Chapter 220: Where did Bella go?
Disclaimer: I never been pregnant, so I don't know how childbirth really happens. I never rode a motorcycle neither, so I am purely making all of this up with my imagination. I don't act like I know everything, but I tried my best.
I barged into the room while I shouted, "what's wrong?"
Kim was laying against the headboard of a queen-sized bed. She had tears on her eyes, and she was breathing too quickly and shallowly. She had her hand, clutching to her chest. I could tell that she was hyperventilating.
I asked in a calming tone, "what's wrong?"
She looked at me with absolute terror in her eyes, "it's-it's Jared. Something bad happened to him. I could feel it from the bond."
Oh, no.
She started crying hysterically, "I knew it. I shouldn't have let him go."
I said, "hey it's gonna be okay. It's not like ..you are broken off from him, right?"
She hiccupped, "No-No, I still feel him, but the pull is very thin. Even so, I still feel so much pain from him."
I said trying not to panic, "It's gonna be okay. Sam won't let anything worse happen to him. Also, I need you to calm down. Take deep breaths. It will be bad for the baby."
I don't want her hyperventilation to trigger labor. As if the universe heard me, she went exactly into labor. She groaned in pain, and I felt wetness in the bed. Great. She her water broke.
She sobbed in terror, "I think the baby is coming,"
Shit. I shouted, "Bella!"
I waited for few moments, and she still hasn't come to the room. I huffed in frustration. I glanced back at Kim, and I told her, "Okay, Kim. I need you to lay back against the headboard, place a pillow behind you, and take long, deep breaths. I am going to get stuff to help you deliver. I will also be calling Sue to see if she can come now."
She was breathing heavily with tears still pouring down on her face, but she nodded in understanding. I ran out of the room, and I found Bella on the ground. She was trembling, and she had her hands on her head. She was clutching her head with a terrified expression. She was mumbling something under her breath, but I couldn't make out what she was saying.
I knelt down, and I called out to her softly, "Bella."
She didn't move, so I called her out again, but a little louder this time, "Bella!"
She finally looked at me with terrified eyes. I said slowly, "I don't know where you are, but I need you to come back to this present time. You are safe, and you are in the reservation. I need you to go grab towels and a bowl of water. Can you do that?"
She said stutteringly as if she trying to comprehend what I am trying to tell her, "y-yes. I can..do that."
Trusting her, I said, "okay."
I got up, and I went to grab the house phone. Thankfully, there was a phonebook next to the house phone. I opened it frantically, and I found the Clearwater's phone number. I dialed it, and it didn't pick up.
Noo, please don't do this to me.
I dialed again, and it finally picked up, but there was a lot of screaming and arguing in the background. I heard an old man roughly answered the phone, "Yes?"
I recognized immediately that it was Harry. I said, "Mr. Clearwater! It is Ale, I need to talk to Sue as soon as possible."
He groaned and said, "Jared got attacked by Victoria. Seth phased, and Jared tried to protect him from her. Don't worry, that witch is gone. However, Sue is busy taking care of him at this moment. Why?"
Oh.. that is what Kim was feeling. I shouted over the phone, "Kim is going to labor!"
Then, I heard Jared yelling even more in the background. I don't know who said it, but I could briefly make out, "restrain him!"
Harry sighed, "I'll try to see if we can send Paul over, he is with Seth, trying to calm him down but Sue is resetting Jared's bones and all the guys have to restrain him. You have to make do on your own Ale. I'm sorry."
I cried, "but, I don't know anything about delivering a baby, Mr. Clearwater."
He said sternly, "you may not, but the spirits will help you and guide you. You are the Alpha's mate, you will be okay. Trust in yourself."
This is not about trusting myself! Two lives are in my hands. If anything goes wrong, I will have blood on my hands, and the idea that Jared is fighting for his life too is not making things easier on me.
