Bella POV
Edward listened patiently without asking questions interrupting only a few times as I told
him what happened between Alice and I. It was hard to explain since I barley even knew
what had happened. I explained in chunks and when I was finished, I felt exhausted; I had
used up the rest of my energy just explaining. I fell to sleep instantly, the last thing I saw
was Edward's face looming about me as he carried me to bed with a thoughtful
expression. I woke up screaming Edward's name just to find out that he wasn't in even in
the room holding me in his arms protectively. Minutes turned into hours, hours turned
into days, days turned into weeks. I would wake up clawing at my face, faintly
remembering my latest nightmare with Victoria. I grew paler and looked sickly, and my
cheeks grew gaunt from my lack of eating, I would wake up to find Rosalie looking
bored flipping through a trashy magazine and staring in disgust at the latest actor drama
or flipping the latest fashion mag, or just simply looking through the latest haircuts,
claiming to be looking for her new 'look'. I smiled warily, waking up to find Esme
clucking at me and stuffing me full of chicken new noodle soup, the human way to get
better, she proudly told me constantly. One day, I woke up to find Carlisle standing
impatiently by my bed, I sighed loudly. I grabbed my wrist in a vise like grip and I
grimaced in pain and yelped in surprised pain. "Ow, Carlisle!" I weakly fought his
attempts to get me out of bed, finally, he just yanked me out harshly, and I fell on my
butt, staring back at the bed with desire. He caught my wistful gaze and allowed one
small smile of amusement before yelling at me. "Bella what is wrong with you?!" he
yelled. "You have been in this bed in a veg like trance for over a month and a half, you
need to get your act together?!" he growled. "Where's Edward?" I asked in a small voice.
"He…he went to search for Alice." I nodded slowly before making a dive for the bed.
Carlisle blocked me effortlessly and I fell right back onto me but. I winced, and rubbed
my butt, I was bound to find more than a few bruises later. "Now why don't you go
downstairs?" It wasn't a question. I sighed and went to move but I collapsed at my lack
of activity for the last one and a half months. Carlisle chuckled and said "I forgot how
clumsy you were," heat rushed to my face as I blushed. I sat at the kitchen table,
drumming my fingers and waiting for Emse to finish cooking my breakfast. "Are you
sure you don't mind cooking?" I asked for the umpteenth time. She laughed her musical
laugh and said "Bella, let me cook, I need to mother someone, besides its been centuries
since I have cooked," she winked and I smiled. There really was nothing to do right now,
with both Edward and Alice gone, I tried not to think about had Edward had left without
even saying goodbye, the house felt like it had been abandoned and was being haunted by
Jasper, all he had done since Alice had left was mope around, eating only when he had to,
his eyes were hollow looking, and he looked like he was lost. Poor Jasper, I sighed, but
he couldn't be much better off than me…