"One life is just as important as another so who are we, mere mortals, to judge who should get to keep their life and should forfeit theirs. We should not be so quick to deal out death and judgment." – Unknown
I tried to make this chapter longer. Enjoy.
Chapter Thirteen
"Come on Bella! You can do this." I said as I shocked her. Bella was coding and we had seconds left before she was gone.
Beep. Beep. Beep. Beep.
I sighed relief.
"Carlisle!" I smiled. I heard cheers from up above.
"Let's finish this." He said. We carefully finished.
"Her vitals are good. She's tough." I whispered. We stitched her back up.
"Cancer is all gone." Carlisle said. We had a nurse wheel her out of here and back to her room. We were scrubbing out.
"You were really good in there today Lorelai." Carlisle said. "What happened… why were you late?" He asked.
"Edward and I got into a fight… I broke a window." I whispered.
"Oh…" He said. We walked out and we were bombarded by our family.
"What happened down there? She's alright right?" Edward asked.
"She coded, but she's stable and she'll be staying here where we can keep an eye on her… before we didn't check for cancer any where else. But she's completely free of it now. But we'll run tests to make sure… but for now she needs sleep… you should wait in the waiting room until she's awake." Carlisle said. They all headed back to the waiting room and Carlisle headed towards Bella's room. I just stood there. Emmett hugged me.
"I am still that person you use to know…" I whispered to him.
"I know babe… I know." He whispered against my ear. I buried my head into his chest. We walked back to the waiting room. I don't know how long we waited. It was at least a day.
"She's up and she's been asking for you… all of you." Carlisle smiled. We all looked around. Everyone was terrified to see Bella. We got up and headed in there. She looked good.
"You lookin' good Bella!" I smiled Alice ran over to her and hugged her.
"I'm still dancin'." She smiled. We all sat around and talked to her. Filled her in on what we new. Mostly we told stories of crazy things we'd done. Edward sat at her side and didn't move.
"… I remember one time Jasper and I were so bored we decided to see how long it would take to walk from Forks to Maine… Coast to coast." Emmett smiled.
"At human pace?" Bella asked.
"No. We ran… it took us what…" Emmett said.
"Six days…" Jasper smiled. I looked up at Emmett.
"Weirdo." I laughed. Everyone was laughing.
"Bella how are you feeling?" I asked she looked tired.
"I'm tired." She admitted. I nodded.
"We'll come back when you're awake." Alice said. We slowly left the room. I saw Carlisle.
"Carlisle… you might want to check in on Bella in a few minutes… she'll need pain killers before she falls asleep." I said we headed back home. Jasper and Alice went hunting. Emmett and I stayed home.
"How are you doing?" He whispered and we laid on the couch. He was playing with my hair.
"I was so scared… but I'm better now… she's tough… how are you?" I whispered. I felt at home against his marble chest.
"I've missed you. I can't believe you're really here." He whispered. I didn't know what to say. I turned around to face him.
"I love you Emmett." I whispered as he came down and kissed me. He was gentle. He always cared for everything and everyone. I put my hand on his chest. His hands slid down to my waist and rested there. He pulled back.
"I love you." He whispered. His lips moved down to the hollow of my throat and back up to my lips. We finally pulled apart. We sat on the couch and Emmett flipped channels and I sat there with him. Alice and Jasper came back.
"Let's go back to the hospital." Alice said. We got there and headed towards Bella's room. She was wake.
"Hey Bells!" Emmett smiled. She looked so much better the color was coming back into her face.
"Lorelai, Carlisle wanted to speak to you about x-rays and radiation…" Edward smiled as he squeezed Bella's hand. I grabbed her chart.
"Ah Lorelai… What should we do?" He asked. I looked over her chart again.
"Let's get some x-rays… I don't want to put her through too much radiation if we don't need too… but after the x-rays… she should go in for a light radiation… just for safety." I said. Carlisle and I walked out of the room to see what was open. We got opens and he had to go and I walked back in by Bella.
"What's going on?" Bella asked.
"Well… Carlisle is taking you in for an x-ray and when you're done there… you'll be sent to radiation for a light radiation which means it won't make you sick, but if there is any cancer which the x-rays will tells us there aren't any, it'll wipe 'em out." I smiled. She nodded.
"When do I leave?" She asked.
"As soon as Carlisle comes back." I said. He reappeared at the door and wheeled Bella off. The tests came back negative. All cancer cells gone. I smiled. The radiation was something I wanted to do just incase.
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The next few months Bella proved to be tough. She fought and won this cancer battle. She was healthy and she'd been doing well. She lived with us so we could monitor her still. She was back at school and everything had finally started to settle down.
Everyone seemed happy things were going well. It was finally summer vacation, no more school.
"I'm bored." Bella muttered. Emmett and Jazz were playing video games. Alice was on her computer I was reading and Edward and Bella were watching the boys play.
"What do you want to do Bella?" Emmett asked not looking away from his video game.
"Something fun." She muttered.
"LET'S PLAY TRUTH OR DARE!" Em boomed. Alice and I smiled.
"We're in." Alice said.
"Me too." Bella and Jasper said together.
"Come on Eddie… you know you want to play." Em smiled.
"Fine." He said. we went into the dinning room and sat around the table.
"Who wants to go first?" Emmett asked. Nobody answered. Emmett smiled.
"I will." He said. Everyone sighed.
"Alice truth or dare?" He asked.
"Dare." Alice said instantly.
"I dare you to use a marker and write, EMMETT IS A GOD, on your shirt in all caps." He said with a cruel smile.
"Emmett this is a new shirt!" Alice whined. Emmett started clucking.
"Fine!" Alice huffed she grabbed a hot pink marker and wrote in all caps, small but big enough to be seen, Emmett's a god. I started laughing. Alice had a smile on her face.
"Lorelai truth or dare?" She asked.
"Dare." I said simply.
"I dare you not to touch Emmett for two weeks." She smiled. I laughed.
"Alice that's not fair!" Emmett whined like a five year old.
"Fine." I said coolly.
"Lorelai!" Emmett said. I smacked him.
"Edward, truth or dare?" I asked him.
"Dare." He sighed.
"Good, I dare you to go skinny dipping in the river." I said. Bella turned red for Edward. He looked annoyed as we all started laughing.
"Fine." He muttered he started running off.
"At human pace." I muttered so Bella could see. He scowled. He walked down the river and it was pretty dark but our eyes could still see. I looked away. Everyone laughed as he came back into the house dripping wet.
"Jasper… truth or dare?" he asked.
"Dare." Jasper said. We were all going to pick dare.
"Good. I dare you to go over to Mike Newton's house and ask him he'd like to have a pillow fight with you…" Edward paused and laughed.
"Fine." Jasper said.
"And… you've got to wear Alice's clothes." Edward finished. Jasper looked annoyed. Alice ran upstairs with Jasper. He came back in a yellow skirt and a white button up blouse. We all headed out to the car. Edward drove madly to Newton's house.
"I hate you." Jasper said as he got out and made his way over to the porch. He rang the bell.
"Hello?" Mike asked. His eyes got wide as he saw Jasper.
"I was wondering if you'd have a pillow fight with me?" Jasper asked and he sounded like he meant it. I could feel the car shake with Emmett's laughter; he was trying so hard to keep it in.
"Um… maybe a different time." Mike said and quickly closed the door. We all burst out laughing. Jasper raced back to the car.
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The summer was going by quickly. We'd all become untied after Bella's near death year. We were all so close. It was nice.
Hit or Miss? One chapter left… please review… I'm going to try to have the chapter out tonight before I go to bed… other wise I'll be out later today (Sunday). I can't believe this story's almost over!
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