Six months later:
Chapter 2:
I glided through the automatic doors and let my hands fall on the front desk with a loud thump. Startled, the receptionist's head shot up from a copy of fifty shades of grey. Adjusting her glasses she said; "Hello. Is there anything I could help you with?"
"I need to know the room number of Isabella Swan" I demanded, swiftly.
"Oh. Uh... um... okay" the receptionist stuttered.
I willed her to hurry as she fumbled with her computer. How could this be happening? My leaving was supposed to keep Bella safe from places like this! She was supposed to be okay after I was gone!
"She's in ward seven, room eight" the receptionist informed me. "Is there anything else I can-"
Not allowing her to finish her sentence I darted away to find Bella.
. . .
The second I entered her ward I could smell her. Her smell overpowered everything else in the room. I followed my nose and was guided to a door at the end of the hall. I froze when I saw a man in a lab coat standing there looking through the window on the door. He didn't notice me he just stared into Bella's room, occasionally looking away to jot something down on his clip board.
Not being able to help myself any longer I looked over the man's shoulder. My breath caught in my throat.
Oh, Bella. Oh, no, no, no, no, no.
Bella lay asleep in her hospital bed. She was so much thinner than I remembered. She was almost skeleton like! Her mated hair was stick to her neck. I could very faintly see bruises buried underneath her hair.
"What happened to her?" I asked no one in particular.
The man in the lab coat turned around hearing me speak.
"This one?" he asked, gesturing at Bella's door.
I nodded, not looking away from her.
"Suicide attempt" the man said, clicking his pen. "Poor thing hasn't spoken a word since it happened."
The world seemed to stop spinning. All the noises in the room faded away as I struggled not to scream. I lifted a shaky hand to grip my hair tight enough to strangle a human.
The man didn't seem to notice my anguish; he just continued speaking.
"Her poor father! He was the one who found her" he babbled, pulling me out of my trance. "Just hanging there in her bedroom when she was supposed to be asleep. Could you imagine that? Finding your own daughter in that position."
"Couldn't even imagine" I managed in a shaky voice.
"Yeah, well, it certainly is a hard thing to think about" the man said, taking his leave.
The man walked down the hall and into another patient's room. I stood outside Bella's room just watching. I remembered how I had watched her sleep before I had left Forks. Back then it had filled me with pleasure. She had been so beautiful lying there whispering my name and that she loved me.
It was ironic that as I watched her sleep now, I was filled with the sharpest pain imaginable. In fact, I couldn't decide if seeing her like this and knowing I made her that was more painful than just staying away completely.
Cautiously, I entered Bella's room. As I got closer I could see the bruises on her neck even clearer. They were a ring of little red splotches. If could've thrown up I would've.
I wanted to brush away Bella's hair and run my fingers over the bruises. Maybe then they'd disappear, but I didn't want to wake her. So, instead I went and sat down in the chair beside her bed.
I squeezed my eyes shut as tight as I could. This could not be happening. Bella had promised me she wouldn't do anything reckless. How could she do this to herself? How could this beautiful, sweet girl want to take her own life?
That was a stupid question with an obvious question. It was all my fault. I had left Bella so carelessly, not thinking about all the possibilities. I had left because I thought she'd be safer without me jumbling up her life. How could I have been so stupid?
When I opened my eyes to look at Bella and was shocked to see her staring at me with wide eyes.
There you go! Chapter 2 all done! I hoped you enjoyed that! Thank you to those who reviewed this last time. I'm still not sure if I'm going to continue this. Please review even if it's just to tell me my story's the worst thing on fanfiction. Seriously, I need your help on deciding to continue reading this or not! Thanks for reading!