Chapter three: Lost
I feel like I have slept for days, everything is blurry when I first open my eyes it's not until everything comes into focus that I realise I'm not at home I'm not in my room. Scanning the room I notice the boy in the corner he's whispering to someone I can't see who though they are stood outside the door. I shift out slightly trying to see who they are, the boy turns to look at me part of me was frozen in place. Had I been kidnapped? Where was I?
"Bella, your awake" he smiles at me, how does he know my name. Who is he and why am I here wherever here is. He comes closer and his smile fades his eyes are sad. "You've forgotten again haven't you? I thought we was progressing" what was he talking about.
"Who are you?" I stammer climbing out of the bed. "Where am I? What do you mean forgotten? Can you please explain to me" I look around the room for an escape route.
"Please don't do that Bella it's been weeks since your last outburst" did he know what I was doing? What does he mean weeks? "I know you're looking for a way out but please watch this tape before you decide to leave, you notice how you're not restrained it's because you aren't being held against your will' I nod at him, and he points to the laptop on the bedside table, lifting the lid I see the video named Bella. I click play.
"If you are watching this, then it means I've forgotten again. Edward wants to help you or me, we don't know exactly what is happening yet that's what we are trying to remember. His family have helped a lot, they know a lot about supernatural happenings. I know you're scared but you need to trust me Edward only wants to help. Don't trust Jake he's not who he seems." I look at the screen and it's me I left my self a note.
"So this is like 50 first dates? Was I in an accident?" I turn to Edward and he shrugs looking sad and helpless.
"Yes, and no we, you and I don't think you have not here anyway" what does that mean not here? Has he tried brain washing me is this a cult. "Here being the after world well not quite the after world like, you're here but only in spirit and the longer you stay here the more likely it is you won't make it back, and well someone wants you to stay here and until we work out what exactly that is there is nothing we can do" he frowns at the ground.
"Could I get some water" I say lightly at him and he nods, gets up and leaves the room. I get up and walk to the window. In between the shadows I see Jake stood there smiling at me, the sweet smile I have always known. Maybe Edward was brain washing me. I crack the window and find my way down.
By the time I reached the forest entrance Jake was gone, I look up to the window I know by now Edward would notice that I was gone but I had to find Jake. I could practically smell the rain in the air when I entered the forest.
"Jake!" I shouted out for him wanting a familiar voice to call back, but instead I heard rustling behind me what if it was Edward before I know it I'm running full speed ahead. I fall into an opening of a cliff that looks familiar from a dream or something and Jake is stood there facing the sea, I turn to sea Edward stood near the forest edge.
"Bella don't" his eyes were pleading with me to come back to him, but I don't know him I know Jake how can I just decide that Jake isn't the man that I always knew. At this moment Jake turns to look at me.
"Bella, you found me" he sounded different, not like Jake at all. "I was beginning to think you would never show up" in that moment I couldn't see the Jake I knew once. I couldn't stop the tears streaming down my face.
"I don't know what's real anymore" I sob sitting on the cold damp ground "I don't remember you Edward and yes I saw the video but what does all this actually mean? And Jake you seem so different and I told myself not to trust you why would I say that?" I sigh and look up.
In an instant I realised what was happening, it's like everything became clear. "I was alone, I remember being alone my parents where gone my friends Jake and I met Edward" the smile disappears from Jakes face.
"No Bella, your happy or you will be if you just come with me please just come with me. We can make you happy" Jake takes a small step towards me "This is the only way you can be truly happy if you find your way back you'll go back to being alone stay with me" go back?
"What do you mean go back? Do you know what's happening to her?" Edward was by my side in an instant.
"The fact you haven't worked it out yet is actually laughable" Jake smirked at Edward and Edward growled.
"I was going to jump, but, but I didn't Edward you stopped me" I looked at Edward "You came and stopped me from jumping, didn't you" I grab his hand and it's as if I was struck by lightning I'm knocked so hard I hit my head on a rock. "I'm dead" I stammer to my feet.
"No I think you have a concussion" Edward grabs my hand up I feel the electricity but it's not as strong this time.
"No, I mean I jumped you wasn't there and I jumped. Didn't I Jake" I look at him and his smile is gone.
"Not yet you're not, but soon you will be" I'm watching him closely and I see him change his face hair clothes everything. It was like looking into a mirror it was me. "You can't go back now"
"I don't want to die" I stammer looking at myself.
"You're not going to die" Edward says grabbing my arm and tugging on it.
"Bella, you can't go back!" I hear myself shout.
"I'm stuck in the in-between aren't I?" I shout to Edward as we move through the woods.
"Carlisle will know what to do" his face is tense and I can't quite figure out why.
