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Dusk and Dawn: Chapter 10

Leaving

EPOV

"My dad", her voice was hazy. "Shot-bank-robbery", she blurted out.

"How is he?" I place my hands on her shoulders.

"Terrible", she sniffed. "The doctor said he's in bad shape. And Jacob isn't always there to keep an eye on him. He was shot with four bullets." Bella's told me about her friends. Apparently, my family knew the Jacob's. Our great grandfathers had a dispute about some sort of acre of land; my grandfather soon decided to settle it by offering it to his family. Jacob's grandfather had refused the offer, thinking that it was something of sympathy and probably shame.

My father's thrown the whole thing off and didn't think about claiming it, unfortunately, Jacob's father still wants it won through a court trial, which is something Esme wouldn't approve of.

"You need to leave, don't you?"

"I wish I didn't have to." Tears were already starting to form.

I embraced her tightly before seeing them roll down her face.

"We'll ask for you leave first thing tomorrow morning", I walked her towards her cabin.

"Get a rest", I said when she opened the door.

"Twenty bucks!" Alice cheered, I saw her jumping on a bed with dollar bills in her hand. "I knew I was going to win."

"Whatever", Rosalie sighed as she sat on the couch. "It's all because Edward's you're brother and you know him too well."

"See you at dinner." She smiled before shutting the door.

"How'd it go?" Emmett said when I walked in.

"Interrupted"

"Alice and Rosalie?" Jasper asked.

"Bella's father was shot after trying to apprehend a bank robber. Her friend, Jacob, called her."

"Jacob, Jacob?" Emmett blurted out.

"Billy Black's son?" Jasper added.

I nodded.

"And?" Emmett asked.

"She'll be asking for a leave tomorrow morning." I sat on my desk and flipped through the Biology textbook.

"And you're fine with that?"

"I'm good", I replied. I didn't really want Bella to leave so suddenly.

"Is it that bad?"

"Four bullets", I told Jasper and switched my phone to its contacts.

"Dad", I heard my father answer.

"Edward? I'll be in the operating room in about ten minutes."

"Is it Charlie Swan in there?"

"Yes", he seemed flummoxed. "How'd you know that?"

"Bella's father", I replied. I've told Esme about Bella, and then Carlisle found out. Esme and Carlisle took the news rather well said that they were happy I found someone again.

"I see, well, let her know that I've taken two of the bullets out a few hours ago. But, the other two are in much deeper, fortunately, the one near the chest missed his heart. I'm not sure about its side effects, though."

"Good", I said.

"I'll have to go. I'll call you once there's any recovery."

I was already outside Bella's cabin. It was six thirty-two in the morning. Bella and I agreed that we would head to the administrator's office early. The door was opened before I could knock.

"Edward?" Rosalie opened the door wider. "Bella's busy packing some things. Come in."

"No." I replied. "I'll wait outside." I didn't want to bother Bella, and I might as well make things quicker for her so she can head home.

She walked out a few minutes later, wearing a clean, white shirt under a brown coat. I held her stiff hand as we walked towards the administrator's office.

"Yes?" The secretary looked above her glasses.

"We'd like to Mr. Claymore", Bella said softly.

"I'll check with the administrator", the short secretary stood from her desk and walked to the door.

"Kids, sir", she informed him. "He says it's fine", she said, walking back to her seat and back to typing.

We walked into the brown office, full of books and one corner had a humungous globe displayed. There was a cut head of a lion which hung on his wall.

"What's the dilemma?" he asked while sitting behind a large wooden desk.

"She's received a phone call that her father was in an accident." I explained.

"I'd like to request for a leave", Bella finished.

"I see", he nodded twice and jotted something. "How long will you be gone?"

"A week might be possible, sir", Bella replied. "Would it be okay if I take that long?"

"We'll have you escorted to the train station first thing, after dinner."

Bella nodded and we walked out.

"One last day together", I sighed as we walked towards the cabin. "And I almost forgot, my dad called; he says that he's taken two bullets out and that the other two are much in deeper." I'm sure Bella would have wanted to hear that.

"How's he now?" she looked at me curiously.

"I'm not sure", I said. Disappointing, my dad would have called by now. I looked down; it must mean that there was no recovery yet.

We walked into Creative Workshop but I could see the anxiety in Bella's face. She obviously wanted to get home. She seemed even more absent-minded in Computer Science. I held her hand which was on her lap.

