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-Chapter 20-
Bella's POV
"What do you mean we're getting out of here?" Alice looked at the bulky man in astonishment.
"I mean that we're going to break out. Be free. Run away. Comprendo?" He mocked her.
"Why would you let us out? Aren't you trying to keep us in here?" Alice was ready to burst out another twenty-questions round.
"Look, we have to go now or not escape at all. Master S. will be coming after you in about five minutes wondering where you guys and myself have gone. We can escape right now." Emmett explained quickly, staring directly into our eyes.
"Is this some sort of trick?" I managed to squeak through my cotton mouth.
"Look, I don't like it here anymore than you do. I just need money for law school and to pay for my sister's medical bills. I have the money I need here. You can either stay here or you can leave with me." He said irritably.
"Option two, please." Alice ordered.
"Let's go."
Edward's POV
Jasper was now sitting on the loveseat. He held his stomach and he was hunched over. I stared at him intensely for a strange amount of time before he popped another question.
"Have you ever wondered why I commanded you to deliver ten thousand dollars? Yet, you still came to me to borrow ten thousand bucks?" He looked up at me, with somewhat pleading-looking eyes.
"I knew you couldn't bear to ask your aunt or uncle for money, considering how much they have already done for you. But I knew you would ask me. And since I'm such a suck up to my parents, they lent it to me like it was nothing because I have been earning my money my own way…you know. So, that's how I know that you would be obedient because you asked me for ten thousand dollars. I knew right then that you would follow my orders. Charlie wanted that money but he said I couldn't just hand it to him out of my own pocket. He wanted to see you suffer." Jasper confessed, digging his fingernails into his scalp. "And do you know why I asked you to get that ballistic knife, too?"
I shook my head, staring down at the gun that I had laid on the armrest. My fingers twitched.
"If Charlie ever found out that I was the one to give you the money, he would get someone to kill you. And you obviously can't buy a gun because… well the reason is obvious." Jasper hid his head away once again.
"Why would Charlie kill me instead of you. I mean, you are the one to give me the money." I frowned, trying to piece this other mystery together.
"You still don't get it?" Jasper looked up at me incredulously, like I was the most ridiculous thing he has ever seen in his life.
I shook my head.
"Because he knows that you didn't know, at the time, that I was apart of that place." He explained vaguely.
Oh.
"Fuck, Edward. What are we going to do? Charlie's going to send the fucking Italian Volturi gang after us. We're gonna get killed." He whispered the last part.
"Show me where Bella is now." I demanded, rising from the seat and snatching the gun away from the armrest.
"Emmett's got her." Jasper mumbled, nearly inaudibly.
"Emmett?" I cocked my head to the side.
"That guy who shot you." He sighed, rising to his feet as well.
I started to shake, but I had to remain calm. "Will he hurt her?" I questioned.
"No. He feels awful about shooting you. But he needed the money from that place because his sister, Rosalie – beautiful girl I must add – just got out of chemotherapy six months ago and they still have medical bills to pay. He hated doing what he had to do to Bella, too. But he would do anything for Rose, even watch people sell themselves involuntarily. He needed the quickest way possibly." Jasper was now flanking me.
"Where are they gonna be?" I asked impatiently.
"Outskirts of town. I know where." Jasper lead the way out of the house.
I looked back into the house and took a quick glance at the knife in the puddle. I turned back, locked the door, and slammed it shut.
We arrived outside of Forks within less than an hour. Forks is quite a small town so it's not really hard to get around. We had to run back to my house and get my car. Jasper rambled on and on about my sister, Alice, and how beautiful she is and how sneaky she is. He talked about her with such adoration that it made me sick. No one has ever talked to me about Alice in such a lovey-dovey way before. And I, being the older protective brother that I was, felt sick to my stomach.
"Jasper." I cut him off.
"Yeah?" He pointed to the last exit we had to take before arriving at our destination.
"I forgive you." I murmured.
"For what?" He asked in confusion.
"For putting me through that. Causing this injury. Kidnapping Bella… everything. You were held against your will, I understand that. Charlie's a threat. Even if we were unaware of that from the beginning. Thing is, I forgive you. You're still my friend." I said, feeling like an awkward teenager.
"Thanks." I heard his voice crack and from the corner of my eye, I saw a tear streak down his cheek.
"Anytime." I couldn't help but let a huge smile crack across my face.
