I looked around at everyone in the room. Renee was sleeping in a chair next to my bed, so was Charlie and Carlisle was laying on the sofa breathing deeply with his legs crossed, ankles in the other side other side of the couch. Edward was laying next to me, I couldn't see his face but I assumed he was sleeping. Who wouldn't be at 1:30 in the morning?
I couldn't even remember how long I had kept them here, I still couldn't seem to sleep for more than a couple of hours at a time. I sat up in the bed. I felt Edward stir next to me. I looked over at him he sat up too.
"Sorry for waking you" I whispered. Edward smirked about some unknown joke.
"Its ok, I'm not tired" Edward whispered back. I sighed and glanced around the room again.
"I'm being unbelievably selfish aren't I?" I asked very quietly. Edward pulled me onto his lap. I sighed and wrapped my arms around him and curled up carefully. He pulled his arms around me, I felt comforted cuddled in his arms.
"No Bella your not" Edward tried to convince me, but seeing everyone sleeping peacefully made me feel worse. I pulled his arms and he let go of me. I slid off the bed and walked over to Carlisle. I gently shook his shoulders, his eyes popped open making me jump. He sat up and glanced around the room before his eyes landed on my face.
"What are you doing up at 1:45 in the morning?" he asked. I ignored his question and pulled his arm until he stood up.
"Go home" I told him. He looked at me confused and glanced back towards Edward.
"what?" he asked finally.
"You have been here for days. Go home already" I pushed him towards the door. He chuckled.
"I'll be back tomorrow to check up on you" I nodded and opened the door for him. Next I turned towards Charlie and Renee. I walked back over to them. I decided on getting Charlie up first. I pulled his arm, he slumped forward but didn't wake up. I tried to push him back up but it hurt my shoulder I made a small noise and Edward leapt off the bed to help. He pushed Charlie back so he was sitting up straight easily.
I shook Charlie's shoulders his eyes opened sleepily. He was obviously extremely confused. He didn't wake as gracefully as Carlisle did. He mumbled something confusedly. I skipped explaining things to him and went on to shake Renee. When she finally opened her eyes I stepped back to look at my very confused parents.
"Bella what are you doing?" Renee mumbled.
"You have a perfectly good bed only a few miles away, it would be much better than sleeping on a chair. Mom you could borrow my room" I started pulling them up but it started hurting me, I had to let go. I stumbled but Edward caught me before I hit the ground.
"Bella I cant leave you here, not now!" Renee nearly shouted. I sighed.
"You can come back tomorrow, well I guess its later today" I told them.
"Bella this is out of the question" Renee argued.
"No its not. I'm asking you to get a better night sleep not to leave and never come back" I snapped. Renee moved back a bit surprised I guess. I stood up and walked over to the door. I yanked it open ignoring the pain it caused from my underused muscles. I really hadn't moved in days. I need a walk.
"I'm trying to do something helpful, please just let me do it" I begged them. Charlie sighed and nodded. He pulled a protesting Renee out of the door, I gave him a grateful smile. I was suddenly overwhelmed with the need to sleep. My eyes were half closed.
"Shall I leave too Bella?" Edward asked, I had almost forgotten about him standing there in all his glory. I shrugged, I don't really want him to leave yet but I was so tired I couldn't argue one way or another.
"call your mom.. she miss you" I mumbled stumbling back to the now empty bed. I curled up as if Edward was still there in the bed with me. I heard him sigh.
"I'll be right back Bella" he told me before rushing out of the room. I didn't get a chance to respond. I couldn't get to sleep no matter how hard I tried. I felt so empty, like something was missing. I couldn't figure out what though, I know it's something important though.
I heard the door opened, I jumped and sat up in my bed. I sighed in relief when I saw the night nurse Cindy stick her round head through my door. She looked around my empty room in confusion.
"Where did everybody go sweetie?" she asked. I smiled at her.
"I sent them all home" I dismissively waved my hand. She looked at me weirdly but then smiled.
