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I was saved from answering the reporter in that second Charlie rushed in still clad in police uniform and Carlisle also walked in and motioned us to follow. A nurse rolled a wheelchair up to Edward.
"Here, you don't have to carry her anymore" a pretty young nurse said pushing the wheelchair beside us. Edward looked at her then me, he leaned over.
"Bella would you like to get into the wheelchair?" Edward asked softly in my ear. I felt like I was five all over again. I shook my head defiantly. So we kept walking much to the disappointment of the nurse.
"Bella will you sit or lay on the bed so I can examine you" Carlisle asked once he closed the door. I held on to Edward tighter ignoring the pain it caused me.
"Alright, Edward you get on the bed with Bella, if that's ok with you Chief Swan. Bella we need you to turn around so I can help heal what hurts" Carlisle turned towards my father, he had a shell shocked look on his face. He nodded though. Edward walked over to the bed and climbed up to sit on it awkwardly.
"Promise you wont go away?" I asked Edward softly before I let go of his neck.
"I promise" he told me as I let go. I was suddenly aware of the burning in my arm. My hands started shaking. I turned around to face all of them, I still had my head rested on Edwards chest.
"I should call you mom" Charlie muttered, he turned around and started towards the door. No, I didn't want him to leave I don't want anyone to leave.
"Wait! Dad" I yelled suddenly, he turned around shocked. "don't leave" I begged.
"I need to call your mother, she needs to know" Charlie told me. I shook my head.
"don't go" I curled my arms up to my chest I winced slightly when the burn touched my skin. Edward took my burned arm and covered it with his cool palm, it felt immensely better.
"There is a phone over there" Carlisle pointed to the phone attached the wall mostly hidden behind the monitors, Charlie nodded and walked over there.
"Ok Bella, time to check you out. Edward let go of her arm" Carlisle told me, Edward let go. Carlisle went to work spraying and bandaging my burn. He checked over me finding bruises on my hips, back, arms, and face. Carlisle also said something about a possible fractured collar bone.
My eyes were drooping though, Carlisle wanted to put an IV in but I refused, Edward finally told him to just do it later. Someone pushed a button so the bed was flat. I moved to the side of Edward and snuggled into his chest. He wrapped me up in a blanket.
I lay there with my eyes closed listing to Edward hum a strange beautiful tune quietly. The phone rang shrilly making me jump and Edwards arms wrapped protectively around me. I liked the feeling of his arms around me protecting me.
I lay there still, but I couldn't get my eyes to close. I needed to see everyone, make sure they were all still here and safe. Carlisle was starting to walk towards the door, I panicked.
"Wait, Carlisle. I'm ready for my IV now" I told him unwrapping my arm carefully and holding it out to him. He raised his eyebrow but walked back over and cautiously did everything; I could hear Charlie on the phone. He was talking quietly though so I couldn't hear what he was saying.
"All finished Bella" he turned back towards the door.
"Wait, I forgot to tell you my foot hurts too!" I yelled, he turned around and walked back he spent five minutes examining my foot.
"It seems fine to me Bella" Carlisle told me, a ghost of a smile on his lips.
"That's because that is the wrong foot" I lied. He sighed and moved on to the next one.
"This one is fine too" he told me. He waved goodbye to Charlie who had just hung up the phone and turned towards the door. I sat up, Edward did too. I positioned myself in his lap, he wrapped the blanket around my shoulders.
"Carlisle, I have a medical question" I called before he could open the door. He smiled a bit and sat in one of the grey chairs next to Charlie.
"What is your question Bella?" he asked. I thought for a moment.
"Why are all the walls in the hospital white?" I asked, it was the only question I could think of on the spot. He chuckled.
"Bella, do you really want to know the answer? Or are you maybe trying to waste time" Carlisle asked raising his eyebrows slightly, he caught me.
"Maybe" I muttered quietly pressing my cheek into Edwards chest. Carlisle whispered something to Charlie, Charlie nodded. Carlisle moved towards the phone, he picked it up and punched in one number.
"Would you page Dr. Morris please send her to room 308. Thank you" Carlisle hung up the phone.
"Dr. Morris is a psychiatrist, she's coming to make sure your ok" Carlisle told me. I just nodded I don't care, Edwards arms rubbed mine on top of the blanket.
"Bella, your mom is coming here soon. I'm going to have to go pick her up from the air port" Charlie told me carefully.
"No… Why?" I whined. Charlie opened his mouth to speak but the door opened. A woman with light brown hair and black glasses walked in. her hair was pulled back into a tight bun, her heels clicked on the tile floor. Over all she was a very pretty woman.
