do you love me. . .or not? do you care for me? or not?

APOV

Oh my god! I am soooo excited. It's almost Bella's birthday! We need a party!

Of course Bella keeps telling us that she doesn't want one. . .But who cares? I'm throwing one anyways!

So here I am, in Bella's and my dorm, looking through party ideas and materials, when I heard the door starting to open. I hastily put everything back and kicked it under the desk, right as Bella pushed the door wide open.

"Hey Ali, What're you doing?" She smiled, "Not planning a birthday party, I hope."

I wasn't the Master of Lies for nothing. "Of course not, I was just shopping online. . .You know. . .There's this blue mini dress that would-"

She cut me off, "No, I am NOT going shopping."

I pouted, "Pleeease?"

"NO" She stormed back out of the room and, smiling happily, I went back to planning her party.

Now, should I do beach theme, or costume themed?

Definitely costume themed. I could go as Alice, from that newer movie of Alice in Wonderland, I loved her dresses!

And Jasper. . .could go as one of those Western styled cowboys!

And Rosalie-

Someone interrupted me, knocking the door frantically.

"What?" I called out, slightly annoyed.

The door opened and Edward came in, looking anxious, worried, scared and . .a mixture of other negative emotions, all at once.

"Alice, Alice, look at this!" He held out his cell phone at me.

I frowned, "What's wrong with your phone?"

He shook his head fervently, "No! Not the phone, read the text!"

I sighed, then glanced down at the smooth, shiny, black phone.

There was a text message from. . .But, no! It can't be!

I looked up at Edward for an answer.

He nodded, guessing my question.

"What do we tell Bella?" I asked.

He gritted his teeth, "No, don't tell Bella. . ."

"But, no! She'll figure it out sometime if you keep it from her! It'll be all over the news!" I argued with him.

He knelt down next to me, and looked at me straight in the eyes.

"Please Alice, I'll do what the message says. . .She'll be safe. . .If I don't, she'll be in danger. . .And I just can't bear that Alice!"

I could see the fear and anger in his eyes as he shouted the last part.

I sighed and gave in, "Fine. . .But if she finds out. . .It's all your fault, not mine."

He smiled at me, "Of course, thank you, Alice."

He hugged me, then walked out of the room. . .

Oh Bella. . .I'm so sorry, I thought as I watched him close the door quietly behind him.

2 hours later

I had all the plans for the party finished, we're going to throw it tomorrow!

I was happily putting all the stuff away, when the door burst open, revealing a mess of a person.

Bella's hair was all tangled and messed up, her face was red, her eyes puffy, and her cheeks were tear-stained.

She took a shaky step forward, then collapsed onto the bed.

"Alice. . ." She said, her voice even more broken then my heart.

"Oh, Bella, sweetheart. . ." I went over to her and wrapped my arms around her, "Let it all out. . .Tell me what happened."

Then, between tears, she told me, as I suspected, what had happened.

"He told me he didn't want me, a-and that he liked T-Tanya all along. . ." She burst into fresh new tears.

I patted her back, "Oh Bella. . .He's a jerk. . .Your better than him, you deserve someone much better!"

She shook her head and wailed, "I can't! I love Edward! No one else. . .What should I do?"

"The thing to do now is cheer up, and find another man. . ." I told her encouragingly.

She sniffed, "Are you sure it'll work?"

I bit my lip before answering, "Of course, now. . .let's go man-hunting!"

"Not now, Ali. . .I want to lay down a bit." She curled up in a ball.

I hesitated to leave her but she didn't say anything more, so I went over to Rosalie's room and told her what happened. . .Without details, of course. Since whatever Rosalie hears, it goes straight into her ear and out of her mouth.

When I got to her room and opened her door, I saw the most horrific thing. I shut the door and fled down the hall, into the garden.

Jasper was there, sleeping on his favorite tree branch. I smiled as the wind toyed with his hair and sat down below the branch. Waiting for him to wake up.

It was so weird, here I was. A girl, abused by her parents, and almost murdered by her parents, here, at this wonderful place, with an angel. A golden haired angel sleeping right above me.

Jasper was too good for me, he treats me like a princess. Much different then how I was treated in my past. I love Jasper. And I love my friends.

But I have a feeling, no, vision, that this is all going to change. . .Just with that one text message. . .

"Alice?" A voice murmured above me.

I smiled up, "Yes?"

Jasper chuckled, "What are you doing here?"

I frowned as I remembered what I saw in his and Rosalie's room. . .I shuddered.

Jasper laughed, "Yeah. . .It is disgusting isn't it? My sister and Emmet. . ." He trailed off with an angry look.

It's been a week since Rose admitted her feelings for Emmet and they started going out. . .but this. . .was fast. . .

I patted his arm, "Don't worry. She's happy with him and that's all that matters. "

He nodded, yet still unconvinced.

I smiled and sighed, snuggling very close to him.

I returned to my previous thoughts.

Yes, everything is going to change. . .

Because of that one text message. . .

A text from someone who was supposed to be in jail. . .

A text from an abusive father. . .

A text. . .from Charlie Swan. . .

I'm seriously sorry!

I didnt think that I would take this long to write a chapter!

But then with the ting called school just starting. . .