After I had changed and got rid of all traces of blood, I knew my five minutes were up, when I heard Edward's feet pounding up the stairs. And before I even got a chance to open the door, Edward knocked it off its hinges and flew into me knocking me onto the floor, with him on top of me.
At first I was shocked, the wind knocked out of my lungs. And as Edwards's eyes skimmed over me and his family's voices filled the room to see if I was ok, and all I could was I laugh. I laughed my freaking head off. I just kept on laughing and laughing and I really didn't know why. But I just did and even though I was getting weird looks from everyone. Edward had got off me and was now kneeling next to me helping Carlisle check my body any broken bones, though they were having a hard time doing it since I was laughing so much.
"Bella, you need to calm down." Carlisle commanded, as my laughter got out of control.
"I'm sorry, I just," I explained still in a fit full of giggles, when I all of a sudden stopped, the laughter turning to tears in a split second. And while they were confused about why I was crying and even more confused at my sudden change of emotions, they were able to check me over and I got the all clear. As soon as Carlisle said it was ok Edward held me in a hug, but I forcefully pushed him away, not wanting to be comforted.
Even though I couldn't physically hurt him, I did emotionally and took him by surprise. Him and his family, they had never seen me like this before.
I stood up, leaving Edward on the floor and tried to push past them not wanting to cry in front of them, even though I had plenty of times, now it was different for some reason.
"Bella honey what's wrong?" Asked Esme, who was like my mother, sometimes even more like a mother then my actual mum. She tried to wipe away my tears but I hit her hand away and gave her an angry glare. Everyone let out a gasp of unnecessary air and it was then that I realised what I had done. I wanted to give Esme a hug and tell her I'm sorry and have her forgive me like I knew she would, but I couldn't. I couldn't even look at her, I just stared at the floor.
"I'm sorry Esme, I didn't mean to… I just…I… I'm so sorry." I cried, breaking down completely, unable to control my emotions anymore. Slowly Esme wrapped me in a hug, cautious so not to startle me and whispered sweet words in my ear, like any mother would do. Sighing, I relaxed in her arms, happy to get rid of these evil thoughts that had been clouding my mind.
"No Bella, you don't want to be happy. You want to be miserable. You hate life. YOU WANT TO DIE!" A voice in my head shouted, filling me with all these sad and painful emotions.
"I don't hate life. I want to be happy. I want to live." I argued against myself, trying not to cry.
"Bella you're going to kill yourself. It's their fault that you're like this. IT'S THEIR FAULT!" My mind screamed." IT'S ALL THEIR FAULT!"
"It's not their fault." I mumbled out loud trying to prove to myself that I was right. "No, its not. They didn't do anything. They wouldn't do anything."
My voice was getting louder and louder, although it didn't matter the whole of the Cullen family could hear me anyway, even when I was whispering. But none the less they all looked at me as if I was crazy. Which is fair enough.
"Why are you protecting them?" The voice yelled, making me wince in pain. "They don't care about you. They hate you. No one loves you Bella, no one. THEY ALL HATE YOU!"
"No!" I screamed, placing my hands over my ears. Esme moved away from me as I did this, letting Edward, Alice and Jasper move forward, so that they could try and calm me." It's not true… you're lying… they do care about me they do. I know they do."
"Edward doesn't love you. He doesn't even like you. He finds you annoying and he just wishes that you'd die already. So do everyone a favour and kill yourself already." The voice taunted. I couldn't take it anymore, I couldn't. I screamed loudly, like glass shattering kind of scream.
"Bella what's going on?" The whole family asked at once, while Jasper tried with all his power to calm me down but nothing seemed to work. My emotions were overwhelming him.
Edward moved to my side and tried to rub soothing patterns on my back, but I was sobbing so uncontrollably that I didn't feel anything. The voice in my head knowing that it had won the battle, it kept on saying cruel stuff. It pushed me to breaking point and beyond. I need everyone out. Now.
"Everyone, can you please leave?" I asked them looking up at them for the first time, since putting my eyes to the ground. They all looked at each other, probably talking to Edward through their minds, trying to figure out what they should do. In the end Edward spoke up, having clearly made a decision.
"Why don't we wait downstairs, Bella? That way you can have your privacy for a couple of minutes and get yourself cleaned up and then we can talk?" Edward suggested.
"No." I croaked my voiced failing after the all the tears had cried." I need to be alone; I would like you all to leave, now. Including you Edward." I told them all, as I wrapped my arms around my shoulders, protecting myself from the world.
"Bella, do you think it would be best that you're left alone right now?" Alice asked.
"Yes, there are things I need to think about. And I won't be able to do that with all of you here. I'm sorry but I need to be alone. I hope you understand." I told them, looking each and every one of them in the eye, just so that they could see how sorry I was.
But Edward wouldn't have any of it.
"Bella we need to talk about what's going on. One minute you're hearing things, the next you're fainting and having seizures. We need to discuss this." Edward practically yelled, clearly frustrated and hurt and mainly concerned.
"Edward, Bella is clearly under a lot of stress at the moment. As her doctor I recommend that she gets a lot of rest and quiet. We can come back and see her tomorrow. But until then, no one is to bother her. And I mean no one. And I will make sure that no one escapes the house, do you hear me?" Carlisle told everyone, in his very fatherly fashion, which made you know that he was not going to tolerate anything else but what he said.
Everyone nodded and they all said bye to me as Carlisle marched them out of the bathroom and down the stairs. I followed them to, wanting to be polite and see them out.
They all walked past me in a single line, murmuring words of comfort to me, telling me to sleep well and things like that. Jasper even thoughtfully sent me a wave of calm to help me sleep well he told me, though I think it was for the voices. Though either way it was a sweet gesture because he probably could have done with it more then I needed it. As well as everyone else's emotions, we also had my ones, which rather huge and probably took a lot out of him. Edward was the last to leave and the expression he gave me almost killed me.
Locking me in a tight hug, he held me lovingly as well as extremely close, as if though he thought that if he let go that I'd disappear in to thin air.
"Go to sleep as soon as we go, OK? I want to come over tomorrow to see you better, because I hate seeing you like this. You really have got me worried. And I would stay with you all night if I could but Carlisle would have my head. So I'll go now." He whispered, as he gently kissed me on the lips, making me smile for a second." But I swear that as soon as Carlisle says that it's OK, I am going to be over here and we are going to work through all of this. You hear me?" I just nodded and waved goodbye, as they all ran into the forest, probably all thinking the same damn thing.
What the hell had happened to Bella?
