Authors note.
So, this is chapter 15. As I said its like chapter 14 but in Edward's Pov.
Enjoy the chapter and tell me what you think ;)
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EPOV
Weeks. It had been weeks since I saw Bella's beautiful face. I don't know how she is and it's killing me. I think about her all the time and I don't know when she is coming back to school. Its hell to have all these questions on my mind that I have;
Is she alright? Is she safe? Does she know that I like her? Or love her? Has she been to the hospital again but Carlisle didn't tell me? Is she hurt? Is Charlie still abusing her? Can I save her? Does she want to be saved?
Of course she want to be saved, no one want to live that live she lives. And I can't really save her because there isn't enough evidence to say that Charlie is abusing her, there's just evidence that says that she is abused. Oh, why does it have to be so complicated?
It was lunch for everyone and I went to my classroom to pass some time, I had already eaten and didn't want to sit with the other teachers who talk a little too much. It was dark in the classroom, the lights were out, wonder who turned the lights off because I never do that.
I turned the lights on and went to my desk, it felt like someone was staring at me but I knew nobody were in here except me, no one but Bella used to sit here and she wasn't here, nobody had seen her in weeks.
I read my book till the students came and I put my book in my bag. It's Monday and this is my last class for today, Bella's class. I had planned that we were going to talk about one of the books they had as homework to read. I did the attendance but I skipped over calling Bella's name, it hurt me to know she wasn't here and I didn't want to say her name out loud, but maybe if I did say her name she would answer me, I doubted it so I didn't do it.
When I had gotten the class attention I started with the "quiz", it is more like an analysis of the book.
"So how many of you remember the book, Romeo and Juliet?" I asked and looked over every one. Almost every one remembered it.
"Okay, Ms. Tyler, can you explain to the class what the book was about?" I asked, more like commanded a girl who was painting her nails pink.
"Do I have to? It's like, it can hurt my reputation to talk in class," she whisper shouted (?).
"You do know that it's your grade on stake if you refuse to talk in class if I ask you right? It is one thing if you don't know or can but you just said you knew what the book was about a few minutes ago, so please Ms. Tyler, tell us about Romeo and Juliet," I said a little bored and irritated.
"Okay, um, It's like about a couple who is in love and they married with each other and than the guy, Romeo left her and she kind of died then woke up and than was Romeo dead and then she died again, and didn't woke up and, and,
Yeah their families fought, kind of, right?" she asked.
"Um yeah, did every on understand that?" I asked I really didn't want to go through the whole book again; I did it last week when I said that they had to read it. But lucky me they all did get it.
It felt like forever but finally the class ended, the bell rang and I turned around and put my stuff in my bag, when I turned and looked out the door I saw Bella, she was walking out of my classroom, I was sure it was her, you could see it on her clothes who were too big. I was left dumbstruck; she had been in my classroom. In my classroom for an hour. For an hour and I hadn't seen her. I hadn't seen her because I didn't call her name at attendance. OH SHIT.
Bella, my Bella, I could have seen, talked to Bella, see if she were okay. I hurried out to the corridor but apparently I had been thinking about Bella for too long 'because it was empty in the corridor, the classes had begun again. I smacked myself in the forehead and started walking to the parking lot, today was a family night again.
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I arrived at my parent's home at 4. I was hit by Alice as fast as I walked in through the door in a hug. I almost fell backwards when she came, that such a small person can be so strong I will never understand.
I didn't know I had missed my family until I had spent some time with them. It felt like I hadn't laughed in ages because of what have happened to Bella. Emmet knew how to make me laugh and then at dinner everyone told funny stories, Jasper laughed so hard that milk came out of his nose, and that isn't something you see everyday and that made everyone laugh more. I hadn't thought so much about Bella all night till Carlisle asked me if we could talk in his office after dinner and everyone were in the living room.
"What do you want to talk about?" I asked and sat down in a chair.
"I wanted to talk about Bella," Carlisle started and looked at something in his hands.
"What about Bella?" is she hurt?
"I have thought about whom her abuser is and I think I know," he said and looked me in the eyes.
"Yes, I think, no I know who it is but there isn't enough evidence to prove it."
"Charles Swan, her own father, it's disgusting," he spat.
"Yes and how could this have happened right in front of everybody's noses?" (It's something you say in Sweden; don't know if it's used there.)
"Ähm, she is kind of invisible, and I'm the only one she have talked to in over a year, except from you of course." I said and looked down in my lap.
"What do you mean invisible? You mean that she is kind of lonely and don't have anyone to talk to, no one can be totally invisible," Carlisle said.
"I didn't think so either dad, until today, I didn't see her in class so I didn't call her name, why call it if she isn't there you know. But when class ended I saw her walk out of the classroom with the other students," I whispered and fidgeted with my hands.
