Author's Note: This story will be in Bella's POV only. There will be no direct dialogue between characters until Chapter 13 because all chapters up to that point are Bella's memories of the past.
Disclaimer: Stephenie Meyers owns Twilight.
Chapter 8. Abducted?
We were sitting on the sofa watching a movie, when there was a knock on the door. Neither one of us were expecting any visitors, so to be on the safe side, James told me to stay put while he went to answer it. I could see the door perfectly from where I was, and when he opened the door I was surprised to see two police officers standing on the other side.
I couldn't hear much of what was being said, but I could make out the words girl and missing. But before I could say anything, the officers grabbed James, put him in handcuffs, told him his rights, and led him out of the cabin.
I tried to go after them, but all of a sudden my legs just gave out from underneath me and it became very difficult to breathe. Then everything went black.
The next thing I know, I'm waking up in a hospital bed. As soon as I opened my eyes, the memory of seeing James being taken away in handcuffs hit me. I must have panicked again because a moment later someone stuck a needle in my arm and everything went black again.
When I woke up the second time, I got the feeling I wasn't alone.
I was right.
I looked over to my left, and sitting in the chair next to my bed was the last person I ever expected to see.
My father.
He was sitting with his head in his hands, but he must have heard me wake up because he suddenly sat up and looked straight at me.
I was shocked when I saw his face. His eyes were red from crying and he looked like he hadn't slept in days. He looked like he was about to say something, but before he could, Dr. Cullen came into the room to check on me.
When I asked him what happened to me, he told me that I had had a severe panic attack at the cabin and passed out. I was then brought to the hospital to be checked out. Apparently, due to the abduction charge James is facing, the hospital had to perform a rape kit as a precaution. But that they didn't find anything because I was still a virgin. Once was satisfied with my results, he discharged me back into my father's care.
On the way home, I began to ask Charlie about what happened to James. He told me that James Hunter was arrested for abducting a minor. And that he was going to be serving some time in prison. I tried to explain to my dad, that James didn't abduct me, I went to him on my own because he was my friend, but my father wouldn't hear of it. He told me that it didn't matter, that what James did was still considered to be kidnapping because I was a minor.
Over the next few days, I kept trying to get him to see that James did nothing wrong, but my dad was in complete denial.
When my dad took me to the station to give a statement, I saw James for a few brief moments. I apologized to him and I told him I would do whatever I could to help him. He told me that he didn't blame me for any of this. And that he would be waiting for me after he got out of prison and after I graduated from high school. It was part of our plan.
Whenever I brought up the subject of James, Charlie would just mumble something about Stockholm Syndrome and therapy.
He thought it was a good idea for me to start seeing a therapist. So I went. For a little while anyways. She knew that I didn't have Stockholm Syndrome and tried to explain that to Charlie, but he wouldn't listen.
About a week after I started going back to school, I noticed that Charlie began to drink and ignore me again. Big shocker. Things at school didn't change, as my "friends" still kept their distance from me and ignore me. Although, I did see Edward glance my way a couple of times, but he didn't try to talk to me or anything.
I finally realized that I still had three more years of high school left to get through before I could see James again.
That was pretty much the only thing that kept me going and got me through the days.
A/N: I will get another chapter posted tomorrow. :)