ALL HUMAN- ALL HAVE SAME SPECIAL TALENTS THOUGH.
NONE OF THEM ARE TOGETHER--- ALL SINGLE--- NO ONE ASKS THEM OUT BECAUSE THEY ARE OUTCASTS. Except Edward and Bella, of course.
EPOV
I was with Carlisle, in
his office at the hospital. We were having a conversation that I
thought the rest of the family should not hear. We had just fallen
silent when suddenly we heard Carlisle being called over the
loud-speaker.
"Dr. Cullen, please report to the ER. Dr.
Cullen, please report to the ER."
"I have to go. Would
you care to wait for me here?"
"Yes. Thank you."
Carlisle rushed from the room and left me in the office alone. There
was an eerie silence. *Edward, you better get
in here. Now.* Carlisle's sudden thoughts
echoed in my head. I got up and ran as fast as I could to the
Emergency Room where he had been called. I saw him and walked over to
where he was standing. I gave him a curious look as I approached.
*It's Bella.*
Carlisle told me with his mind.
"No! What's wrong with her?
Is she okay? Carlisle!"
"Edward, she's unconcious and
she's not breathing correctly. I have to get her stabilized. Please
try to remain calm until I can do so." I nodded and sank to the
floor and watched as Carlisle shoved a breathing tube down my Bella's
throat to get her breathing properly.
He was able to get her
stabilized within five minutes. Five long, precious minutes, in which
Bella, my Bella, could have died. Left me forever. But, when Carlisle
stabilized her, I breathed easy again. I looked at him. *She's
okay. For now. We have to get her into a room. Come on, son. I'm sure
you don't want to leave her now.* I shook my
head at that, and rose to follow Carlisle from the room as he
transported Bella to a room on one of the upper floors of the
hospital. *I won't let anyone else care for
her. She will be under my careful watch always.*
I nodded. We had just put her into a room by herself when my cell
phone buzzed in my pocket.
"Alice." I answered the
phone.
"Is she okay? Please tell me she's okay."
"I
don't know Alice. We just got her stabilized and into a room. Do you
know what happened?"
"No. I just saw a lot of blood and
them putting her into an ambulance." There came a sudden
screaming noise from the room. Carlisle had already disappeared back
into the room.
"Alice. I gotta go." I hung up on her
quickly and ran into the room. Carlisle was giving up on his
efforts.
"No. Don't give up Carlisle. You can save her."
Carlisle looked at me. *Edward, it's no use.
She's gone. I'm sorry son. I did all I could to help her.*
Carlisle was unhooking her monitors. I could have screamed in
frustration. I was desperate to escape, but didn't know what to do or
where to go. Carlisle saw the look on my face. *Go
son. Go where you must. It's okay.* I left
the hospital and began to run. I didn't know where I was going. My
cell phone vibrated again. I answered it, still running, and a little
out of breath.
"What?"
"Edward, don't go.
Please." Alice's voice was pleading. It was the only thing right
now that would get me to stay, when I wanted so badly to go.
"Okay.
I'm coming home." I said to my sister through adoption, giving
in way too easily. I ran up my driveway and into the house. I stopped
just inside the door momentarily. Everyone was sitting in the
livingroom. Alice, Jasper, Emmett, Rosalie and Esme were all there. I
shot past them and went upstairs into my room. I collapsed shakily
onto my black leather sofa and broke into sobs.
It was another two hours
later, when someone finally came up to check on me. There was a soft
knock on the door.
"What?" I asked in the loudest voice
I could muster.
"Can I come in?"
It was Esme.
"Fine." I said. I cradled my head in my
hands as she entered the room, trying to fight back more tears. She
came in and sat down next to me.
"I won't try to make you
talk about it or anything. But, I want you to know, it's going to be
okay." I couldn't reply to her. She put a hand on my shoulder,
and I didn't try to move.
For the third time that
day, my phone vibrated and I answered it. Esme made to leave but I
shook my head at her. I wanted her to stay.
"Hello?" I
tried to make my voice louder than the whisper it was
now.
"Edward?"
"Yes."
"Edward, this
is Charlie." Charlie. I broke down into sobs again as he
spoke.
"Charlie?"
"Do you know what
happened?"
"No. Do you?"
"I couldn't see
her. They were holding me back. There was a lot of blood. The
truck...was in shambles. I almost couldn't recognize it as hers."
"I
was there. At the hospital. When they brought her in. Carlisle
treated her. He did all he could for her. He got her up into a room,
and then....she-"
"Left us. Left me, left you. Gone.
Carlisle called me at the office and told me. He gave me your number.
Said someone should talk to you."
"Oh."
"So,
how are you? Are you okay?"
"No. You?"
"Not
really. Do you and Alice want to come over for dinner? I don't want
to be alone tonight."
"Yeah. Okay. We'll be over in an
hour or two. Thank you, Charlie."
"No, Edward, thank
you. See you later. Bye Edward."
"Bye Charlie." I
hung up and stared into space. Esme was at my side again.
"Edward,
son, do you want Jasper to come up here and try to help?"
"No...
I- I don't know."
"Well, maybe you should. You might
need that extra boost of relief if you are going to be with Charlie
for the night."
"Maybe."
"Edward, let me
help you, please. I can feel your emotions from down here, and it's
killing me." Jasper yelled upstairs at that moment. "Jazz,
just give me time. Alice?" I called to them. She appeared in the
doorway with a bag over her shoulder.
"Ready when you are,
Edward." she said to me. She had
seen that we would be going over to Charlie's then. Good. So, I
didn't have to explain it to her that way.
"I just- wanna
talk to Carlisle first. When will he be home, Esme?"
"In
just a few minutes."
"I want to talk to him before we
go." Esme nodded and squeezed my shoulder. I put my head back in
my hands and stayed like that until Carlisle walked in the house. I
heard them talking downstairs but couldn't make out what they were
saying.
There was silence for a
minute and then Carlisle was crouching in front of me.
"Edward?"
I did not look up at him. I did not want him to see all the pain and
saddness and frustration and desperation in my eyes. *Edward,
son. Look at me. I want to help.* I looked
up at him unwillingly and he saw the emotions in my eyes. He also saw
the question that was burning deep inside them. *We
don't know what happened yet. No one was there to witness the
incident. It was Angela Weber that called in. She was driving past
when she recognised the vehicle. They wouldn't let Charlie anywhere
near the scene. We'll have to wait and see what the autopsy tells
us.*
"Did you tell
Renee?"
"Yes." I nodded, all my questions answered.
"Edward, it's going to be okay." he said this out loud, as
opposed to keeping it private and just thinking it.
"No it
won't." Someone placed something at my feet, next to Carlisle.
It was a bag of over night stuff for Charlie's.
"Ready to go,
Edward?" I nodded.
"Where are you going?" Carlisle
asked.
"Charlie wanted Alice and I to spend the night. Said
he couldn't be alone." It was Carlisle's turn to nod in
response. Alice and I left and drove the Volvo to Charlie's.
