I nodded and followed him into the house.
I walked into the living room and saw every Cullen sitting on a sofa except for Rosalie. She was standing by the window. When she heard me approach she turned and gave me a small smile. Then she nodded her head towards Alice who looked up to look at me in the face or more like hood.
Get it hood. You know how she can't see my face. Ha! Ha ha ha!
Okay. I know that was a cheesy joke.
No duh!
I silently ignored my conscious for I needed to focus on the problem ahead of me.
Finally someone decided to learn my name.
Alice got up and took a few steps towards me.
"Bella? Why didn't you tell us?" she cried in a heartbroken voice and flung herself at me.
I just stood there as she hugged my waist.
"Alice I…." I started.
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Chapter 38
[EPOV]
Alice had to be lying. It was a cruel joke of her to call all of us down and tell us Poison is Bella. There's no way. My Bella is dead.
Alice doesn't realize how much this hurts. She doesn't know how it feels because we don't do the same to her. We don't run around and tell her that Death is Jasper. Why did she lie then? Poison isn't Bella and Death isn't Jasper.
I heard the soft tapping of feet as someone entered the room. I didn't need to look up to tell it was Poison. I could tell by the scent.
"Bella why didn't you tell us?" Alice cried.
I heard her dry sobs as she flung herself at Poison.
"Alice I…" Poison started.
I looked up at her hooded face. I could feel a few strands of hope clutch my heart.
Please let it be her. I don't care how but I just want my Bella back. A part of me hoped.
It's not her. Bella's dead. I hope it's not her. Even if it is, why did she lie? The other part hoped.
I watched as Poison pushed Alice away from her.
"Alice what are you talking about?" Poison said softly.
"Bella don't lie! I know it's you. I saw your face in the hospital," Alice whispered. She tried to hug Poison but Poison stepped away from her.
"Don't be ridiculous Alice! How can I be Bella?" Poison snapped. My heart sagged under its crushed weight. All hopes died right there on the spot.
"Stop pretending Bella! I saw you!" Alice yelled.
"Will you stop this drama? Stop it Alice! Just stop! I've had enough of this. You're losing it Alice. I'm not Bella. Ok? Now stop this. We're very close to getting attacked and you're already going crazy. I'm not Bella. Stop trying to make me someone I'm not! "Poison yelled back and my head started to hurt.
"But I saw you in the hospital. I saw you take your hood off. You admitted it!" Alice whispered desperately.
"Why would I go the hospital? Don't be silly. The place is littered with blood!" Poison snapped and turned on her heels. We watched as she ran upstairs.
I heard her bedroom door snapped and I put my head in my arms.
[BPOV]
I ripped my heart to say that all but I did. I ran upstairs to my room because I couldn't bear to look at Edward in the face.
I closed the door and pressed my back against it. I slid down to the floor and sobbed.
Why?
Why did this always happen to me?
[EPOV]
We could hear Poison sobbing in her room and everyone glared at Alice.
"Great job Alice! You made her cry," Emmett accused and Alice hung her head in shame.
"But I thought," Alice trailed off sadly.
A sudden blast of music made us jump. Poison had put on music and to its loudest.
Mum
mum mum mah I wanna hold em' like they do
in Texas Plays Oh, oh, oh, oh, ohhhh, ohh-oh-e-ohh-oh-oh Can't read my, P-p-p-poker face, p-p-poker face I wanna roll with him a hard pair we will be Oh, oh, oh, oh, ohhhh,
ohh-oh-e-ohh-oh-oh Can't read my, P-p-p-poker face, p-p-poker face I won't tell you that I love you Can't read my, Can't read
my, Can't read
my, P-p-p-poker
face, p-p-poker face P-p-p-poker face,
p-p-poker face P-p-p-poker face, p-p-poker
face
Mum mum mum mah
Fold em' let em' hit me raise it baby stay with me
(I love it)
Lovegame and intuition play the cards with Spades to
start
And after he's been hooked I'll play the one that's on his
heart
I'll get
him hot, show him what I've got
Oh, oh, oh, oh, ohhhh,
ohh-oh-e-ohh-oh-oh,
I'll get him hot, show him what I've
got
Can't read my
No he can't read my
poker face
(she's got to love nobody)
Can't read my
Can't
read my
No he can't read my poker face
(she's got to love
nobody)
(Mum mum mum
mah)
P-p-p fuck her face, p-p-p fuck her face
(Mum mum mum
mah)
A little
gambling is fun when you're with me (I love it)
Russian Roulette
is not the same without a gun
And baby when it's love if its not
rough it isn't fun, fun
I'll get him hot, show him what I've got
Oh,
oh, oh, oh, ohhhh, ohh-oh-e-ohh-oh-oh,
I'll get him hot, show him
what I've got
Can't read my
No he can't
read my poker face
(she's got to love nobody)
Can't read
my
Can't read my
No he can't read my poker face
(she's got
to love nobody)
(Mum mum
mum mah)
P-p-p fuck her face, p-p-p fuck her face
(Mum mum mum
mah)
Kiss or hug you
Cause
I'm bluffin' with my muffin
I'm not lying I'm just stunnin' with
my love-glue-gunning
Just like a chick in the casino
Take your
bank before I pay you out
I promise this, promise this
Check
this hand cause I'm marvelous
Can't read
my
No he can't read my poker face
(she's got to love
nobody)
Can't read my
Can't read my
No he can't read my
poker face
(she's got to love nobody)
Can't read my
No he can't read my poker face
(she's
got to love nobody)
Can't read my
Can't read my
No he can't
read my poker face
(she's got to love nobody)
Can't read my
No he can't read my poker face
(she's
got to love nobody)
Can't read my
Can't read my
No he can't
read my poker face
(she's got to love nobody)
(Mum mum mum mah)
P-p-p fuck her face,
p-p-p fuck her face
(Mum mum mum mah)
(Mum mum mum mah)
P-p-p fuck her face, p-p-p
fuck her face
(Mum mum mum mah)
(Mum mum mum mah)
P-p-p fuck her face, p-p-p fuck her
face
(Mum mum mum mah)
The song played over and over again. For hours we at in the living room and listened to the same song play over and over.
"I think she's trying to tell us something," Emmett whispered.
"Either she's telling us that she's here to trick someone into loving her for money or that she's lying to us because behind her hood she's someone else," Alice said wryly.
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Dear readers
I know some of you are getting bored. Just to tell you the battle is VERY close. I think it might start in the next one or two chapters.
Love,
Shagun