Chapter 11
I was returned to my "room" and was told to wait until someone came and got me, like I would be able to go anywhere.
So I sat, and paced back and forth, and sat and thought about all the stuff that had happed between Edward and I since we had met William. We had been so close before and now it was like we didn't know each other. It was all so frustrating. I felt like calling to whole thing off.
"Who am I fooling?" I asked myself in the 'sitting and thinking about things stage.' "I don't want to do this. This isn't the way things should turn out." And, being to true to my still human self, I began to cry I was so frustrated.
"How could I let him convince me to do this? I wanted my change to be a special thing between the Cullens and I, not some impulsive thing in a whacked out robot making school." I screamed in frustration and hit my hands against the wall. Then realized, after I had done it, that it hurt.
Then I wondered if someone was standing guard outside my door. If they were, maybe I could get them to let me call someone. Like Carlisle or Alice. Maybe they would come and help me. . .and Edward. There was obviously something wrong with him, just couldn't figure out what it was.
"Hey, is anyone out there?" I called through the small slits in the door of my cell.
"Yes." Replied a voice. "How can I help you Miss Swan?"
"Can I use a phone?"
"To call who?" Great. There was probably only one right answer to the question. I started eliminating names. Not Carlisle, Esme. . .no.
"I need to call my friend and tell her that I can't go shopping with her tomorrow. If I don't tell her, she'll probably never speak to me again because I'm already on rocky ground for choosing my boyfriend over her, so now-"
"Okay, okay, you can have a call." He said. I smiled to myself, satisfied. If there was one things guys hated, it was girl talk. "Just a minute though."
"Thank you." I said. He unlocked the door and I came out into the hallway. It was a different guy than before, probably the reason he let me out. If it had been the other guy, I have a feeling would have laughed and ignored me.
He led me into a room three doors down. There was a phone, couch, and small table with a phone on it.
"Remember, just a minute, no more." He warned. I nodded and went over to the phone. I tried to remember the Cullen's number because I hadn't dialed it in a while. I had it on speed dial on my cell phone.
I thought and it came back to me number by number. I dialed and it rang only half a ring before someone picked up.
"Bella, where are you?" Thank god it was Alice. She had probably seen it was me calling.
"I'm sorry Alice, but I won't be able to go shopping with you tomorrow. I had to leave town unexpectedly."
"Who are you with?" Alice snapped. I couldn't tell if she had caught on to what I was doing. Hopefully she had. "Is Edward with you?"
"Yeah. I'm with a couple distant relatives in Chicago for a family thing."
"Chicago?"
"Yeah. That's where we flew in." I said. "Listen, I've got to go. But I'll see you soon, okay?"
"Of course." She said. "We'll be there as soon as possible." The last part was whispered so my "body guard" wouldn't hear. It also told me that she understood and was probably in the car on her way to the airport.
"Okay, but I've got something big going on tonight. I'll call you tomorrow."
"Bye Bella." She said and hung up.
"Bye." I said, even though she was already gone, and hung up the phone. I turned to the guard, holding up the charade that I thought he cared about my non-existent shopping buddy.
"She said that was fine but was really persistent on knowing where I was. It's like she thinks she's my mom or something."
"Yeah, that's nice." He said absentmindedly, trying to get he point across to me that he didn't care. "Let's get back before anyone sees I took you somewhere."
I followed him obediently back to my cell and went inside without looking at him for fear that my expression would give my lie away.
I sat with my arms around my knees on the floor of my cell and waited, praying that Alice would find me in time.