Okay, let me just say thanks for all the reviews and I love you guys so much! You guys make me smileeeee: Ha, the Cullens have yogurt because Bella's over all the time and they like to feed to skinny human girl. :p Yes, Jocelyn is a vampire but she just doesn't have anything special about her really. Maybe she's just a good kisser? Dunno. That'd be a weird trait to carry into your next life... But for the rest of you guys' questions or anything, you'll just have to read and seeeee. Oh, I'm so evil.
It felt like I'd been sleeping for so long. My head pounded and I couldn't move my right leg without pain shooting up from my shin. Eventually, I pulled myself into a sitting position and hung my head. I looked around the room to see if I had any cleaning to do. Thankfully Charlie had kept it blood-free.
A doorbell ringing caught my attention. I couldn't get up to answer it so I just yelled out. "Come in," Although my yelling was hardly even a normal talking voice. I wondered if they could hear it.
"Bella, are you there?" Alice called as she opened the door.
"In here." I told her quietly.
She gasped when she saw me on the floor. "Bella, what happened?" She looked around the room but when she saw nothing unordinary she calmed down slightly.
"I fell." I muttered darkly. I'm always 'falling.' "Could you help me up?" I asked with an outstretched hand.
She pulled me up easier. "Can you walk?" She asked.
I took a step and gritted my teeth together against the pain. "I think so." I managed to get out evenly after a few second.
"Alright..." She eyed me doubtfully but I just ignored her.
"Why are you here?" I asked as something occurred to me suddenly. Why would Alice be at my house on a Sunday?
"Bella," Alice said slowly. "It's Monday." She informed me with a look that clearly questioned my sanity.
I blinked, stunned, before I could respond. "Wow, I must have slept for a while. Saturday really took a lot out of me." I said sadly as I remember that disastrous day. I definitely couldn't face Edward now. I hadn't had any time to prepare myself.
She jumped up happily after I said that. "You're wrong, Bella. He really does like you! He told me himself that if he did anything to hurt that I had permission to burn every one of his CD's!" She told me. "It took a lot to get that promise though. He loves his CD's, but not as much as he loves you." She lightly tapped my nose with her finger.
"Whatever." I muttered darkly.
She looked down and then frowned at me. "Why are you wearing the same thing you wore on Saturday?"
"I told you Saturday took a lot out of me. I just went home and slept, woke up this morning- thinking it was Sunday- and then tripped on my way down the stairs. No big deal." I lied coolly. I was getting a lot better at lying then I thought I ever would.
"Well, let's go get you dressed." She decided and went to go up the stairs.
"How about you pick something out for me and bring it downstairs for me?" I suggested. I knew that would make her happy and it would save me an incredibly painful trip upstairs.
"Alright," She agreed happily and was back down the stairs before I could blink.
She had picked out a blue long-sleeved polo from Lacoste- definitely her purchasing, and a pair of baggy Sevens jeans- again, her purchasing. I got up unevenly while doing my best to keep a poker face. I don't think I was doing a very good job because Alice was giving me a suspecting look while I tried to hobble my way over to the door without looking like I had a broken shin.
"Are you sure you just fell, Bella?" Alice asked.
I didn't turn around or say anything I just nodded quickly and practically jumped to the bathroom. I felt tears pooling in my eyes so I quickly washed my face and then got changed while sitting on the toilet with the seat down. I looked at my shin for the first time. It had a very large bump. I'm assuming that's where the break was. The rest of it was a ghastly purple-black color along with some sickly green patches. That was going to be painful. (A/N: I don't think they have a bathroom downstairs but you'll just have to get over it!)
I dressed carefully, avoiding my right leg as much as possible. I bit my lip hard and let out a small squeak of pain when I accidentally touched it while trying to pull my pant leg up around it. These next few months weren't going to be pleasant.
"Okay, let's go." I announced. My voice sounded slightly breathless to my own ears and I wondered if Alice could detect it. Probably. But her look hadn't changed since I first went into the bathroom.
"Aren't you going to do something to your hair?" She asked.
