The Cullen's weren't in school today and it unsettled Bella. "Maybe Jasper and the rest of them are just thrown a bit after what happened last night. Don't worry about it, I am sure that it's nothing" I told her, trying to reassure her. It would make sense that Jasper wouldn't be here but it makes no sense about why the rest of them wouldn't be. Finally school was over. When we got out, we saw Edward.
"Where have you been today?" Bella asked him.
"Bella can we take a walk" Edward asked, she looked at me and I shrugged. It was her boyfriend; I don't control what she does with him. She went with him going into the woods. I hope everything is alright as I am still not over the whole James thing. Once they were out of sight, I went into the house and done my English homework. Which isn't as fun as it sounds.
When I was done I went downstairs to make some dinner. I think macaroni cheese will do the trick. Once I finished my meal and done the dishes I was getting concerned. Bella had been gone for a long time. I tried Bella's phone but that was ringing in her bag, the twit you don't leave your phone. I phoned the Cullen's place. No answer. I tried their mobiles and no answer. So it was last resort, call dad.
"Hello Chief Swan" my dad said when he picked up.
"Dad it's me Mary. I worried" I told rushed.
"Why?" he asked panicked.
"Bella went for a walk with the woods with Edward when we got back from school. She's not came home. Her phone is here and the Cullen's aren't answering" I told him tears forming in my eyes worried about my sister.
"Okay, I will arrange a search team. You stay at the house, don't go anywhere. Okay Mary?" I sniffled "Mary?" dad asked.
"Yeah dad, I will" I told him. He hung up after that. I needed someone here to not make me go insane. So I phoned Jacob. "Hey Mary, what up?" Jacob said cheerily down the phone.
"Can you come over to mine's. Something's happened" I told him shakily.
"What's wrong?"
"Bella's been gone for a few hours and dad is arranging a search party. Please come round, please" I begged him.
"Okay Mary, I will be there as soon as I can" he said and hung up. I just sat on the stairs wondering what's happened. Have they left and taken Bella with them? As she is the one that wants to become a vampire and not me. Has there been an accident? No, Edward would tell me.
I just sat there until Jacob burst through the door, his eyes searched until they found me on the steps. "Oh Mary, are you okay?" Jacob asked as he knelt down beside me. I shook my head and snuggled into him. I heard cars and trucks pulling up with police lights on. It was getting dark and the search party had begun.
Jacob and I went outside to join our fathers. My dad was frantic, crossing places that they had already checked. "Someone call the Cullen's again" he ordered.
"They're not there" Harry said.
"Then where the hell are they?" my dad shouted.
"The Cullen's left town Charlie" Harry said. My dad's face just showed defeat and what has happened.
"Charlie!" Jacob called. When dad and I looked up toward the direction of Jacob's voice you saw Sam Uley carrying Bella in his arms. Dad and I ran to him.
"She's alright" Sam said.
"Give her to me" dad said and Sam gave her to him
"Thank-you Sam" my dad said and Sam nodded to him. Dad and I rushed inside with her.
"She'll need a bath. Put her on her bed. I will take care of her. You go and tell all the guys that helped thanks. Okay, we will be fine dad" I told him as he reluctantly walked away back outside. I ran the bath to it was hot, but not unbearable. Bella was as cold as nice, she needed it.
"Bella?" I asked her as I crouched down in front of her.
"He left me" she whispered devastated. So Edward broke up with her and the Cullen's left town leaving Bella to live her human life.
"Come on let's get you stripped down and into a bath" I said to her gently. I helped her take off her clothes and grabbed her towel. She settled into the bath and I sat on the toilet seat. She had her knees up to her chest and her arms wrapped around them looking into space. Muttering over and over again the words 'he left me'.
I knelt down at the side of the bath and grabbed a cloth. "I am going to wash you Bella. You deserve a little pampering after what you have gone through" she just nodded and I began to wash her, gently as to not startle or hurt her. I couldn't blame her for the worry she put me and dad through, but I can blame Edward. Surely there might have been a different way to handle things instead of leading her into the woods to break up with her. She would have gone looking for him, but he would be already so far gone. I felt for her.
I washed her hair, gently massaging the shampoo into her head before rinsing it. She was a zombie, she barely moved, or blinked. She was just a shell that I was cleaning. I took her hands when I was finished cleaning her and looked at her in the eyes. She looked blankly at me as if she was staring right through me.
"Come to get out of the bath now Bell's" I told her and she numbly stood up and got out of the bath wrapping her arms around herself. She looked so vulnerable, she as vulnerable. I grabbed her towel and patted her dry before wrapping it around her. I unplugged the drain to let the bath go away.
I led her into her bedroom and sat her on her bed. She was so numb. I sighed as I looked at her while she was staring at her door blankly. I went to her drawer and grabbed her a tank top and a pair of Jamie trousers. "Bella, it's time to put you into bed. You need to put pyjamas on" I said giving her the pyjamas.
She managed to do that. I took her to her vanity table where I combed and blew-dried her hair. Once it was dry, I gave it a brush through and tied it in a low ponytail and try and get it as less knotty as possible in the morning. I opened her covers and led her to bed. I tucked her in.
"Goodnight Bella" I said softly before leaving her room, closing the door. When I turned round I saw dad.
"How is she?" he asked me. I took a deep breath and ran a hand through my hair.
"She's like a zombie; all she did was stare at the wall. I managed to clean her and get her in her Jamies and do her hair for the night. I don't know much about what happened other than what I have added up, which was that they went for a walk in the woods and he broke up with her and walked away. She would have tried to follow him but would have gotten lost" I told him honestly. He nodded, an angry look in his eyes which I am guessing in directed at Edward. Dad never really like him, this stunt will have just made that worse.
"Alright Mary. Thank-you for taking care of her. Goodnight" he said and gave me hug before going to his own room. I went to my bedroom and shut the door leaning against it and taking a deep breath. It's been an emotionally draining day for everyone. I got dressed into my Disney princess jamies (don't judge me) and went to sleep.
Sadly I was not to have a peaceful sleep as I was awoken by shrill screams. I figured out that it was Bella screaming Bloody Murder and I ran to her room. I met dad along the way and we went into her room. She looked as if she were in agony, we woke her up. She took deep breaths, tears streaming down her cheeks before sobs left her mouth. Dad and I embraced her from either side of her. "What's wrong Bell's?" dad asked.
"He left me" was all Bella said. Dad and I shared a look at each other over Bella's shoulder. I don't think this will be the last of those kinds of nights.
We were right.
