Bellas was abused, Cullen's adopt her
"Now Isabella, you are going to behave well when you get home to the Cullen's. They are a very rich family and you wouldn't want to embarrass yourself, would you?" A lady from the social services says and I shake my head at it, I don't even notice that anyone has gotten closer to the car until my car door opens. I flinch and lower my gaze quickly. Please don't hurt me. I know I should have gotten out of the car quicker.
"Hi, just must be Isabella?" A man asks and I nod quickly. "I'm Carlisle, your foster father. Would you like to come in?" He says, in a kind and quiet tone. My eyes flash quickly between the mansion and the ground a few times before he says anything else. "When you feel ready to join us, just come in. I'm sure the rest of the family wants to meet you, okay sweetheart?" He asks and I feel forced to nod, while I try not to do anything to anger him. He turns around to walk away and I slide out of the car quietly and follows him a few steps behind, closing the car door gently behind me. At the house door the man opens it and gestures for me to go in before him. Will he punish me if I do? Phil always said it was disrespectful… I take a deep breath and tense as I walk in through the door. There are several new faces and I shy into a corner that's close to me and then I sink down to the ground, hugging my knees.
"Well, here are the rules about Isabella. Are you sure you want her? She is quite problematic." The social services lady says and some paper rustle. I shrink even further into the corner.
"Yes, she is our daughter. I knew it from the moment I saw her." Carlisle says and I shiver at the hidden message. He liked what he saw. He will hurt me. I hear some low voices and then the door closes quietly, but still loud enough to make me flinch.
"Isabella." Carlisle says in a gentle tone and I tense. It's never good when men use that tone. It always hurts. I nod jerkily, fixing my gaze at the floor. "Come with me and I'll show you your room." He says and I stand quickly. I feel his gaze linger on me but then he walks ahead of me up the stairs. I follow him quietly down a corridor and he opens a door for me, once again gesturing for me to walk in ahead of him. I do as he says and see a room, purple and gold. A big bed…. oh no a bed. It's never good if they have a bed in my room, then they plan on hurting me more… worse.
"What do you think, Isabella?" He asks quietly and I nod a little. "There is a bathroom over here that is just for you and if you need anything you just need to tell us, okay sweetheart?" He asks and I nod jerkily agan. He leaves the room, closing the door gently behind him. I sit down on the floor next to the bed, staring into thin air. What will they do to me? How long will it take before it starts? Should I do something right now that I don't know? There is a gentle knock on the door and then a motherly looking woman looks in, I drop my gaze quickly.
"Hi Isabella, I'm Esme, your stepmother. It's time for dinner, come and I'll show you the way." She says gently and I rise quickly and follow her quietly downstairs again. "This is the kitchen and the dining area, if you want something to eat you can take anything you want, whenever you want." She says and I nod a little. Lies. I think and then some footsteps enter the room and as I look up there are three new men standing there. I hunch further, making myself as small as possible as they come closer. The biggest of them reaches out with his hand towards me, I jerk away violently and then I close my eyes. Bad Bella! He will only hurt you more now!
"I'm sorry I didn't mean to scare you. I'm Emmet." A man says and when I open my eyes they have all backed away slightly from me. "This is Jasper." The big man says and points at a slightly smaller, blond man. "This is Edward." He points at the bronze haired man. Two women come into the room and I back even further away from everyone. Why are they so many? Will they all hurt me or just the man of the house? Are the other women here willingly? Will they also harm me?
"Isabella, come and sit." Carlisle says as he pats the chair beside him at the table. I hurry quietly to his side and get seated. The other's get seated as well, Esme on the other side of me. They all start placing food on their plates and I realise that this is how the torture begins. I'm probably not allowed to eat but I have to watch them… or maybe they will give me food but do something with it so it tastes badly…
"Here, take some food." Esme says as she places a little food on my plate. Everyone starts eating and I just watch them quietly.
"Aren't you hungry, Isabella? You should eat." Carlisle says and I hurry to eat some food. I didn't know I should be eating? Will he punish me now? Mm food… I'm so hungry, it's worth the punishment. I eat up pretty quickly and then I wait until Esme tells me I can go up to my room. I hurry away, not wanting to face any punishments for disobeying.