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--Bella--
Later that Evening:
"Come on Georgie…Hurry up…It's getting cold.."
I watched as my yellow lab George circled a large grassy area searching for a place to use the bathroom. I was in the middle of Central Park, just a few blocks from my apartment, shivering, and hungry. I pulled my sweater closer together to try and hold in some body heat. Only 5pm and it was already getting chilly.
I sighed…It had been one of those days.
When I had arrived at work, 15 minutes late, my boss had of course chewed me a new one.
"Do you want to work here Isabella? Because right now it certainly seems like you don't. I have at least 10 girls that would kill to be in your position right now!"
I felt like yelling right then and there "THEN LET THEM HAVE IT! I QUIT!" But I knew that I couldn't do that. I couldn't let my dad have the satisfaction of knowing that I could not make it on my own.
You see, my dad Charlie lived in New Jersey, about a 40 minute drive away from me. I rarely, if ever visited him anymore. Why? Well, the night that I had found out that I had gotten my job here in the city, we had gotten into a pretty bad argument, and I had stormed out and stayed with a friend until I moved out here completely. I still remember his angry reaction when I told him about my move.
"Bella! What is wrong with you? Moving to New York? On your own? To pursue some stupid idea that you might make it with some fancy schmancy fashion magazine? You're crazy! I thought we had everything planned out. You were going to continue in college and get a real education. Not follow some pipe dream that will cause you nothing but regret."
"Dad that is what YOU wanted. I have a great opportunity to get my foot in the door at an amazing company. I think I am old enough to make my own decisions now…I wish you would stop trying to run my life!"
After that we pretty much both yelled back and forth and he said some pretty hurtful things about my moving out, and I said some pretty hurtful things about the way he had been acting. Then I left the house. I think I was just angry about what he said, and stubborn. He just didn't believe in me, and I was going to show him I could do what he thought was impossible.
Of course now that I have been living here for a year, I have to say that he was sort of right. It is hard living in this big city, with no friends, and hardly anyone to talk to. I call my mom every once in a while, but its hard to get a hold of her, since she remarried and lives in Arizona…
And as you know my job isn't going too well, since I was "promoted" (if you can call it that) to being an assistant. (Or should I say SLAVE.)
FINALLY Georgie finishes doing what he has to do. I tugged on his leash to get him going home, and after that he needed no more convincing. In fact HE pulled me the rest of the way to my little apartment.
--Edward--
"Is everything ok with you guys?" I spoke quietly into my cell phone, as I sat behind the wheel of my car. Emmett was on the other line talking quietly. Or at least trying to. His deep voice was pretty hard to keep down.
"Yeah, everything is ok over here. Rosalie and I are waiting at the drop off point."
"Ok, just stay put. Once I get the girl, I will drive over to where you guys are at and we can take things from there. This would have been so much easier with Alice and Jasper here."
Alice and Jasper were supposed to be in on this whole thing too, but they both got called away by the Volturi's for another little job they needed done. And when the Volturi's beckoned you ran.
I sighed deeply. Sometimes I wish I would have chosen a less complicated path in life. Oh well, too late to regret now.
I observed Bella Swan walking...Well, ok not walking…Being dragged by a gigantic yellow dog back to her apartment. She had just spent some time walking through Central Park with the dog, like she did every night.
I pretty much knew her routine by heart now. Even though I had only been watching her for a week, she was definitely a creature of habit.
Get home around 5pm, take the dog outside, go back home, come out around 7pm to get her mail, return inside, then around 8pm every Tuesday and Thursday, she would walk down the block to a little coffee shop and read or go over paperwork and drink some sort of frilly coffee drink.
I was actually surprised that she took the chance of walking to the shop after sunset by herself.
