TW: mention of physical abuse
TEN
Monday morning
Isabella wasn't in school for the rest of the week and she texted Edward to tell him that she wasn't feeling well enough to come to his house either. He made sure to message her every day to ask if she was okay.
Just before school this morning, his phone buzzes.
feeling much better 2day so im gonna come in. made sure i have no personal stuff in my bag lol
make sure to take care of urself. ill help u as much as i can.
i know. it really means the world to me x
The whole day, Edward struggles to keep his eyes to himself and almost doesn't care whether anyone sees what he is doing. His full attention is on Isabella, meek, dejected. She looks as though she is physically there but mentally distant, the deep bags underneath her eyes speaking more than she does.
"She looks bad, doesn't she?" Rose says to Edward at lunch. Isabella is sitting by herself again, with a new book in her hands and napkins next to her on the table.
"Who?"
"Swan does."
"No, she looks fine. Just tired."
"I didn't mean it like that. Just that she doesn't look 'well'. Em and Jess are taking it too far now, she doesn't need it with everything going on with her family."
Now Rose has his attention. "What's going on?"
"Haven't you heard? Her stepdad is a psycho, Phil, I think. I've heard that he beats her and her mum, but it's all just talk. Mum's a counsellor and she swears that she saw Renee Dwyer come in for a session the other day."
She shrugs.
Edward's blood runs cold and he can feel the hairs on the back of his neck standing on edge. He never asked questions about the bruises on her body, he figured that she was just incredibly clumsy.
When they have sex that evening, he doesn't fuck her. He makes love to her. He holds her as close to his body as he physically can and litters every inch of her body with kisses.
He wants to show her what love is. He wants to show her that he cares.
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