POTW chappie 5

BELLA POV

Haley dropped the letter, and it landed in the grass. She was shaking, and there was a tear on her cheek. She was also as pale as a vampire.

"Haley?" Carlisle asked quietly. She raised her head a fraction of an inch. Her face was a mask of indecision and pain.

"I-" she broke off, and stared at the ground. "I'm a half-vampire." She whispered. Everyone exchanged glances. She looked up again. "Go ahead, read it." Her voice was soft, but lifeless. Carlisle picked the letter up, and read, vampire speed, but stopped short. Edward shifted uncomfortably next to me.

"Oh my god." Alice breathed, leaning over Carlisle's shoulder.

'What is it Edward?" I whispered in his ear. He wrapped his arms around me.

"When another vampire bites her, she absorbs his or her power. Like a copy. She got the power to heal from her mother, and now, the gift of tracking from James." He whispered back.

HALEY POV

Why me? Why now? I didn't want to be this way. My whole life had been a lie, all of it. Why my father rarely let me do sports, why he always kept me from getting hurt too much was because I'm a freak. A mutant, vampire/human mix.

"Oh my god." Alice breathed. I flinched a little. Her voice sounded so clear, so loud. I tensed as Bella and Edward began to talk and it scared me. A normal human would not be able to overhear them. I could hear them clear as day.

"Human blood, vampire powers, incredible." Carlisle said mostly to himself. A bird chirped a mile away. I heard a book babbling about 25 feet northwest. I heard footsteps, and turned my head to zero in on the sound, but nothing was there.

"Where are those footsteps coming from?" I asked out loud. All heads turned to the sound.

"They found the house." Carlisle said. It took me a minute to realize he was talking about my house. I felt a deep pang of loss. My father would be buried alone, his murder never solved. And what would become of me?

"Come with us Haley. Please." Carlisle said suddenly.

"I-" I broke off, fighting emotion. I wanted to be with my useless lab team, to be lectured in school, to be a normal person. I didn't want this.

"Please Haley. It's now or never. We need to leave…now." He said urgently.

"Ok. I'll come." I said. I barely noticed that I was crying a little. I stood up quickly, and scooped up the letters. I still had another one to read, but I couldn't do it right now, not in the state I was in.

"Now, I need you to run again, fast." Carlisle said. I started running, but it was a jog, human pace. Uh-oh.

"Oh-no." I said, and stopped running. I jogged back to Carlisle.

"Make me mad." I said. He frowned at me. "I don't know how to accept this thing right now, so make me mad damn it!" I said loudly.

"James murdered your father." He said reluctantly, after a long pause. I felt the anger swell inside of me at the thought. "He enjoyed it." Carlisle continued. I was so mad, I'm sure my eyes were black again. He pointed me in the right direction. "Run." He said sadly. So I did. I noticed that the family was keeping pace, but I released more anger and ran faster than I had before. We ran until we reached an off-road trail. There was a monster Jeep sitting there. I got in without a word. Carlisle apologized profusely.

"It's ok." I said quietly. He analyzed my expression for a minute more, then turned around. Way in the back-back- seat, I pulled out the other letter.

Dear Haley, My angel,

I am a horrible person. How could I do this to you? Curse you? Hurt you? I am a horrible mother. I only hope that you can forgive me. I think me leaving is the best way to protect you, and your father. But you must know this: Now that I have forsaken you, the life of a half-vampire will be better for you then this human shell and abilities you wear. Please accept this horrible cursed gift from me, for me. This is the only way I can reassure myself that you will be alright. If you want to find me, my name is Sarah Denali.

Every moment of my days, I will think of you, my beautiful baby. I love you so much, it hurts. But please, to ease my pain, accept this. Find me, and I will help you. It is my duty after all, I did this to you. I have no idea how old you are now, when you are reading this, but please, come and find me. You are reading this if your father is either sick or dead. This saddens me more than I can express. But keep your chin up! Soon, we will be together.

With love,

Your Mother.

The letter was in a curling script, and I could feel her emotion with every sentence, each word written. But a cold feeling spread through me. My eyes pricked, and my brain felt like it was having a migraine.

Then I realized it. I loved my mother so much; I was accepting this…gift. And I was happy. Despite my father being dead and my life being ripped apart, I was happy. Joyous even. Because my mother was alive. And I was going to find her, with the Cullens help or without it. I felt a gaze on me, and lifted my head to meet Edward's gaze.

Shit. He read my mind.

He smiled a little at that latest thought. I blushed. Sure, they help me, I barge in on their life, and now they completely accepted me, and I was cursing them! What kind of a person am I? The smile disappeared, and I cursed creatively in my mind, knowing that Edward had read it again.

"You are worth it. And if my family isn't willing to help, I am. Now that you accepted who you are, it's time you put your life back together." He spoke so softly, but I heard him. The rest of the family nodded in unison.

"I will help you as much as I can." said Carlisle. Emmett nodded as he drove, and the rest of the family nodded in unison.

"Looks like you're stuck with us!" Bella said cheerfully. And for the first time in a long time, I laughed.