I tried to run my fingers through it but it was a tangled mess. I just pulled it up into an extremely messy bun on the top of my head. "Come on, we're going to be late." I started my slow, painful walk to the car. I was trying not to limp but not walk on my right leg at the same time. I'm sure I looked a little less then inconspicuous to Alice's careful eyes.
She stood, deliberating for a second. Whether or not to be late and have good hair or be on time and look like I did. She sighed and just scooped me off my feet and went to the car. I was relieved to be off of that foot.
"You really 'fell' hard, didn't you?" Alice asked. I could hear the sarcasm clearly in her bell like voice. She knew something was up now, there was no denying she suspected something. I would just have to polish my acting skills for this one.
I nodded sheepishly. "I'm such a klutz. But this one really hurts." I told her with a wince.
She just frowned at me but said nothing for the whole car ride. Alice's smooth face had a large crease on her forehead as she contemplated something. If only I knew where her thoughts were taking her so I could lead her away from any thoughts that were getting to close.
APOV:
Something wasn't right. It was never right. Bella's always bruised and hurt but she claims to be clumsy. How clumsy could one person be to be that covered in black and blue angry bruises? If there was anything wrong, Bella never showed any signs of it. She's always sad but there's never been any more signs of anything more going on. She just says she's lonely because her mom died and her father is never home. She also said things were getting better- that she wasn't lonely any more...
This was different, though. She could hardly walk on her leg. She did a good job of playing it off as nothing. If I hadn't of walked in on her slumped on the floor wearing yesterdays clothes with hair like a haystack, I might not have suspected anything other then a bad fall like she claimed.
But I knew better now. She was putting barely any weight at all on her right foot and the scent from build up of the salty water in her tear ducks proved just how painful her leg really was. She honestly was very good at hiding it. I would have thought it was nothing more then a sprain.
When we got to school I instantly went to Bella's side of the car and helped her out. "Thanks," She mumbled. I brought her to the first period, helping her support her weight by wrapping my arm around her waist. I did her a favor by passing it off as nothing more then a friendly gesture.
"I'll be right back. I've got to go talk to my family." I told her.
"No," She was suddenly panicked and I heard her heart rate accelerate profusely. I gave her a look but then followed her into the classroom. I guess I would have to tell my family what I found out later.
Later came before lunch. "I'm going to the library," I told Bella. "I've got to return a book." I held up a book for proof. She eyed it carefully and then nodded. "Are you sure you'll be alright?" I asked and snuck a quick peek at her leg, which I'm sure her sharp eyes didn't miss.
"I'll be fine," She snapped. I guess she didn't like people worrying about her. She turned away from me and began the excruciatingly slow process of walking to the cafeteria, which was three buildings over. Odds are I'd finish my conversation with my family before she even made it there.
I looked back at her once before I quickly found my family all talking around Rosalie's locker.
"Something's up with Bella." I told them. "This has gotten to be way to much. There's no way she could fall that much."
Their quiet murmurs were that of consent. They knew exactly what I was talking about.
"Saturday night," Edward started but then his eyes instantly were on Jocelyn's face. "When I was apologizing to Bella, I noticed something. Her stomach was bruised. Last time I checked it was hard to bruise a stomach by falling."
Emmett quickly muffled a snicker. I had to admit Edward commenting about Bella's stomach was odd.
"Don't you even start, Emmett. You're a perv. Bella lifted up her arm, therefore raising her shirt." Edward said defensively and kept his eyes away from Jocelyn's face.
"Yeah, sure. But why were you looking?" Emmett asked while raising his eyebrows suggestively with a smirk.
"I- I wasn't! But who wouldn't noticed a large purple spot on someone's stomach!" Edward's falter only fueled Emmett.
"Ha! You ad-" Emmett began but a sharp elbow was thrown into his ribcage by Rosalie.
"Stop, both you! You guys are so immature. This is serious! There is something going on with Bella and you guys are being idiots!" Rosalie yelled. Some freshmen gave her weird looks and she glared at them, causing them to quickly scurry away.
"Sorry," They both admitted.
"And when I asked her what happened she ignored me." Edward continued as if nothing had happened.
"She's in unbelievable pain right now." Jasper winced, feeling Bella's pain.
I opened my mouth to respond but a loud, piercing scream cut me off. Bella- I realized with wide eyes.
