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Chapter 3
"What happened?" Carlisle asked once they put Bella on a bed in the hospital.
"She fainted" Edward said quickly, "And she's really hot, and she keeps mumbling things" Edward was holding Bella's hand and stroking the back of her hand with his thumb. Carlisle looked worried and put his hand on her forehead.
"She has a fever" He said quietly, "A really bad one too" Carlisle held her wrist, "Her hearts going wild, what happened?" He asked looking at Alice and Edward. They both shook her head.
"She came to me crying and told me that she needed me, I drove her back home, but when I talked to her she didn't answer, and she's been knocked out since." Alice said quietly not lifting her anxious eyes from her face.
"Well I'll get her something to wake her up." Carlisle said as he walked out of the room. Edward didn't lift his eyes off of her face.
"It all started with that stupid phone call." He said angrily.
"Phone call?" Alice asked. And Edward quickly explained what happened exactly.
"I don't think she was frightened of you, Ed" Alice said comforting him.
"I dunno, but it seemed like she was" He said still not moving his eyes from her face.
After moments Carlisle was back with a small bottle in his hand. He stood beside her bed and opened the bottle, he moved the bottle just inches under her nose, so that she could smell it. After short seconds, she started moving her head slowly.
"Edward" She mumbled, it was hard to understand the word at first.
"Yes, Bella. I'm right beside you" He said with his anxious but dreamy voice. She started to open her eyes, everything was blurry, she could hardly identify the who was standing in front of her. Eventually, her vision cleared and saw three beautiful faces smiling down at her.
"Welcome back" Carlisle told her with a smile. She smiled back.
"Where am I? What happened?" She tried to sit up but her head swayed.
"Don't move" Edward told her running to her side. He helped her to sit up right with his strong grip. Once she was settled they told her what happened.
"Oh, I'm very sorry that I caused you all that trouble" She said really annoyed herself, "I need to tell Charlie so he wouldn't worry" She remembered that he must have gotten the news that she didn't go to school and that she was in a hospital.
"Oh, here. I got you your mobile so you can call him." Edward said giving her, her mobile. "You've got a message too"
"Thanks" She said taking her mobile.
"Well I have to go, sorry. I hope you get well Bella" Carlisle told her.
"Thank you again Carlisle" She told him as he walked out the door shutting it behind him.
She knew that it was time she told them everything, but the question was, was she going to talk with Edward in the room. She looked from Alice to Edward looking scared. Edward looked at her trying to understand her expression.
"What's wrong Bella?" Alice put her hand on Bella's. Bella was about to talk but her mobile rang. It was Charlie.
"Hi dad" said trying not to sound weak.
"Bella? Are you ok?" He asked worried.
"I'm fine dad. I was just a little dizzy. I'll be ok." She said trying to comfort him.
"Do you need me to come, honey?"
"No dad, there's no need to." She said trying not to answer too quickly.
"You sure honey?" He asked still concerned.
"Yes, I am"
"Well ok then. See you tonight" He said.
"See you" She told him and then hung up. She looked at her cell phone and found a message she opened it. And once she saw it she clapped her hand on her mouth starting to cry again.
"What is it?" Edward asked quickly.
It was a picture of Edward sucking a girl's blood from her neck, with a message under it saying 'this time I took a picture for you. Please believe me Bella, I'm scared for you' and it was signed 'Jacob'. She looked at the picture unbelieving what she was seeing. She was crying hard now. It was a picture, what more proof did she want?
"It can't be true" She whispered to herself.
"Bella we can't take this anymore. Tell us now" Alice said looking angry and concerned at the same time. She raised her head and looked at Edward, she couldn't understand her expression.
"Do you love me?" She whispered to him through her tears. He looked surprised by the question.
"Yes, Bella. More than anything. I thought you knew that." Edward told her with his sad eyes in hers.
"Would you ever hurt me?" She asked still crying hard.
"Of course not. What makes you think I'll ever do that?" He looked angry at that question but his eyes were still sad. She turned to Alice.
"Did you see anything bad that will happen to Edward or me?" She asked.
"No" Alice said her eyebrows pulled together. Bella looked down at her cell the picture was still there, she cried harder than ever. She closed her eyes shut and asked Edward without looking at him.
"When was the last time you hunted?" She gulped and then added, "A human"
"What?" Edward was extremely shock, "I never did, Bella" He said defensively but she couldn't doubt the hurt in his voice that she asked something like this. She buried her face in her hand and started sobbing hard.
"Bella? What makes you think Edward hunted a human?" She heard Alice's calm voice ask.
"This" She said handing her the cell phone. Alice took it from her hand. She heard Alice gasp.
"What the…?" Edward growled, but then he started to calm himself down. Alice held Bella's hand and took them away from her face.
"What happened yesterday?" She asked her kindly.
"What do you bel…" Edward said to Alice but she cut him off by giving him a fierce look. Then she turned to Bella and nodded to her. Bella gave a sniff and then started to talk.