"There." He softly whispered to a black SUV at the side of the road.
I pulled up behind it swiftly and Jasper knocked on the driver's window. It rolled down and a loud chuckle immersed from there and the all-too-familiar bulky man came trotting out.
He looked stunned to see me at first but he had a sincere look of apology and sympathy in his eyes. I knew right then that he didn't mean to harm me as much as he did. And I also knew, in those brief few seconds, that he was actually a very good person.
Never judge a book by its cover.
"Look–" I held a hand up to stop his little speech.
"All is forgiven." I smiled, and he shook my hand and patted me on the shoulder.
"Edward!" A chirpy, overexcited voice called.
"Oh my fucking god, Alice." I whispered I opened my arms for her to come, jump and hug me so tight that she was actually cutting off my circulation.
"Ali, you're killing me here. No…blood…flow…dizzy…" I stuttered, jokingly.
"Oh sorry! Sorry!" She jumped off and hugged me again, softly this time.
"I've missed you, Edward. I'm so sorry I didn't listen to you." Her eyes were starting to water up.
"It's okay." I smiled, kissing the top of her head.
"Edward?" A shy voice echoed.
"Bella." I breathed.
"Edward, oh my god." There she was. Bella Swan running towards me and giving me a hug. "I missed you so much. It has been so hard not being able to see you. Oh my god, oh my god." Her voice was so shaky.
"I've missed you too. It's okay, love. We're together and that's all that matters." I heard Alice 'aw' in the background and I rolled my eyes at her. She laughed and skipped off to talk to Jasper. I have a feeling something's going on between those two.
"What's going on with them?" I nodded towards Jasper and Alice who were laughing in front of the black SUV.
"That's her name?" Emmett came over to us. "Ask Bella, she's been asking me a million questions about Jasper. Like holy fuck she has an obsession. She's also very mad that I couldn't give her more fashionable clothing. She went on and on about how she missed the season premier of America's Next Top Model." Emmett's booming laugh startled me.
"He's right. After Emmett explained to us what was going on, Alice seemed to be just fine." Bella shrugged, a half smile placed on her face.
"One little problem I should mention to you guys before you get too comfortable." Emmett interjected.
"What?" I said in fear. Bella looked bored when she locked eyes with Emmett.
"Charlie's still out there. And no doubt is he looking for us now." He explained.
"Where can we go?" Bella looked up at me, and I held her as tight as ever.
"Canada." Emmett suggested.
"Canada?" Bella frowned.
"Yeah. He'll never know." Emmett shrugged, worry lines appearing on his face for a brief minute but as just as quick as they came, they disappeared.
"Do you have your passports?" He questioned.
"I have mine and Alice's. We keep them in the storage department of my car." I shrugged. "Bella, do you have yours?" I whispered into her ear.
She frowned for a moment.
"Do you still have that jacket I accidentally left in your car during the summer?" She asked, holding my hand.
"Yeah, should be in the trunk. Why?" I looked at her as she ran to the trunk of my car and grabbed her brown leather jacket. She rummaged through the pockets and her face immediately lights up when she reached in for one of the breast pockets.
"Found it!" She yelped.
"Thank god." I sighed in relief. "Going back is not an option."
"What's going on?" Alice skipped towards us.
"We're going to Canada." I broke the news to her.
"Why?" She frowned.
"It's not safe here and we have to go now. Don't worry, I have our passports." I smiled, feeling smug.
"Man… I can't even go home and pack?" She pouted.
"Sorry, Ali." Bella half smiled.
"I'll buy you a whole new wardrobe when we get there." Jasper offered. Everyone stood there shocked.
"No! Jasper, you can't possibly do that." Alice refused, shaking her head violently.
"We'll need clothing when we get there. And I have a wack of money hidden in my jacket." He winked. He whipped out two stacks of twenty dollar bills at least an inch thick.
"Holy fuck." Emmett whispered. "That's like quadruple as much as I have right now."
"Thirty thousand dollars should get us started." Jasper nodded.
"Thanks so much, Jasper." I whispered.
"We're wasting time here. We have to go now before Charlie finds us." Bella said urgently.
"Let's all take one car, so they don't think we all left." Emmett suggested.
"Let's take Edward's. The SUV belongs to that whorehouse anyways." Jasper acknowledged.
"Good idea. Let's go."
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