BPOV:
See, that was exactly why they couldn't know, I thought angrily. That's all I would get- their dumb pitying stares and concern. I didn't want to be treated.
I continued walking until I reached a large crowd. I wasn't sure what was going on but it sounded like someone was chanting fight. I rolled my eyes. People could be so animalistic sometimes. I just stood there and waited patiently until the fighting stopped.
All the sudden the crowed shifted before I could have time to respond and someone's foot collided directly into my shin. I let out a loud scream before I fell to the ground, desperately clutching at my leg. I rocked my self back and forth in the fetal position while I bit down on my lip and contorted my face, trying desperately not to cry or scream out again.
The whole crowd had turned to face me now but I ignored them. A pair of cold, large arms picked me up then and I immediately sighed, relaxing slightly in Emmett's arms.
I didn't know where they were taking me and I didn't care. The pain hurt so bad I just wanted to die.
"Bella, what happened?" I heard Carlisle's voice asking me.
I opened my eyes to find myself at the hospital.
"Oh, no, no, no, no, I can't be here. Please, take me home!" I begged. Charlie would absolutely kill me. That wasn't even sarcasm.
"Bella, calm down or I will be forced to sedate you. You're obviously in a lot of pain, now would you please explain to me what happened."
Carlisle put two large hands onto my shoulders and forced me to look into his eyes, which instantly calmed my heart. There was something about their topaz eyes that made me melt.
"I fell this morning and then today as I was going to the cafeteria, there was a fight and some kid backed up and he accidentally kicked me in the shin." I lied.
"Do you mind if I take an x-ray?" He asked.
I forced a smile. "Oh, no, Carlisle that won't be necessary."
"I insist."
"No, really, it's fine." I tried to stress the point but he wasn't having it.
He made me get changed into the patient dress and then he took me to the x-ray room. I ignored the frown that crossed his face after he saw my underweight and beaten body. There was no way I was telling him how all that had happened.
EPOV:
We were all waiting anxiously to see Bella, even Jocelyn- although she was just there because I was. The whole time we were waiting for Bella to come out after getting her cast put on she was trying to kiss me. Eventually I shoved her off of my lap and scooted away from her.
Finally, Bella came out. I felt my jaw drop, along with everyone else's. Bella looked absolutely horrible. Her legs and arms were far too skinny to be healthy and she was practically drowning in the hospital dress, although it was a small. And that was just the beginning. Every inch of her skin was covered in bruises of all different colors. The only part of her you couldn't see was her shin, which was covered in a red plaster.
"Bella," I tried to say but it came out as nothing more then a shaky breath.
She just laughed nervously. "I really am clumsy, aren't I?"
Edward, that was not a break that you get from a fall, even if it was down the stairs as Bella claimed it to be. The front bone was snapped in half. You'll have to come see the x-rays. It must have been a whole lot of weight coming down on her shin to do that kind of damaged. She must be one tough girl to actually have walked on that for half a day. She's a brave one, that's for sure. Carlisle told me through his thoughts.
I felt my heart breaking for Bella. She was too strong for her own good. She needed help but she was too stubborn to just ask for it.
I pulled her aside from everyone with out Jocelyn noticing, but I'm pretty sure the rest of them did.
I instantly pulled her into my arms. "Bella," I sighed as I took a deep breath through my nose, inhaling her scent. She fit perfectly against me. She buried her head against me and I felt her fragile body shake with the force of her tears.
"Please, can I stay at your house? I- I" But she couldn't finish because she was crying even harder then before.
"Of course, sweet heart, anything you want." I told her as I rubbed her back.
I would do anything for her.
You're not alone
There is more to this i know
You can make it out
You will live to tell
Here's the last chapter for two days because I'm leaving for home. And since I'll be back in my own house (with my new trampoline merry christmas to me and all my friends) there won't be a chapter or two everyday. Probably every other day but I will try to make them longer for all of your reading pleasure. This one's going to be on the short side because my cousins' trying to get me to play DDR with her (i'm beastly at it though and will quickly kick her butt) and it's my last day here so I've got to clean up. : And there you go- the cats out of the bag now. You're Not Alone by Saosin.