow helmet.

We took off down the street, making sharp turns, but never stopping. The wind speeding past me coupled with the fact that we were moving incredibly fast made me feel like I was flying. It was amazing.

"Feels great, doesn't it? That's why we chose motorcycles instead of cars. We'll get you your own in a couple days," Aliya screamed in my ear as the wind whistled past.

I finally recognized my street when suddenly I felt the motorcycles stop.

"We're not there yet though," I said as I looked towards Holly, Rachel, and Anna.

"We're going to park here while you and Aliya go on up ahead. We don't want Charlie or any his neighbors getting suspicious of four motorcycles out on the street," Anna said while walking over to some tall trees.

After a glance towards me to make sure it was alright, Aliya threw me on her back. The same way he used to.

Aliya swung us up into my old room and I noticed the fine layer of dust covering every surface. Charlie must've not come into my room since I left.

I went around taking down pictures and stowing in the messenger bag Aliya gave me when she suddenly stopped next to the bed with a confused look on her face.

"What's wrong?" I asked.

"This floorboard is hollow, and there's stuff underneath," with that, she bent down and ripped the floorboard out.

I gasped as the wood dropped from Aliya's hand.

"Whatis all this?" Aliya questioned while staring at the objects in the hole.

I dropped to my knees, hands shaking as I reached towards the CD and plane tickets.

Oh Edward.

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