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Chapter 21 - Familiar faces
Bella POV
"Phil?" I asked, hearing his sharp, shocked intake of breath, "why did you kill mom?"
There was no answer, not that I could hear if there was one, the blood was pumping so loudly in my ears, my eyes were darting around the room making me dizzy. I can't believe I asked that. What did I expect him to answer it straight away. I didn't want to hear his voice ever again. My breathing became hard, making it even harder for me to hear what was going on on the other side of the phone.
I didn't want to hear the answer, placing the phone carefully back down on my desk I stared at it as if waiting for it to jump up and bite me. I reached forward and quickly stabbed the end call button before a voice could answer from the other side of the phone. I should have never done that.
I backed out of the room, pulling the door shut behind me, locking all the darkness away and returning to normal life. I could pretend my life was normal, couldn't I?
"You all right, love?" I screamed, jumping back, banging my elbow on the wooden door behind me, sinking to the floor holding my arm I waiting for the jolting pain to stop. I whimpered as it died down,, slowly going numb. Edward sat on the floor in front of me, wiping my tears away and mouthing words at me, it took me a while to realise he was actually saying something. "I didn't mean to scare you Bells."
"I'm fine, honestly." I smiled up at him as he took me under the arms and hoisted me up. I was now level with his chest and leaned my cheek against him as his hand came up to hold the back of my head. I could stand like this forever, feeling the steady beat of his heart under his shirt. "So what are you going to do for the rest of the day?" I had to distract him before he started asking what I had been doing in my office, I couldn't face telling anyone at the moment.
"Well I was thinking I would go and visit my parents, you in?" Oh great, I was trying and failing to pretend that nothing was going on, it was hard enough to do with just Edward here never mind the rest of his family.
"Um, I think I'll just stay here, if that's all right. I don't really feel like socialising today. I've got a headache." Since when did I become such a good liar? Clearly this was the wrong thing to say because Edward now looked concerned for me.
"Are you sure you're ok." I nodded hoping I looked believable. I really wanted to meet his parents properly but I just wouldn't be able to act normal and hold everything in for that long.
Eventually, after putting me in bed, tucking me in and waiting whilst I pretended to fall asleep, Edward left to go and see his family. The minute I heard the front door swing gently shut downstairs I jumped out of my bed and raced to the office, throwing open the door and seeing the phone where I left it, staring at me menacingly. I walked over to it slowly expecting it to ring at any minute. Checking the phone I saw to my surprise that there were three missed calls. I had forgotten that the office was sound proof so that I could do my writing without any distractions.
I punched the buttons which would tell me who the three missed calls were off. Maybe they weren't from Phil maybe Charlie had called, or maybe Edward had given the number to Carlisle or Esme. It was Phil.
I hadn't wanted him to have my number, I barely even wanted to say 'hi' to him, all I wanted were the answers he had been hiding from me for so many years. I deserved to know what he had done.
I couldn't phone him back now, I wouldn't be strong enough. I needed to distract myself, I quickly tidied my desk then when downstairs and tidied the entire kitchen, choosing to clean all the dishes by hand to waste some time. If I sat still all I will do is think about him.
There was a knock on the door, I bet Edward had left his keys. He always seemed to manage to forget something when he left the house whether it be his phone, keys or coat. I walked to the door yanking it open to find that it wasn't Edward. It definitely wasn't Edward.
It was Phil.
"Hello Bella," He didn't even try to smile or make his voice sound like he wanted to see me after 13 years of being apart. "Shocked to see me here?" He asked in a monotone voice, "You're not the only one that can find information. You must have inherited your nosiness from your mother, the same nosiness that meant I had to eliminate her before she got me locked up. You need to be very careful, young lady."
There was one thing that Charlie had taught me when I was young and that was to pick which fights you took part in. There was no point picking a fight if you knew you were going to lose. There was no way I was going to win this one. I had the edge of the door in my left hand. Without a warning I swung it hard, slamming it toward the door frame preparing to lock it. I was quick but he was faster. He forced the door back, throwing me backwards with it. Stomping into the house he closed the door behind him, looking down on me like I was a child.
"Nice try, little girl, but that was strike one."
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*So what's going to happen now that Phil is back and Bella's alone with him.
*What will Edward do when he finds out.
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