How to Save a Life

by bexie25

Step one you say we need to talk, he walks you say sit down, it's just a talk. He smiles politely back at you. You stare politely right on through. Meeting on a bus, Edward and Bella are immediately attracted to each other but their gloomy, abuse-ridden pasts make them both hesitant to trust anyone. Follow them as Bella learns not only how to save a life, but hers is saved as well.

107. Chapter 106

"Edward?" A woman calls from the doorway.

Edward flinches at the sound, still a shaking mess.

I clear my throat and breathe deeply, walking over to the woman who must be Esme.

"Hello Esme," I say carefully, my voice hoarse and croaking from crying. "I'm Bella; Edward's girlfriend. Um, I'm sure you'd like to know what's wrong."

She nods, looking over my shoulder, clearly concerned.

"Yes," she says anxiously. "I'd quite like that…" She looks at her husband, who is watching his son helplessly. "Carlisle, darling? Come with me," she walks over to him and he breaks down in her arms. She hushes him, soothes him as she drags him from the room.

I sit down carefully next to Hoody and try, just once more, to reach out to him.

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Poor Hoody. *soothes him comfortingly*

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