AN: Sssooo... Heres another chapter! Its longer than the others!

I hope y'all like it!

Disclaimer: I really hate these. See last chapter.

After hours of walking I had somehow managed to stumble across a road. I looked both ways trying to decide which way to go before I shrugged and went right. When I heard a car approach however I jumped behind the tree line just out of sight. A rusty old red truck drove down the road not a moment later. I started walking again this time though staying behind the trees but still following the road. A few more hours later and I came upon a gas station. I had found some lost change on the ground earlier so I went to the pay phone and called up my cousin. I knew she now lived with Charlie because I heard my father mention it when he was on the phone.

Phone conversation (Bold Evelyn. Italics Bella. Underline Charlie.)

Hello?

Hey is Bella there?

Yes hang on a second.

Hi who's this?

I'm insulted! You would forget your favorite cousin?

Evelyn?

Nope I'm Santa Claus! Who else Bell?

Sorry Ev stupid question. Where are you anyways? Uncle Chris has been looking everywhere for you. He's worried sick! You should call him.

I'm here, there, everywhere. No I'm not gonna call him. I'll tell you what happened when I get to your house. How do I get there anyways? I know I'm in Forks and at a gas station.

Fine. Just follow that road for awhile and you'll see my red truck in front of a house. Better yet Ill come get you.

Okay Bell but hurry. I'm tired of all this walking.

Bye Ev.

Bye bye Belsie.

End

I hung up and stared at the phone like I was trying to find answers, which I suppose I was. Why did Bella sound so lifeless? She might have tried to hide it but it didn't work. I have to figure that out later. Minutes passed until I heard a load roar. It was from a truck I could tell but I'm surprised whoever owns it isn't deaf by now. A rusty red truck, the same one I saw passing when I was walking on the road, pulled up and Bella hopped out. Seriously! I could've stopped walking hours ago! I smiled brightly and she faked one. Mine faltered as I scanned over her body. She was paler than usual, which was saying something, she had dark circles under her eyes, and she was a lot skinnier. Overall she looked like a zombie. I frowned. "What happened Isabella?" I questioned. She winced. She knew that when I used her full name I was serious or mad. Right now I couldn't decide if I wanted to be mad at her or at the person who did this to her whether intentionally or not. "I will tell you in the car." She said lifelessly. It was my turn to wince. Her voice alone could give me the chills. What I am surprised about however is that she didn't even notice how I look or she did and didn't ask. We both climbed into her truck and she turned on the heater. I almost groaned at how good it felt. I ignored the feeling and turned to her when she started driving. "When I moved here I met someone. I can't say his name, it hurts too much. We fell in love well I at least did but I thought he did also. I was wrong. I was nothing but a toy for him and his family. He left in September a few days after my birthday. A few months later I started hanging out with Jacob. Soon he changed and left me too. That was a week ago." By the end she was sobbing. I helped her pull over to the curb and she leaned her head on my shoulder. When I find those boys they are dead. No one hurts my cousin and lives to tell the tale.

When we finally got to her house it was dark. Charlie wasn't home yet thank God and I did tell Bell that I would tell her what happened to me. I sighed softly as she started making dinner. She looked at me expectantly. "Okay well after my mom died dad started drinking..." And so I told her. I spared her details because she is having a hard time and I don't want to make it any worse. After I finished she was crying and holding me to her tightly as if she was afraid she would disappear. At that exact moment Charlie came in and ruined the moment. I mean I love him but couldn't he have been held up for ten more minutes? Or perhaps go slower than he usually did, which was very slow. Charlie kept silent all through dinner but after the dishes where cleared the interrogation started. It was the usual 'How have you been?' and stuff like that until he got it out of his system. Then came the hard part.

One hour later

Bella and I decided to go to sleep after he was done. We had to share a room not that I minded. Oh by the way I didn't tell Charlie anything. I don't want for him to have a heart attack or anything so I just kept silent. He agreed to not call my father because said man had 'said' I could come alone because he was on a 'business trip'. Poor Charlie didn't expect a thing. There was one tiny little detail he had me agree to however and it was going to school. I'm not even in the same grade as Bell (one year lower) let alone have I really been to school. The only things I ever studied where the things he had kept of my mother. She was very smart and she kept all her school books because she was homeschooled when she was younger. With that meager amount I doubt I would do that well unless I worked really hard. Sleep came easy that night because I was on an air mattress on Bella's floor. It was a lot more comfortable than the concrete I had slept on before.

AN: Sorry for any grammar/spelling mistakes.

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Aurora