Chapter Four
I never knew how much I would miss the comfort of home. The girl who was always dying to run away can no longer run back to. I miss the sun hitting my skin. The way my hair would shine in the morning when driving to school. I miss the amber sunsets. Most of all I miss my mom. She became my rock when I had nothing else to lean on. I never knew a someone could miss another human being as much as I missed her. Growing up, my mom was the only one I could depend on. She always brought me to ballet class and sat through the whole thing, even though I fell a lot. In elementary school, she would personally bring me medicine or band-aids when I got sick. Middle school was when everything between us got rocky. That's when she met Phil, I was in the 8th grade. At first I loved him. He was the father I never had, and he made my mom smile more then I ever could. He would take me out for ice cream after a long day at school. The day he tried to punish me, is the day I started to hate him. I went on his lap top when he wasn't home one day, and the next day when I came home from school, my door was gone. My mattress laid on the floor, and that was the only thing besides my dresser that was kept in my room. Being thirteen and having every inch of your privacy taken away from you is the worst thing you could go through. Ever since then I have never even said a full paragraph to him. He became the enemy and my mom joined him by taking his side over mine, her own daughter.
Waking up the next morning was the hardest thing I have ever done in a very long time. I was being pulled out of a sweet dream into the reality of a nightmare I am in. I knew I was too sore to get up, so I didn't even try. My body was damp and sticky. Blood, probably my own, surrounded my lifeless body. The stench, could of made me vomit if it wasn't for the simple fact of not eating in days, I would have. I let my hands wander over my body, silently inspecting the damage. I felt the bruises around my neck, making it hard for me to breathe. I could still feel his hands effortlessly wrapped around my neck. He held my struggling body still with his weight until I passed out. He is strong, unbelievably strong, too strong to be exact. As soon as I opened my eyes the light penetrated through them like I a new born baby just being born.
I was in a bath tub, soaking in my own blood. Panic struck my body, and I didn't care how badly in pain I am in, I had to get out. I jumped out of the bath tub, nearly slipping on my own blood. I braced myself against the double sink. I knew I the door was locked form the outside so I didn't even try. The whole back wall of the bathroom is a window. A solid window, with no way of opening. I let my body fall to the floor in defeat. I knew I wasn't getting out of this mess anytime soon. I laid on my back, looking up at the ceiling. I wasn't on anything, but for some reason I saw pictures. I didn't know how long I stayed in that position, but when I looked out the window I saw the sun hitting the horizon, with clouds following behind it. I knew I wasn't far from where I was supposed to be, home with my father. I turned around to face the sun rise. I wrapped my hands around my legs, and rested my chin on my knees ignoring the pain in my ribs.
"Beautiful, Isn't it, the dawn of a new day?" I heard his voice and my whole body stiffened. I didn't move or respond. I simply shook my head, and gazed out the window. He positioned his body in front of me sitting with his legs crossed. "Pick your head up and look at me Bella." I did as he said and it was like I was seeing him in a whole new light. Which was technically true.
My enemy was beautiful. Bronze hair, Golden eyes, pale skin. It like I could look into his eyes, and get lost searching for his soul. I knew there was some good in him, and I wanted to find it. I would do anything to find it. I stopped myself from reaching out and touching his porcelain features. I looked down and rested my head in my knees.
"What?" My chin rested upon his hands and he made me look into his eyes.
"M M-m-may I ask you a question?" I didn't want to hear the response, but there was no way out of it.
"Ask anything you want, we have all day." he smiled at me and it made my heart melt and beat faster all at the same time.
"Will you answer me truthfully?"
"It depends on what you plan on asking me."
I took a deep breathe and prepared myself for him to be angry with me "What's your name?"
"Edward Cullen."
I exhaled in relief. He still looked calm, so I continued. "Why am I here?"
He closed his eyes, and when opening them they were onyx. "You will find out soon enough why your here, but for now, you need to take a shower. My sister is going to get you dressed, and today, your meeting the family."
When I looked up from the floor he was gone, I didn't eve hear him leave. I stood myself up, once again using the sink as a brace. I didn't know how long it has been since I took a shower. I watched my blood run down the drain, and turned the water on so hot that steam already began fogging up the cold bathroom. I stepped into the shower and let my body lie limp against the back of the tub. Letting the hot water bring me back to life. I knew I had to get out even though I was reluctant. I got out of the shower to a large towel folded neatly on the sink, and a note laid on top.
Bella,
Alice will be in in a few minutes to dress you, sit and wait.
Edward
He acted like I had somewhere to run to. I sat on the floor in the same position he left me in. My wet hair dripping down my back, and my eyes watched as the rain fell from the sky above.
"Hi Bella! I'm Alice! Were going to be best friends, come on." She was taking my hand and leading me out of the bathroom before I can even restart my heart. Alice was short, with pixie like features. He hair was flipped out in all different directions, and like Edward her skin was pale and cold.
"Alice, I don't think I can leave the bathroom." I said trying to pull away from her.
"Oh, don't worry. Edwards knows your with me. We're going to my room." As soon as she said her last sentence she opened two huge double doors reveling her room. It wasn't like the rest of the house. Which I expecting. Her carpet was white, with gray brick like walls. Her bed rose of the ground about four feet, it had a silk green and blue bed spread with tons of pillows. On the east and west side of the room both laid double doors with a fire place directly in the middle of the two.
"Your room is beautiful." I said to her still looking around.
"Thanks, I like decorating and designing, so it suits me as well as it can." she smiled at me and took my hand again leading me towards the east double doors. When she opened it, I couldn't believe my eyes. It was a whole other room stocked with clothes.
"What is this a mall?" I was in awe that a girl could have so much clothes
"No it's just my closet, and today is your lucky day. It's time for a make over Bella!" Strangely I never recalled telling her my name, but it was nice being with someone other than Edward for a change.
Two hours, and six-teen outfits later I was finally dressed. Alice saw me in something way to slutty, and I had to fight with her hand in foot about getting me into a pair of jeans, and a long turtleneck shirt to hide the bruises. She accessorized me with a long necklace, and a matching bracelet and earring set. I sat at her vanity for an hour while she pulled and tugged on my hair and face. Making me look "beautiful" as she would put it. It wasn't till after one in the afternoon when we emerged from her room. We walked to the end of the hallway hand in hand, smiling, and laughing, until I saw him again. Edward still looked calm, but I wasn't going to test his patients today.
"Alice, you missed a spot." He said pointing to her face. She let go of my arm and ran back to her room at a rather fast pace. Edward than walked over to my side, and forcefully took my hand in his. "I missed you today Bella. You look beautiful." He stopped dead in front of me and pushed my bangs behind my ears. "You can talk you know."
"You didn't give me permission to talk Edward." I said holding my breathe.
"Well now you can, as long as it's nothing out of line than you should be okay." He grabbed both of my wrists tight and shoved me up again the wall. "Do you understand me?"
"Yes." I nearly spat back in his face. He took my hand again and dragged me down the curved stair case. I took deep breathes to calm myself because looking up at me I saw six pale faces waiting to meet me.
Yes I left you all hanging. Is Edwards abuse to Bella over? How will the Cullen's react to her? Will she know the truth behind why she is there in the first place?
Haha. You all will have to keep reading. I have a good idea on where this story is going to go. Hang in there readers. You won't be disappointed. Lessthanthree Malloryyyy.