"Are serious Edward? So the one girl you like can even make herself invisible to you?" he looked at me with wide eyes.
"I know dad, I feel awful."
"It's okay son," Dad said. He was still looking at something in his hands.
"What are you looking at?" I asked and tried to look over the desk.
"Some photos of Bella, you know, if she decided to ever tell anyone about this and we can put Charlie in jail," he said and gave me the photos. It was pictures of Bella, her first week in the hospital.
"Who cares about jail? Sent him to Mexico and let them kill him," I mumbled and kept looking at the pictures.
"Come on dad, it's got to be something we can do, something to save Bella," I groaned and laid the photos on the desk and laid my head in my hands.
"I'm sorry but like you said, there isn't enough evidence," he said in a sad voice but I didn't care if he was sorry, Bella had to be safe and right now, she wasn't.
"So we're just going to sit here and wait till what? Till she dies? She's not going to tell anyone, she got no one to trust, no friend, no one," I screamed and stood up.
"She got you," he said.
"Me, me? I didn't even see her today in class, she is invisible to me to," I was still screaming.
"I'm sorry but right now there isn't anything to do."
I let out what sounded like a growl and stormed out, I had to go home, I had to cool down and take some deep breaths.
I was n my way home, I was still a little angry and drove fast home so that I could take out my frustrations on something. It was raining, like usual and it was hard to see anything but I saw a flash of light just for a second in front of me but in the speed I was going in, I didn't really see what it was.
I turned around and drove slowly so that I could se what it was I saw, then I saw that flash of light again, it was someone there, walking next to the road. I turned once again and drove in the speed that the person walked in. it had to be a girl, or woman, se was small, tiny and it really didn't look like a boy.
"Excuse me," I said and tried to get a look at her but she was walking with her shoulders forwards and her head down and her hair covered her face, so I couldn't see her face. She didn't respond so I kept talking.
"I think I accidentally drove by you a little to fast and may perhaps have gotten you wet by driving in a puddle. I wanted to say sorry," she still didn't say anything, just kept walking as if I wasn't there. I looked at her closer and saw that she was wet from walking in the rain and maybe she got showered by more water when I drove back.
"I can drive you home if you want to, then maybe you can change to drier cloths and I will pay for dry cleaning." That's only fair, even if her clothes had to be destroyed before. But it really looked like she could use some help, especially with that grocery bag. She still didn't talk, didn't she know how or maybe she couldn't speak. I felt so stupid, maybe she were deaf, I were just to say something or touch her to tell her I'm here if she hadn't heard me, when she talked.
"N-no it's ok-k-kay, I-i'm alm-m-most hom-me," I recognized that voice, I knew that voice.
"Bella," I asked in a surprised voice. What was she doing in the rain? It's so cold out side, I'm sitting here in my car in the warmth and still felt cold and she was out there in the rain, and the cold. She didn't answer me she just kept walking, just like before.
"Bella, what are you doing out here in the rain, its freezing and you are shaking. Come on, get in the car I drive you home," Now I was angry, first I don't see her in school and now I'm practically the reason she is freezing to death. I hadn't really noticed till I heard her voice that she was shaking like she was being electrocuted time and time again.
"N-no it's ok-k-kay, I-i'm alm-m-most hom-me," she said again. Almost home? It was 10 minutes with a car home to her from here and she was walking. And she didn't want to get in the car, why didn't she want to get in the car? Was she sad because of me? That I had missed her in school? I would beg her for forgiveness later, now she had to get in to the damned car.
"Either you get in this car right now or I'm going to drag you in to it," I threatened, I was getting worried her, no I was worried and was beginning to become panicked, she was getting in this car even if she wants it or not. Bella were going towards the woods now, did she want to get lost and die? Where is she going?
"Where are you going," I voiced my concern but she just kept walking. I jumped out of my car and ran to her; she was getting in the car. I threw my arms around her and held her to my chest, she was ice cold and shaking and tried to fight but she was too weak. She went almost limp in my arms and I carried her bridal style to the car and I felt her trying to cradle closer to me to feel warmth but we were already at the car so I sat her down in the passenger seat, non caring if the seats got wet and put the grocery bag in the back and went back to my seat so I could drive away.
I looked at Bella, she was already asleep. She was beautiful, no bruises and she had gained some weight, she looked almost normal now. I looked at the clothes and saw that she was not dressed right to be in this weather and it was almost always this weather in Forks.
I looked at the clock, it was almost 9. (am? pm? I don't understand that yet and don't know if I ever will ;P it nine in the evening if you don't understand what time it is in the story.)
Charlie was probably asleep so I decided to take Bella to my house; I could look after her there, even if it's only for a night.
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