I woke to what I assumed was the next morning, strapped to a hospital bed, at the receiving end of four pairs of nervous eyes. Edward, Alice, Emmet and Jasper all jumped up from their seats and immediately started to whisper. I lay on the bed, my head reeling, and utterly confused. Suddenly, from Alice's hand, I saw a piece of white paper with messy writing scrawled across it. I instantly recognized the hand writing, and realized she clutched the note I had written to her in her hand.
I thought desperately of an excuse to make for it, oh shit. I could think of nothing but the truth. I rolled my head to the side of the pillow, and looked at my left arm. It was encased in a large white cast, and I noticed a large series of cuts and bruises across my entire body. I wondered why I was in no pain, and then realized I was connected to an IV, and a considerable amount of painkillers.
"Bella," I snapped back to attention to find Alice sitting on the side of my bed, alone. "I found your note. Honey, you need to explain. I showed the letter to everyone, and even though Edward was relieved" she flashed a quick grin, "we all need to thoroughly understand the situation with Victoria. If one of us turning you into a vampire is the only option, then I am willing to do it. Right here, right now. Edward is still avidly against the idea, so you need to completely explain, and then I'll report to the others. It's ok Bella. It's just me and you. I can edit out anything that happened to you when I re-iterate it later."
Alice then looked straight into my eyes, placed her hand upon my knee, and waited. I looked down nervously, and decided that I would not let a single tear leave my eyes until this entire situation was over. She waited, patiently still. I looked up, took a deep breath, and began. I began from the moment I walked into my house last night, and did not stop until I reached the last moment of eye contact I held with Johanna.
Once I had finally finished, I sat up and looked directly at Alice's eyes. Her two, absolutely gorgeous eyes. She placed her hand against my cheek, and stood up, brushing my face gingerly. She flowed out of the room, and quietly closed the door behind her.
I smiled. Finally, a motherly touch.
I looked to the left and began to stare out the window, when I saw something weird. I blinked and shook my head slightly. Did I see a red flash? I looked out the window again, maybe these painkillers were up to high. I then saw another red flash, and a pair of bright eyes.
"EDWARD!"