Chapter 25

It wasn't because he was scared to find her dead but it was because he was scared that what he would see he wouldn't like.

He was right. He didn't like it at all. As soon as he walked in his heart stopped beating. She didn't look better. She looked the same. She was as pale as a ghost. Her chest was barely moving and she had a bunch of machines hooked up to her. Edward slowly walked over to her side and took her hand.

He let his head slump forward as stray tears flowed down his eyes, "I was supposed to protect you. I was supposed to make sure nothing bad happened to you," he sniffled, "I failed. I'm so sorry Bella. I love you. I love you so much but I'm reconsidering out relationship. I can't even protect you from one guy. I'm not good enough for you Bella."

(Bella's POV)

I wasn't aware of anything until I heard a voice buzzing beside me. I slowly fluttered my eyes open and my ears to listen.

"I'm so sorry Bella," it was Edward. "I love you. I love you so much but I'm reconsidering out relationship. I can't even protect you from one guy. I'm not good enough for you Bella."

He was crying. I knew he was just saying this because he was sad but either way it made my heart race in fear. I stared at him in horror as an annoying beeping sound started speeding up from my right.

His head quickly snapped up and he met my eyes, "Bella?" he asked.

I blinked the tears away as I continued staring at him in horror, "Are you breaking up with me?" I asked in a weak raspy voice.

He let go of my hand and looked down at his hands, "I…well…"

"What did I do wrong?" my voice broke.

He looked back up to meet my eyes. His eyes were filled with tears, "You didn't do anything wrong," he replied back quickly.

I looked away from him and that's when I noticed my surroundings. "What happened? Where am I?" I asked as I looked around.

"You're in the hospital," he said as he took my hand again.

I looked at him confused as the tears continued to fall down freely, "Why?" my voice broke again.

"He…took you Bella," he said as he looked down again.

"He? He who?" I asked confused.

"Miles," he whispered barely loud enough for me to hear.

"Ah good your awake," I looked up to see a female doctor walk in with papers in hand. She didn't look happy though. "I have…bad news," she announced as she looked back and forth between us.

"What is it?" Edward asked in concern and anxiety.

She looked at me, "I have some private information."

I looked over at Edward before I looked back at her, "You can tell me in front of him."

She looked at me doubtfully before she took in a breath, "We found something unusual in your tests."

I weird sense of déjà vu hit me. "What?" I asked after a couple of minutes of silence.

"Its nothing that should affect your health but we just wanted you to know that…you were–," even before she could finish I figured out why it sounded so familiar. Something unusual in my tests. I had heard something similar to that almost seven years ago.

She didn't get to finish her sentence. "No," I sobbed out as I covered my face.

"Bella love what's wrong?" he asked as he placed a hand on my shoulder.

"I'm sorry," she told us, "I'll just leave you two alone now."

I felt as Edward got the on the bed next to me and pulled me to him. I rested my head on his shoulder and sobbed lightly into it. How could this happen to me again? What have I done to deserve this? This isn't right! "Is this why you wanted to break up with me?" I sobbed out.

He pulled away to look at my face confused, "What?"

"It wasn't my fault I didn't want this to happen," my voice broke in several places.

"What to happen?" he asked confused.

I opened my mouth to tell him when I realized, "Wait you didn't know."

"Know what Bella?" he asked desperately.

"That he," I started sobbing again, "He r–r–."

I didn't even get to finish saying the word. His eyes opened in horror before he pulled me into his arms and hugged me tight, "I'm so sorry Bella."

That's the second time I had heard that from him today. "This wasn't your fault Edward."

"Yes it was," he pulled away to look at me again, "I should have been there to protect you. To make sure nothing happened to you."

"No you shouldn't have to. This is all my fault I should have been more careful," I sobbed out.

He gently lifted my chin up and shook his head, "This isn't your fault. If it's anyone's fault it's Miles," he told me.

My bottom lip trembled lightly as I looked into his eyes, "What did I do to deserve this?" I asked him this time.

He looked at me with sad eyes and gently placed his hand on my cheek, "You haven't done anything Bella."

"Then why does it keep happening to me? I'm probably the only person in the universe who's been raped twice," my voice was as shaky as my lip.

"What?!" I froze over completely. This was not a voice I wanted to let find out about this. I clutched at Edward as I looked at him panicked.

"Bella?" Will asked as he walked around the bed to look at me.

I stared back at Edward with pleading eyes. I was scared to face him. To tell him. It would be like telling my big brother which is completely awkward and uncomfortable. "I can't do this," I whispered to Edward.

He gently caressed my cheek, "Don't worry. I'm right here," he whispered back.

"Please tell me you were joking," Will told me. I finally let go of Edward and turned to look at Will. I could see in his eyes that he knew I had been telling the truth and that I wasn't joking.

I tightened my hold on Edward's hand and shook my head. His face went completely blank before he took a couple steps back and fell into the chair behind him. His expression went from blank to a bit mad, "Wait you told him first?"

I had never seen Will talk bad about Edward before. If anything I thought he actually liked him. I looked at him confused, "You're mad?"

"Of course I'm mad! You trust him more than me?!" he asked pointing at Edward.

"You weren't around for any of it! How was I supposed to tell you if you weren't there?!" I yelled at him.

"Bella calm down," Edward said as he gently made me lean back down against the bed.

"But you know me! You didn't even know him!" he exclaimed.

"I thought I knew you…I don't know about that anymore," I looked away from him and looked at Edward.

"Bella," his voice changed from angry to sad, "I'm sorry. I shouldn't have yelled at you."

I looked back at him, "You shouldn't be apologizing to me you should be apologizing to Edward. He's the only ones that been there when I needed him the most," I said as I looked back at Edward.

"I'm sorry Edward. Thank you for taking care of my sister," he told him.

"Its okay man," Edward replied back.

"You can't tell anyone about this," I told Will, "The only ones that know are Edward and Angela. The other people that know I've lost touch with them."

"Yeah I sort of noticed how you tried to get everyone out of your life," Will told me.

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