I huffed in frustration, and I hanged up on Mr. Clearwater. I hope Paul is able to get here to help me out, man. I flinched in surprise when I heard Bella gasped next to me, "Jared's hurt? What about Jacob?"
I nodded tiredly, "yes..but I can't think about that right now. We need to help Kim. Paul might come, but as of now, we are on our own."
Her face got even more pale, and I gently pushed her to go toward the direction of the guest room. Kim had sweat building up on her face, and she was in position to give birth. I grabbed more things that I think we might need, and I made Bella to pull small stand next to me, so I can place a bowl of water and the stuff on top of it. I gulped nervously, and I glanced at Kim.
I said slowly, "I am going to take off your underwear, and check you down there ,okay?"
She nodded, and I checked down there. Oof. The baby is coming fast because I could see it crowning. I could see some strand of the baby's head."
I said loudly, "the baby is crowning, so on a count of three, I need you to push, Kim."
Kim wailed loudly, "No, I want Jared. Where is Jared? I need my Jared, Ale"
She started sobbing loudly, and I said sharply, "Kim..I'm sorry, but this is your current situation. It is what it is. I need you to focus on pushing for this baby. This baby is coming fast, and she needs her mom to help her come to this world."
She continued sobbing, "my chest hurts so much, Ale. I think Jared is dying that is why the baby's coming now in case he dies, and I would have to suffer the backlash of a broken imprint."
I responded, "okay, but I need you to focus Kim. Can you do that?"
She nodded helplessly, and I counted to three and she started pushing. We did this for six times until I was able to bring her baby to this world. Kim's baby did not cry. My heart stopped for a moment.
Shit. What do I do?!
Kim saw my expression and asked frantically, "what's wrong with my baby?"
When she noticed that the baby wasn't crying, she started wailing, "spirits, please help us. No, not my baby."
A thought came to mind. I thought of flipping the baby over and rubbed the back of the baby roughly. Thus, I immediately stroke the baby's back three times until I heard the baby crying. I sighed in relief when I heard the baby crying. I turned to my right, and I asked tiredly, "Bella?"
She was not next to me. Fuck. Where did she go? I don't have time for this. I growl in frustration, and I started cleaning up the baby on my own. I didn't cut the umbilical cord because I didn't know what to do regarding that part.
Then, I heard someone barging in quickly and came in front of us. Oh, Paul is here! I glanced at him, and he looked worn out. He said tiredly as he looked both at us, "are you two, okay?"
Kim nodded lightly, and I was carrying a clean baby. Paul came next to me and took out the scissors. I looked at him frowning, and he said tiredly, "before I left, Sue showed me what to do if the baby is born, so I can cut the umbilical cord for you."
I nodded and passed the baby to him. He cradled the baby with such gentleness and care even when the baby was crying loudly. He winced slightly from the crying, but he cut the umbilical cord swiftly. He wrapped the baby with a towel and passed the baby gently to Kim. Kim straightened up and reached for her baby and cradled her.
Then, I noticed something slimy dropped between Kim's legs. I looked down in confusion, and I realized. Oh, this was her placenta. Kim delivered it on her own. Oh, works for me. I don't have to dig it in her, and I really didn't want to do that. I tried cleaning her up as much as I can, before washing my hand in the bowl of water.
Kim said softly, "hi, Amelia. Such a pretty baby, isn't she?"
I said softly, "yeah."
Paul stared at Kim for a while with a soft expression until he turned to me, and he asked seriously, "where is Bella?"
I froze. I said tiredly, "I..don't know. I was busy delivering Kim's baby. Is she still in the house?"
He shook his head, "no, I don't smell or hear her in the house..Did she fucking disappear?"
Great…Is it really inevitable to stop history from repeating itself?
I told Paul quickly, "Paul. I need you to go where you guys usually go for cliff-diving. She is gonna go try to cliff-dive in order to see a hallucination of Edward again. I need you guys to stop her. Because she did that, Alice is gonna see her in a vision and she is gonna think the worst-case scenario, and she is going to be the first Cullen to come back. Go, Now!"
