Chambers of the Soul

Summary: Bella lives with her abusive father; Charlie, her older brother; Maxi and her younger sister; Harmony. She almost thinks there's no hope but what happens when the new family comes to town? Will she ever be happy? What if Bella and her siblings became happy and then someone came back to haunt them…

Disclaimer: I do not own Twilight. All characters and other twilight-related things belong to SM. I only own the storyline.

Maxi Swan POV.

I held the oxygen mask over Bella's face. Her hands reached up to try and grab the mask but Angela pulled them down.

Bella squirmed and wriggled but she didn't go anymore. Her chest was heaving; accepting the oxygen she needed.

I wanted to kill Tyler for what he did to my sister.

Angela whispered words of encouragement to my sister so I started to too.

Bella lost consciousness and I pulled the oxygen away, looking at her worriedly.

Angela comforted me. "She's hurt; it happens. Let's get her inside now."

I nodded and I scooped my light sister into my arms.

We got her into the house and I laid her down on her bed. Harmony watched me as I soothed Bella.

Angela helped clean Bella's wounds and suggested a number of times about calling the ambulance and police.

I, obviously, refused each time.

I told Angela that she could go but thanked her for her help. She shook it off and promised not to tell anyone.

I stroked Bella's cheek when Angela left. I pressed the oxygen over her face, glad that Angela said to return it tomorrow.

Charlie came home shortly after that yelling at us about interrupting his conversation with the Cullen's. He punched me for calling him and yelled at Harmony for crying. Since Bella was hurt and unconscious he said he'd have her tomorrow.

I kept both Harmony and Bella in my room that night. Harmony slept on the top bunk with her teddies and I led next to Bella, giving her the oxygen when she woke up struggling to breathe.

She needed to go to the hospital.

It was around 3am when I realized it. I scooped Bella up into my arms and wrapped my blanket around her. I woke Harmony and put on her coat and shoes. We did it all without waking Charlie.

I was taking Bella to the hospital no matter what would happen to me with Charlie tomorrow for doing it.

I knew the Cullen's father was a doctor and I knew where they lived but I wasn't going around to their house; I was going to Forks hospital.

It took us 20 minutes to get there and Bella was desperately struggling for air now. Her crying made it worse. "It's okay, baby. We're getting help." I soothed.

"Charlie…" she gasped out.

I understood. "I'll take what ever he gives me for this, as long as you're safe we're good."

She didn't say anything after that. She drifted off again.

Harmony held closely to my leg as we walked down the dark sidewalks. She hated the outside world.

Her puffy pink coat was undone and blowing from the wind. Her Winnie the Pooh pyjamas were probably freezing and her pink little pop-up shoes were dragging across the floor.

We got to the hospital and the corridors were brightly lit. I leaned against the receptionist desk and she stared at Bella in horror.

I was gasping now from tiredness. "Please get a doctor."

She nodded and pressed a button calling 'Dr. Cullen. Urgent.' Over and over.

So we were going to be treated by Dr. Cullen….good job I hadn't walked through the forest to their house! He wouldn't have been there!

A man with fair blonde hair came down the corridor with his doctor's coat flowing behind him. He saw all 3 of us standing by the desk and his eyes widened. I didn't know what we looked like.

We must of looked pretty bad because he ushered us into a room closed off by a curtain.

Harmony stuck to my leg and I didn't want to let go of Bella.

"Can I look at her?" Dr. Cullen asked, gesturing to Bella. "I'm Carlisle by the way."

I nodded. "Maxi." I looked at Bella. "Maxi Swan."

Carlisle was silent for a moment. "Nice to meet you. Is this your girlfriend?"

"Sister." I whispered, tracing my hand over Bella's cheek.

Carlisle couldn't see her; my blanket was covering her face. He nodded. "Okay, I know you don't want to let her go now but I need you to lie her down so I can examine her."

I swallowed before lying Bella down on the cold table. The blanket moved from her face.

Carlisle was horror struck at the sight of her. She did look bad.

Bruises were covering her face and she was sweating. Her breathing was ragged and her chest heaved. She lay there like a limp doll.

Harmony whimpered and I scooped her into my arms. She buried her face in my shirt and started to cry.

I stared at Bella as Carlisle went to get some things.

He pulled the stethoscope from around his neck and checked Bella's heart. The calmness from his face started to drain away as he carried on with the examination. He pressed something and asked for more staff. "Your sister isn't in a very good state right now but I assure you we'll do the best we can." He informed me as nurses and doctors came through the curtain.

Harmony started to panic as they surrounded Bella. She didn't like strangers and she struggled against me. She was about to scream when I covered her mouth. "It's okay, their not going to hurt her, see? There helping."

"Will they hurt me?" she whispered as her tears came shooting down her face.

I shook my head and held her close to me.

Carlisle noticed how she acted but carried on helping Bella. They started to attach all these monitors and tubes and they placed an oxygen mask over her nose and mouth.

A nurse came to me as they treated Bella. "Can we inform any adult member?"

