I know its been a while, but I promise I'll get the whole story done in the next two chapters and from then on I should be updating more regularly. This story is a bit of a challenge to right because I really don't want to make it so obvious. So I hope this chapter is well received and you all Enjoy! Thank you.

Falling In the Black

Chapter 11: Unforgettable

Previously:

"You can't determine what will make a certain person happy, that's their decision, and when they make that decision your not supposed to keep them from it. I think Bella knows that, she would've never let him go out that door if she hadn't."

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EPOV

"For the short time I've known her it seems she is to selfless for her own good sometimes." I said trying to keep my protective stance on her to myself.

"Yeah she is, she could've left us all to fend for ourselves but she didn't, she dropped her whole future for us." Nikki said with a bittersweet laugh.

"So, what happened after that?" I asked.

"Well my mother was a complete wreck, and that's an understatement, she might as well been a corpse. She didn't leave her bedroom and whenever someone went in there she screamed trying to get us out." Nikki's face was now distant, I couldn't really tell if she was sad about it or if she was just glad it was over.

"After awhile none of us wanted to go in there, Bella always did though, she refused to let her mother die and if that meant she would get beat and screamed at she would, just to get some water and bread in there."

"She beat her?" I asked this time I couldn't hide the slight anger in my voice and I could see the amusement on Nikki's face in response.

"We told her to stop going in but she is really stubborn, she gets it from mom." She said looking at me expectedly. I nodded for her to continue.

"Well sooner or later my mother stopped eating the food Bella brought in for her and Bella knew better then to try to force her to. It was August 15th, my birthday, Bella went in before anyone else woke up and well she found her unresponsive. She really was a corpse by then." I didn't notice a hint of remorse in her voice when she said it, it felt more like disdain.

"What had happened to her?" I asked expecting to hear about blood all over the sheets and a knife in her hand.

"She starved herself, and it still haunts Bella, seeing our mother a dead lifeless form on her bed. But if you look back that was the easy part." She took a deep breath before continuing.

"We were a mess after our mother died, a lot of court cases, a lot of family members who either didn't like us or wanted to separate us. In the end Bella got custody. Even after that our house was chaos and I guess that's why Jacob left."

"That's your older brother." I asked, remembering the intense glare he gave me earlier.

"Yeah, no he doesn't like you, but after what happened with Caleb it's understandable."

"That was Alice's father right?" I asked remembering what Lauren had told me.

"Yes he was, but before you go crazy, he didn't rape her, in all honesty I think Bella would have preferred that to what happened." Nikki said with her distant look, her mind analyzing every second of the past. She had me at the edge of my seat.

BPOV

It burned, his eyes, his smile, everything burned.

"Why couldn't you just take me to? I would have left you alone. I would have moved on. Why did you kill me Caleb? Why?"

I was choking on my sobs. I wasn't strong, the furthest thing from it. If I was really this strong I would've burned this picture a long time ago.

"I've heard that to much crying can give you heart trouble." I heard a voice coming from my doorway.

"Who are you?" I asked quieting my sobs and wiping my tears.

"Bella you really don't remember me?" She said finally stepping into the light.

I wonder who that could be. Well there you have it. I hope you liked it. Review please, I appreciate everything you guys say. Thank you to my wonderful beta Lizbre!