Bella's POV
Time was racing, nothing was making sense every morning when I awoke to an unfamiliar place. Dark skinned men surround me, making me feel nervous, anxious. Something felt missing, something very important, like a whole other half of me was gone, and I couldn't retrieve it. Jacob walked in, the only one I knew out of all of them. " Bella." He spoke angelically. " Are you alright?" He asked concerned. I nodded, my eyes focusing on the floor. " Bad dream?" He asked. I nodded, lying. I hadn't dreamt in years, nor had I slept, just pretending.. so he wouldn't worry. He could tell something else was wrong.
" Something doesn't feel right." I spoke in a whisper, horrified.
" It was just a dream, Bella." He smiled slightly and patted my shoulder. The only thing I remembered about my life, was that Jacob was one of my best friends, a doctor named Carlisle, who happened to be a vampire changed me after the accident, which I couldn't remember much of either.... and I was being hidden from someone, I didn't know the persons name I was being kept from. Jacob would not speak of him.
" Right." I spoke rhetorically and closed my eyes gently. " Why can't I remember?" I asked myself, as Jacob left me. It frightened me I couldn't remember half of who I was, or what I was. I needed someone to explain everything to me. Someone I knew well, and someone who knew me well. But who... Nobody came to mind. This was going to be a long day. " Jacob!" I called anxiously.
" What is it, Bella?" He walked into my room and sat down next to me again.
" I want to pay Carlisle a visit." I looked at Jacob with sad eyes now. I felt like crying, but held in the small whimpers that wanted to escape.
" Why, Bella? Is something wrong?" He asked looking more concerned than before.
" No, it's just... I feel... lost..." I began to cry now. I wasn't strong enough to hold it in. He held me to him and rocked me back and forth. It calmed me, but I still needed to get this straightened out.
" I don't know if Carlisle's busy or not though, Bella." He sighed wishing there was something he could do.
" Jake, please." I begged quietly, sobbing on his shirt. " I can't remember the last time I felt happy, let alone anything." I sighed.
" Fine." He groaned and pulled out his cell phone and punched in the numbers slowly. I laid myself down on the bed, while listening to him talk. " Carlisle? It's Jacob, Bella would like for you to come over, can you do it today?" He waited patiently for a reply. " I understand.... see you then." He hung up and shoved the phone into his jean pocket. "He said he will be right over." I was happy to hear those words. I wanted to know who I was. Every small detail of my life. Would I be able to leave the house after this? I was always was confined in the house. I couldn't leave to go anywhere. Being hidden wasn't the easiest thing.
fifteen minutes later of waiting, Carlisle finally showed up. A face I was happy to see. " Hello,Bella." Carlisle smiled, but seeing my facial expression, his face grew sad. " Is there something I can help you with?" He asked, his voice calm, and monotone. My eyes grew weary in place.
" I want to know who I am, everything... I want to know about my family... My likes and dislikes... because I don't remember anything... and I know I'm suppose to... Carlisle, I know, you know, you can help me. Just tell me the truth. What's going on? Why am I truly in this place.. why am I always hidden?" I asked getting more curious as I went on. Carlisle sighed and looked at Jacob who was nodding.
" Bella, this was the wrong thing to do to you... I understand. I think now is the best time to say something.... My family, is technically your family... through marriage." I smiled slightly... I was married, but to who? I didn't know any body. " You were married to my son, Edward. But he left one night when you were very ill. Death threatening almost... And you begged him to turn you, he refused, and left. Jasper my other son, came to you... and told you he loved you, and would protect you. Which, was true... he loved you very much. so you two got married, and were happy together..." He smiled then sighed.
" What happened?" I asked slowly, and unsure.
" You one night, were raped.... and you overdosed yourself with pain medication, and almost killed yourself. So, that same night I realized you were in a coma and needed air, I took you to my home and put you on a respirator, and then changed you. After that... I didn't know what I should've done.... My family already had chaos growing in their life with you alive.... I didn't want that happening anymore. So, Jacob offered to take you in and keep you safe and hidden from our family.. It wasn't an easy process since you already hadn't remembered anything of your passed life.. you had no memory, actually. You suffered brain damage. I felt awful, and horrible...I still do now." He looked guilty.. I could tell he was. " I'm so sorry."
One question went threw my mind over and over again. "What happened to them, Carlisle?" I asked titling my head. He looked weary to answer.
" Well, Bella.... They think you're dead. Jasper has actually fallen in love with your daughter. Everything's backwards now." My daughter? I had a daughter? I needed to see them.
