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"Bella, we have to talk."

I stepped backward. "What is it? What have I done?" My voice shook very slightly.

He pinched his nose. "It's not what you do. It's what people do to you."

Oh, shit. Does he know? Playing stupid, I asked, "What do you mean?"

"Charlie is abusing you." He said Charlie's name with so much anger, it was nearly a snarl.

Yep, he knows.

"It's not your problem, so butt out!" I turned and ran away, but he caught my wrist, not roughly, but firmly, as he had so many days ago.

"You have to do something. It can't go on like this."

I whipped my head around and glared at him. "Oh, yes it will go on this way."

"Bella,"His voice was suddenly pleading. "I can't watch you get hurt like this. It's- It's too much."

"Then don't look."

"Bella, please."

"Do you even know what he can do? How much hurt he can inflict?" I stepped closer. "Go against him, and he will pick off your family one by one. He can make your life a living hell. So, if you're wise, you will act like nothing's happened and stay away from me."

"What you've just stated is the exact reason why you need to get away from him. No one deserves to live like that!"

"Well, even if it's not deserved, I need to keep going! He will kill an innocent person if they get involved!" I shook my head. "Look, I'm already late for class. Just leave me alone, okay?"

He shook his head. "I need you to come with me."

I raised an eyebrow. "Where?"

"Number one, to go and see Carlisle, my father about the bruises, and number two, to go find a good lawyer."

"I told you to butt out!"

"Bella, we can do this the easy way or the hard way." He let go of my wrist, and held out his hand.

I sighed, and reached for it. At the last minute, though, my hand swerved into his front pocket, and grabbed his car keys. I turned and took off running. "Bella!" You can't force me anywhere if you don't have a car. I knew it was kind of childish, but I really didn't know what else to do. I rushed past a shocked looking Mr. Banner, who turned and was yelling at me. "Ms. Swan, come back here!"

I made it out to the parking lot, and opened the door to the car. Jamming the keys into the ignition, I prayed to God that I wouldn't total the Volvo. I had only driven once before.

Screeching out of the space, I looked out the back to see a shocked Edward running at an almost inhuman speed towards me. I let out a tiny scream, and floored it. The speedometer was rising quickly past 120. I swerved through traffic, barely missing an extremely large red jeep, and through the yard in front of someone's house. The car bumped around a little bit as I drove through hedges, and took out a few mailboxes.

Looking out the back mirror, I saw that there was no Edward following me anymore, so I skidded to a stop. I had braked it in a mud puddle, though, so the car had begun to hydroplane (When the driver loses control of the car) I screamed as the Volvo slid across the yard, and, with a deafening crash, into an oak tree. My legs feeling like jello, I got out of the car. There was a deep dent in the passenger side door."Shit," I muttered.

If a wrecked car wasn't inconspicuous enough, Edward could just follow the path of destruction I had made to his car, and therefore, me.

I had to move, and quickly.

I ran towards my house, slipping and sliding everywhere, but I eventually made it. Throwing open the front door, I ran upstairs, and began packing what little I had.

I would take Edward's advice (partially) and run away. He wouldn't get hurt. No one would, actually.

Slinging the duffle over my shoulder, I opened the door.

And saw Charlie's furious face looming over me.

Ohh... yet another suspenseful cliffy!! Please review!!