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BRAX POV
It had been a week since Bella had come home and the threats were coming hard and fast. We tried not to leave Bella alone in case whoever this was took the chance to hurt her. Heath, Casey and I had used every resource we had to try and find this person. Charlie had called in her police contacts but no-one had been able to give us any clue as to who was stalking my little sister and threating my family. I knew Bella was itching to be left alone but we just couldn't risk it. Charlie and I were sitting at the table talking when Ruby and Bella came bounding down the stairs. "we're going to the beach" Ruby said cheerfully as she took a sip of my juice. "do you mind taking Mckenzie?" Charlie asked "no! that's perfect, she can get another taste of the water" Ruby said cheerfully as Bella picked her up out of her bouncer and taking her upstairs to get ready. Charlie strapped her into her pram and we kissed her goodbye as the girls headed out the door.
BELLA POV
It felt so good to be out enjoying myself. Usually I had to go into Angelo's and waitress when no-one could be at home, or I had to sit in Heath's lounge room while him and Bianca practically mauled each other. It was a beautiful warm sunny day and Ruby and I were already in our bikini's, Ruby was wearing an aqua blue bikini and I was wearing a lime green one. Little Mckenzie was wear a cute little pink swimming onsie and her denim hat with the bright yellow sunflower, we had left the pram in the car and I was carrying her on my hip as Ruby carried the bag.
We were playing in the water, Mckenzie giggling and gurgling as her little feet splashed in the water. We would take turns playing with her, taking her in waist deep and dipping her down so the water reached her chest, swinging her gently from side to side as her feet dragged along the water. Ruby and I joked and laughed as we sprinkled sand over her hands and feet, splashing each other with water and just enjoying a day out with our sister and niece.
Ruby was sitting on the shore as the waves rushed up and over her while I went to get the camera "BELLA" I heard someone yell. I turned around to see Natyaliah, Cooper's little sister running along the sand towards me. Cooper was just behind her "her Taliah" I said giving her a hug, Cooper came up behind her staring at me intently "I thought you left" he said "I did, but I realised I couldn't do it so I came back" I said looking down at the sand. Natyaliah had joined Ruby and Mckenzie in the water leaving Cooper and I alone. "I was going to call, I just didn't know what to say. I thought you would probably be better off without me and just starting fresh" I said squinting in the sun "No, I don't want to move on I want you" Cooper said looking back intently "oooh Coop, this is getting a bit corny for me, can we just pick up where we left off" I said laughing slightly "sure thing" he said pulling the camera from my hands and chucking it on the towel before picking me up, throwing me over his shoulder and running for the water, throwing me in.
We had been playing and hanging out all morning and the kids were getting hungry. We had express milk for Mckenzie but Natyaliah wanted ice-cream. We packed up our stuff and headed up the sand bank towards the surf club. Cooper had his arm around my waist as I carried Mckenzie's bag Cooper carrying mine and Ruby's. Ruby took Mckenzie and Natylaiah to the surf club while I waited with Cooper while he changed. I was standing outside of the toilet block fiddling with the plants that lined the pathway when suddenly a smelly cloth covered my face and something sharp pierced my neck. My nose was instantly filled with a sickly sweet odour that made my head spin. I felt my knees weaken as I began to collapse, I heard Cooper talking, and footsteps getting closer to me. Whoever held the cloth over my face ran leaving me as I fell to the floor, my heading hitting a rock as I landed on the cold concrete floor slowly dropping out of conciseness.
RUBY POV
It had been a while since we left Bella and Cooper and I was beginning to wonder where they were. I managed to drag Natyaliah away from the gelato stand and over to the toilets. I had Mckenzie in her pram which made it easier "Come on Natyaliah, we just have to get Cooper and Bella and then we can get ice cream okay?" I told the little girl "okay" she said sulkily. I rounded the corner to find Bella lying on the concrete, a pool of bright red blood around her head "BELLA!" I shrieked as I rushed forward, Cooper came running out of the toilets "Oh my god!" he said crouching down beside her limp body. Mckenzie had started crying and I was trying to calm her, I pulled out my phone and pressed Brax's speed dial number. It rung three times before he picked up.
