I know most of you have forgotten this story and so before reading this chapter if you want you can read Chapter 6 once again.

NOTE: This chapter contains heavy emotions and dialogues too.

Chapter 8

The dark storm clouds moved across the gray leaden sky, casting its misty and melancholy presence. Off in the distance the thunder rumpled as the little sparkles of raindrops kissed the feet of the Earth. Nothing has changed in the small town Forks…. except her. She was the girl whose smile could glow others life and radiate new hope in the eyes of her patients and yet today others had nothing to offer her. She walked past them but they never noticed her hunched shoulders, the crinkle above her right eyebrow and neither the frown that sat on her lips. Her black hair blew across her tear reddened eyes as she walked away from the hospital. She knew she could run, she could hide, but no matter where she went the truth would resurface.

She was betrayed.

Not by just anyone but her own friend-the one person she had trusted with her entire being. When she first met Bella she knew instantly that they were going to be great friends. Her jovial nature and the lucid determination in her eyes have always called to her. Never in a century would she have second guessed any of her deeds. But today her mind wondered whether she had been fooled from the very start. All those times when Bella rolled her eyes, or playfully smacked her about not being attracted to Jasper, was she lying? Was there something between her and Jasper from the beginning? Was she making him look faulty in Alice's eyes just so she never approaches him?

So many questions were there to be asked. Yet all the answer would lead her to the fact that Bella and Jasper were together. Her heart ached as the words settled inside her mind. Until now she did not realize how deep her emotions were for Jasper. Even though he had all but ignored her presence, she had accepted him for what he is. And now he was happy with Bella. She stood no chance.

She passed the entrance of the hospital with heavy steps and teary eyes. Her tears mingled with the rain and ran down the apples of her cheeks. Her clothes were already soaked and she didn't have a ride. But she did not have a care in the world. She was always alone and will remain alone forever.

A horn buzzed behind her back continuously.

"Get the hell out of my way women" an angry voice called.

She tried to remember how to get out of the way but she could not. She walked with slow steps until she slipped and fell flat on the ground. Her lips trembled and her body shivered in the cold rain as she brought her knees to her body and sobbed.

"FUCK!" she heard a voice in the distance and then there was a sharp sound of closing door which made her heart jump. She closed her eyes as more tears began to fall. She heard the man walk towards her and then he stopped. She opened her eyes reluctantly and through the haze of rain and tears, she saw a pair of eyes she thought she would never see again.

She saw blue eyes that belonged to Jasper Whitlock.

"Look babe see that building right there…that's a hospital. If you wanna breakdown..." Jasper explained slowly as if talking to a child.

"Then just go there and fucking do it but get the hell out of my way." He shouted and Alice flinched. Yes Alice you should just get the hell out of his way and life. Her chest rose and fell with quick gasps as she tried to stand. She wrapped her arms around her body and started to walk away.

"FUCKKK!" Jasper swore again. He jogged inside his car and started the engine. He tugged on his hair furiously and then started to follow her.

"You are going to get a cold or worse hepatitis, cholera even typhoid" He said as he drove by her side. She did not say anything. He tried again "You will have asthma, arthritis and skin diseases."

Alice did not know whether she should cry or laugh but when she spoke it came out as both. "Why do you care Jasper?" Her eyes met his and she saw a shock plastered on his face. She started to walk again.

"Hey...hey...wait there how do you know my name?" Alice stopped and looked towards him again. She fidgeted uncomfortably and lied "Bella told me about you."

"You know Isabella?"

Alice nodded. She was about to say "We are friends" but then replied "We are roommates."Jasper scrutinized her from head to toe as if trying to look through her and then a smirk pulled on his lips. Wait and watch Isabella he thought

"Get in the car"

"Excuse Me?"

"Just get in the car" Jasper demanded. Alice looked at the passenger door and then to Jasper and before knew she was opening the door and hopping in.

