Chambers of the Soul
Summary: Bella lives with her abusive father; Charlie, her older brother; Maxi and her younger sister; Harmony. She almost thinks there's no hope but what happens when the new family comes to town? Will she ever be happy? What if Bella and her siblings became happy and then someone came back to haunt them…
Disclaimer: I do not own Twilight. All characters and other twilight-related things belong to SM. I only own the storyline.
Maxi Swan POV
Charlie quickly buckled Harmony into the backseat because the Cullen's were watching from the driveway. Normally he wouldn't have even put a safety belt on her and if I tried to put it on her or ask her too I'd get hit but today wasn't the case; he had to keep up his 'perfect parent' charade. I got into the front seat and buckled my seat belt on too.
Charlie got into the car and sped out of the driveway. When we got out of the forest and onto the main road he grumbled under his breath. "Take your safety belts off."
Reaching to my right I slowly un-clipped the belt and saw Harmony sitting stiffly in the back without moving.
"HARMONY!" He yelled as he took a left turn to somewhere that wasn't the house.
Harmony started to cry and unbuckled her safety belt, dragging her legs to her chest.
We took another corner and then Charlie was bouncing the car across a bumpy, muddy field. What on earth was he doing? Was he finally going to kill us? I couldn't die without Bella…but I knew the Cullen's would keep her safe…I knew.
He parked the car next to a small building and got out of the car. He slammed the door hard and went around to the trunk. I quickly climbed out and took Harmony into my arms. She was crying and shaking.
He closed the trunk and had a huge box in his hand and a towel…a towel? What the….
He came towards me and pushed me towards the building. "Get inside right now; this place is abandoned so no one will find you. Get in. NOW!" he smacked Harmony across the face and kicked me in the back of the leg before I hurried into the building.
This was it. This was going to be our death.
When we got inside I realized he had been telling the truth. The place was dark and abandoned and tables were upturned with a bar in the far corner. This used to be a hang about of some sort and then I remembered the field. This is where the football matches used to take place until they build a better one on the other side of Forks.
I quickly hid Harmony under a table that wasn't upturned and turned to face Charlie who was coming inside the door. He smiled evilly and cocked his head to the side. "Scared boy?" he asked.
"No." I said; trying to sound strong. It failed.
He laughed and flung his huge frame at me, pinning my arms to the ground. "Don't" A bash to the head. "You" a slap across the face. "Ever" a punch to the stomach. "Go" a kick in the stomach. "To" a bite to my left arm. "Someone's" a slam to the head again. "House" a spit in the face. "AGAIN!" a full force attack of his whole body on top of mine. "Do you hear me?" he screeched.
I nodded. His huge frame was crushing my stomach and I was finding it hard to breathe. Fortunately he got up and I was able to breathe again but he had found Harmony and he was striding towards her and I was too weak to do anything about it. He pulled her from under the table by her hair and started to lead her off to another room.
I pulled myself up onto my hands and knees and crawled myself into what looked like a restroom. I collapsed against the tiled floor and wondered what the hell he was doing. He kicked me in the stomach so he could drag Harmony past me and I felt something vibrate in my pocket. My cell! Slowly I slid it out and answered.
Charlie was too occupied with going through his big box so I decided to speak. It was Rosalie.
"Hello?" I coughed heavily and Harmony cried out from behind me as Charlie took off her shoes and jeans. What was he doing?
"You need to come to the Intensive Care Unit for Bella right now." Rosalie began. "You and Harmony. We have an idea what's going on Maxi." She said seriously.
What? They knew? Or they had an idea? Everything was too cloudy! I didn't have chance to answer because Charlie was dragging me back and thankfully he didn't see the cell.
Harmony – who had picked up on my silent communication – pretended to push herself into the wall and then she pressed the phone to her ear.
"It's Harmony." She said in a whisper.
"Where are you sweety?" Rosalie's voice whispered back through the receiver.
"A bathroom. It's not daddy's bathroom." Harmony whispered in fear. "Daddy gone crazy again." She cried.
"Where's Maxi? Can you get Maxi?" Rosalie asked frantically.
Harmony took a deep breath. "Maxi unable too." She sighed. "Come find me….please!" She screamed as Charlie picked her up by the legs and swung her around, causing her to hit her head on one of the pipes.
I breathed heavily as I tried to get air into my lungs. Charlie pushed Harmony down opposite me and pulled off her knickers. Was he going to rape her? He was sick! If he dare touch her! He moved up to her top and pulled it off, leaving her completely naked in the cold room. He slid his huge arms under her armpits and yanked her up like a rag doll; her head was bleeding heavily by this point. He walked towards the water-filled basin attached to the wall and I screamed because I realized what he was doing.
He was sick! Harmony didn't deserve this! I couldn't let her die, I couldn't. I dragged myself across the floor towards them but they were too far away.
Charlie sat himself down on a stool that was in the room and held Harmony so she was standing on his lap. At this moment she was completely unstable and clinging to his t-shirt for support. She was shivering from head to toe and he dipped his fingers in the water, brushing them over her back. "There's no need to be scared." He grinned that one sided grin. "I'm your daddy!" Before she could respond he had grabbed her with his left hand on her waist and the other on the back of her neck. He positioned her in front of the basin.
"Don't!" I screamed my voice breaking.
He looked towards me for a second and as he did so he pushed Harmony's head under the steaming hot water. He turned back to her and pushed down harder as her limp hands began to try and push herself back out for air. It wasn't working and she was so weak. I was too weak to help her. I was just doing nothing…Harmony…
He finally pulled her up for air and her face was bright red and she was gasping for breath. "Stop!" she managed to get out before her head was dunked under again. Her blood merged in with the water.