I didn't look at her; my eyes were on Bella. "No, thank you, we're okay, my dad's a cop; he needs his rest."

"Sir, I think we should call him; your sister isn't in a very good state."

I looked at her. She had short blonde hair and warm eyes. I shook my head. "No thank you, my sister will be okay."

She sighed in defeat and said she had to take Harmony and I to the waiting room.

It was 5am when Carlisle finally came out to see us.

Harmony was now asleep.

He took the chair next to me and clasped his hands together like doctors did. His face was solemn. "Bella is stable at the moment but I need to know what put her in this condition."

I quickly made up a lie in my head. It didn't take long because I was so used to it. "We were walking home from my friend's house and there's a quicker route to our house. We took it and Bella, being the clumsy person she is, was walking up 3 flights of concrete steps and she slipped on ice near the top. She fell…" I whispered. I stared at the floor. "I took her home and thought she was just upset and that she would be okay but then at 3am I realized she wasn't….I didn't wake my dad up because he's a cop and he needs his sleep. I didn't want to worry him." I whispered. I held closely to Harmony as she shivered in her sleep.

Carlisle studied me closely and he seemed to believe my lie. "Did she fall all the way down the steps or did she just trip?"

"She fell down all of them." I lied.

He nodded. "I think we should inform your father."

I shook my head. "I'll tell him when we go home, he won't mind."

Carlisle studied me once again but then gave up. "Okay, well we're going to keep Bella in for observation until further notice."

"What's…what's wrong with her?" I whispered.

Carlisle sat back and avoided my eyes. "She has multiple bruises, some old some new, she has 3 broken ribs and 1 fractured. She has a hard bump on her brain which will be fine over time and since some of her ribs are broken it's hard for her to breathe."

I nodded as Harmony started to stir. She clung to me with a terrified face. She looked like a deer that had just been caught in car headlights.

"It's okay, princess." I murmured. A familiar voice always calmed her down.

She relaxed just a fraction but then noticed Carlisle. She immediately tensed again.

"He's helping Bella." I informed her gently.

A small smile appeared on her lips and she rested her head against me. Knowing she was safe her eyes drooped and she breathed out loudly, her tiny form shifting. She was asleep.

Carlisle looked at me curiously. I answered his unspoken question. "She's not used to the outside world yet, she doesn't go to school because my dad thinks it's too early. She gets a little scared sometimes." I lied, some of it was real.

Carlisle got up. "I suspect you want to see her." He turned and headed up the corridor.

I pulled Harmony to me and got up and followed Carlisle down the corridor. He led me to a closed off room and I suddenly felt nervous.

I nodded and he slowly pushed the door open, letting me in. I took a deep breath and walked into the room. I didn't expect what my eyes saw.

Bella was led on the white hospital bed; her skin as pale as the sheets. There was a beeping sound and other noises that sounded like hissing that were all coming from the machines that she was attached too. She was in a hospital gown that they had obviously changed her into; they had seen the bruises then. Her face was swollen like it had been before but now the gashes and other things were cleaned up properly she looked worse. I was glad to see her at least breathing on her own. An oxygen mask was over her nose and mouth but not a breathing tube. She was also sleeping and her eyes were red and puffy.

I could hear Carlisle's presence but Bella was my main concern. I think I squeezed too hard because Harmony awoke again. She was met with the sight of Bella and she whimpered. She struggled to get down from my arms and so I let her.

Her shoes padded quietly against the floor as she took light steps to Bella's bed. She turned to Carlisle. "Will you bring my Bella back now?" she whispered. It was the first time she had ever addressed a stranger.

"Bella's right their, princess." I told her, finally able to use my voice.

She turned to me. "No, she's not. That's not Bella…"

I bent down to her level. "It's Bella; she's just…sleeping right now, like sleeping beauty…" I mumbled, remembering the character that was in one of her story books.

She looked up at me with a small smile. "Is a handsome prince going to come kiss her?" she asked. She turned back to Bella. "Bella's first kiss!"

I laughed. "I'm not sure, princess. Why don't you sit with her?"

Harmony sized up the chair and then with a sigh she pulled herself up. She reached for Bella's hand and held it tightly in hers. I sighed.

"I'll leave you too it," Carlisle said from the doorway. "But don't be long; you do have school in the morning I assume." He winked and left us alone with Bella.

She didn't look like she was in a very good state so she would be staying in the hospital for a while….Charlie would go nuts and I couldn't leave Harmony with him, she'd have to come with me, to school.

Hey guys, I'm so SORRY for not updating! My little girl was recently diagnosed with Muscular Dystrophy this week; a genetic disorder that gradually weakens the body's muscles. It's caused by incorrect or missing genetic information that prevents the body from making the proteins needed to build and maintain healthy muscles.
A child who is diagnosed with MD gradually loses the ability to do things like walk, sit upright, breathe easily, and move the arms and hands. This increasing weakness can lead to other health problems. It has also affected her brain and so she will very soon lose the ability to see and talk too….

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