The Curse of Destiny

Disclaimer: I do not own Twilight. I wish I did, but I don't. I own this plot line (originally it was a short story I wrote for a college class and I decided to turn it into a longer fanfiction story). I hope you all like it.

Description: The doctors threw around the term "Stockholm's Syndrome." All Bella knew was that she missed her kidnapper and wasn't sure how to function without him anymore. She needed him and she had to get back to him…somehow. Could she love Edward, the man who had both abducted her and stolen her heart? Could she live without him? Time will tell…

Author's Note: Hello everyone! Thank you for the response last chapter. I really appreciate all the reviews and support. I had hoped to update on Sunday, but I got sick. I feel okay today so I thought I would post this chapter. It is a little short so I do apologize for that, but I wanted to give you guys something soon. I hope you enjoy it. Please review and let me know what you think.

Chapter 14 – Freedom?

Bella waits twenty minutes and then she carefully gets out of bed grasping her fork tightly in her hand. She walks quietly to the door and wedges a fork prong into the lock. She twists and turns it back and forth having no idea what she is doing so she is completely surprised and startled when the lock gives and she is able to turn the door knob and swing the door open.

Surprise fills her as the door swings free. She had hoped, but had not actually believed the door would open. She stepped wearily into the hallway and looked at the peeling paint on the walls and the ratty carpet beneath her feet. Her entire body is filled with trepidation and worry as she carefully crosses the threshold and then floor creaks beneath her feet. She steps into the hallway and makes her way down the hall towards the kitchen. Once in the kitchen she grabs a knife and holds it tightly in her hand and opens the fridge. She takes out a bottle of water and a baggie of fruit. She looks around and sees half a loaf of bread on the counter so she grabs that as well before locating a plastic bag to put her supplies in at last.

Feeling more prepared, she ventures out of the kitchen and heads towards where the door is but she stops in Edward's doorway letting her curiosity get the best of her. She steps into the darkened room and looks around. The room is pretty bare, but there is a small desk in the corner of the room and Bella walks towards it cautiously. She sits down in the weary looking chair and opens the drawer on the side. There are pages and pages of handwritten notes of some sort, but she knows she doesn't have time to look at them this moment. She peers further into the drawer and sees some photos. She picks them up and flips through them. There is a picture of a much younger Edward with a woman who looks a great deal like him. It must be his mother. What happened to her? Why did Edward hate his father? There were so many questions, but Bella knew she had to hurry. She wanted to put a great deal of distance between herself and her kidnapper. She picked up a book labeled "Journal" and stuffed it into the bag before heading out of the room and closing the door.

Bella hurried towards the front door and opened it before stepping out into the sunshine. She did not look back, but hurried into the woods going the opposite direction she and Edward took for their walk. She knew she would have to find a way out of the woods. She would have to find a way to escape. She hurried into the tree line just as she saw a car approaching the house. She saw Edward get out of the car with four bags of groceries before he disappeared into the house. Bella knew she didn't have much time now as she walked quickly through the brush being careful not to step on anything that would irritate her ankle.

Bella hurried along and then knew she would have to find a place to stop and catch her breath for a while. She kept going until she found a place that would suit her needs. She made it to the river and she walked along it for a little while until she saw a small cave of sorts nestled into the rocks ahead. It was very close to the water and very small. Bella barely fit into the small space, but once she was inside she couldn't see much outside at all and she knew she was completely obscured. She took out the bottle of water and drank half of the bottle to quench her thirst knowing she could fill it in the river before she moved on again. Darkness fell around her as she nibbled on some of the fruit. Edward would look for her all night, of that she was certain. In the morning she would have to find a way to throw him off track somehow. She fell asleep planning and the small bit of hope that swelled in her at the feeling of freedom and yet she could not vanish the sadness in her heart from leaving her kidnapper behind.

I hope you liked this chapter. I would love to hear your thoughts! Thank you everyone! I am sorry it is so short, but I think you will like next chapter. Next chapter is going to be from Edward and we will get to see into his head a little bit and see what makes him tick. Are you all ready for that? Thanks again for reading and please let me know what you think!

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