Chapter 2

Alice's POV

What was she thinking?! Why would she do this? Why? I knew I couldn't make it, but I had to help Charlie get over this. How would he take it? I suddenly thought of my brother.

I couldn't tell him this. He would be even more depressed. He already won't talk to us or even see us.

I had a vision of Bella jumping off a cliff. I told Jasper to stay in Alaska while I go help Charlie. I jumped in the car and drove off. I hit the highway and sped up. I would be there in 2 hours. I'll make a 1 day trip in 2 hours. I was going 210 mph.

*two hours later*

I pulled up to the familiar house I haven't been to in 6 months. I saw a car pull away when I pulled up. The driver didn't see me, but I saw him. Mike Newton. What was going on? Why was Mike Newton here?

I parked the car and got out. I heard sobbing. It sounded familiar. I rushed to the door and opened it. What I saw shocked me.

Bella's POV

I heard the door open. I was crying. I hoped it was Charlie.

"Bella?" asked a familiar voice. I thought I was seeing and hearing things. Her spiky, black hair and those familiar gold eyes stared at me.

"Alice?" I asked. I tried to move, but couldn't. I was in too much pain.

"Bella? What happened? Are you okay?" she asked running over to me. She grabbed me in her arms.

"No, I……. I'm in pain. Help me to the couch," I said.

She put her arms around me and lifted me. She set me on the couch.

"Alice, what are you doing here?" I asked as she sat next to me.

"I had a vision of you. I wasn't looking. I promise. I was just watching TV and you appeared," she said.

"You saw me falling?" I asked.

"No. I saw you jump. What were you thinking, Bella? Did you think of your friends? Charlie? Rene and Phil? Or me? Or even my brother?" she asked.

"What friends? The only friend I have is Jake. The rest abandoned me, because of Jessica. The only two that stayed was Angela and Ben. Nobody else cares," I said.

"What were you thinking? My brother cares! He cares about you all the time!" she screamed.

"Yeah right! He left me! Now I'm stuck with Mike!" I said. But when I did, I wished I could take it back.

"Mike? Wait, are you 2 dating?" she asked.

Now I got to explain everything to her. I couldn't. I wouldn't.

"Bella, tell me! I won't be mad! Come on, Bella!" she said.

I just shook my head. It hurt. I winced in pain.

"Wait, Bell. What happened?" she asked. She was looking at my wrist. My brace.

"I…..I fell," I lied.

"You are a bad liar, Bella. Now what really happened?" she asked.

I sighed. How could I tell her?

Wait, does this have to do with Mike?" she asked.

I looked her in the eyes and nodded. She grabbed the sleeve of my shirt on my left hand and shoved it up my arm. She revealed all my bruises. Almost 10 on each arm. She did the same to my other sleeve.

Then she went for my pants' legs. She shoved those up and revealed at least 30 bruises. Then she went for my stomach. She shoved that up and revealed the big bruise that was from where Mike kicked me.

"What did you do?" Alice shrieked.

I just started crying. "Alice, I'm scared. It's Mike. He has been abusing me ever since a month after you all left. He forced me to date him. I want help, Alice! Please help me." I had my arms around her neck. I was crying into her neck.

"Ssh, Bella. Ssh! He's not coming near you anymore. I promise. Now, tell me everything. Start from the beginning," she said rubbing circles on my back.

I told her everything. About Jacob, too. She wasn't happy about the werewolf thing and the Laurent thing. But she was more pissed about the Mike thing.

"I'll kill him. No wait…. I'll let Edward and have him rip him to pieces!" she said pulling out her phone.

"No!" I screamed. "Don't tell him! He doesn't love me anyways," I said.

"Bella, he does love you. He hasn't been around us since the day he left you. He only left to protect you. Which only put you in more danger. I am glad those wolves were there to kill Laurent. I'm mad about the Victoria thing. But I'm more pissed about the Mike thing," she said.

I was speechless. "He….. He loves me?"

"Of course. Now, what I want to know is why you jumped off a cliff," she said.

"I jumped off a cliff because I was tired of Mike abusing me. I missed Edward-" wince "too much. I just want him back," I said crying again.

"I know, Bella," she said.

"Does he know you're here?" I asked.

"No, but he's fixing to," Alice said opening her phone.

"Wait. He needs to hear it from me. Please?" I asked.

"Sure," she said.

She scrolled through her phonebook. My heart was beating so fast as I watched. I could finally talk to him!

"Bella, calm down. I hear your heartbeat going a mile a minute," Alice said.

"Sorry, Alice. It's been 6 months," I said.

"I understand. You ready?" she asked.

"Yes," I said reaching out for the phone.

She hit a button and handed me the phone. I stuck it to my ear. I heard it ring. On the 3rd ring someone picked up.

"What is it, Alice?" that familiar, velvet voice asked.