"Well that's how it was for a couple of years everything was the same. Phil would hurt me and/or my mom. I was always the one to clean her and myself. I asked one year if I could go to my dad's again and I was beat the hardest I ever was since then. I was told no ant that Charlie was not my dad and I was to never to call him that again. That is why I always accidently call him Charlie the habit was drilled into me. The beatings and everything were the same.

You guys know because of Christmas I hate gifts holidays and surprises but the reason I do is because beatings were always harder then. It was five years after jasper left I turned seventeen. About 6 weeks ago that it happened. I got home from school and Phil said he had a surprise for me I knew what his surprises were so I was scared. But this one was different he came up to me I was shaking and my mom was in the room cause I was talking to her before he came home and he told me I was practically and adult now so I can act like an adult and do things adults do. I was confused until he started unbuckling the belt his pants." Jasper squeezed me even tighter he did not know about this no one did. Everyone had terrified looks on his face. I knew that tears were streaming down my face. And now everyone's face even Emmet's. Jasper kissed my head.

I took another deep breath and continued. "I understood what was about to happen and started crying telling him not to he was already out of his pants and shirt when my mom stopped out of her stupor. She ran over to me and grabbed me and pushed me out into the living room we were going to leave she was shocked. So was I because this was the first time she ever defended me. She was yelling at him when he came into the living room when he came into the living room with the gun." I shuddered at my voice broke. Jasper turned me around so my feet were across his lap and he was able to sob while staring at me. He kissed me again. "You don't have to continue" I said I know but continued anyway.

"She had pushed me behind her when he grabbed her arm and hit her with the gun for her disobedience. He kept hitting her attention off me for a second. I ran to the phone when they were yelling and hid behind the couch. I called 911 and said that my step-father was beating my mom and he wanted to r-ra-rape me.

I was about to tell them the address when I heard the gun fire and I screamed I heard the girl on the line asking me what was happening but I had looked over the couch and I saw my mom not moving with blood all around her head. And the gun on the floor by her he was shocked that he shot her too. I screamed and I ran over to her leaving the phone behind couch still on. I ran to my mom trying to wake her up. She wouldn't wake up. Phil came out of his shock and started walking towards me I was scared. I saw him glance beside me and I saw the gun. I quickly picked it up and he stopped coming towards me.

He was screaming at me to give him the gun back. I yelled at him no and that I hate him and that he killed my mom. He was angry and I heard sirens I knew the police were on the way. I looked toward the door stupidly and he took advantage of it. I saw him lunge and the next thing I knew was that he was on the ground bleeding. I had pulled the trigger on accident." I decided to be brave and looked around everyone was shocked. They thought they died in a car accident that was what I told them. I was crying hard at my voice was wavering and breaking the whole time I told them story, Jasper the most.

"I swear guys I didn't mean to kill him I was just scared and my finger pulled the trigger. I hated him for what he did but that doesn't mean I meant to kill him. I am sorry I understand if you don't want to talk to me anymore. I killed someone. It doesn't matter the excuse. I should leave…yeah leave..."I know I'm rambling I do that when I get nervous. I start getting up when everyone yells at no at the same time. I jump at how loud it was.

Emmet looks at me and says "Bella none of us are angry at you for shooting him. We are happy that he was not able to hurt you. It was self-defense. None of us are mad at you we are angry at Phil and your mom but never you." Everyone nods in agreement with them. Jasper pulls me back down this time beside him with his arm around my waist and my head on his chest.

"There is still more" when I saw people about to start talking. "I heard the cops break in. I was crying and the gun was still frozen in my hand pointing to where he was standing. I heard the cop yell at me to put the gun down. I did and started crying I put my head on my mom's chest. I was covered in blood already it did not matter. The cops went over to Phil to see if he was alive he wasn't. Then the cops came to me and try to get me away from my mom's body and they forcefully took me away from her. I was yelling at them to let me be by my mom. They said no and just put me in handcuffs." Now anger was the main emotion on everyone's face, I had got arrested.

