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"Where is he?" I cried.
"He's in the hospital in Port Angeles," whispered the officer.
"Is he going to be ok?" I asked.
"It doesn't look good, sweetheart," said the officer. "We need you and Emmett to come with us."
"We'll take her," said Esme.
"Who are you?" asked the officer.
"We're her in-laws," said Esme.
"We are also looking for Rosalie and Jasper Hale," said the officer. I looked past him to Rose. She just looked at me and fell to her knees and started sobbing.
"We'll get them there too," said Carlisle.
"Ok," whispered the officer.
Carlisle and Esme helped me up and carried me to the end of the field. Emmett was holding Rose who was sobbing. Edward, Alice and Jasper came running over to us. Edward pulled me into his arms while Carlisle told them what we knew. Emmett, Jasper and Edward ran to the dressing rooms and quickly changed. Robert and Ann offered to drive Jasper, Alice, Rose and Emmett in their suburban. We all ran out to the cars and climbed in.
Carlisle speed off to Port Angeles. Edward wrapped me in his arms the whole time. An hour later, we pulled up behind Robert and Ann. The ten of us made our way into the ER. The officer's from the game looked up at me and I knew we were to late.
"No," I cried as I fell to my knees. "Please no."
"I'm sorry, Bella, Emmett. He passed away half an hour ago," whispered the office.
"NOOO," bellowed Emmett as he feel to his knees next to me. He wrapped his arm around me and we cried together.
"What about William and Catherine Hale?" whispered Rose.
"They died in route to the hospital," whispered the officer.
"NO," screamed Rose as she fell to her knees with us. Jasper wrapped his arms around all of us and we just sobbed.
Edward pulled me into his arm and held me as I sobbed into his shirt. We sat on the floor of the ER for nearly ten minutes. The officers were talking to Carlisle and Esme but I honestly couldn't hear a word they said. I pulled back just slightly from Edward.
"I want to see him," I whispered.
"Are you sure?" asked Carlisle.
"Yes, I need to see him," I whispered.
"Me too," said Emmett.
"Us too," said Jasper.
"Ok," said Carlisle.
The eight of us made our way to Charlie's room first. They pulled the sheet back and I couldn't stop the tears from falling again. He looked so peaceful. He had a smile on his face. He looked like he was sleeping. I leaned over and kissed his forehead softly.
"I'll always love you, Daddy. Take care of mom now," I cried. Edward pulled me into his arms. I could feel his body shake with his own tears.
"I love you, Dad," cried Emmett. "I know you are with Mom now. Tell her we love her. We miss you both."
I kissed him again and we went to the morgue to see Will and Cat. We walked in and they pulled the sheet down. Rose and Jasper both sobbed as they fell onto their parent's bodies. I could feel my body shake with my own tears. Will and Cat were just as much my parent's as Charlie was. Rose and Jasper both kissed and whispered to their parent's. I went over and hugged them both. They wrapped their arms around me and we all cried together.
After a few minutes, we made our way back out to the waiting room. Carlisle and Esme told us that they would arrange everything for us. Robert and Ann hugged us all and we climbed into our cars and drove back to Forks. Carlisle dropped us off in the parking lot. Carlisle said we could cancel my chemo appointment in the morning but I told him I would be there. I had to do this for Charlie. He said he would meet us there. Edward and I climbed into our car and drove home. We went inside and sat down on the sofa and cried all night. Edward never let go of me as I sobbed into his shirt. He cried with me. In the short time he had known Charlie, he had grown to love him.
I got up off the couch the next morning. Edward and I went out to his car and drove to the hospital. We made our way up to Carlisle's office. Carlisle was waiting for us. He didn't say anything as he started my IV. I just laid in the bed and cried. Edward and Carlisle talked about all the plans that needed to be made. Esme was supposed to be calling the funeral home this morning to get everything set up. We would have one funeral for all three of them.
Once my IV was done, Edward, Carlisle and I left the hospital. Carlisle followed us home. We went inside and a few minutes later Rose, Emmett, Jasper, Alice and Esme came over. None of them looked like they had slept much at all. I had just sat down on the couch when I felt my stomach turn. I ran into the bathroom. Emmett, Rose, Jasper, Alice and Edward came in with me. Edward rubbed my back and helped me clean my face. I laid my head in his lap.
