Chapter 21: Lost

Nessie's POV

Do you understand that Nessie? In order for you and your babies to live three people who love you must die. Species doesn't matter either. They can be human, vampire, or shape-shifting. The words repeated through my head like a broken record.

Edward looked at me with alarm. "Ness what's going on?"

How did he know-? Oh right he was a mind reading vampire. This was way too much for me to take in. Deep breaths Nessie. Just take some deep breaths. So much was happened in so little time that my brain barely had any time to process what was going on.

"This is going to sound completely crazy but when I died this girl claiming to be a witch appeared to me. She said that she's helped me before although I don't remember. She said that if I wanted to live I could but that someone would have to die in my place. Also since I'm pregnant with twins that two more people would have to die in order for them to live. I swear I thought it was all just a crazy dream. I agreed to it. But I thought that I was just dreaming. If I'd known that it was real I never would have agreed to it. Because of me Justin was almost killed and now-" I started to hyperventilate. I couldn't finish talking.

Edward walked over to me quickly and hugged me. "It's okay Nessie. Everything is going to be okay. Don't worry,"

"Don't worry? But people already going to die because of me," I started sobbing. "You and Bella and my whole family are in danger because of me now. Death won't stop until three lives have been claimed in exchange for mine and my babies. I'm so stupid and selfish and horrible,"

"Nessie you are none of those things and I never want to hear you say that again!"

"But how can you say that when I agreed to three people's deaths?"

"Ness anyone in your place could've easily believed that it was a dream. We'll figure something out,"

"But what if you die?"

"If it meant that you got to live I would be very happy to take your place," he sounded so sure of what he said. I couldn't believe it.

"But it wouldn't be just you though. It would be three of you. It's not right for others to die in my place,"

He sighed. "Nessie just to try to get some rest. I promise you that we will figure this out somehow,"

How though? I did not think that there was another way out of this. I had never felt so lost in my entire life. I closed my eyes but no matter how hard I tried sleep wouldn't come to me. Eventually I gave up and called for a nurse to give me some medication to help me fall asleep. Edward was right. I needed to sleep.

It wasn't until the next morning that the doctors finally released me and I was able to go home. I was so happy to get out of there. A delicious home cooked lasagna awaited me when I got home. My aunt was a good cook and a good baker. I looked at my aunt and uncle and I couldn't help but to ask myself. Were they next? Was death going to claim them? Also what about Justin? What was going to happen with Justin?

I tossed and turned all night thinking about it. When morning finally came I hadn't slept at all. The next morning I decided to go for a walk. Maybe getting out of the house and getting some fresh air would do me some good. So I went to the park. But when I saw the rest of my baseball teammates practicing I quickly turned around. I wasn't in the mood to play and I didn't want to have to explain anything to them.

I had already walked several blocks when I heard someone yelling my name. "Nessie!"

I turned around and saw Royce running up to me. "Hey Nessie didn't you hear me calling you?" he asked, sounding breathless.

"Sorry I guess I didn't. What's wrong?"

"It's just that I saw you earlier. You were at the park earlier but then you left, why?"

"It's nothing really. I just wasn't feeling up to it,"

"Hey Nessie I was wondering if you'd like to come over to my house right now. It'll just be us two and-"

"I don't think that's a good idea Royce,"

"Why not Ness?" he asked me in an aggressive tone of voice.

What was Royce up to? I couldn't figure him out.

"Because I don't want to that's why. Look I'm sorry Royce but I just have a lot on my mind right now,"

"Well I could help you clear your mind. If you'd like I can show you a good time,"

I was speechless for a second. "I'm sorry but the answer is no. You're my friend and I want to keep things that way between us,"

"Are you seriously putting me in the friend zone?!" I flinched he yelled. I flinched.

"You say friend zone as if it were such a bad thing to be friends with me. I didn't know that my friendship meant so little to you," I spat.

"It's because of Justin isn't it? He's the reason you don't want me?!"

"Where is this coming from? Yes I'm with Justin. As a matter of fact I am pregnant with his children. And if you want to remain in my life as friends then you'd better back off and leave me alone!" I yelled. I turned away but he grabbed my arm and stopped me.

"You're pregnant with his child?!" The anger that I saw in his eyes scared me. Here is a boy I'd been friends with for the last six years and now I just don't understand what's going on with him. This Royce King VI.

He threw me so hard that my head smacked into the brick wall behind me. "I can't believe that you would settle for a guy like him when you could have me. He's nowhere near as good as me. I'm going to show you what a really good time is like,"

I was confused and didn't understand at all what he was saying. He pushed me up against the wall again and made escape impossible. It was not until he started unzipping my pants and then his own that I realized what he was about to do.

"Help!" I screamed.

He slapped me hard. "Oh shut up. You obviously like doing this since you're already pregnant," he seethed as he yanked my pants and my underwear down at the same time. I hit him as hard as I could to try to get away.

"Help!" I tripped and he quickly caught up to me. He hit me. He had his pants and underwear down now. I couldn't believe that he was really going to do this to me. I thought we were friends.

"Help!" I continued to shout.

"Oh you little-ouch what the fuck?!"

I was so shocked by what I saw that I couldn't even move at first. It was one of the abnormally large wolf pups that Justin and I had saved before. The reddish brown one. She had just bitten his leg. Not hard enough to do serious damage. Just enough to break his skin. I took the opportunity to run. I pulled up my pants and underwear uickly and then I ran away as fast as I could with the wolf pup following right behind me.

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