"OK well if you need anything dear I'll be up and down the hall way" with that she let the door softly close behind her. I sat up in my bed, not willing to go to sleep. It was strange being alone now. I had been surrounded by warm caring hearts for days and now all that surrounded me was empty darkness.
How disappointing, but I couldn't bring myself to regret letting them all go. As a great quote I once heard goes Those whom I truly love I want to be free… even from me. I mused on the importance of this quote and the relevance it has to my life.
I wondered vaguely where Edward was as I drifted closer and closer to sleep. Might he be feasting on the unsuspecting town of Forks. Drinking their blood as vampires are said to. Could Edward really be killing people. His face appeared in my mind, I couldn't hate him though for what he might do. I couldn't even seem to get myself to care.
I couldn't say how long I drifted off into my own little world… not fully asleep just kind of there. Existing but not living. At some point I drifted off to sleep, I must have anyway. When I sat up dreary eyed in my bed there was light shinning out from the edges of the curtain.
To my surprise Edward was sitting in a chair next to my bed looking at me. I glanced at the clock, it read 9:00am. Not too early I guess. But it wasn't late enough for visiting hours to be started.
"Hello" I mumbled my voice was quiet, it vibrated through the silent room.
"Hello" Edward murmured. Before Edward and I were able to talk Sara walked in to the room, I grinned at her she looked around the room her eyes landing on Edward.
"Hello Bella where did everyone go?" Sara asked, smiling slightly.
"I sent them home" I told her, Sara's reaction reminded me of the nurses. She was surprised, but Sara was exceptionally happy for some unknown reason.
"Bella could we talk for a little while?" Sara asked. Edward stood up to leave but I stopped him with a hand out in front.
"Lets go for a walk, I need some exercise" I asked Sara I didn't really give her a chance to respond though, I hopped a little less than gracefully off the bed. Sara lead me out of the door and we walked down the hall way, I was staring at all of the new things in the hospital I had never seen eyes wide and mumbling answers to Sara's occasional questions.
"did you date him… Andrew that is?" she asked.
"Mhmm" I murmured glancing into a window as we passed by another room.
"For how long?"
"6 months I think" I examined the patterns in the hall floor.
"did he hurt you"
"mhmm" I glanced at the nurses' station. My back and hips were starting to hurt, I didn't think about how the bruises would effect my ability to walk. Very stupid of me.
"Do you understand why he hurt you?" Sara asked carefully.
"Do you know the meaning of life?" I countered. She laughed before turning back to me.
"Seriously though Bella, it really isn't your fault he hurt you. I need you to understand that" she told me, I nodded. I couldn't physically promise that I believed that because I wasn't sure if I could.
"Could we stop for a second?" I asked leaning against the wall. I leaned my head back and closed my eyes blocking the tears from falling. Every time I moved my legs my hips hurt, I couldn't move my back without pain anymore. The bones must be bruised too.
"Bella are you ok?" Sara asked nervously.
"It hurts" I whimpered.
"I'll go get you a wheel chair" with that Sara ran off. I let the wall support most of my weight. Sara returned a few moments later with a wheel chair. I gratefully slumped into it. She wheeled me back to my room slowly so not to jolt me.
Sara opened the door. I saw not only Edward, Renee, and Charlie but also Agent Brath and Agent Salvin. Brath had a cream colored folder in his hands, I could see a couple of corners sticking out. I raised an eyebrow at all of them when they all turned toward me.
"What's in the folder?" I asked curiously.
"Pictures, evidence, interview transcripts that kind of thing" Agent Salvin answered with a hesitant smile.
"Hmm" I replied curtly. "Can I see them?"
"No" Brath snapped. I raised my hands in surrender smirking slightly, he seemed like he might have a bit of a temper.
"Bella we would like to ask you to come to the station to get an official interview" Agent Salvin asked carefully.
Ok everyone before I go on I need to know do you want me to describe the interview like have them asking all the questions and Bella answering them or do you want me just to skim through it?
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