Chapter 6
Bella woke to the sound of beeping machines; she didn't even have to open her eyes to know she was in a hospital. After all, it was practically her second home. She sat up slightly and blinked open her eyes, looking around. She found her father talking to a blonde haired man to the door of her room. Then she looked at the bed next to her, and Keri was sitting in it talking to a boy. Bella's mouth fell open when she saw him. He was beautiful. He had bronze colored hair and really pale skin. When the boy glanced up at her, she immediately looked away. She did notice, however, that his eyes were a light butterscotch color that she could just drown in.
"Hello Bella. I'm Dr. Cullen. We have good news and bad news for you." He said, smiling at me, and he was extremely handsome too, but nothing compared to the boy next to Keri. Dr. Cullen beckoned Charlie over, who smiled at Bella. It was full of relief.
Bella smiled back slightly, but winced when it hurt. "Ow" She said, rubbing the side of her temple. She felt a bump and groaned, which caused Charlie to laugh. She shot him a glare before turning her attention to the waiting doctor.
"So, the good news is that you only have a slight bump on your head, which will go away in a few weeks time. The bad news is I have to keep you here for about 3 days, to make sure your head will be okay." Bella looked at Charlie and pouted, he just shrugged at her and smiled again. "Now," continued the Dr. Cullen, "your friend over there has it a little worse. She is having trouble remembering things, but she should be able to leave by the time you go, and have her full memory back. My boy Edward is trying to try to stir up some of her memories, but is having no luck. We were hoping you could help, since you know her." He said, looking at Bella hopefully, and she thought her stomach dropped to her feet. She did not know Keri at all. But she just nodded and smiled instead of sharing this.
"Okay. Call me if you need me." Dr. Cullen said to Charlie and then exited the room.
Bella slowly pulled herself out of bed and walked over towards Keri and Edward, since that's what the doctor called him.
She sat in the chair on the opposite side of the bed from Edward, who immediately stiffened and a hostile expression came over his face. He shot up and excused himself before shooting out of the room, faster than Bella would have thought possible.
She sat frozen for a second, wondering if he left because of her. She shook her head, focusing on the more important task at hand, which would be Keri.
"Hey." She said, smiling at Keri who just stared at her. Bella squirmed uncomfortably after a couple minutes, but then realized that a knowing smile was creeping up Keri's face.
"I know you!" Keri said, her usually sad, depressed voice now high and cheery. She smiled as Bella waited for her to say something more.
"And…?" Bella said, to the still smiling Keri.
"Oh, right!" She cried, shaking her hair out and twirling it. Bella was glad to see that habit had stuck with her. "You're Bella, right? Yes, I know you are." She was now talking to herself and Bella couldn't hear what she was saying.
Dr. Cullen then came back in, with Edward in tow. He seemed fine no, and he even smiled a little at Bella. It took her breath away and she felt herself blushing. She turned her head back to Keri, who was now talking a little louder.
"What was that, Keri?" Bella said when she heard her say Dylan's name.
"I'm just talking about Dylan Leto, you know him right? Yes, I know you do." She nodded to herself and then continued with the conversation she was having to no one.
"Keri" Edward said, coming to stand beside her. Bella once again lost her breathe, but this time when she heard his voice. It was that of an angel. She glanced up at him, while he was quietly talking to Keri. She jerked her eyes away once she realized she was staring.
"So…you are Edward Cullen?" Keri asked. Edward nodded, causing a smile to erupt on Keri's face. "So what am I thinking then?" she said, her eyes staring intently at his face with hope. Edward recoiled when she asked that, blinking in shock. He looked up at Carlisle, who looked equally dumbfounded.
"How would I know that?" Edward asked, his voice was light, but also demanding and full of tension. He was nervous. Bella looked at his face closely, trying to find out why he would react that way to a silly question. She gave up when his face betrayed nothing. It was a perfect mask of innocent confusion.
Keri scoffed and rolled her eyes to the ceiling. When she started to speak again, her voice become very cold and grave. "You are the mind-reader, right? Yes, I know you are. The one who can see what people are thinking at all times. Don't play with me, Edward Anthony Mason, because I know very well that you know exactly what I am talking about. So don't you dare pretend otherwise." She finished by glaring at him. His face was so shocked that he couldn't speak. Bella looked towards the Dr. Cullen who was trying to say something, but not coming up with any words. Eventually, he just turned and walked out of the room. When he did this, Edward slowly rose to his feet and backed slowly out of the room, always keeping his eyes on Keri.
Bella glanced up at Charlie in confusion. "Isn't Edward's last name Cullen, if he is Dr. Cullen's son?" Bella asked.
"Well, yes, but he was adopted, along with his brothers and sisters."
Keri looked up and smiled. "Rosalie and Emmet, Jasper and Alice, and then his mother, Esme."
"His real mother?" Bella questioned, staring at Keri.
"Oh no! His real mother died a long, long, long time ago." She smiled again, as if laughing at an inside joke.
"That's horrible." Bella said. A part of her wanted to run and tell Edward herself how sorry she was, and another part told her to stay away from him.
"Bella, when I told you about Dylan, did you listen to everything I said?" Keri asked, probing her with her eyes.
"How are you remembering all this?" Bella asked quietly.
"It's coming back." Keri said smiling. Her cheery voice was back and she was practically bouncing in her bed from excitement. She frowned all of a sudden, "what was I asking you again?"
Bella was about to answer when a nurse came in and told her it was time for Keri to have some sedatives. Bella moved back to her own bed while the nurse was doing this when she realized how tired she was. She tried to keep her eyes open, but soon she slowly drifted off to sleep.