I mean even if it was just right around the corner, it WAS New York City…
Then around 9pm she would walk back home, and then it was off to bed. Most likely around 9:30…
Not a very exciting life from what I had seen. She never had anyone come over to her place, and she never really went out and did anything…
I yawned widely. Speaking of sleep, I was in desperate need of some. I had been awake now for almost 24 hours trying to get things in order for what we were planning on doing.
The kidnapping part wasn't going to be too complicated. I was going to simply follow her out of her apartment when she left to go to the coffee shop, since it was Thursday, grab her from behind and be off quietly. As small as she was, I didn't think that she could put up much of a fight. At least I hoped not…I would really hate to have to knock her out if I didn't have to. The complicated part came later...
Hmm…
--Bella--
"Umm…Lets see…What will I be having for dinner tonight? Leftover chicken casserole? Or…a frozen dinner…" I spoke aloud to myself, trying to figure out what boring dish I was going to nuke in the microwave.
Oh decisions decisions….
I finally just pulled out the chicken casserole, since I did not feel like heating up another frozen slab of meat with some fake potatoes…
I really need to go to the grocery store…
While my food was heating up, my mind drifted back to the handsome stranger that had helped me out earlier today…I wonder what he was doing right now…
Hmph probably at some swanky party on the 30th floor of the Ritz…Or shacking up with some blonde haired fake boob bimbo…A guy like that would never go for a girl like me.
I glanced into a little mirror that hung on the fridge. A small, heart shaped face with big brown eyes stared back. My hair hung down my shoulders limply. I attempted to push it upward in what could be called a ponytail…It looked crappy. I let it fall back down. There were dark circles under my eyes most likely from my lack of sleep recently…
Ugh, I was a mess…
George started barking at the sound of the microwave beeping. He always got excited because I never finished all my food and he always got some of the leftovers.
Pulling it out, I took it to my couch and sat down in front of the television.
"Georgie, get down, you spaz."
I hefted George's gigantic butt off of the couch and began to eat. I decided to flip on the TV to see what was going on in the news.
The news anchor (who had definitely overdone it with the hairspray) was talking.
"And now for some local news. NYPD has discovered yet another underground gambling casino last night that led to the arrest of 10 employees and 30 customers that had been participating in illegal gambling. The ring was being held under the Chin Po Chinese restaurant in China Town. Sergeant Christopher Lee believes that this gambling ring along with two others that were closed down within the last three months is the work of the Italian family the Volturi's. Little is known about this family, and there have been no confirmed leads according to the Sergeant."
A tall man who looked to be in his 40's with sandy blonde hair appeared on the screen.
"All I can say is that we have definite leads that the Volturi's are involved in these rings. I cannot give any more information about this situation at this time. I can only say that the arrests tonight occurred with no injuries to either my department or any others."
I flipped the TV off. I had been hearing about these gambling busts over the past few months, and frankly I was getting tired of it being the center of attention.
Besides it was late, time to jump in the shower and then go down to my favorite little spot to read for a while…
--Edward--
I checked my watch. 7:40pm…Just a few more minutes now and little Bella will be leaving her apartment. I had parked my Volvo down the street a little ways, in a nice dark lot so that no one could see what I was doing. But not so far that I would have any problems getting here back to the car.
I slipped on my black coat and walked past the apartments where Bella would be emerging from and walked around the corner into a little alleyway. Perfect. It was nice and dark, and there was a large stack of boxes that I could hide behind, if the need arose. Now time to wait…
--Bella--
Oh I feel so much better after that shower…I love hot showers…They always seem to renew your spirit, no matter how down you are feeling. I threw on my favorite blue sweater and a comfy pair of jeans. George of course thought that he was going to go with me, but unfortunately they didn't allow dogs in the coffee shop. He started jumping up and down and scratching at the front door to go out.
