I drove home after that, and didn't answer the phone the rest of the evening. I left my computer off, and when Alice came to the door I told Charlie to tell her I had the swine and to turn her away. He didn't question why I was acting like that—he also didn't question why I had come home early from school—which I suspected was because teenage girl problems weren't his forte.
And for the remainder of the day I lay on my bed, locked in my room, staring up at the ceiling and telling myself not to cry, it would be all right, everything would be all right tomorrow, even though I knew it wasn't that easy, and nothing would be all right tomorrow.
I don't know when I fell asleep, but I do know I woke up at midnight to a weird noise. It was coming from outside; something was hitting my window.
At first I thought it was just rain or hail or something and turned on my side to try and fall back asleep, except after a while it sounded nothing like rain. It sounded like someone was outside, trying to get in.
I didn't want to wake up Charlie. I was a big girl, and I was totally able to handle myself. So as whatever it was continued to pelt my window, I slid my feet off the side of the bed and began to look for a weapon. Okay, what was there to use? I had school supplies, but safety scissors and pencils weren't going to do anything from a distance so high up. As I was searching, I realized that the stuff hitting my window was actually rocks. Someone was throwing rocks at my window.
Finally, I found my weapon of choice. My desk chair. It wasn't as useful as, like, nun chucks or whatever, but I could lift it, it was still heavy enough to take whoever was outside down, and it would fit out my window.
Before opening the window I peered outside. There was a very shadowy figure down there; it was impossible to tell who it was. Just as I slid the screen open another rock came up and hit me, square in the forehead. I said some colourful words before hearing, "Bella? Hello? Bella?"
The scoundrel knew my name!
"Go away!" I yelled-whispered down, slowly lifting up the desk chair. I needed to aim it properly, so maybe the thief would get a concussion or something and next time he'd think twice before trespassing by my house.
"No, it's me!"
"I don't know who me is but—" I moved the desk chair so it was sitting on the ledge of the window pane. "You better get outta here!"
"No, it's—"
I pushed the chair out.
"—Edward. I can explain what happened—"
Oh no. Oh shit. Oh shitty shit shit.
I reached for the chair but it was too late; it was freefalling towards him, tumbling through the dark.
"MOVE OUT OF THE WAY!" I screamed.
It hit him.
***
"What did you do?"
I shook my head. "I thought he was a robber... or someone. I didn't have anything else and I didn't want to wake you up—I can handle myself. So I just—"
"—threw your desk chair out the window?"
"You make it sound so bad."
"How can you make this sound good, Bella?"
"I was practicing self-defence."
But, oh God, it was bad. Very bad. Edward was lying on the ground, the desk chair had been pushed off of him to the side by Charlie, and his arm was sticking out at an awkward, non-natural angel. I'd already called the ambulance and they were on their way.
Edward, for some odd reason, was giggling, his chin resting on his chest. I'd chosen to ignore this because it was sort of disturbing. Who in the world would laugh in this situation?
"Are you okay, son?" Charlie asked, slapping Edward lightly on the cheek. He probably found the giggling disturbing too. "Respond, Edward."
"Hello-o-o-o," Edward said, and burst into another fit of laughter.
What did I do?
***
Edward had a bad concussion and a broken arm, but other than that no serious injuries. When you think about it, I was lucky. What if that chair had landed on his head or something and cracked his head open and he had serious brain damage? I mean, Dr. and Mrs. Cullen would probably sue, and Alice wouldn't want to be friends with me anymore. So, when you think about it like that, I really didn't do much at all.
Though when looking at Edward, whose arm was in a sling, it was kinda hard to think of it the other way. Especially when Emmett comes along, gives you a dirty look, and says, "Thanks, Bella. We're gonna lose now," and then walks away, even if you have no idea what he's talking about. But you have a pretty good idea it has something to do with hitting his best friend in the head with a desk chair the night before.
I didn't find out what Emmett had been saying until lunch when I sat down beside Jessica, and she said, "They're going to lose without him."
"Lose what?" I asked, and looked at Edward's empty seat at his table regretfully.
"The football championships."
"What?"
Jessica sighed and took a bite of her turkey sandwich. "You broke Edward's arm."
"No shit, Jess."
"So he can't play in the football championships."
Ohh. So that's what this was about. Football. Everyone was giving me dirty looks because, because of Edward's broken arm, he wouldn't be able to play in the football championships. And, let's be honest here, the football team without Edward would probably be utterly lost.
"Oh," I said aloud, and leaned back in my seat.
"So how did it happen, anyways?" Jessica changed the subject. "I heard you tackled him in the middle of the night."
I blinked.
"But Sue from AP history said no way could you tackle him. She heard that your dad tackled him because he caught you two kissing."
I blinked again.
"Buuuuut Jim from algebra said that you crashed his car again."
"Jess. None of those are even near the truth."
"What is it then?"
"I—uh—," I swallowed and mumbled something under my breath.
"What?"
"Ihithimwithmydeskchair," I said so quickly I knew she wouldn't be able to understand.
"Why are you talking so fast?"
"Okay." I looked around, to make sure nobody was watching. I whispered, "I hit him with my desk chair."
"I still can't—"
"I HIT HIM WITH MY DESK CHAIR, OKAY?" I cried. " I THREW MY DESK CHAIR OUT OF MY WINDOW AND IT HIT HIM!"
Deciding it was best to ignore the stares burning into my back, I stomped out of the cafeteria.
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