"I was taken out to the front yard where I explained to the cops and paramedics' everything that I just told you my history. They asked if I was hurt at all right now. I told them not that much, just a couple of broken ribs, swollen welts, sprained ankle and some burn marks. He was shocked that I was serious and I thought that my injuries were not that bad. I was taken out of the handcuffs because they knew it was just self defense.

By this time the neighbors were out they had always the yelling from my house. Everyone was shocked to see the cops and paramedics there. It was about this time when the paramedics were out with two body bags. I just screamed 'No Mom' I kept yelling that she was not dead. I broke down crying in the yard.

There was cop named Karen I remembered her she had presented a presentation in one of our classes telling us about abuse I never looked at her during the lesson. It was two weeks prior. She had asked me after class if everything was okay at home. I had told her it was." I laughed dryly shocking the Cullen's. "She had given me her card but I never called her. She just ran up to me and held me and said that she was sorry she wasn't able to do anything. I just kept crying. The neighbors were all staring at each other in shame that they never did anything to help me and my mom.

I passed out and woke up in the hospital in a room filled with cards and balloons from my classmates. There were a couple of students that were my neighbors that heard my story. In the newspaper in phoenix my family history and story was on the front page. Everyone knew. Charlie was in the chair beside me holding my hand. I just looked at him and said Daddy. He came over to me kissed my head and said he loved me and I would never be hurt again and that he would always be there for me. I said l loved him and missed him and I wanted to call him but I wasn't allowed to. He had said he understood. And that he missed me too and that as soon as we got out of the hospital he would take me home to forks. He had asked if there was anything I wanted to keep from the old house. I asked if we could go there before forks he said yes.

So when I was signed out we went I closed my eyes when we passed the living room. I grabbed the important and precious things in my room including this" I unhooked my necklace that was hidden beneath my shirt and gave them too jasper. He looked down and smiled and kissed my forehead his tear tracks on his face now dry. "My dog tags" jasper explained when the rest of the family looked at us curiously. "I wondered where they were." He looked at me and took off the ones he had they were mine. I smiled and said that he had forgotten them the last time he was at my house. But I was happy that he forgotten them because I always wore them on a long chain so no one would see but I always felt like he was still there with me. It was the only comfort I had once he left. He said "I'm happy I forgot them then." I went to give them back to him when he took the necklace out of my hand and around my neck once again.

"I remember you looking for those tags everywhere when we got here. You were angry you lost them but once you found Bella's you figured out that you and her somehow switched." Carlisle said.

I looked at Jasper questioningly and he pulled out the chain on his neck with mine too. "I remember when we got theses" Jasper said to the Cullen's who let us have our moment everyone was happy the hard part of the story was over. I knew we would talk about it soon but still happy for the break. "We were at the pet store we were just bored it was one time we went on a walk when we were eleven. We pooled are money together and got matching tags and chains."

I asked "Should I finish up the story" with solemn nods I started again "I went to my mom's room and got a couple of her belongings that she wanted me to have. When I remembered the time it was me and my mom out and about and she decided when I was sixteen to have a will done. She never included anyone else just me. I went to her hiding place of it and gave it to my dad who gave it to the proper people. She had tricked Phil into signing it too. I didn't know that till the lawyers sat me down and said I got all the assets of both Phil and my mom. Quite a bit actually, I got 300,000 dollars I was shocked. But devastated that i gained something out of their deaths. I remember my dad comforting me because I was disgusted that I got money from their deaths, I believe I said 'I would rather Phil and Mom being alive again and sill living there than them dead' even though I knew what would have happened if I had stayed there." Jasper just kissed my head and let me continue with the story.

"When I got here I had no clothes because the clothes I had before were for phoenix they were baggy as to not hurt my injuries but I wanted a new me so I went out and used some of the money to buy a whole new wardrobe. You can tell I still wear long sleeves and pants or gloves of some kind because of these" I lifted my sleeves and bottom of the shirt of my shirt and showed the arms and stomach and back full of scars. I could see the horror in their eyes at the physical proof of what I had to endure. "I don't like my body because of these scars but I got used to them. Well anyway after I got a new look and I told my dad the shortened version of what happened I felt lighter but still heavy. I was worried about school because I knew no one there I didn't know Jasper lived here I was never allowed to call him." I smiled remembering our reunion.

