Chapter 17

Bella receives a call from Angela. She asks about some pic for tomorrow's event. Bella's phone's battery is over and it gets switched off. Bella tries opening the terrace door but it is locked from inside. She bangs at the door shouting for help, "How can someone (Edward) fall so low? Why do I see the good in everyone and not their reality? I am stuck here. Is anyone around?"

Eleazar checks on Rose and Ali and they has fallen asleep. His wife smiles seeing his concern. He agrees with his wife that it isn't right to punish Rose and Ali for Bella's mistake. She nods, "I am sure our upbringing cannot take them on the wrong path ever. Bella will come to her home very soon." This is a mother's belief.

Bella hears the voice of the workers. They take the stuff inside fearing rain. Bella shouts at them for help but in vain. Lightning strikes.

Sue asks Leah about Bella, "Where did you leave her? Do you know the weather?" Leah refuses to speak about her. Sue's concerns irk Leah. She hands over her phone to her mother and goes inside. Sue tries Bella's number but it is switched off. She has troubled me so much, "Don't know where she is."

Bella keeps shouting for help. Her phone falls down as she runs towards the door again to seek help, "I have to open it at any cost." She lifts a wooden plan and hits at the lock but fails in opening it. She again shouts for help. It begins to rain. She falls down saying please. She imagines Jake standing in the rain looking at her.

Flashback shows Jake stopping Bella from getting drenched in rain. She does not mind, "I want to enjoy rains with you." She says a romantic quote to him as she sprinkles water on him.

Flashback ends.

Bella extends her hand towards Jake but he disappears, "Why did you leave me alone Jake? Someone help me please." She sits cuddled in a corner in fear.

Edward keeps shifting in his bed. He thinks of Tanya getting drenched in the rain and smiles recalling the memory. Tanya is enjoying first rain but he covers her with an umbrella. She asks him to get drenched but he is too conscious. She chases him to get him out of his umbrella. He asks her to come inside but she holds his hand thereby pulling him towards herself. Tanya and Jake's dead bodies flash suddenly in his mind thereby ruining his happy memories. He cries thinking about Tanya.

Rose and Ali comes downstairs holding a bag. They hides behind the sofa seeing their father at the door. He senses something and is headed towards the sofa when his wife calls out to him. He goes inside. Rose heaves a sigh of relief. They looks at the house sadly as they steps out of it, "forgive me mother and father but I am forced to take this step." She looks at her ticket. Rosalie and Alice Denali is coming Mumbai!"

Edward gets a call. He is irked to see the time (2 am) and picks Leah's phone. It is Leah's mother. She asks about Bella, "She still isn't home. Her phone is off as well. Do you know where she is? She was last seen talking to you only. Do you know anything?" He replies that he met her 2 hours ago. She was fine then, "I don't know anything else." Saying so, he disconnects the call. He lies down but is unable to sleep, "Seems like this girl has gotten used to roam around at night without her phone or purse." He calls everyone and asks about Bella but no one has any clue about her, "Let her go to hell! Why do I care?" He lies down.

Bella notices her phone all drenched and picks it up, "I won't let anything happen to it." She covers it with her dupatta and sits on the floor holding it close to herself. She remembers clicking a selfie with Jake in rain once.

Edward keeps shifting in his bed.

Bella sits on the floor as it rains heavily. She lies on the ground holding her phone closer.

Edward closes his eyes.

Emmet is sleeping in his room when Edward removes the quilt off him. Emmet screams in shock. Edward tells him to calm down. He asks him to come with him, "I have some work. You will drive me there." Emmet tells him to drive himself, "Let me sleep." Edward tells him he won't drive, "You will drive." Emmet asks him where he wants to go to at this hour. Edward asks him if he joined police force, "Stop asking so many questions. Let's go." They leave.

Emmet tells Edward she might be at her friend's place. Edward replies that she knows no one in the town, "She only goes to and from home and office." Emmet asks him where he saw her last, "She might still be there." Edward recalls leaving Bella alone on the terrace. They reach the Sangeet venue. Edward shouts Bella's name.