"Hello my name is Dr. Morris, but you can call me Sara" she told me glancing over everyone in the room.
"I'm Bella" I told her. She smiled at me and nodded.
EPOV (Edwards point of view)
Sara walked in scanning the room Why is she sitting on that boys lap, I think that's Cullen's son. I wonder why they called me. She introduced herself to Bella warmly, who greeted her just as warmly. Sara walked over to Carlisle to find out the details about all of this.
"What's the case?" Sara asked very quietly.
"Bella Swan, 17. She has been abused by her boyfriend; they just had a big fight. He went after her and she shot him. It was self defense" Carlisle said just as quietly. That's the right information right Edward? He asked I nodded slightly it is as far as I know. Sara nodded.
"Bella why don't we talk alone for a bit?" Sara asked she probably wont want to talk about it in front of everyone. Bella's heart rate increased dramatically. It got worse as Charlie stood up.
"No, I don't want to. Dad come back. Carlisle I still have more medical questions" Bella cried wrestling free of the blanket and wrapping he arms around my torso. She felt so warm and soft. I wanted to keep here against me forever.
My baby girl, why would someone do this to Bella? Charlie's thoughts echoed in my head, I had been wondering the same thing myself. Oh so this is why they called me, they can leave the room without her freaking out. That must be awfully annoying.
"Alright, everyone will stay. Can we still talk though?" Sara asked. Bella nodded, I picked up the blanket and wrapped her up in it carefully again. She adjusted herself so her arms were free and she faced Sara.
"Bella, what are you feeling right now? At this moment?" Sara asked. Bella looked thoughtful for a moment.
"Content" she answered, content? Hm, I've seen this before. I wonder Sara's thoughts showed slightly in her face. I hope this doesn't seem cruel. I better explain to the dad at least. She walked over to Charlie and told him her plan softly.
"Bella what happened to your arm?" Sara asked. Bella didn't seem to care about the question, her pulse didn't rise she didn't cry or tear. I wrapped her up tighter in my arms just incase.
"It got burned" she told her innocently, she reminded me of a child. Compared to me she is one. I wonder how she would react if I told her the truth. If she knew I am a monster.
"Did you burn it yourself?" Sara asked leaning forward This is a bit different from the other cases… weird .
"no, that would be stupid" Bella responded as if it was the obvious answer.
"Did someone else do that to you Bella?" Sara continued. God I hope I'm not the one who makes her snap; that could get messy.
"Well if it wasn't me then it had to be someone else didn't it?" Bella snapped back. Very resilient that one.Sara though about Bella, she liked her instantly.
"That's true. Bella I think I am going to leave now" Sara told her standing up, Bella's pulse went up again.
"Why don't you have more questions?" Bella asked frantically. Yes this is defiantly it.
"Ok well I wont leave yet but I do have to talk to your dad and Dr. Cullen outside for a second" She told Bella.
"why outside? Your going to be talking about me, shouldn't I be able to hear?" Bella asked. She has a valid point, it is her health they will be discussing.
"No, we will have to wait to tell you this" Sara said turning towards the door again.
"Wait, you can talk in the bathroom" Bella suggested, Sara sighed and turned towards the bathroom. Charlie and Carlisle followed her.
"I'm pretty sure Bella has Namble syndrome. Its temporary don't worry" Sara whispered, of course it was no trouble for me to hear.
"What is that?" Charlie asked.
"Bella's mind has had so many emotions lately, she has been very stressed out. Her mind just shut off the emotional part of her brain so to speak. People who have N.S. often get very dramatic or worried about only one thing. In Bella's case she doesn't want anyone she has a bond with out of her site.
Eventually she will let people leave then a bit after that it will disappear and she will be better it could take a while but it will happen. Since Bella's emotional part of the brain is turned off she is much more like a child. If she doesn't want to answer something she won't lie, she just won't answer. You don't have to worry about saying the wrong things around her though, because she doesn't really care" Sara explained.
"the police are going to want to interview her, is now a good time? They should wait right?" Charlie asked I don't think she should have to talk about it so soon, that could be bad for her. Couldn't it?
"No actually its better if she cant feel anything, it would make it easier. Besides they couldn't wait until she became ready, it might take too long. But they should wait until she will leave the hospital and let people leave" Sara answered.
BPOV
I laid in Edwards arms staring at the bathroom door waiting for them to come back out of it. I snuggled into Edwards cold arms and chest. He pulled me closer to him, after wrapping me up in the blanket.
Edward adjusted the bed so it was laying down again, he lay down with me. I wrapped my arm over him and gave him some of the blanket. I lay there inhaling his sweet scent, my eyes drifted closed.