[Flashback]

I hate forks high people keep staring at me because I am the chief's daughter. No one knows why I moved here thankfully. They find it odd that I came in the middle of the semester. All day I have heard tons of whispers about me. But I have been trying not to let it bother me too much.

Now I have lunch and then the next half of the day including Gym. Whippy!

I walked into the cafeteria not hungry when I see him. I am pretty close to his table so when I say Jasper he turns around from the people he is sitting with and stands up staring at me. He whispers "Bella" looking at me as if he sees a ghost. I nod at he grins and I take that as permission. I run and jump in his arms. By now we have the whole cafeteria's attention. He laughs and just spins me around. I squeal happily. Once he puts me down I hug him.

"I missed you." I say with tears already in my eye. He looks at me too. "You have no idea how much I have missed you Bella." With tears in his eyes he hugs me again. I see the people he was sitting with staring at me shocked. I realize it's because I am crying. When he pulls back he sees my tears and wipes them away. He kisses my head.

About to speak before he gets interrupted with a loud throat being cleared. He turns around and looks at a big muscular guy and says in an annoyed voice "Yes".

The huge bear looks at him expectantly " So are you going to introduce to the hot chick that's crying over you or what"

[End of Flashback]

Jasper was angry at him calling me a chick but introduced us and I had been hanging around them ever since.

"The song you heard me sing I wrote when I lived with my mom. I had a keyboard there at my house. I had headphones that I would wear to play as to not disturb anyone. I wrote that song on the way home to Forks. It was about my Mom and Phil. I feel stupid sometimes because I am angrier at my Mom for doing this to me than Phil. I don't know why. I know I am stupid"

For the first time since I got my water someone moves. Carlisle comes over to me and kneels in front of me grabbing my chin gently making me look in his eyes. "You have a right to be angry at her Bella. You know that she should have left him the moment he laid a hand on you. It wasn't right. It was selfish of her to only car about her own happiness. She should not have kept you away from Charlie. I understand why you can be angrier at her because she was your mother and she should have protected you more than just that once. Never feel ashamed of that anger Bella. You have a right to it. I know even if you are angry at her now you still love her and you will forgive her eventually."

I nod gratefully thanking him he just takes me off jaspers lap hugging me.

Once he lets go I am automatically pulled into another hug from Esme. "If you ever need to talk I am here okay I know what it is like to be beat I might be able to help you. I understand. I love you and will always love you like a daughter.

Alice came next "I love you Bella. I am happy you got away from them and you have nothing to be blamed for. I love you. You are my sister in all but blood. From the looks of it you will someday be my sister-in-law anyway." I looked at Jasper and blushed while chuckles were heard throughout the room.

Edward came and gave me hug "I love you as well Bella. I agree with Alice about you being my sister. And I also agree with the sister-in-law thing." I blushed again and hit him.

Rosalie came up next and hugged me "Bella I love you. You are one of the strongest people I have ever met. I have no Idea how you were able to endure all that and be the strong woman you are today" when I was about to protest she spoke louder "No Bella you are the strongest person I know. I love you you are a good sister and friend. I hope you are never hurt again."

Emmet was last and gave me a bear hug and said "As long as I live you will never be hurt again. You are a sister to me as well. I love you."

I thanked them all. "As much as I would love to stay I should go home and cook dinner so Charlie isn't forced to have a TV dinner again for supper."

"I'll drive you" says Jasper.

"My car is here though Jazz."

"We can take my car and tomorrow I can pick you up in the morning for school and after school come to my house to take your truck home. Come on Please." He is giving me the puppy dog eyes now. I can't refuse.

"Okay Fine bye everyone see you tomorrow."

"Bye Bella" says the Cullen's.

As I walk out the door to the Cullen's to go home I feel much lighter and free. Today I got a huge weight off my shoulders.