"NO Georgie. NO. Stay." URG had to go through this with him every time I went anywhere. I finally ended up shoving him back. Outside I checked my watch. Ooh 7:45…I'm a few minutes early getting out…
Crap forgot my book…
--Edward--
Damn, it's really cold tonight. Come on Miss Swan…Hurry it up…my arms are growing numb standing out here…
Suddenly I heard a noise behind me. I turned around to see what it was, but could not see anything past the cardboard boxes in the alley…Hmm..there was no moon tonight either to offer any kind of extra assistance with seeing anything…
Must have been some sort of animal…Didn't want to know what kind out here…Rats…Cats...Dogs…Alligators...who knew in New York.
I looked at my watch again. Alright 7:50. Not too much longer…I hope that Rosalie and Emmett are ready to go. I now I-
Suddenly my thoughts were interrupted by a sharp blow to the back of my head. My vision became blurry from the hit, and I turned to find out who was responsible for this.
Demetri, one of the Volturi's hired thugs stood behind me, with a grin on his face. He held a small club in his right hand.
"Edvard, how iz ze whezzer tonight?" He spoke in a thick accent. "Haveeng a good time?"
He raised the club again, but this time I was ready for him. I grabbed his hand and held it fast against the wall of the alley. He was slightly taller and larger than me, but I was quicker.
"Demetri! What the hell are you doing here! You are going to ruin everything! The girl is coming out of her apartment any minute. And why the hell are you hitting me over the head. When Aro Volturi finds out…"
"Aro vas ze one who sent me here Edvard!" Demetri hissed in my face. His breath stank of garlic. "He knows about you and your family! He knows ze truth!"
Shit. This didn't look good. You definitely, DEFINITELY, did not want to get on the bad side of Aro Volturi…
Before I could speak to Demetri, he wrenched his wrist from my grasp and brought it up and across my face. The sting of the club on my cheek made my toes curl…I reached up to my lip and felt warm blood coming from a wound…
There was nothing I could do then, I had to protect myself, and then get the hell out of there…
I reached around with my left fist and it connected with Demetri's nose. Blood started pouring from his face and down his white tshirt he had on. It didn't seem to faze him one bit. He swung wildly with rage, yet I managed to block most of his punches. One caught me in the ribs and it almost knocked me to the floor.
"I am going to make zees hurt very very much Edvard! No one double crossed Arvo Volturi and leeves to see their next day!"
He brought the club up high in the air to strike. Just as he brought it down, I twisted out of the way, grabbed his arm, and twisted it, instantly breaking his wrist. He howled in pain, and backed away into the cardboard boxes.
"Demetri, you tell your boss…" Just then a loud noise sounded from the place where Demetri fell, and I felt a searing pain shoot through my shoulder. I had been shot. Blood gushed from the wound and onto the sidewalk.
Demetri got up holding a small gun he had concealed in his pocket, and pointed it at my chest. This was it…I was going to die…
--Bella--
Ok, finally…Got everything I need…After going back into the apartment I had to hunt down my keys, get my book, and of course wrestle with Georgie to get back out of the place…
Whew…
I stepped outside…Ooh it was pretty chilly out here tonight…
Suddenly the silence was broken by a loud pop…
I looked down the sidewalk about 40 feet away and saw a young man emerge from the alley, and fall to the ground. He was clutching his chest.
Oh my god…He must have gotten robbed…or worse…
All of my instincts told me to run upstairs, and lock myself into my apartment and call 911. I had never been in a situation like this before, but I knew that it was not safe…
Yet again, I couldn't just leave this stranger out on the sidewalk bleeding…Crap! Why hadn't I brought my cell phone with me?
I cautiously approached the young man who lay face down on the sidewalk…Was he dead…Oh please don't let him be dead. I couldn't handle something like that.
As I walked up, I saw longish copper hair shining under the dim streetlight. He had emerged from a dark alleyway, and from the looks of it, there had been a pretty good struggle between him and whoever had shot him.
Crouching down beside him, I turned him over slightly to see his face, and to check if he was still breathing. I gasped at what I saw…
The young man from earlier this morning!
Chapter 2 end.
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