"I'm fine", she smiled and listened to the discussion.

Lunch came, when Alice had convinced Bella to put on a navy blue cashmere sweater and two-inch high heels which Bella complained about: her feet were so sore. She ate few of her food and told us that she would head out earlier to finish packing.

After lunch, I decided to call my dad.

"Hello?" dad answered.

"How's Charlie?"

"He hasn't recovered from the operation yet but his heartbeat is normal."

"Okay, call me once you hear anything."

I hung up and headed with Emmett and Jasper to the badminton court. It was two versus one again.

"So when is she leaving?" Emmett hit the shuttlecock.

"Right after dinner", I hit it towards Jasper.

"Train?"

"Yes."

"I'm surprised you're not with her this time", it was Emmett's turn to hit.

"She's busy packing; I wouldn't want to bother her."

"But isn't it you're last day", Jasper replied.

"She'll be back", I sounded so sure. The game was over and they won this time.

"Are you sure?" Emmett said when we sat on the benches.

"Yeah", Jasper agreed. "What if she decides not to come back?"

What if she decides not to come back?—the horrible thought lingered in my head as I walked to Biology Class. Mr. Avers wrote the topic: Genetics. "Once a man and a woman have a child, are there more possibilities for their offspring to be a female? Or more chances for it to be a male?" No one seemed to raise their hand with his question, all except Josh Hunters, a teacher's pet.

"Yes, Mr. Hunters", Mr. Avers spotted him.

"There would be more chances for a girl because the mother has two X chromosomes while the father has one X chromosome, therefore the X chromosome is more dominant." He smiled proudly as he sat back down.

Mr. Avers wasn't too impressed.

"Anyone else?" he asked. I could see the look on Josh's face; he looked humiliated, his pride sank. He must have forgotten his old Biology lessons. Mr. Avers saw no one's hand. "Ms. Swan", he called Bella who looked absentminded.

"Are there more chances for them to have a girl, or more for a boy?"

"Equal", Bella curtly replied.

"Why would you say that?" Mr. Avers smiled when he heard the right answer.

"Well", she started. "When you use a Punnett Square, you'll see that there'll be a fifty percent chance for them to have a baby of either of the two genders." Except Bella didn't look proud, her expression was blank as she sat back into her seat.

"Excellent", the teacher simply said. "Now, we head to the discussion of solving the Punnett Square", he stated, making some students groan from tedium. Although Josh seemed to be interested in the subject, I spotted him writing down Bella's answer as she said it.

Twenty five minutes passed.

"Our next topic is the Cell Cycle", Mr. Avers smiled. It was amazing on how fast he was when discussing one topic.

"What are the two sub stages of the Cell Cycle", no one raised a hand this time. "Edward", he said my name out loud.

"Interphase and Cell Division", I answered.

"Good. I have another question: What about the phases of Mitosis?" It amazed me on how this class got even more tedious.

"Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase and Telophase", I replied, sitting down.

"Good", he smiled before drifting further into the topic.

The bell rang—Biology class was finally over.

"Hi, Edward", Alice chirped as I walked inside. Her clothes were scattered all over Bella's bed, beside a bag. "I've helped Bella pack", she smiled.

Bella was on her desk, turning her laptop off, the sheets of paper with her unfinished song laid on the bed. I walked to the foot of her bed and took the papers. She was still putting her laptop into a bag as I made my way to her electric keyboard, playing the song she made.

The song was nearly coming to an end, missing a tune for the bridge. I decided to add one, changing the pitch and the notes from each measure to six from four. I saw Bella walk from her bed, she walked towards me.

"Great", she complimented. "Will you teach me that?" She stood next to me, readying her fingers on the keyboard.

"You're mood is much more enlightened today", I smiled. "You've been so gloomy this morning."

"I should apologize for that", her eyes were on the keys. "I should have hung out with you more. I'm really sorry."

I smiled. "Okay, follow me." I played the same tune I made as she did the same when I finished. She grabbed a pen and started writing down the notes.

Dinner was over when Bella and I were already at the train station. The train had just pulled over and the doors were opened.

"Say hi to my dad for me", I embraced her. "And", I added. "Be safe."

She smiled. I kissed her lightly and helped her with her bag.

She was leaving.

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