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BPOV
"Nothing! I came here to talk to her, just to see her. She was fine, and then Sam got here. I don't even know what happened! She just started sobbing!" Embry exclaimed.
"Alright, stay here. I'll be down in a minute."
Jacob bent down, and picked me up like a baby. He acted like I weighed nothing. He was strong, but I didn't know he was that strong.
"I can walk," I whispered.
He looked down, and rolled his eyes at me. Jake carried me into my room, and laid me down on my bed.
"What happened, Bella?" He asked, running his hand through his hair. Jake laid down next to me, and gave me an encouraging hug.
"It's just… I don't even know! I saw Sam, and he just- I guess he reminded me of the guy that did this to me!" I weakly said into his shoulder.
"I'm sorry, Bella. I don't know why they came over here. They should've known better. I know Embry wanted to talk to you, but I didn't think he would actually show up at your house."
"This isn't your fault. I'm falling apart. I think Embry needs to know though. Can you help me tell him?" I asked Jake. "He deserves to know what he's getting into."
"If you're sure, then of course. I'll get rid of Sam, then come back up here with Embry. You'll be okay?"
"Yep."
I couldn't believe I was doing this. I had sworn to myself that I was never going to tell anybody, and that was exactly what I was doing.
Too soon, Embry came into my room with Jake behind him.
Jacob sat next to me, not worrying about being too close, but Embry sat at the end of my bed. After I looked at Embry, I wished that I hadn't. He looked tortured. I had a feeling it was because he thought he was the reason for my outburst.
"I'm sorry about all of that… Just, Sam, he looked like someone," I said, though I would be surprised if Embry heard me.
"You can tell me anything. I'm not here to judge you. I'll do anything for you, Bells," Embry said to me.
"I'm sure you know Edward Cullen…" I started.
"Yeah. I swear, if he laid a finger on you, I'll kill him," Embry said mainly to himself.
"No interruptions. Anyway, Edward's 'brother' Jasper smelled some my blood after I got a paper cut on my birthday. Things got bad, but Jasper didn't hurt me. Then two weeks ago, Edward and I were walking in the forest. He told me that he didn't love me and that him and his family were moving."
EPOV
So, it was Edward. He was the cause of my Bella's sadness. I'd kill him.
"I'm so sorry, Bella. I can't believe Edward did this to you," I told her.
"That's not the whole story. Jake, can you please tell him? I don't think I can…" Bella whispered to him.
"Of course, honey." Jake looked at me, and continued. "Edward walked away from her, and she was trying to follow him but couldn't. She tripped, of course, and couldn't get up. She started crying, and that's when this guy found her. He came up to her, and carried her to a car. There were a few guys. And they- they raped her."
No. Not my Bella. She didn't deserve this. Who was the horrible person that did this to her? If I ever found him, I would rip him apart limb by limb. He had ruined Bella. I didn't think that she would ever be able to return back to normal. I just hoped, maybe one day, she would trust me.
That's when I noticed she was shaking and tears were pouring out of her eyes. Jake wrapped an arm around her, and hugged her tightly. How much I wished I could be in his position right now. I wasn't going to rush Bella though. She would have as much time as she needed.
"She's afraid you're going to hate her now that you know what happened," Jake told me.
I was shocked. How could she ever think that I would leave her? She was my life, my everything. I barely knew her, but she was my soul mate.
"Bella, let me make this clear, I would never leave you. I'm glad you opened up to me, that you trust me with your secret. People aren't going to hate you because of this, they would only hate the person that caused this," I told her wanting to hug her so badly.
"Charlie should be home soon, Bells. We should probably go start getting dinner ready," Jake said.
"Are you staying for dinner?" She asked me.
"No, I have to go home. I should probably explain to Sam. I'll see you soon?" I asked her.
She nodded, and we all walked downstairs.
I was about to walk out the door, but Bella grabbed my hand and gave it a light squeeze. I smiled at her, and walked to my car.
She was getting somewhere. She touched me, and that was improvement. I had a feeling we would be able to make it through this. I would be able to help her, somehow. In the mean time, I just wanted to hunt down the sorry SOB that did this to my Bella.
JPOV
Bella cooked chicken for all of us. I ate most of it, while I didn't see Bella take one bite.
"Bella, we aren't really going to do this again, are we?" I asked her.
"Jakeeee…" She groaned, giving me puppy dog eyes.
"You aren't going to win. Just eat, please Bella?"
"It doesn't look very appetizing! I promise if I'm hungry, I'll eat. It's not good to eat when you aren't hungry!" She told me.
"One bite isn't going to kill you."
"Prove it."
I took a forkful of the chicken, brought it to my mouth, and ate it smiling.
"Proof?" I asked her.
Very slowly, she brought a pea-sized piece of chicken to her mouth and chewed it. After she swallowed, Bella took a big gulp of her water.
"Come on, it wasn't that bad," I told her.
She rolled her eyes at me, and took another ant sized bite. I wished that she would eat more, but she was improving and that's all I could ask her. I had noticed when she took Embry's hand as he left. I was shocked, since she wouldn't even let Billy two feet within her. Bella was like a daughter to my dad, and I knew how much it broke his heart to see her like this.
I had a feeling Bella didn't want me to talk about Embry to her father, so I kept my mouth shut. I knew that Charlie wouldn't want Bella dating anyone right now. It wasn't my place to interfere with that. Maybe after he saw how Bella improved today, then he would understand. Again, it wasn't my place. I wasn't the one to be talking to Charlie about Bella's love life.
"When are you going to start going to school again, Bells?" Billy asked her.
"I don't know. I haven't really thought about it. It's hard to believe it's been almost a month. I guess I need to go back soon. I just don't know if I'm going to be able to do it."
"Why don't you transfer down to the Quileute school? Then you have Jacob down there to protect you," Billy said, winking at me.
"He makes a good point, Bella. I think you should consider that," Charlie encouraged.
"You're right. I don't think I can go back to that school. It would just bring up too many unwanted memories. Do you think I can?" She asked Charlie.
"Of course. I can call down there tomorrow, and see if we can get it figured out," Charlie said smiling.
A genuine smile came across Bella's face, and I knew that she was going to be okay.