She splashed water on her face, scrubbing her eyes continuously which made the black mascara smudge her eyes. The ink water swirled and then drained through the hole of the sink. Dabbing the face wash on the palm of her hands, she started to scrub more furiously. She looked at mirror again and groaned. She tugged on the blouse and few of the buttons tore from the force. She quickly undressed herself and got inside the shower. The warm water hit her back like a jet and she screamed. Grabbing the soap bar she started to wash herself from her neck to the space between her toes.

It did not make him wash away from her.

Every time she looked in the mirror, every single time her hands unconsciously hid the teeth mark on her neck she was reminded of him. She punched the walls, kicked the door, stabbed her pillow, screamed and swore until the house was a mess. When she was tired, she fell on her bed and went to sleep.

And I don´t want the world to see me
´Cause I don´t think that they´d understand
When everything´s made to be broken
I just want you to know who I am

The cell phone rang somewhere as Bella started to wake. She tied her hair into a messy bun and looked under her pillow, and then in her purse and finally found the phone in the coffee table.

"Hello" Bella replied sleepily.

"Isabella" Her eyes shot to her eyebrow and her heart thudded furiously. She moved the phone from her ear to check the number. How did he know her number?

"Please listen to me Bella. I need to talk to you...just don't put the phone down please..." Edward pleaded. She clenched her eyes shut and groaned.

"I don't want to talk to you now or ever again..." Bella seethed.

"I can explain everything...please just listen to me once..."

"There is nothing you say will change my mind Edward." She continued "This. Is. Over" and ended the call. She did not know what to make of it. What did he want to say? That he was sorry for using her to win the bet…that there was nothing between them. Everything was a lie. Though she could not help but think that there was a connection between them. Not a connection of blood obviously, but it very strong and powerful-something that she felt every time he was near- he called to her like a siren.

Now she was left to think that it was just a danger alarm.

After few seconds the phone started to ring again. She was about to press red button when she noticed that it was from Rosalie.

She picked up the call and was immediately greeted by a frantic Rosalie.

"Is she there? Is she at home Bella?"

Bella looked around the room and suddenly realized that Alice was not home.

"No Alice isn't home...you were supposed to drop her today, right?" Bella answered.

"What?She isn't here Bella...I searched her in her department…none saw her. I thought you picked her up." Bella could hear the quiver in her voice.

"Rose calm down...maybe she went out with her colleagues?"

"Bella you know very well that she isn't close to anyone of them and if she was going out she would have called by now and let us know…it's been raining hard too...I hope she is safe. She doesn't even own a fucking car."

Yes this was indeed unlike Alice. She knew Rosalie will be there to pick her up and would not want her to wait if she was going out with anyone.

"Where are you Rose?" Bella questioned.

"I am outside the building…her shift was supposed to end at 5 and it's after 6 right now."

"Did you see Dr Eleazor in the hospital?"

"I don't know…I will go and ask Jacob if he is still available."

"Okay then ask him if he knows...while I will go and check if I can contact any of her colleagues"

"Alright…and call me if you hear anything..."

"Okay"

Bella rushed to Alice room and started to search for her telephone diary. She knew Alice always had her cell phone numbers updated in a diary. Bella and Rosalie always made fun of her old-fashioned ways but today she was thankful that she had kept one. While she searched for her Telephone diary, Rosalie went searching for Dr Eleazor. He was the head of internal medicine department and kept the schedule of the doctors' attendance.

"I haven't seen her since the lunch break." Eleazor said. "I thought maybe she got sick…but she did not leave any message either"

Rosalie was full of dread. She had been missing since the afternoon and no one had any news of her. Where are you Alice? Rosalie thought.

Bella called few numbers from the diary but none of them had any clue about her. She plopped herself in the bed and groaned. The day which had started out in a good way had turned out all wrong-firstly the bet and now a missing Alice. She tried to stop her racing thoughts on Alice disappearance and tried to consider where she could really be.

And I don´t want the world to see me
´Cause I don´t think that they´d und-

"Rose did you hear anything?"

"Oh God Bella she just called me...she gave me an address and told to pick her up...she is safe but something seems wrong...I don't know she sounds different."

"What do you mean by different and whose address is it?"

