Chapter 12
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This chapter takes place just after Edward leaves Bella at the lake
Alice's POV
I was lying on my bed reading Vogue, when all of the sudden I got this weird feeling that something was wrong with Bella. I jumped straight to the lake, the setting of most of her breakdowns.
Shit, I had thought it would be just that she was a little more upset than usual, but here she was, curled up in a ball, barely able to breath, she was crying so much.
I ran over to her, "Bella, honey, what's wrong?"
"He's gone, he's gone." She wailed.
"Who's gone Bella?" Bella just shook her head, and I realized belatedly who she was talking about; Edward. Why would Edward leave? I was sure that he was in love with her. I bit back the questions that came to mind; Bella was clearly in no position to talk about it. Thanking God for the fact that I had unlimited strength I picked Bella up and took her to my place.
I laid her gently on my bed, "Bella, when you're ready to talk to me I'll be downstairs."
She gave the smallest of whimpers to let me know that she'd heard me, and I went downstairs.
-- the next morning---
I was still frustrated, it was morning now and I hadn't got the answers I needed from Bella; she'd slept, or at least pretended to sleep from the moment I took her to my room, and so all my questions had thus far gone unanswered
I couldn't believe it, how could Edward do whatever he had apparently done. I sifted through my memories of the two of them…oh my god, the question wasn't 'what did Edward do?' it was 'what had Bella done?" I loved Bella, I did, but she could be so tactless sometimes…how did Edward take… it?…badly I bet. And that's when the feeling that something bad had happened came back.
I scrambled for the phone, before pausing; who should I call? Not Emmett, he was 'busy' with Rosalie and besides had the emotional maturity of a teaspoon. I couldn't help but groan when I realized I would have to call the one person I was scared to talk to, but nether the less the person I loved, and the person who could help Edward with what ever happened. I keyed in the number that I'm ashamed to say I have memorized
"Hello?" from his bleary voice I could tell I'd woken him up; normally I'd apologize, but this was no time for pleasantries.
"Jasper, its Alice, something terrible has happened."
Jasper's POV
"Jasper, it's Alice, something terrible has happened."
"What, what happened?" I sat bolt upright in bed; I swear, if something had happened to Alice…
"I don't know, but I think that Edward and Bella broke up."
"WHAT?"
"You sound almost as surprised as I was."
"He loved her Alice, he wouldn't have broken up with her." I defended him.
"I know that you idiot," she snapped over the phone, "and trust me, she wouldn't have broken up with him either."
"Well then why the hell are you calling me?"
"Bella is like…I don't know…catatonic right now, and the point is that I'm guessing Edward wont be much better; and look, I wouldn't call you if it wasn't absolutely necessary, but I seriously think you need to check on Edward." Beneath my concern for Edward, which was definitely surfacing now that I had time to wake up, there was also the stinging pain of Alice's words 'I wouldn't call you if it wasn't absolutely necessary'. There truly was no hope for me. I buried that selfish thought and got ready to leave for Edward's place; his well-being was the most important thing right now.
"You're right Alice, he does have a tendency to over react where Bella's concerned, I'll go see him now."
"Okay Jasper, thank you. Oh and call me later."
"What?" I paused in the motion of getting dressed,
"So that we can figure out this Bella-Edward situation." Alice clarified.
It was no less than I had been expecting, but I still couldn't help but feel disappointed,
"Oh, yeah, sure, I'll call you…absolutely."
I could practically hear Alice roll her eyes over the phone; I was so pathetic, stumbling over my words.
"Thanks Jasper."
"No problems, he's my best friend after all."
"Bye."
"Bye." There was a pause, one of those awkward moments when you're both waiting for the other person to hang up, before Alice, probably wanting to get back to Bella, terminated the call.
--
I knocked on the door, "Edward, are you there?" I called. There was no answer for a long time and then I heard him step towards the door, apparently knocking something over in the process. The door swung open abruptly,
"Jasper, how you doing buddy?" Edward slurred.
"Edward, are you drunk?" I asked incredulously.
"No, I'm as sober as…you know that thing that's sober." Definitely drunk.
I pushed my way inside, and watched Edward stumble his way towards me, "What the hell happened?"
Edward just looked confused, and I groaned before wishing that he become sober. It was blocked.
Edward, realizing what I was about to do shook his head, "No can do Jasper, part of the whole 'free will' thing."
"You want to be drunk?" Christ, Edward had always hated the feeling of being drunk; what ever he had felt the need to drown out before breakfast must have been bad.
I could see the light switch on behind Edward's eyes, and he suddenly lost the air of drunkenness,
"No." with that he lurched to the couch, and put his head in his hands.
"Edward, what happened?"
"I stuffed it up Jasper."
"What do you mean; I thought things were going great."
"They were, but then I said something without thinking and Bella got pissed at me…and then I started to shout at her…then I left her…I left her Jasper."
"What are you going to do?" I asked as gently has possible.
"What can I do Jasper? She probably never wants to see me again. What should I do?" Edward wailed.
"I don't know man, I don't know." I patted him on the back.
I had to talk to Alice. Shit.
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