"Hello" he spoke "Brax, it's me. Bella he got her, she's been knocked out. I think she hit her head on a rock, but he tried to get her." I spoke quickly as Cooper took Natyaliah and Mckenzie and called the ambulance. "Okay just calm down, I'm on my way where are you?" he questioned "at the surf club toilets" I said as we hung up from each other. I tried to wake Bella but she was out cold. I could smell a gross sweet smell on her which I knew had not been there before, I just hoped she would be okay. I saw Brax and Heath racing across the grass towards us Charlie and Bianca in tow, the came skidding up beside us being careful not to bump Bella. The ambulance arrived just as they did and soon had Bella lifted onto a gernie and in the back of the ambulance, she had already woken up and was being stubborn as usual claiming she didn't need to go to hospital but we wouldn't listen. They shut the doors and drove away, the crowd we had attracted so dissipated.
BELLA POV
I was being kept in this stinking hospital overnight because I had a bump to the head and a slight concussion. I was on a drip when Dr Walker walked in holding my test results "right Bella, as you know you have a minor concussion, you were also drugged with chloroform which is what you remember as the sweet smelling stuff and it also appears you were injected with a large dose of Lorazepam which caused you to drift in and out of consciousness. Do you have any idea who could have done this?" Sid asked me seriously "Yes and No" I replied trying to figure out how to explain this "I'm sorry I don't understand" Sid asked confused "Yes in the sense I know the person who attacked me is the person who is stalking me and no in the sense that I don't know who that person is" I said quickly "Bella are you saying that you believe that someone is stalking you" Sid questioned "well yes, if stalking involves threating text messages, emails and phone calls then yeah I'd say I'm being stalked" I said simply. "Bella have you called the police?" Sid asked "Nope" I replied taking a sip of water "Well we had to inform the police that you were brought in so I think you should alert them to this" Sid continued "well thanks Sid" I said looking back up at him just as the police knocked on my door.
"Come in I guess" I said waving them in "I'll leave you to it" Sid said as he walked out of the room. "How are you feeling?" Sargent Watson asked "great! Like I have been pumped full of chloroform and Lorazepam… oh wait I was!" I said sarcastically "okay I get it silly question" Watson said raising her hands "ding, ding, ding we have a winner!" I cried "can you tell us what you remember" Watson said with a smile "well I was waiting for Cooper to come out of the bathroom, I was playing with the leaves on the shrubs when someone stuck a rag over my face and jabbed a needle in my neck. I felt dizzy and weak then I heard Cooper talking to me and footsteps and them a sharp pain when my head hit the rock. Next thing I know I am back in this damn place" I told the officers "Do you know who might have wanted to hurt you Isabella" the other officer said, I saw Watson wince slightly "you a rookie?" I asked bluntly "I'm new yes, why?" the officer asked "because if you weren't you would know that people don't call me Isabella unless they would like to be force into very early retirement" I said. The other officer looked at me for a moment before continuing.
"Please answer my question" he said, I sighed "yeah the person who attacked me is the my stalker" I said rolling my eyes. Watson straightened "Bella are you saying you're being stalked?" she asked "that's what I'm sayin' you know you should be a detective!" I replied sarcastically. "Do you know who is stalking you?" she asked "well if I did then they wouldn't be a stalker would they?" I said stating the obvious "have you received any threats" she asked again "well that's a stupid question, of course I have I being stalked for crying out loud" I said loudly. Watson nodded "we will visit you house and take a look at the threats you have received and talk to your family and look into it" she said turning to leave "why thank you very much" I said, Watson laughed "a delight as always" she said before leaving me in the stinky hospital room.
Next morning rolled around slowly and I was discharged as soon as possible. I walked through the door to find everyone at the breakfast table looking at me in horror "what are you doing!" Brax asked "going for a shower I smell like the inside of a toilet bowl" I said confused "how did you get home?" he asked "ah I walked" I replied simply "walked, Bella you were just released from hospital after being drugged by your stalker and you WALKED home!" he emphasised. I rolled my eyes "yeah, yeah probably not the most rational thing to do but seriously I hate hospitals, I have spent more than enough time in them over the last year or so and besides that place stinks. The smell of disinfectant was making my eyes water, there was no way I could've lasted until when you said you were coming at nine" I said heading upstairs. I heard Brax say "god she is so stubborn!" and Charlie reply "it's in the genes honey". I laughed as I went into my room.
What did you think? Bella's stalker strikes again, a little too close for comfort no? Who do you think it is? Tell me in a review! Dannielle xx