"Em, you ok?" I whispered.
"No," he whispered. "You?"
"No," I whispered. "Rosie?"
"No," she whispered. "Jas?"
"No," he whispered. "It's not fair."
"No, it's not," I whispered as my tears fell again.
"Bella, I've been trying to think about what we should do with the house," said Emmett.
"It's yours and Rose's, Emmett," I whispered. "You can do what you want with it."
"It's your too," said Emmett.
"I don't want it. Charlie would want you two to stay there at least until graduation. Then once you decide which college you want to go to, you can decide then what you want to do with it."
"It's the same for you, Jasper," whispered Rose. "Mom and Dad would want you and Alice to have the house."
"I know," whispered Jasper.
People started coming by so they all got up and went to mingle with them. I stayed in the bathroom for a while and dry heaved. I managed to make my way back into the living room about an hour later. Esme was directing all the food be taken over to Emmett's. I was thankful. I didn't think I could handle smelling all that food. I still spent most of the day in the bathroom. I didn't mind it so much today. It was my break from all the sad looks of pity. After a few hours, people stopped coming by for the day. Carlisle and Esme sat us all down in the living room of mine and Edward's house.
"We received a phone call from a Mr. James Sanders in Seattle. He was the attorney for your parents. He needs the six of you to come in and see him on Wednesday morning," said Carlisle.
"Why?" asked Emmett.
"I am guessing it has to do with your parent's wills," said Carlisle. "Do you want Esme and I to come with you or do you think you can handle it?"
"I would like you to come with us," I whispered.
"Us too," said Rose.
"Yeah," said Jasper.
"Ok, we are expected to be there at 11am," said Carlisle.
"Ok," we all said softly.
"We have set the funeral for Monday morning at 9am. Robert Weber will officiate. We have asked the members of your football team to be pallbearers," explained Esme. She turned and looked at me. "Bella, Charlie had already planned his funeral. One of his request was that you sing. Are you willing to do that?"
"Yes," I whispered through my tears.
I felt my stomach turn and got up and ran into the bathroom. Edward came in and held me while I dried heaved for the next hour. He cleaned my face and carried me into our room. He helped me change into my pajamas and I crawled into bed and fell asleep in his arms.
I was laying in the hammock in the back yard. I could feel the warm sun beating down on my face. My hair was floating around me. I felt someone sit down next to me and opened my eyes and looked over to see Charlie sitting next to me. I threw my arms around him.
"Oh, Daddy, I miss you so much," I cried.
"I miss you too, Bella, but I'm ok," he whispered. I looked up at him.
"Did you suffer?" I asked.
"No, your mom was with me. She wrapped her arms around me and took me home," whispered Charlie.
"I'm glad she was there for you," I whispered.
"Bella, I want you to promise me that you will never stop fighting. Promise me that you will never give up," said Charlie.
"I promise," I whispered.
"Bella," whispered a sweet voice behind me. I turned and saw a beautiful woman with light brown hair and blue eyes.
"Mom?" I whispered. She smiled and nodded her head. "You're beautiful."
"You are beautiful, Bella. I have loved watching you and Emmett grow up. You are an amazing woman," she said as she sat down next to me.
"You've been watching me?" I asked.
"Yes, honey. I wish I could be there for you now. I know you are going through a really rough time but you are going to be ok. You have a wonderful husband in Edward. I know he will take care of you, my Bella," she said as she wrapped her arms around me.
"I'm sorry I hated you for so long. I wish I could take back every hateful thought. I love you so much," I cried.
"I know you do. It's not fair that you and Emmett had to grow up without me. I wanted to see you do it all. I did but I wanted to be there," She whispered. Suddenly there was a bright light coming from the heavens.
"You have to go, don't you?" I whispered.
"Yes, we do," whispered Renee. She hugged me tight. "We are always watching you, Bella. You make us so proud."
"I love you both," I sobbed softly.
"We love you too," said Charlie. He hugged me.
He and Renee wrapped their arms around each other and walked into the light. They looked back at me and smiled before The light went so bright that I had to turn my head and look away. I looked back and saw them gone.
"Bella," whispered Edward. I turned and saw him waiting for me by the back door. He held out his hand to me. "Come on."
I just smiled as I jumped up and ran into his arms. He kissed me as we faded into the darkness.