Chapter 21
"What!" I barely managed to keep from squealing. I tried to pin my smile back on but it wasn't working.
"Would you like me to make an announcement Bella?" Edward asked quickly.
"Please do. I don't know if I can trust my voice right now." I squeaked
"Ladies and Gentlemen, Bella and I thank you for coming tonight. But I'm afraid we need to wrap this party up. I would ask that you kindly exit and have a wonderful night."
There was a lot of grumbling as everyone left. The party had been in full swing before after all. They just didn't understand why they had to leave all of a sudden. And hopefully for their sake, they'd never know.
"Bella, we need to hurry. They're in Idaho, and they move fast." Alice groaned as her vision became more vivid. "Looks like they're in Boise now, they're stopping for a snack."
Edward slung Charlie over his shoulder and we ran towards the Volvo. Edward threw Charlie in the backseat and got in the drivers seat while I took my spot in the passenger seat.
"Where are you taking me?" Charlie asked timidly.
"We need to get you away from here as soon as possible. The Volturi are coming." I told him.
"Bella, what in the world are the Volturi?" He asked sounding frightened.
"They're like the police of the vampire world." Edward explained briskly. "And unfortunately we broke the Cardinal rule. Mortals aren't to know of us. Now we're in trouble."
"So you broke the law? Why can't you just turn yourselves in and take the punishment?" He asked. He was a cop after all and that did make sense to him.
"Because it doesn't matter if we do. The only thing they will take is your death or being turned into a vampire as justice."
At this Charlie got really quiet. I could practically see the wheels turning.
"Are you going to kill me?" He asked sounding unsure.
"No we aren't Charlie. That's why we're running. They will kill you if they find you but if we can avoid that we will. Unfortunately they have the world's best tracker. We just need to get far enough away that we have time to figure out what we can do." Edward explained.
"I really hope you guys have a plan." Charlie's voice cracked and for the first time in my life I saw him cry.
a/n: I am so so so so so sorry that this chapter took me to so long. I've just had a lot going on and have been depressed. It's incredibly hard to find motivation to write when you're depressed. The way I've been feeling lately you're lucky the Volturi didn't show up and just eat Charlie in front of Bella's eyes. Anyways, have fun and I'll try to update more frequently now.