2)Life changing
It can't become worse! The Swans got a baby girl last month, I've seen her a few times and it's a pretty and surprisingly shy girl. She has also something mysterious around her and I can't figure out what it is. I hope so much she isn't at home right now.
I wonder if I should make sure my colleagues know how many people they will be looking for and that one of them is a one month old baby.
I have to admit if Isabella, also known as Bella, is right now in a burning house the chances for her to survive are quiet small. Baby's are extremely fragile and if there's a fire in her house the smoke alone will be enough to kill her. I swallow.
"What's up?" Jim asks, giving me the chance to give my friends the important information without getting suspicious.
"Forks is where I live and there are so many little children, I just worry."
"You think you could tell us how many people should be in the house?" Mark asks, he is in his fireman-mode, he leaves no space for emotions in this kind of moments, he says it gets otherwise too difficult to make quick and good decisions when he's on a mission. That makes him a good leader for us and after the chef we'll always listen to him.
I nod.
"Will? Where are we exactly going?" He asks our chef.
"Forks, Fate street 26 why?" He asks. I act as if I stiffen out of shock.
"Edward?" Jorden asks with concern.
"The Swans, it's at the house of the chief of police, he has a wife… and a daughter." Everyone looks at me and they are surprised by the horrified look on my face. It's just the very idea of someone so young dying already and the image of how she will look like if… I shudder from the image.
"A girl you like?" Jim teases, trying to lighten the mood.
"She's only one month old." I add. Jim immediately regrets his words.
"No need to be sorry, you didn't know and you meant it well." I whisper now truly horrified by the idea of that girl getting hurt in any way.
I suppose it is because of some fatherly instincts or so.
At that moment we arrive at the chiefs house and I have to assist whit the fire hose. I see trough the thoughts of my friends what's going on. Jim finds a women, Renee Swan, on the staircase, from the way she lays I can tell she was heading upstairs for some reason and tripped. The stair is blocked by a wall of fire but lucky for Renee she is on the good side of it, on our side. Others find what is left from the chiefs body in the kitchen, that's probably where the fire started. Only when I hear Renee mutter her daughter's name I realize I hear a baby crying. Isabella is still alive and nobody knows. I give the fire hose to someone else and run inside, I hear some people scream 'it's not save to go there!'. I know they don't want to risk several men to cross the dangerous obstacle, the fire wall, not even to check for a baby that might be still alive.
But I know I'll be fast enough and right now I'm the only one who can save her.
There are no thoughts of being a hero right now, only the wish to save this innocent baby.
I face the fire and don't even take a second to think my actions trough. I just launch myself to the top of the stairs and go to the children's room where the noise comes from.
I open the door and grasp the baby out her bed, I hear her heart beating quicker than it should in normal condition, she must be so frightened.
I open the window and see a tree, I can easily get there, considering the fact that every human would be full of adrenaline right now, there shouldn't be suspicion.
I jump and grab a strong branch whit my one hand while I make sure the baby is safe in my arm.
After a few seconds I let myself drop and examine the baby girl in my arms more careful.
She looks startled and takes in quick breaths thankfully breathing the cleaner air. I have to get her to a place far from here before I can be sure the air is safe for her thought. I walk quickly to my colleagues who look at me. First they are either furious or relieved and when they see the baby in my arms they are all absorbed by her. Like I said, boys also have a soft spot for these little fellows.
"That's her?" Jim asks when he comes closer.
I nod "We need to get her out of here. Where is her mother?" Jim frowns and thought I already know what's wrong from the moment he thinks of her I still need to hear him say the words.
"She won't survive this I think. Your father is whit her in the ambulance. Go ahead." He mumbles dejected.
I nod and go to the ambulance. I knock on the door and go in without waiting for an answer.
"Dad?" I say, Carlisle looks up from the woman with worry and anger in his eyes.
"Don't ever do…" then he sees the baby, the reason for my reckless behavior. And all his anger about me doing something that might have had the potential to kill me was gone.
"Renee, Bella is here," He whispers. Renee looks weak but her face lights up when she sees her only daughter, the only reason she has to fight.
"Bella?" Then she sees me. "Edward... Thank you so much for saving my girl… I almost don't dare to ask, but…" I know what she wants to ask and decide to help her.
"You can ask me later Mrs. Swan, now you need to rest, where should I bring Bella for now?" I ask innocently. I know she wants me to take care of her. And I really don't mind. I don't think I would trust anyone else whit Bella, apart from her mother of course.
"I was thinking if you might be willing…" I nod.
"Of course Mrs. I'll do what I can till you are better." I smile and she smiles but Carlisle seems to be unsure about this. Why?
