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Summary: Bella Swan, a Psychology student, volunteers to a social service for her college project. She used to see people as her subject, but can she treat Edward Cullen, one of the kids there, like her other subjects or will she help him recover? AH.

Chapter 2

Our Hearts

After having a short conversation with Kate and Garrett, I drove back to my campus. During my journey back, I was thinking hard. 'Our Hearts' was an interesting place, but how could that place turn out the way it had? Kate didn't tell me the background of the building; she had just told me the basics. Perhaps I could search some information before I headed back to my dorm? I was sure Alice won't be home until dark.

I parked my truck in the campus parking lot and pulled out my phone. I looked over to the clock on the screen. It read 3.30 pm. I sighed. Alice definitely wouldn't be home yet. I opened the message application and typed a text message to her.

I'm on the library. Research thing. See you soon. B

I put my phone back in my bag and removed myself from my car. Some students who had just gotten home from their lectures could be seen in the garden and the building. I walked towards the library and felt relieved when I noticed that it hadn't closed yet. A few students were still reading or had a group discussion at some tables. I got in and walked straight to the multimedia area. I sat down at one of the empty spaces and turned the computer on. I opened up the internet application and typed 'Our Hearts' into a search engine.

Several links and journals popped on the screen and I began my research. 'Our Hearts' was owned by a doctor named Gerandy Wills. He was senior doctor at the local hospital. The building was his father's. He inherited it after his father passed away. Apparently he didn't have the time to maintain the building and decided to use it for social services. He built 'Our Hearts' and along with some of his colleagues, and they asked for volunteers to help then run the service every year. Some of his colleagues' names were Dr. Bertha Adams, Dr. Tommy Mc Grath, Dr. Kelly McCollins and Dr. Carlisle Cullen as well as other staffs for administration. They were all specialists and it amazed me that they still had time to maintain the place. I wondered if they had time for themselves or even their family.

I was reading one of Dr. Gerandy's journals about his patients when Alice came to the library. She looked exhausted, but her eyes still dancing with excitement. I shook my head.

"Hey, you're still here?" She asked me.

I nodded and turned back to the LCD monitor. "I just did some research about the social service place. It is called 'Our Hearts' and it's owned by a surgeon, Dr. Gerandy Wills."

Alice whistled in low voice. "Wow, interesting."

I rolled my eyes.

"So, you will take the volunteer program, then?"

I exhaled. "Well...this place seemed okay. It's not an undercover place for terrorist or maybe secret agents, so I think I will give this place a chance."

She grinned. "I know you will say yes."

I made a face. "You always know."

Alice giggled and patted my shoulder. "Come on. The library is going to close soon."

I nodded and packed my bag before walking out of the library with Alice.

"Did you already find someone to become your subject there?" Alice asked me after we finished having our dinner outside and returned to our room. We shared a room in the dorm with our limited items, objects and belongings, but it was cozy enough.

I lay on my back on my small bed and looked at the ceiling. "I just can't believe it, Alice." I looked over to my best friend. "They are so young, so brilliant, but they must trap in that place. It's just...it's such a waste."

Alice also lay on her bed and turned her body to look at me. "Life is not always beautiful, Bella. I guess that place open your eyes a little."

I smiled grimly. "One of the volunteers told me about this girl...Margaret. Can you believe that she has an IQ of 160? She is just 16, but already finished her high school."

Alice's eyebrows shot up. "Wow!"

I chuckled lightly.

"I wish I could do that. So I didn't have to endure the miserable years of high school," Alice muttered.

I took a deep breath and looked at the ceiling again. "Well, that's the bright side, but the dark side is she felt isolated because she didn't have friends. She felt alone and I think her parents pushed her to get straight into the college. She might have a high IQ, but she still a 16 years old girl." I tried to look from the psychology side.

"Oh...I'm sorry to hear that."

I nodded and suddenly the image of the bronze haired man flashed in my mind. His deep stare and his tall figure with his dark shirt and jeans haunted my mind. Mostly when I remembered Kate's story, I remembered that he was a charming and wonderful boy before turning out to be the hostile person. What makes him that way? What happened to his family?

"And also there's a man," I said to Alice.

"A man?" From my peripheral vision, I could tell she raised her eyebrows.

I nodded slowly. "His name is Edward. He is separated from the other kids because he has anger management issues. I saw him standing near a window and he was looking at me." I still remember the shiver that I felt when our gaze met. It seemed he was looking straight into my soul.

"Is he dangerous?" Alice said in low voice.

I shrugged. "I don't know. They said Edward was handled by professionals. I don't think he will get a chance to be near the volunteers."

Alice nodded. "When will you start?"

"The opening will be held next week. And you know that next week is college break so it's really a good opportunity." I smiled and looked over to Alice. "Thanks for telling me about this programme."

My best friend grinned. "No problem, Bella."

"How about you? Are you coming home to Forks for the break?" I asked her.

She scoffed. "I have a lot of things to do. I guess I will give you company."

I sighed dreamily. "Oh, Alice...what will I do with you?"

She rolled her eyes and hit my face with a pillow.

The week passed in a blur. I met with my lecturer and told him about my plan for the project. He just gave me some advice about choosing my subject and also for the topic. Alice was still busy with her projects and she barely spent time with me in the dorm. Usually I went to bed in an empty room and then she was already there when I woke up. Kate gave me a call on Thursday afternoon and informed me about the details for the opening in Saturday. I asked her how many volunteers were involved and she said it would be 15 volunteers including myself. She asked me to come to the building at 8.00 sharp because the opening will be hosted by the owner of the building. I bet it was Dr. Gerandy.

