EPOV

I woke up with a headache. Where the hell was I?

I opened my eyes, the room was dark, but a faint light came from under a door. I looked around, and finally everything came back. I was laying on the floor of the session's room. My sweet Bella was in the container just in front of me. Someone must had give me a pillow and a blanket, because I think I passed out watching her.

I heard voices whispering, so I stood up and went where the light was on. The kitchen.

"So I think we should work on teams. Maybe we can leave Seth checking on the tapes, and you could go with Carlisle to his lab. He said something about a plan for when we come back with the girl." Alice was pouring coffee on mugs. I certainly needed one cup.

"What plan?" I decided to let them know I was here.

"Oh, good morning Edward. I don't think you heard this last night. Carlisle thinks we have to plan what to do when we get Bree. We don't think it would only take to put her in front of Bella. He thinks he have the right machine to do the work."

"So Seth stays here watching the tapes, Jasper and Carlisle go to the lab. What about us?"

Jasper took a sip of his coffee. "Well, I think Quill got something yesterday with the mails. He and Alec have to work here, and I think you and Alice have to check the papers we brought from Esme's home. There must be a clue of where she went."

"Do you think Quill can find something on this Sue Sanders? I think she was the one who called Esme, the weird one."

"Nah, let's put Alec to search about her. Quill is very busy finding where she wrote the mails. Those boxes in the corner are the ones with the papers."

"And the others?"

"Everybody is sleeping. You weren't the only one exhausted."

I nodded, but went to sit in front of the computer with the tapes. I played them again. First session was normal. The second one too, though I noticed another shadow after the girl and the woman. But in the third session, that's when the old woman appeared. And the last one... it was the old woman. It was too bad the image wasn't clear. Carlisle said he had to use another computer to get the clear image of the spirit.

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Now that we had a plan, everybody was set to work. Alice ordered pizza and passed me the box with the papers. I took the first bunch, and read them. Apparently Jenks was right. Esme became a very rich woman after her husband died. She had a lot of invitations for charity events and lots of people asking for donations. I finally saw a Sanders, but her name was Buffy. Who names their daughter Buffy? She left all her belongings to Charles Evenson, but I read that he was Esme's husband. Wow, so that's why she's so mean. The husband betrayed her.

Hmm, a little white pad. Wait a minute! This one was next to the answering machine. She took the last sheet, but if I remember if you passed a pencil, softly, the text from the last page will appear. I took a pencil and passed it over the last sheet. Two addresses appeared. Yes!

"Guys! I think I may know where Esme is."

Alice came running, and I explained to her what I did.

"The problem is they're in two different directions. Look, one is in Pocatello, Idaho."

"That's too far way. Where's the other one?"

"Forks, Washington. This is very close. Do you think we should go and take a look?"

Before answering, Alice took me to Quill.

"Honey, do you have that first address you mentioned before?"

"Sure. It's in Port Angeles. I need more time to close on the exact place where..."

"No, this is enough."

Now we knew where Esme went. I ran to get my car keys, but Alice stopped me.

"Wait, we need a plan. We can't just go and barge over there."

"Watch me."

I tried to leave the house but this time Alec was the one who stopped me.

"You're wearing only boxers. And Alice is right. You can't go alone and we need a plan. Do you even know how to bring back that kid? That Esme is probably going to scream kidnapping , knowing you're around."

Shit. He was right. So we sat, and discussed a plan. I almost felt that vile woman at the tip of my fingers.

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Esme POV

The first thing that came into my mind, was to take Bree out of this house. I was so scared. Now I knew why she was acting like that. It wasn't only that she died and came back; maybe she saw something from the previous residents of the house.

Well, I have to clean that mess before I made any kind of plan. Obviously Bree was affected, and she didn't have the intention to be bad to those poor animals.

So I went to the kitchen, to get the broom. Again I passed by Bree's bedroom, but she wasn't there. That girl was in real trouble now. She was grounded!

I went downstairs, looking out for her, but she wasn't in the house. I took a look through the kitchen window, she was in the back of the yard. She was talking to a short woman. Damn this friendly neighbors!

I let them talk for a minute and then the woman said goodbye. She was short, with red hair, but her face was familiar.

Bree came running into the house.

"Sorry Mom. But the lady talked to me, she said to give you a message."

Sure. Probably that I'm invited to their weekly bridge game.

"What did she say sweetie?"

"That you can't escape. She will always find you."

What?

"Did she told you her name?"

"Yes. She said she was my Aunt Sue. I didn't know I had an Aunt Sue." That bitch changed her hair color!

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To any outsider I was getting crazy. I closed the doors, the windows. I made a list of groceries so I only had to leave once. We were getting holed up in the house until I find somewhere to go that Sue Sanders wouldn't reach us. Maybe I could order in line? But there wasn't any Wal-Mart or Target in this little town.

There was a knock on my door. It was Rosalie.

"Hi Esme. I hope I'm not intruding."

"No, please come in." What else I had to say?

"Mr. Black had just left."

Oh.

"Do you want something to drink?"

"No, I just came for a quick visit." She turned to look me in the eye. "I'm so sorry for whatever happened with him. I know you can be skittish around strangers or men."

"Excuse me?"

"Hmm, I know what happened to you Esme. It also happened to us."

What?

"My Mother-in-law, god rest her soul, she also escaped from an abusive husband."

Let me ask again, what?

"It's fine, we know how to keep a secret. At least you're healthy. My father-in-law beat her so much she ended invalid. Poor woman. We left our town more than ten years ago, Christ, I was a teenager and I left with them. My family wasn't better, so we decided to escape before that bastard killed her. I knew the moment you arrived here with your little girl. The way you looked around the street before climbing down from your car. The way you watch when your daughter goes to play in the yard. Hell, the way you sweep your front yard. Always looking out for him. Don't worry, we have your back. We know how does it feel."

She left me speechless. So she thought I was hiding from an abusive husband... if she only knew! I have to take this opportunity. Let that damn Sue Sanders come at me again.

"Well, it's not my husband that worries me as much as his mother. She kinda lost it. And I think I saw her."

"How does she look like? We can help you, and call the police."

The police was fine with Sue, but what if Bella's friends came over here?

"I'm not sure if the police would be helpful."

She gave me a knowing glance.

"Don't worry. Emmett is 6' 5'' and strong. He started to go to the gym when we moved, and I know how to throw a punch if it's needed. Oh, and about Mr. Black. Well, he won't be coming back for the next two weeks, but if you see him in one of the neighbors gardens, just ignore him. He really isn't a bad man."

"What did he say to you?"

"Hmm, well, he just said something about your daughter; but I know it was nonsense." She patted my knee and stood up.

I stopped her. "No, please tell me. I, I think this sudden moving affected Bree somehow."

"He said she was different, that she was out of this world; but he didn't say it as a compliment. He said she was evil."