Chapter 30

Possibility

Bella found her way to her old ballet studio. She adjusted her blue jacket, inside one pocket was a can of pepper spray. Bella shook the can before she walked inside the dark studio. There were a few candles lit. Bella walked into the large dance floor room. She gasped. Alice's picture flashed through her head.

"Mirrors," Bella whispered. She hasn't seen this ballet studio since she was 3 years old. Her mother made Bella take it for 6 months in hopes to curve her clumsy gene.

"Bella! Bella!"

"Mom! Mom!" Bella raced toward the closet doors. She opened the door and found a tv screen. Bella gasped. She heard chuckling behind her. On the screen it was her as a child. Bella remembered how her mother always used to film her classes, and when Bella fell on a dance step. Embarrassed, Bella hid in this very closet with her mother searching for her. Bella realized she had been played.

James appeared seemingly out of thin air and stood behind Bella.

"You're taller than I remember." James went to play with the back of her hair.

"Don't fucking touch me!" Bella spun around to face James.

"Oh! There is a spunk! I always knew lil Bella had that spunk!" James held the camera in her face. "Smile! I picked this up, borrowed it from your mother years ago."

"Where is she?"

"I'm sorry I lied to you. But how else could I get you here?" James asked, pinning Bella against the wall.

"So you haven't hurt her?"

"Hurt her? I haven't seen your mother since she dumped me for that rich guy in New York." Bella let out a sign of relief.

"She's not even here," Bella whispered.

"No." James reached up to cup Bella's chin and force her to look at him. Bella reached into her pocket.

"Good." Bella pulled out her pepper spray and sprayed it into James's face.

"You fucking bitch!" James roared in pain. Bella went to run away, but James chased after her blindly. He grabbed Bella by her hair, forcing her to the ground after she rolled her ankle. Bella kicked at James with her good foot, as he wiped his eyes. Bella tried to get up but slipped. James pulled her to him. He slammed her head into the ground. "You will not get away again!" Bella screamed, kicking, and slapping at James.

Bella went to get up, but James got up first. He grabbed Bella by the neck and flung her into a pillar. Bella went into instant darkness. She snapped awake as her vision slowly came back, though she was blurry for a few moments. Bella groaned. She touched the back of her head and found blood. Bella tried to get up but couldn't with her foot. James had finally rubbed away the pepper spray. Bella saw the can on the ground, but many, many feet away. James picks up the camcorder after kicking the pepper spray away. He starts filming Bella again.

"Now, you are going to pay."


There's a possibility,

There's a possibility,

All that I had, was all I'm gonn' get

Mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm mmm

There's a possibility,

There's a possibility,

All I'm gonn' get is gone with your stare

All I'm gonn' get is gone with your stare

Edward was riding around with his father and Charlie. The song "Possibility" by Lykkee Li was playing.

"Turn that off," Edward said turning the radio off in the car. Alice riding around town doing the same in another car with Edward's brothers.

"Alice, what do you want?"

"I saw her Edward! She is in the room with mirrors!" Alice said as she was in the car with Jasper and Emmett. Rosalie and Esme stayed behind in case Bella came back to the house.

"A room with mirrors? Alice, I don't understand. What room doesn't have mirrors?"

"Like a dance studio!"

"Did Bella ever take dance or go to a dance studio?" Edward asked Charlie.

"No, not dance, but...ballet! There's a report about seeing a couple around the old abandoned ballet studio."

"Alice, she's at a ballet studio."

"Go! Hurry Edward, he's going to kill her!" Alice yelled.


Before Charlie came put the car in park Edward is out of the car and racing toward the ballet studio. There was some smoke coming from the ballet studio A few cops tries to stop him, but Edward pushes pass them into the building. Carlisle went after Edward, but Charlie held him back.

"That's my son!" Alice, Jasper and Emmett arrive to the scene as well. Jasper had to grab Alice to stop her from following Edward.

"Chief, we have the place surrounded, but there were some shots fired off. We couldn't tell from where!"

"Get more cops down here," Charlie cried out. "We have to get inside."


James pulls out a long hunting knife and settles it next to them. Bella tried to get up, but her foot gave out again.

"I brought you a present." Bella went to slap James, but he knocked her hand away. James grabbed Bella by the back of her hair, holding the video camera. "Please, fight back more. Victoria will be here soon. She will love to see how much you have grown. I'm sorry she isn't here right now. She is needed to get the car ready for us. We're going on a long trip together Bella. It will be just like old time."

"My father will stop you."

"Your father, or that cute boy that has been hanging out. Edwin?" Bella gasped. "No, Edward. I wish he was here to see this."

"Edward will kill you if you hurt me."