" Why have you kept me in this confined room for seven hard years of my life? When I had a family, and friends that cared and loved me?" I asked now feeling tears roll down my cheeks.
" Alice, my daughter, who was married to Jasper originally, wanted to kill you. She wanted Jasper back, but he wanted nothing to do with her. So, we kept you here, to keep you safe, knowing Jacob would do a fine job in protecting you. I do hope you get your memory back." He said calmly still.
" There's no chance. After seven years of me not having a memory or idea of who I was... I think it's time I see them all again." I ran to grab Jacob's keys and got in the car and drove out of the place. I finally was outside... The wind felt absolutely amazing to my skin. It was my chance to now finally see my family after seven years. I needed to see them, needed to know them.
I pulled in Carlisle's drive and knocked on the door." Hello!" I shouted, knocking anxiously over and over again. Finally, a caramel color haired women answered the door, her eyes wide in confusion.. Was she happy to see me and hugged me tightly.
" Bella, is it really you?" She asked smiling largely, rubbing her eyes once or twice.
" Yes, it is really me... may I ask who you are?" I asked quite confused actually... more than she was.
" I'm Esme, Carlisle's wife.... you don't.... remember me?" She stuttered. I nodded my head no.
" Can you tell me where Jasper is? I need to talk to him." It began to rain as I stood outside.
" Come.... in." She stuttered again and sat me down on the warm couch. Silence filled the room.
" Bella, if you don't mind me asking... where have you been the past seven years?" She asked awestruck I was here, right now.
" Out...." I replied, which was a lie.. I've been inside most of my life.
" We all thought you were dead.... you look so, so different." It was true... My skin complexion was much paler than before, and my eyes were bright red. Almost intimidating to stare at. My hair had grown longer, and the color had changed, not by my doing though. My skin was hard and rough, and could now sparkle if I chose to stand in the sunlight.
" I know, and I'm so sorry." I couldn't possibly tell her the truth, I would be hurting her and both Carlisle if I told. " I just need to know where Jasper.... It's sorta an emergency." I explained.
" Oh... Well, he's with Anna right now. And that at his place... well, your place." Unfortunately for me, I could not remember where that was and I had no idea who Anna was.
" Who's Anna?" I asked curiously.
" Anna's your daughter." The struck me hard. My daughter was still alive... full grown by now.
" Could you give me directions?" I asked politely. She looked at me baffled and walked to a small desk near by.
" Sure..." She said slowly.. handing me a small piece of paper, with what I needed.
" Thanks." I smiled and ran out the door, forgetting I had fast speed. I went to my and drove exactly where it told me to go. I pulled into the driveway of a small house. Two other cars were in the drive, so I parked on the side. I walked up slowly to the door and knocked lightly. " Hello." I spoke softly. Jasper finally answered the door. I never pictured him to look the way he did. He was beautiful. His dark brown curls pushed away from his eyes. He looked shocked and bemused by my appearance, and dropped the canned drink that was in his hand.
" Bella?" He froze, his eyes wide in confusion, and disbelief.
" Hi." I smiled. The rain poured hard on my hair, causing me to get soaked. " May I come in?" I asked politely and watched him nod. Still speechless.
" Bella, I-" He paused. He needed some time, and I understood. " How are you-" He paused again, gasps being let out every now and then. " But I saw you-" Still pausing, he couldn't complete his sentences. " I really need to go hunting." He said rhetorically and breathed out.
" It really is me, Jasper." I assured him. " I'm here, right now. You're really talking to me, seeing me in the flesh." I said holding one of my arms up carelessly and then let it go, watching it drop to my side.
" Seven years, you've been gone... dead.... and now you want me to believe you're truly alive. I don't really know what to say... or how to say it... you look so... so different." He admitted examining my pale skin. " What happened to you?" He asked confused, still awestruck, like Esme was.
" I lost my memory... I had been brought back to life, Jasper... and I got turned." His eyes grew cautious.
" Who turned you?" He asked.. waiting for me to reply, but I couldn't. " Bella, who turned you, tell me the truth." I finally gave in.
" It was Carlisle... Carlisle turned me and hid me from everyone I knew. I don't remember much, Jasper... and I'm here to get it back. Start over." I said looking around to see if there was any sign of Anna. and here she was lying on the couch.
" Jasper, who is this?" Anna asked smiling slightly, but as cautious as he was.
" This, Anna, is your mother... Bella."
Okay... I know Carlisle would never be the type of person to keep something like that from Bella. but keep reviewing