He growled as his eyes lit up gold for a moment, but he holds himself back to not frightened the baby nor a tired Kim. He ran out of the room, and I heard him howl loudly outside of the house. The howl vibrated the house, but I also heard a small howl responding back to Paul's howl. Most likely, it was Seth, so Paul brought Seth along to keep an eye on him.
It has been a while since Bella has been gone. Maybe I can catch Charlie or Alice in the house by calling their house phone number. I told Kim hurriedly, "I am going to step out for a moment, would you be okay?"
She nodded, and she smiled gently to me, "do what you need to do, I will be fine."
I nodded and I ran out of the room. Thankfully, I found the Swan's phone number, and I dialed. It didn't pick even when I called three times. I thought of leaving a message, but Charlie wont know who I am. I also don't want Charlie finding out the secret this way either. There is a better time and way for him to find out, but today is not that day. I can't leave a message to Alice that Bella is fine, and she needs to tell Edward before Rosalie mentions anything to him. What if Alice is already there, and she doesn't want to pick up the phone? Maybe there is a chance that I can talk to Edward to stop him from going to Italy. Once he goes to Italy, then it is guarantee that all of the Cullens will be coming back. But, what if I can prevent them to come back, and Bella can go chase after them once she graduates? That way, she can get what we want and no one else in the pack phases.
Unless, I go to Forks myself, and talk to Alice or Edward before Bella meets her. However, I cannot leave Kim unattended. I went back to her dejectedly.
She asked softly, "what's wrong?"
I said slowly, "I-I think I need to go Charlie's place, but I don't want to leave you alone."
She blinked slowly, "go."
I said, "what?"
She repeated herself, "go. You won't be looking like that for no reason, right?"
I said, "y-yeah, but how can you trust me..with what I did to Sam and myself few days ago?"
She said slowly with a small glint of pride in her eyes, "because you helped me to deliver my baby when you could've used this chance to disappear along with Bella. I have seen how much you have..changed these past few days, so I know it must be a good reason why you need to go. Go, I will talk the pack for you."
I said with a crack in my voice, "th-thank you, Kim."
She smiled softly as she winked to me, "go, be the awesome self that you are."
I nodded, and I ran out the door as I put on my brown boots on. I looked to see what I can do to drive off from the reservation, and I saw that Jacob's motorcycle was parked by the driveway. I can take his motorcycle. I don't think he'll mind when he finds out what is happening. Either way, he also has Rabbit in the garage. He can use that to take Bella home, or if he is already using that to take her home. I don't know if this reality will be changed with Paul or Seth being the one to possibly find Bella instead of Jake. With my leg on a boot, I could use a bike. It would be slightly uncomfortable, but I won't be using my leg to drive.
I looked around. Please, please there would be keys. I saw it dangling by the handle.
Yes!
I got on, turned it on. Good thing, I knew how to drive a motorcycle from my ..past life. With Alegria's few memories of driving through Forks and Reservation, I used it as a map to get myself out of the reservation. I sped myself out of the reservation.
Wow. I forgot how freeing it feels to have the wind blowing through my hair, and I silently drove toward Forks. My broken leg ached from the position that I had my leg placed, but I tried not to pay attention to it. Even though I don't have a helmet on, I didn't care. This was an emergency. I need to stop things to get worse, even if it doesn't make a difference. I still need to try.
Even though I am doing things behind Sam back..again, this time I am doing it not for myself but for everyone else. I don't have time to wait for Sam when he is busy trying to help Jared. I am not completely in danger since they were able to take down Victoria.
I hope I don't regret doing this.
Author's Note:
Here is chapter 20. I will take a break from this story to focus on Where Am I? like I was supposed to.
I will post the next chapter either Saturday evening or Sunday afternoon. See you guys soon!