I forced myself up and clung to the wall. I tried to step forward but found myself too weak too. Harmony was drowning and I couldn't do anything!
I fell back to the floor with a thump at the same time Harmony's small head was plunged under the water again. This time there was only a fight for about 5 seconds. Harmony had gone limp.
God please no! NOOOO! She had to be alive. She had to be!
Charlie smiled as he pulled her out of the water for the last time. He wrapped her in her cream teddy bear towel and dropped her to the floor and got up from the stool, making his way towards me.
"That was for mixing with other people and for taking Bella to hospital." He growled. He managed to get in a few punches before I pretended to go limp and close my eyes. If he thought I was unconscious and on the brink of dying maybe he would leave. Eventually he did and when I heard the door close from the other room I slowly opened my eyes and took in my little sister's form. She was wrapped up in the towel and her face was pale. From what I could see her chest wasn't even moving.
From the image in front of my face I found the strength to crawl to her. I supported her cold form in mine for a few seconds before laying the towel flat across the marble floor and laying her body – uncovered – on top of it. I placed my hands on top of her chest and pushed down, continuing it for a few minutes before deciding to breathe into her mouth. Her lips were blue but I wasn't going to give up on this little form of life that brought joy to too many people. Eventually a small pulse began in Harmony's body. Her skin was still pale and her eyes didn't open but she was alive and she was breathing, but it was only faint. I quickly wrapped her up into the towel and held her close to my chest. "You're going to be okay, everything's going to be okay." I started to sing one of her favorite songs to her until I heard the door to the first part of the building bang open. I stopped breathing and stiffened, clutching Harmony to me.
"MAXI! HARMONY!" Rosalie's voice called out and I relaxed, breathing again. I didn't have the strength to answer but she found us anyway. She gasped at the sight of us both and knelt down beside us. "Is she okay?"
"Drowned." I choked out. They knew anyway. They knew. We were going to be okay; they knew!
She looked over to the still full sink and her eyes widened. "Carlisle!" she called and then Dr. Cullen was coming into the room. He didn't come near to me at first. He stood in the doorway as my wide eyes stared. He slowly approached me; his steps not even making a sound on the floor. He held up his hands to show he wasn't a threat. "I'm not going to hurt you," He spoke softly. " I just want to help."
I looked down at Harmony. I was still in shock that she had stopped breathing and that people knew about Charlie and that they believed us. Looking at her I knew she needed his help so with all of my strength I pushed her out towards him.
He removed her from my arms without making contact with me to which I was grateful; I didn't want to be touched right now; I couldn't be touched.
I pushed myself as far back as I could and ignored the pain that stabbed at every part of my body. I wanted to scream when EMT's came pushing into the room and exited the room with Harmony in there huge arms but I couldn't; I wanted too but I couldn't.
Rosalie got up seconds later and went to follow after them so it was just Carlisle and I in the room. I knew I looked like a scared little boy right now but I didn't care; everything was a threat to me right now. I wanted to flea from the room but I stayed cowering against the wall.
"Maxi," Carlisle soothed softly. "I'm not going to hurt you; I'm going to make you feel better. We know what's going on and we're prepared to help you. Charlie's not going to get you again." He said, taking a few more steps towards me. When he was inches away he bent down and I started hyperventilating. He took me through calming, deep breaths. "Take it easy; I'm not going to hurt you." He kept repeating.
Finally I calmed down, letting him touch me on the leg. "That's it, son." He encouraged.
I stared blankly ahead as he pulled 2 blankets from his bag that I didn't even though he had. He was about to throw them over me when I backed away to the wall as far as possible. "No!" I whimpered. All I could see was Charlie wrapping Harmony in her favorite towel.
Carlisle froze in his actions. "I just need to keep you warm Maxi until we get you too the hospital okay? Their sending some more EMT's now because the others took Harmony. Will you take your shoes off for me?"
I stared at him in confusion before shakily sliding my shoes from my feet.
He smiled reassuringly. "And loosen your belt and button on your jeans for me, son." He soothed.
WHAT! Was he some kind of psycho! He was going to rape me too! Just like Charlie who had done it to me and Bella before…I began to shake and he picked up on my terror.
"I'm not going to do anything," He began. "You've gone into shock from this trauma. I need to keep you warm and dehydrated until we get to the hospital. I'm just doing my job to make you feel a little better."
I let him wrap the blankets around me this time and Esme came into the small room with a cup of something. Carlisle removed it from her and then I was gently being pulled to her chest. I shook with fear before relaxing at her soft touch on my stomach.
Carlisle was in front of me now with the cup in his hand. He dipped his finger down into the cup and then pressed it too my lips. I swallowed the hot and vile substance quickly before turning away. He put the cup down after I refused to drink anymore. He then reached down into his bag and pulled out an oxygen mask. He slipped it over my nose and mouth and I found it hard to breathe for a few seconds before my breathing finally became okay again.
After a few moments in silence I felt Esme lowering me to the floor like she'd had some conversation with Carlisle. She then proceeded to lift my legs about 30cm's into the air. It hurt because my muscles were weak and stiff.
I felt Carlisle move to above my head and then he was turning my head to the side so I was staring at the wall beside me. His cold hands were then on my throat and my mouth was being pulled open; the mask was now gone. He got out his little white light and shone it down my throat, checking my airways. He followed it by checking my circulation. He did it every 10 minutes or so before the EMT's finally arrived.
I was too sleepy and run down to even bother listening to what they were saying as I was loaded onto a gurney. I could feel Carlisle pressing the oxygen mask to my face and Esme holding my hand before I felt the darkness inviting me in. I gladly accepted his invite.
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