Saturday came and I woke up early. Alice was still sleeping when I finished my shower and changed my clothes. I wrote a note and put it on her bedside table, telling her I had left to attend the opening ceremony at 8.00am. I grabbed my belongings and got out of the room. I walked to the parking lot and got in into my truck. I revved the engine and drove from my campus.

My truck made it to my destination five minutes early. I saw several people, mostly in my age, in front of the building. Kate waved her hands when she saw me and I gave her a slight smile. I got out from the truck and walked to her direction.

"You're on time," she said to me.

I grimaced. "I need to thank something. It was a miracle this morning that my car made it without trouble."

Kate chuckled and handled me a paper. I took it from her hand and read the itinerary for the day.

08.15 -09.00 Opening Ceremony

09.15- 11.00 Briefing

11.00-13.00 Lunch

13.15-15.00 Introduction

15.15-16.30 Free time

Wow! Full schedule.

Kate ushered all of us into a big room that was already set up for the opening. There was only a simple podium with a huge banner 'Welcome Volunteers' and some chairs for the audience. There were also few chairs next to podium, I guessed it was for the staffs or the permanent volunteers like Kate and Garrett.

After all of us were settled in our chairs, Kate opened the ceremony with a short speech. Just at the end, I saw three men and two women walked into the room. They looked old enough and I instantly knew they probably the doctors who ran this place. I recognized Dr. Gerandy from his profile that I read yesterday on the internet and from all the people who sat there, one man was caught my attention. He had blond hair and blue eyes and I think I saw him somewhere else before.

Kate introduced all the doctors and then I knew the blond man was Dr. Carlisle Cullen. My attention was brought back to the event when Dr. Gerandy walked to the podium and gave us his speech. He said his gratitude to all of us, the volunteers, and hoped the best for our team work.

After Dr. Gerandy's speech, the opening had concluded. Kate took all of us to a smaller room; I guess it was a meeting room. She told us to sit and introduce ourselves. I raised my hand when she called my name and waited for another moment after she finished checking all of us. There were 10 male and 5 female volunteers. I was so glad none of my classmates were here. They were more interesting in subjects at the mall or probably at the party.

"Thank you for your participations in the program this year. Our Hearts has always held this kind of event every year when our place becomes full with kids who need help. Your job here is to help us assist them and doing some technical work. This program will be held for two months and could be extended in some occasions. It is not a strict one. You could come back next year or not at all. The choice is yours. But, this place will give you a very important lesson about life and hopefully you could value your life after you saw the truth here."

"We also has some professionals so don't worry if you feel you can't assist one of the kids. Your area is only on the first floor while the second and the third floor are forbidden. They are places for the most intense cases and it's not for the volunteers."

Again, I remembered the bronze haired man. He was standing on the second floor when I saw him. Was his case that serious?

The rest of the briefing was filled with some technical bases. We must be here at 8.00 every Monday to Saturday and we get home after 3.00 in the afternoon. It was free time for us; we could choose either to get to know the kids better or just help the staff here. In my case, I guessed I will choose the first one.

Kate released us for lunch at 11.00 and as the program had already begun, we were to have our lunch in the hall with the kids. I walked with other volunteers to the hall. The big room was already full with the kids and I recognized some of them when Kate had taken me for the short tour. We sat at the tables far enough from them and watched them eat. I couldn't believe they were troubled kids. They looked relatively normal on the outside, but when I got the chance to look at one of the kids' eyes, they were empty and my stomach clenched.

"They are lovely kids, aren't they?" I heard someone whisper next to me and I turned to look at the person.

I saw a woman around my age with glasses and brown hair. Her dark eyes were full with compassion and I smiled slightly. I turned to look back at the kids. They still were enjoying their food.

"Yes, they are," I answered her.

"You're Isabella, right?" she asked.

I smiled and looked at her. "Bella. And you are..."

She smiled and extended her hand. "Hi, Bella. I'm Angela. Nice to meet you."

I shook her hand. "Nice to meet you too, Angela."

And then suddenly the room turned silent. Both Angela and I turned our heads and saw Dr. Cullen with the bronze haired man. I gasped slightly. This was the first time I had seen him more closely. His hair was unruly with an unusual bronze color, he has a strong jaw line and high cheekbones, his eyes were beautiful green. He wore a grey shirt with light jeans and as I predicted, he was good looking. He seemed oblivious to his surrounding and put some food on his tray. Before he walked back with Dr. Cullen, he looked around the big room. He seemed to be looking for something or someone.

And then his gaze fell on me.

I stopped breathing.

He was staring at me, the same intense stare like he did a week ago.

I couldn't move.

He stared at me for a moment before Dr. Cullen nudged his shoulder gently and he walked out from the room.

"Why is he staring at us? I heard he has an intense case in this place," Angela whispered to me.

I blinked several times and exhaled slowly. I hadn't realized I had held my breath for that long. I looked over to the door where the man walked out with Dr. Cullen. I furrowed my eyebrows. Dr. Cullen and Edward, they had the same face and the same posture. Could it be they are relatives?

"I wish I had an answer," I whispered, more to myself.

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