Chapter 17: Danger

Nessie's POV

I didn't fall asleep until well past midnight that night. I kept tossing and turning as my mind raced. Trying to come up with a solution. My mind was troubled by what I had seen at the jail earlier that day. My dad's pitch black eyes was not a memory that I would be able to easily erase from my brain. Danger. That was the word that kept repeating itself in my mind. There was danger. Although I could not quite place where the danger was. There was something going on here that I just could not understand.

I must have fallen asleep at some point though because I was suddenly awakened by a noise downstairs. My brothers were already downstairs eating pancakes when I got down there. There was a plate already set out there for me as well. I took my time eating them. As soon as I was done though I went back up to my room. I was in a lot of trouble for my break into jail stunt yesterday. Therefore I would be under constant supervision at all times now. Since I was "not to be trusted," as my social worker said.

It didn't bother me too much that I was not allowed to go out because I still had work to do. I had caught up on most of the work that I had missed while I was gone. But I still had some projects to work on. Forcing myself to concentrate on my work was not easy. Not with so much still going on in my mind.

"Nessie?" I jumped when I heard my name being called. It was only my foster mother but I hadn't heard her coming up so my heart was still racing.

"Yes?"

"We need to go right now,"

"What? Why? Where?"

"Just...come on. You'll see when we get there,"

Now I was really confused. What was she hiding from me? My brothers were already waiting in the car when I got there.

"Any idea what's going on?" I asked them. They just shrugged their shoulders. Nobody said anything as we left. Although it didn't take me to long to figure out where were were going. The hospital. Were we going to see my mom? I hadn't seen her since the day my family was arrested. It wasn't that I didn't want to go see her again. I just couldn't.

We still didn't know anything as we sat down in the waiting room. Our foster mother was talking to some doctors but I couldn't hear what they were saying.

"What do you think they're talking about?" Jr asked.

"Probably something about mom," Anthony said.

"Well duh it's something about mom. I wonder what it is though?"

"You don't have to be so rude!" Jr. snapped.

"Okay. Jeeze. I'm sorry,"

I shook my head. Both of my brothers have been very temperamental lately and it was starting to drive me crazy. Maybe it was the fevers that they kept getting on and off for the past two weeks. They'd been to the doctors but no one could figure out what was wrong with them. No illness. No infections. No anything. Nothing except for the fevers, temperament issues, and unexpected growth spurt. Even Anthony has started cursing in sign language. That was very weird.

"Renesmee can you come here please?" I was on my feet the second that I heard my name.

"Yes?"

"You're mother wants to see you,"

My heart beating and I went numb from head to toe. "What?"

The doctor smiled. "Your mother woke up early this morning. The first thing she did was ask for you and your brothers but she wants to see you first,"

I was overwhelmed with emotion when I saw my mother. Her eyes were open and she smiled at me when she saw me.

"Mom!"

I was held back from running toward my mother. "Easy kid. She's still very weak,"

"It's okay doctor. Can you leave us alone for a little while?"

We both waited until the doctor closed the door behind him. I hugged my mom as tight as I could do so without hurting her. I could feel her arms wrap around my body.

"Mom you're awake," I started crying tears of happiness.

"Yes I am baby. It's okay. It's going to be okay,"

"I've missed you so much mom,"

"I know I've missed you to and your brothers. I've missed you all so much,"

"How?" I asked. "How did you wake up?"

"I don't know sweetheart. Ever since you last came here I've been getting better and today I was finally able to open my eyes and talk," she said. "But I think it's something you said last time that you were here that helped me,"

"What?"

"You ran away," she said.

"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to cause worry. I was just trying-"

"Trying to find your father and his family. I know sweetie. I know. You found the Cullens,"

"Yes mom I did. They're wonderful. They all miss you and love you so much especially my dad. Why did you run away from them?"

Mom looked sad all of a sudden. I felt bad because I did not mean to upset her. I was about to apologize when mom opened her mouth to speak "Edward isn't your father sweetie,"

"Yes he is,"

"Honey no he's not. A man named Jacob is that's why-"

"But grandpa Carlisle did a DNA test on me. He said that I am biologically Edward's daughter. Believe me they were shocked too,"

"What?" mom looked really confused. "That's impossible. He can't have children. There's no way-"

"But it is true mom. I don't understand it either since he only looks a few years older than me but he is my father,"

Mom shook her head. "It can't be," she said. "Impossible," she added. "But you do look so much like him,"

"I don't know what to say mom. It's weird to me to since he's so young but it's the truth,"

"I guess that means he hasn't told you the truth,"

"The truth about what?"

"About himself. About all of them,"

"About why he looks so young to be my father"

"Exactly," she said with a smile on her face.

"No he hasn't. He said it would be better if you and him talked to me about it together,"

"Where is he? Where are they? I need to see all of them,"

"Would you believe me if I told you they were all in jail right now?"

"What?!"

I sighed. "Yes they are in jail because someone falsely and anonymously accused them of kidnapping my brothers and I. We've tried telling the police the truth but they think we are all 'brainwashed victims' mom and I don't know what else to do. I don't think they're doing to well in there either because I snuck in there yesterday and they didn't look. Dad's eyes were pitch black and he said he was 'extremely thirsty' they all were. Whatever that means. Oh and they're being transffered to a federal prison soon,"

"No! I have to get out of here! I have to-" mom never got a chance to finish what she was saying as several doctors rushed in. As I was hastily pushed out of the room I looked back and saw a doctor giving my mother a sedative.

"Renesmee what did you say to your mother? You can't upset her like that!" the doctor sternly told me.

"I'm sorry," I said without offering further explanation. What I said to my mother was none of his business as far as I concerned.

"Just go wait in the waiting room,"

Whatever. I was mad that they had separated me from my mother but who was I to defy a doctor's orders? I heard voices talking in one of the hospital rooms as I passed by. I didn't think much of it until I heard my mother's name being mentioned. Then I listened intently. I instantly recognized the voice of Mr. Jones. My mother's manager from Walmart. Then there was Dr. Lawrence. The guy who took care of my mother at night.

They had left the door slightly open. "You need to do it tonight before she talks,"

Whatever was happening was not good. I took out my phone and started recording.

"I can't just kill her,"

"You do realize what will happen if she talks? You said it yourself doctor. She might've been aware of what was happening when I raped her. She might know that I paid you to let me in,"

"You're right," he said. "Fine I will do it tonight. I will give Bella a lethal injection similar to what they give people on death row. She'll be dead before tomorrow morning,"

I could not contain my scream of horror as I overheard what they were planning. Both of them spotted me instantly and I ran like hell.

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