"Yesterday, the phone rang. It was Jacob" She looked at Edward and found a furious expression on his face, "He told me that he saw Edward a…attack a g…girl. I was confused and I didn't know what to think. I…I asked Edward to l…leave me cuz I wanted to think, but I spent the whole n…night crying. I wanted to talk to you, Alice. I…I was afraid f…from Edward's reaction. In the m…morning Jacob called t…to make sure I was o…ok. I told him that I d…didn't believe it and that I…I'll ask Edward. If Edward s…said he didn't then I w…would forget the whole thing. He told me o…ok. And now h…he sent me this…" She started crying again. Alice leaned forward and hugged Bella and started rubbing her back. Once she could talk again she lifted her head and looked at Edward he had a pained expression on his face, his sad eyes looked at her full of concern and fear. Fear of losing her.
"Edward, did you do it?" She whispered to him. She wasn't sure that she wanted to know the answer. Edward took a deep breath and before he could answer, Alice interrupted
"Edward, leave us alone for a moment, please. Don't answer now" She looked at him with an urgent look. Edward looked confused at first but then he nodded and walked out of the room. Alice turned to face Bella's wet face.
"Bella, are you alright?" She asked stroking her face. Bella nodded.
"Please calm down, I need to talk to you." Alice told her wiping Bella's tears from her face. Bella struggled for a while to keep herself from bursting into tears again. She shivered.
"Don't be afraid" Alice told her, but Bella shivered again.
"I'm n…not. It's just s…so c…cold" Bella said her lips trembling. She pulled the quilt to her neck, trying to stay warm but it didn't help. Alice looked at her confused.
"Cold? It's really warm today." Alice told her looking worried.
"Never m…mind that n…now. What d…did you w…want to talk a…about?" Bella said with a whisper. She was shaking badly. Alice looked at her before she talked.
"I wanted to be sure of something first." Alice told her glancing at the door, "Do you trust Edward?" She asked looking at her calmly.
Outside Edward was standing just outside the door. He was listening to Alice's thoughts. Once he heard the question he felt worried that answer wouldn't be what he wanted it to be. He waited.
"Bella?" Alice asked when she didn't reply, "I want you to answer truthfully, that's why I kicked Edward out of the room. After what you heard yesterday and what you saw in the picture, do you still trust him?" Bella looked at Alice, she really wanted to say 'yes', but there was a part of her that wasn't sure.
"Alice", Bella started.
Edward caught his breath, if he had a heart it would be jumping now. He never felt his chest so empty before.
"I love E…Edward and I do t…trust him, but the thing is…" She stopped to glance at the door, "I'm a…afraid that he won't t…tell me the t…truth for the s…sake of not frightening me." She whispered to Alice. Alice nodded understanding the situation.
"But if he told you he did, will you be afraid of him? Will you runaway from him?" Alice asked Bella quietly.
"I can't b…be sure of the f…fear part, but I'm sure I w…won't runaway from h…him. I might be a bit afraid b…but it will go away, eventually" She told her honestly.
"And if he told you he didn't, will you believe him? Even if you get more pictures?" Alice asked now looking directly in Bella's eyes. Bella hesitated to answer that question. She was shivering harder than before, and her vision was getting a bit blurred.
"A p…part of me w…will, b…but…" She looked at the window, "the o…other part w…will surely h…have doubts. It's like a c…conflict between my m…mind and m…my h…heart."
Edward buried his face in his hands, he was actually afraid. He felt that he might lose Bella forever.
Tears started falling down Bella's face again. She was shaking from head to toe. Alice looked at her.
"Bella calm down." She said cautiously. Bella looked at Alice.
"C…could you a…ask for m…more blankets…s, please?" Bella said with effort through her trembling lips. Alice nodded and went out of the room. Bella laid her head on the pillow trying to sleep and forget how cold she was. Edward came in and sat beside her. He looked worried when he found her curled up in her bed shaking so violently. Her face was a bit pink.
"Are you ok Bella?" Edward said with sadness and concern in his voice and eyes. Bella tried to nod but she didn't know if he could tell if it was a nod or was she just shaking.
"Bella?" She heard Carlisle's voice. He came and put his hand on her forehead and then he lifted it quickly as if he had been burnt.
"You're getting hotter by the minute." Carlisle said with an anxious voice, "Look I'll give you a medicine that will keep you warm but it will make you sleep, ok?" He told her.
"O…ok" she whispered, she wanted anything that would make her feel warm. Edward lifted her heard gently with his cold stone hand. He took the spoon that was filled with medicine from Carlisle and moved the spoon to her lips. Bella swallowed it. Edward laid her back gently and then covered her with another blanket. The medicine was very strong, she was starting to get drowsy. He sat on his knees beside her bed. Folding his arms on her pillow and laying his chin on them. She looked at him with a weak smile. He leaned his head beside her ear and whispered in it before she slept,
"Please trust me"