"Make sure they don't leave" I mumbled before sleep fell over me. I wasn't really asleep, it was like I was kind of aware of everything except it was like a dream.
"Is she sleeping?" Sara asked Edward I guess.
"I think" he answered, I smiled a bit when I heard his voice. "before she fell asleep she told me to make sure you all don't leave" I held myself tighter to him.
"I should call my husband then I guess" Sara's heels clicked as she walked. I could feel myself drifting off.
I was standing in the middle of the forest. Everyone was around me, and then they all faded into the background. Andrews's body was lying on the floor covered in his own blood. He groaned and pushed himself up.
I cocked my head to the side and looked at him standing up blood dripped off his shirt. I knew I should have been scared, but I wasn't. I couldn't have cared less actually.
I reached my hand out it was covered in blood, I was covered in his blood. I could feel it dripping off the tips of my hair and sliding down my neck. I reached out my arm and examined it. It was covered and dripping blood. I tried to whip it away but it seemed to grow back.
I gasped I jolted upright in my bed. Edward sat up too and started rubbing my arm. I stretched out my arm to examine it. It only had some spots of dried blood. I stretched and wiggled my fingers while turning my hand around.
"Weird" I mused.
"What did you dream about Bella?" Sara asked, I looked up to see Charlie, Carlisle and Sara sitting on the couch across the bed. I smiled and looked at all of them. I didn't feel like telling her. I just looked down at myself. Spots of dried blood littered my skin and cloths.
"I need to take a shower." I got off the bed, I stumbled but caught myself on a small end table. I glanced around the room, it wasn't an examining room like the one I was in when I fell asleep. It had off white colored walls with a generic water color painting hanging by the wooden door.
There was a blue couch and a TV suspended to a corner. The door to a bathroom was noticeably thinner than the door to the hospital hall way. Flowers were sitting on a table with a note sticking out of them. I walked over to them and plucked the note out of the red roses. It read.
GET WELL SOON ISABELLA.
ALL OF US AT CHANNLE 7 NEWS
Why is a news team sending me flowers? What do they know? I held up the note with a raised eyebrow. Edward seemed to understand my unspoken question.
"They know he's dead but they don't know how. They know it had something to do with a gun, someone heard it go off. They think he shot himself in front of you but no one knows for sure" Edward muttered.
"Hm," I replied curtly. I walked into the bathroom and shut the door. I was just talking off my shoes when I remembered everyone else in the room. I opened the door and nearly fell into the room. I checked quickly to make sure they were all still there. Sara was on the phone. But everyone was still here.
"Stay" I glared at all of them as if to drill my point into all of their skulls. Edward nodded at me. I went back into the bathroom and turned the water on to scorching hot. Steam quickly filled the small bathroom.
I stepped in to the undersized shower. The burning water made me gasp but I backed into it. I used the cheap body soap to scrub my body. I saw the water run a rusty red color because of the dried blood scrubbed off my body.
"Bella, its Sara. I'm going to bring in some of my cloths so you don't have to wear your dirty ones. Ok?" Sara called through the bathroom door. I didn't say anything she took that as a yes, I guess it was.
A little while later I stepped out of the shower to find black sweat pants and a grey tee shirt swung gently over the sink. I slipped them on gratefully. I walked out of the bathroom to see Sara on the phone again, everyone else was in the same spot as before.
Someone had pulled back the curtain to show early morning light masked by the cover of clouds. Sara hung up the phone when she saw me. I smiled at he and moved back to the bed with Edward, he smiled at me.
"Who are you always talking to?" I asked Sara quietly. She smiled lightly.
"My husband, Rick" I looked down guiltily. She probably misses him, and I'm keeping her here just because it's what I want. I looked up at Edward he gave me an encouraging smile. I frowned and he wrapped his arms around me, I fidgeted keeping my eyes on the hem of my shirt.
"Maybe you should go see him, he probably misses you" I mumbled awkwardly.
"OK Bella, but I'll come back and see how your doing a little bit later" Sara promised while she walked out the door. I frowned and fidgeted. She made me anxious her leaving and all.
"Renee's flight lands in an hour and a half" Charlie commented. I bit my lip.
"I'm sure Alice could pick he up from the air port" Edward commented. I smiled at him and leaned on him.
"alright" Charlie sighed. Edward leaned over and pulled the phone off the hook he quickly dialed a number. He pulled back and wrapped his arm around my shoulders. I lay down cuddled to his chest. Everything was set, Alice was all ready to pick up Renee from the airport. My mom is about to come see her only daughter lying in a hospital bed, covered in bruises and possibly crazy. Perfect.
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