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Emmett POV
Sh*t. Edward's gonna kill us. If Alice hasn't killed him first over something. My cell phone rang. "She's left us," Alice sobbed on the other end. "What? How do you know? Why?" I asked her. Jasper whispered for me to put her on speaker so I did. "It's all Edward's fault. He's gonna blame you though. Bella's not sure where she's going, she's in Portland at McDonalds." "Is there anyway we can get her to come back?" asked Jasper. "I don't know...she's going to be gone a long time...you could try to meet her in Portland. Or you could go to her house, she'll have to come back for Charlie or clothes or money."
We hesitated for a moment. Then I said "We'll split up. Jasper can go to Portland and I'll go to her house." Jasper nodded in agreement. "Yeah. We'll leave now." "Ok, we'll be home soon. Bye Emmett. Love you Jazzy," Alice said. "Love you too Ali." "Byee!" I shouted, snapping the phone shut. "Let's go," I said to Jasper. He nodded and we raced down the stairs.
Jasper POV
I hope she didn't leave just because we asked her about her nightmares. 'There's only one person who could hurt me like that'. That had to be Edward. But how? And why? They were supposed to be mates! I thought about this as I drove to Portland. He must have said something other than what he'd told us when he left her. Edward had said he'd told her we had to leave for a little while and that she'd said OK and agreed a clean break was best. If she agreed, it wouldn't hurt her like that.
I pulled up to the McDonalds, seeing Bella's bike outfront. As I got out, Emmet's ringtone sounded, a loud chorus of "I'm Sexy and I Know It". "What?"
Emmett POV
OK, so I was in this super creepy, empty house, all alone. No wonder Bella hadn't wanted to stay here. Then I noticed the boxes packed along the walls. I went to tur on he lights, but they wouldn't come on. All the furniture was gone. What the hell was going on? I went into Charlie's room. The bed was there, but that was it. The room smelled like Bella and tears. On the bed lay a not so recent newspaper. It was opened to the Obituary section. I looked at it and froze.
Charlie Swan, it said. Died from a stab wound while engaged in a police chase. Survived by his daughter, Isabella Swan. The paper was dated from about a week after we had left. Why hadn't she told us? I went to Bella's room next. An open cardboard box sat by the closet. I looked inside and saw a newspaper from Phoenix, Arizona. It was also opened to the obituary page. With a feeling of dread, I picked it up.
Renee Dwyer. Died from a heart attack shortly after the death of ex-husband Charlie Swan and imprisonment of current huspand Phil Dwyer. Survived by husband Phil Dwyer and daughter Isabella Swan.
Both of Bella's parents were dead? And Phil was in jail? Why hadn't she told us? Clearly she had been preparing to move out of Charlie's house, and I didn't think she would move in with us. Bella would think it was too selfish. So what was she going to do? Live on the streets? I pulled out my phone and called Jasper.
"What?"
AN: Cliffy! Not really, if you're paying attention I guess. Anyway... I don't own McDonalds or Twilight, but you guys probably know that. I take back what I said about family bonding; there may be a little, but I don't think they'll be with Bella for much longer. Edward especially. You guys are pretty much in charge of Bella's future. So, please go to my profile and fill out the poll! Questions like: Who do you want Bella to be with? Where should she go? What should happen with Edward? etc. Review!