Chapter 5: Questions

Carly's POV

I woke up feeling much warmer than usual. I opened my eyes slowly and noticed that I wasn't in my room. I was also covered with numerous blankets; which explained the unusual warmth. It took me a moment to remember what had happened.

I looked around and saw a blurry figure sitting in front of my bed. I blinked a couple of times before Carlisle came into a much clearer focus. I wondered how long he had been sitting there.

"Good morning Carly" he said with a warm smile on his face.

"Good morning Dr. Cullen" I said right before I yawned.

"Please call me Carlisle" he said.

"Okay Carlisle. How long have you been sitting there?" I asked. If he was awake all night surely he must be tired by now.

"I've been keeping an eye on you and your baby all night to monitor your progress. Luckily you both are steadily improving" he said.

"Surely you must be tired then?" I asked. He should be tired but for some reason he didn't appear tired.

"Don't worry about me Carly. I'm the one who needs to be worrying about you" he said.

Uh oh, here comes the questions. He must want to know how I sustained such serious injuries.

"Who hurt you? How did you sustain all those injuries?" he asked.

I gulped.

"Why do you want to know?" I asked nervously.

He started to get upset. "Because if someone is abusing you than they need to be severely punished for what they did. Who did it?" he asked.

I didn't understand why he wanted to punish them. I deserved the abuse. Every time I got hit or cut is because I did something to deserve it. My parents always said it was my fault.

"Carly Cullen I want an answer" Carlisle had his arms folded across his chest. He meant business.

"It was my parents. They did it because I deserve it, because I'm worthless" I said.

Carlisle had me in his arms in less than a second.

"Carly don't ever say that again. Nobody deserves to be treated so cruelly, and nobody is worthless. Everyone is special and unique" he said.

I had barely known him for a few hours and yet I already cared about him a lot. I could feel that he felt the same way about me.

My stomach just had to growl and ruin the moment. I blushed.

"I'm going to go make you some breakfast and then I'll be right back" he said.

He came back about ten minutes later with a batch of pancakes topped with butter and syrup. There was also about a galloon of milk to go with it. I wasn't sure that I'd be able to eat all that. I wasn't used to so much food.

"Aren't you going to eat anything?" I asked.

"No I'm on a special diet. Speaking of diets you are very underweight" he said.

"I know" I said.

"You need to get to a healthy weight fast. I'm going to help you" he said.

"Thanks" I said through a mouthful of pancake.

"What are your parents's names and where do you live?" he asked. I knew he wanted my parents arrested soon.

"Peter and Charlotte. They are actually in Las Vegas right now" I said.

"They just left you all by yourself!" he roared.

"They always leave every month for a whole week. They left yesterday morning after-" I trailed off. I didn't want to say it but I had a feeling that he already knew.

"My parents leave me alone all the time. They go out partying all the time. I didn't mind though. It gave me a break from the beatings and I was able to go out and see my boyfriend. Sometimes I'd even go to the hospital if my injuries were very severe and only if my parents were too drunk or high to even remember hurting me" I said.

Carlisle looked more and more sad as I told him my story.

"My boyfriend Tyler always made me feel happy and loved though. We both loved each other so much. He'd be so happy to know that I was pregnant with his baby" I said.

"Did anyone else know about the abuse?" he asked.

"Tyler knew and he urged me to tell someone. But I never did. I think my doctor suspected, but I don't think he knew" I said.

"What was your doctor's name?" he asked.

"Charlie Brown" I said.

That made Carlisle laugh.

"I used to tell him all the time that he just needed to get a beagle and name him snoopy. I think I made him hate his name" Carlisle and I laughed. "He was a great guy though. He was sweet, kind, caring, and he was amazing at his job. He was very well known in our town" I said.

"Last month Tyler and I got into a car accident. He tried to save Tyler but he couldn't"'I had started crying again.

Carlisle hugged me again. "I'm so sorry" he said as he held me close to his chest.

"Your doctor sounds like a very good man" Carlisle said.

"He was the best. You remind me of him in so many ways" I said

"How?" he asked.

"Personality wise for one. Also physically. You both have the same pale icy cold skin. You both have the exact same gold eyes" I said. "He would also say that he was on a "special diet" when people offered him any kind of food or drink" I said.

The expression on Carlisle's face was one of shock.

"Can I meet this doctor of yours?" he asked.

"He's gone. He moved away rather unexpectedly the day after Tyler died. It's kind of weird actually because he was the last person that saw Tyler before he died. Tyler's body rather mysteriously vanished from the hospital" I said.

"Yeah that is kind of strange" he said. The way he said it made me think that he was suspicious of something. Something that I was completely unaware of.

"Are you okay?" I asked.

"I'm fine. I just want to meet this doctor of yours. Do you have any idea where he might be?" he asked.

"Sorry but no" I said. Why would he want to meet my doctor? Once I had described Dr. Brown physically Carlisle took an unusual interest in him. It was just really weird.

"I'm going to go rest for a while and then I'm going to introduce you to the rest of my family" he announced.

"Okay, I can't wait to meet them" I said. Although I was afraid to meet the woman who appeared so angry yesterday. Her screaming had really scared me.

"I should tell you though that my wife is extremely angry with me right now as you saw yesterday and she has every right to be. But I want to assure you that she would never take it out on you. She is the kindest, sweetest, and most loving person on this planet" he said.

"Okay, but why are you telling me this?" I asked.

"Because I saw how scared you were yesterday. I'm sure it triggered very bad memories of your parents" he said with distaste. "I just wanted to let you know that no matter what happens she would never hurt you" he said.

"Thanks Carlisle" I said.

We hugged one more time before he left.

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