"Yes, I hope he comes. I hope he comes to find you gone and comes after us. Then we will have 2 people..." James picked back up the knife and stabs Bella right in a leg. A white flash hits Bella's eyes. Bella screams as the pain in her leg is enormous. She passed out.

Bella was shook awake by James, who sat her up.

"There you are! Back from death," James said patting her face. Bella cried out as the pain in her leg was immediate. Tears rolling down her face.

"Why? Why are doing this to me?" Bella choked out.

"For fun of course." James grabbed the knife in Bella's leg.


Edward rushes inside the studio. He looks between Bella and James. He sees James video taping Bella who just let out a scream, grabbing her leg with both hands. In a blind rage, Edward runs James over knocking him to the ground. They fight. Bella tries to get herself up, ignoring the blinding pain in her leg, but it's too much. As James and Edward fight, Bella tries to crawl over once she pulled out the knife. She had knocked over some candles which started another small fire.

Edward finally gets the upper hand on James. Edward holds James by the throat after beating him up. He was choking the rest of the pathetic life out of him when a hand grabs his shoulder.

"Son! Enough! Remember who you are," Carlisle said, his hand on Edward's shoulder to stop him from choking James to death. Edward looks at his father. "We're here now son. Let him go." Alice rushes to Bella's side with Charlie. Edward punches James one more time, dropping him to the ground. Jasper and Emmett stand over James, ready to pounce and fight him if he moves. James was holding his throat, coughing.

Carlisle and Edward walked over to Bella. Alice was trying to stop the bleeding from Bella's leg while Charlie was holding Bella's bleeding head.

"Carlisle! She's hurt bad!" Carlisle goes into doctor mode immediately.

"It's near her femoral artery. If he severed it with the knife, she could bleed out in minutes. Alice, I need you belt." Edward drops to his knees. Carlisle makes a torrent with Alice's belt.

"She's losing so much blood..." Edward said.

"Edward…" Bella moans coming back from the darkness again. Edward takes her hand.

"Oh Bella…I'm here..."

"I don't want to go. I don't want to die."

"Oh Bella...no…"

"She's not going to make if I can't stop this bleeding right now."

"Dad?" Bella choked out.

"I'm here Bells!" Charlie said. "I'm here too!"

"Edward...Dad... I'm...I'm sorry…" Bella chokes out.

"Bella, no... Don't go! Don't go please!" Bella closes her eyes.


Charlie looks over to see James fighting Jasper and Emmett. James knocks the boys to the ground, pulling out his gun. Charlie immediately stands up just as James pulls out a gun.

"He's got a gun!" Edward turns around as Charlie stand up. James goes to fire, but Charlie shoots first. James drops his gun after being shot in the arm. Charlie walks over to James, who was hollering after being shot when more shots are fired. "Shooter!" Emmett stands up just as Charlie is shot multiple times hitting Charlie in the arm and chest. Emmett catches Charlie to keep him standing. A red-headed woman rushes into the ballet studio.

Jasper and Edward hold their hands up as Victoria holds her gun on them. She immediately helps James up from the ground.

"You stupid man!" Victoria hissed. Victoria and James back walk out of the studio. Charlie fires off several shots at them before they make it out the door, hitting James in the back once James and Victoria turned to escape.

"Chief, are you ok?" Emmett asked.

"Oh shit man. Fuck. Being shot sucks," Charlie said, closing his eyes. Jasper and Emmett lay Charlie to the ground and he passes out.

"Dad! Help!" Emmett yells.

"Hold there Alice! Edward, hold your hand there too!" Carlisle places Alice and Edward's hand over Bella's wound before he rushes over to Charlie.

"He's been shot." Carlisle grabs the wounded shoulder that's bleeding out.

"Is he ok Dad?" Emmett asked.

"The vest took most of the bullets, but he got a good one in the shoulder. We need to get an ambulance in here for both of them." Emmett grabs his phone. Jasper goes back over to Bella. Alice looks up at Jasper. Jasper holds Alice by the shoulder. Alice looks back at Bella. She turns to Edward.

"She's going to be fine. Edward, just hold her hand. She needs to know you're here and you're never going to leave her." Bella couldn't move. She could see a blurry fire. Bella felt like she was on verge of death. The doors to heaven opening, no matter how much Bella didn't want to go. Edward takes Bella's limp hand and squeezes it. He let out a breath of relief when her grip is strong though she is unconscious. Bella opens her eyes to see Edward staring down at her. A bright light behind him. She smiles. Edward's angelic face so beautiful. She was in heaven. Edward's other hand moved to holding her face.

"I'm here Bella. I'm here! Please stay baby, please stay with me Bella. Don't go. Don't go Bella!"

"Angel...Edward…" Bella whispered before darkness took her again.