"...When clouds are pushin' down on me, boy

I can't stop, I can't stop the rain

From fallin..."

Chapter 5

After school that day, I went to the hospital and requested that do my follow up. They accepted it without my fuss. So, with a letter folded in my jean pockets, I walked into a hospital room and waiting for Carlisle Cullen to walk through the door.

After what seemed like hours the familiar pale, blond doctor walk through the door, "Okay Miss Swan, I see you need another CAT scan and the basic check ups." His voice chimed like in my dreams and I wanted to cry and complain like a 12 year old about the reality of it all. However, instead I sat there, on the uncomfortable hospital bed as Carlisle did the same checks as had done.

"There, you're all done Miss Swan and as healthy as can be." Carlisle said while scribbling down something on a chart. I waited hesitantly for a second, would Carlisle think i'm crazy for giving him the letter? Would he refuse it as hospital protocol?

"Um..." Carlisle raised his head to look at me encouragingly. I pulled out the letter and handed it to him, "I want you to have this, but don't open this until tomorrow at 2:55pm. Please." I asked. That's it, I praised myself, no point dancing around the subject.

Carlisle looked at me as if I was crazy and, to be honest, I was starting to feel that I am. However, he nodded. I bit my lip nervously and then asked, "Promise, at 2:55pm."

"I promise."

The next day came quickly and I was starting to get that horrible sickly feeling, like when you are about to go sky diving and you're afraid of heights. It was snowing and icy outside, a sure sign that Taylor was going to lose control his car and as I got to school everything started as it should.

It was fifth lesson and I was in biology with Edward when the nerves got the better of me. Fortunately, Edward miss understood my body language. "Don't you like the snow?" He asked.

I shook my head and answered, "Nor the cold or wet." I answered before filling in the answers for each slid we were suppose to look at for the biology experiment.

"Don't you need to look at the slides first?" Edward said matter-of-factly. I just shrugged and whispered (knowing that he would hear) "I don't need to if I already know the answer."

"Forks must be a difficult place for you to live," he mused.

"It's okay. I guess you just have to find the right reasons to stay." I said secretively.

He looked fascinated by what I said, for some reason I couldn't imagine. His face was such a distraction that I tried not to look at it any more than courtesy absolutely demanded.

"Why did you come here, then?"

"It's... complicated."

"I think I can keep up," he pressed.

I paused for a long moment, and then made the mistake of meeting his gaze. His dark gold eyes confused me, and I answered without thinking.

"My mother got remarried," I said.

"That doesn't sound so complex," he disagreed, but he was suddenly sympathetic. "When did that happen?"

"I don't know."

He raised his eyebrow in question, so i continued, "I was in a coma for three years and woke you a couple of weeks ago. My mom had moved out of our old house and no one can find her. Charlie- My dad- he is next of kin so I got sent here."

"I'm sorry." He said and his eyes showed that he was sincere. Then, unexpectedly, the bell rang.

Finally, school was over and it was 3:00pm. Carlisle would have read the letter buy now.

Playing my part, I bend down to look at my tires and waiting for the sound of shrieking tires, my stomach knotted with fear and panic. Which was eventually followed by a crunch of metal and my head being smashed against the concrete floor.

Carlisle's POV

29th January 2005, 2:55pm

Today it is going to snow and there is going to be black ice every. After school I am going to be hit by Tyler Crowley and Edward is going to save me. Today is the day the I get my first hint to what you and your family really are but I already know. However I am on another dilemma, do I still let the car hit me and Edward save me? Or do I avoid the accident?

I have absolutely know idea. I worried that if I change the present then my future will change, but I don't want it to, I like where my future leads me.

Bella Swan

As I read the letter my curiosity and confusion magnified. I looked at the clock and noticed it was almost 3 o'clock, I could call Edward and tell him about the letter. However if I do and Bella is telling the truth, will Edward not save her? Will I be the one changing the future? I didn't know why I hadn't told my family about the letter last night, but something told me that I had to keep it a secret. It made me wonder what would happen if I had told everyone about it.

I look at the letter, no. From what i understand the future is fall of lots of choices, countless paths to walk. Alice has told me that thousands of times. The
future is not predetermined it is self-determined- God gave people free will but if he predetermined the future then we have none. My faith and what I know from experience clashed strongly with what Isabella Swan had told me, I couldn't believe it. This letter was given to me yesterday so the choices that will lead to the car accident hadn't been made yet.

Pulling my phone out of my trousers, I quickly typed in Edward number, but before I could press dial a nurse came running toward me. " There has been an accident at Forks High School. You are needed to examine Isabella Swan."

I froze, then checked the time 3:05pm. How was that possible? How did she know?