Jake asks Bella to get up, "My Bella cannot give up so easily." She extends her hand towards him and he does the same.

Emmet and Edward keep shouting Bella's name as they check everywhere. Edward collides with a box and recalls what Bella had come to tell him upstairs. He shouts Emmet's name as he runs upstairs. They find the door stuck. They hit at it repeatedly and manage to open it. They find Bella lying on the ground in a semi-conscious state. Edward rushes to her side. Bella's hand is about to hit the ground when Edward holds it. He holds her in his arms and tries waking her up. He asks Emmet to start the car. Bella sees Jake in Aditya, "I knew you would come." She falls unconscious. Edward lifts her in his arms and takes her downstairs. He sits in the backseat with her while Emmet drives to the hospital.

Edward tells Emmet they will call her family once they complete hospital formalities. Bella is holding his hand as they wheel her in. His purse falls down in the process. Doc asks them to let them take the patient inside. Edward lets go of Bella's hand. Nurses and ward boys wheel her in the ICU. Edward remembers the way he had treated Bella at the terrace. He looks back at the ICU.

Doc tells Edward that Bella has hypothermia, "Her body temperature fell really low. It's good that you brought her here on time or her heart could have failed." Edward looks at Bella in shock. Doc adds that she needs to be under observation for a while, "Everything will be normal then." Edward thanks him. Doc asks him what his relation with her is. Edward looks at Bella, "Nothing!" Doc appreciates him for his good gesture, "You can wait here if you want." He goes inside. Edward looks at Bella from the small window in the door. Doc's and Bella's words echo in his head. He also remembers his Carlisle words that he had said to Bella. He seems upset with himself. He walks inside ICU ward and picks her phone.

Emmet fills the form. Nurse gives the wallet to the nurse at the reception desk. Emmet recognizes the wallet to be his brother's. Nurse asks about the lady's photo (Tanya) in Edward's wallet, "Did she come along?" Emmet asks her if she knows Tanya. Nurse nods, "She used to come here very often. She was a very nice and happy girl. She used to smile all the time. Did she finally make up her mind?" Emmet asks her what she had to decide about. Before she can tell him anything further, Edward calls out to him. He instructs Emmet to make sure Bella does not find out that he is the one who brought her here, "I don't want her to think I helped her in some way. I know you have many questions but do as I say for now. I will tell you later." Emmet asks him how Bella got trapped at the terrace. Edward recalls the incident. Emmet says, "I know you are elder to me. I don't wish to give you any advice but it is injustice to punish someone else for the mistake that someone else has committed." He returns him his wallet. Edward leaves quietly.

Sue and Leah also reach hospital. She asks nurse about Bella. Emmet informs her that she is in ICU.

Next morning, Sue, Emmet and Leah are in the ICU ward. Bella gains conscious. Leah acts nice to her again, "We were so tensed. We couldn't even sleep entire night." Bella notices Emmet in the room. Leah introduces him to Bella, "He only brought you to hospital. We called you so many times but it was not available. Mom called Edward but he disconnected the call." She called him again who in turn informed Emmet. He came running to help you. Bella thanks him for saving her. Emmet says, "I dint do anything like that. She asks him how he knew where she would be. He lies to her. It is important that you are safe and fine." Bella says, "You and your brother are so different. You are so nice while your brother!" He takes their leave, "Call me if you need anything. Leah has my number." Bella begins to cough. Sue feeds her water. Bella thanks her for being concerned about her, for taking care of her. Sue tells her she did it for herself and Leah's sake, "If anything had happened to you then people would have only spoken ill about you. I am telling you the last time. If you wish to stay here with us at our home then you cannot stay out of the house till late night! Don't we have some other work than looking after you?" Leah tells her not to talk rubbish. She goes outside with her mother. Bella is in tears recalling her words.