"She was tensed…I have absolutely no idea Bells...I am on my way to get her"

"Can I come too?" Bella asked. Rosalie agreed and Bella quickly wrote down the address in a piece of paper. She made her way to her car and started to follow the directions. She was not at all familiar about the place which made her worry further about Alice. She knew she was being irrational and immature to some extent. Alice was a grown up women after all and had full right to go wherever she pleased to be but there was a sick feeling deep inside her which she could not rationalize with.

It was around 10 when she finally reached the neighborhood of the place. From the car, she could see a big house on the right of the street which she was certainly sure was her destination. Rosalie's car was out of sight so she guessed she wasn't there yet. She slipped out of her car and with quick steps reached the door and knocked twice. She could hear the shuffling of shoes from the other end and then metal bolt was unlocked to reveal the person on the other side.

Bella's face changed from confusion, to shock and then horror.

"Jasper?"

"It so nice to meet you again Isabella" He replied with a polite smile. She eyed him dubiously and then asked "Where is Alice? What is she doing here?"

"I am here Isabella…you can ask me whatever you may." Alice appeared behind Jasper. She looked sick. Her eyes were swollen as if she had been crying for hours and there was a large band aid on her left arms partly hidden by the sleeve of her blouse. She immediately clutched on Jasper's shirt and crushed him to the door.

"What the hell did you do to her?" She asked menacingly. Instead of a furious reply from Jasper she was greeted by a smirk.

"Get your hands off him Bella" Alice cried.

Bella looked at Jasper and then Alice. She had never seen Alice this livid, which made her freeze instantly. Jasper took the chance to remove her hold on him and reached his hand towards Alice. Bella watched with utter shock as without a single word Alice held out her hand towards him and he pulled her to him for an intimate embrace.

"A-Alice...What are you doing? He is wrong...he is wrong for you." Bella stuttered as she tried to reason with her.

"You don't get to choose what is wrong or right for me." Alice fumed. "I know what I want and …it is you Jasper" she wrapped her hands around his waist and held onto him tightly. Bella was crestfallen. She had known all along that Alice was love-struck but never had she thought that Jasper could take advantage of it to take revenge from her.

"He will hurt you Alice"

"Oh yeah...what about you? You hurt me Bella...I trusted you and you betrayed me...you betrayed Jasper." Alice accused. Bella looked at the cocky smile plastered on Jasper's face and then to Alice.

"What are you saying?"

"Don't act innocent Bella...I know everything. You faked love with Jasper so that you could get him out of the operation. When he denied you from it...you slept with his brother to get him out… I have always thought of you as a hardworking person but I never knew you could stoop so low. How could you?" Alice cried.

Bella was speechless.

"That night when we were worried as shit searching for you everywhere...you were out there banging Dr Masen…how sick of you Bella." She shook her head as more tears fell down her cheeks. Jasper held her tight and cooed in her ear. Bella felt sick to her stomach as she saw the scene unfold. She could feel the bile in her throat rising. She felt Rosalie's presence behind her back but she had nothing to offer. She like Alice had believed the story. Bella panted breathlessly, tears gathered in the rim of her eyes and then she was running to her car to get away as fast as possible.

She cried the entire night but nothing could lessen the hole in her heart. None of her friends trusted her; none of them tried to know her side of the story. Their 3 years of friendship had fallen apart to a couple of hours meeting with Jasper.

For the following week none of them interrupted her life. If they met coincidentally her presence was ignored, they never got together in the Bistro anymore.

It was like her life came to a sudden halt.

I swear it's tough to make Jasper the bad ass here but that's the plot readers. You gotta accept it. And don't be too harsh on Alice; she is a girl in love. Remember the one time when you were so smitten by someone that you could not hear anything bad about him? That's how she feels. I know many of you will have questions on the living arrangement too. So let me tell you guys Alice is living with Jasper since she can't stand Bella...you will probably get an insight of it on the next chapter.

And If I failed to make it clear then you must know Jasper has absolutely no feelings for Alice. Any other questions feel free to ask and do review.

The next chapter will be tolerable than this. I hope.

Till then

-selfishkiss

P.S. Have a happy Eclipse week!