so here's chapter 3, hope you enjoy it :) (quick warning some bits might be upsetting to young readers)

Bellas's POV

I cant believe how thoughtful and caring Alice was to me today. For the first time in many years i felt happiness and a little bit of hope that I had finally made a friend and would have someone there for me to laugh and talk to. I hope she doesn't in the end leave me like the others did.

I might of felt happy but I knew that the sadness caused by all of the problems in my life are will never be far behind. It was times like this that I wished that I could have a normal happy life. I wish my mother was still alive I miss her so much. There isn't a day that goes by that I dont think about her.

Tears fall down my already tear-streaked face at the thought of my mother. I would do anything to have her here right now to tell me things were going to be okay. I know for a fact that if my mother was still alive my home life would be so much happier bevause she wouldn't let charlie lay a finger on me. I don't think my father would of been the way he is now if my mother hadn't passed away.

I was still struggling to walk because every step I took sent pain through my ribs. I was exhausted and all I wanted to do was go to sleep but i knew that wasn't going to happen.

It was taking longer to get to the house than it normally does because of my current state and I knew that if i didn't hurry up then I was going to be in big trouble and i really didnt think I could handle that after everything that has happened today already.

I looked down at my watch and i trembled in fear because it was nearly 4pm and I was supposed to be home an hour ago. I didnt even realise I had been with alice that long but then again we had spent a good few hours in that restaurant talking and getting to know each other. I enjoyed having someone to talk to. I obviously didn't tell her much about myself but she had plenty to say. I liked her alot and I could see us becoming great friends.

I walked into the driveway of the house and what I saw made me stop in my tracks. Charlie was standing at the window obviously waiting for me and he looked really, really angry and I knew I was in big trouble. I wanted nothing more than to turn around and run away screaming but I knew he would find me and kill me if I ever told anyone.

I took a deep breath and walked up to the front door and braced myself for what was about to happen. I instantly smelt alcohol in the air and I knew for a fact it was going to be bad. As soon as I walked in the door he grabbed hold of me and shoved me really hard into the wall.

'where the fuck have you been? you know your supposed to come straight home after school yet your fucking over an hour late!' he screamed in my face. I could already feel the tears threatening to come. I pushed him away from me and ran for the stairs but as I got halfway up them he pulled me back down by my ankle so that i hit every step on the way down.

He got on top of me and punched me in the face, causing my vision to go blurry. I couldn't see properly. Tears streamed down my face. He punched me again in the mouth causing him to bust open my lip again. I could taste blood in my mouth. He stood up and starting kicking me every where he could.

'DAD! please leave me alone!' i screamed which was a bad idea as it earned me another kick hard in my ribs. He dragged me up on my feet by my hair and slammed me into the wall again.

'Your nothing but a fucking mistake! I wish you were never born' he shouted in my face. The words came out a little slurry due to the amount of alcohol in his system. His words hurt me deeply.

He planted one more swift punch to my ribs then stomped upstairs. I collapsed onto the floor, my body was on fire and I didn't have any strength to move. My whole body felt utterly tired and weak. In that moment I wanted nothing more than to die. The pain was just too much. I fell asleep after a while on the living room floor where my father had just beaten me up like he does every to me every single night.

*1 hour later*

'wake up, you lazy shit! Get in that kitchen and make me something to eat' My father yelled at me. I looked up from where I had fallen to sleep to find charlie standing over me. He had so much anger on his face. I was still in so much pain, i just couldnt move.

I knew if i didnt get on with it he would just hurt me even more so with alot of groans of pain i finally managed to get to my feet and made my way to the kitchen to make him something to eat. All i wanted to do was go to my room and sleep and not wake back up ever.

After I called charlie in for his dinner and he finished eating, I took his plate and started doing the dishes and was about to head upstairs when charlie grabbed hold of me from behind and wouldn't let go of me. He grabbed hold of my neck and pushed me up the stairs and shoved me into my room and locked it behind him.

I breathed a big sigh of relief and got changed into some pyjamas before climbing into bed not caring what time it was. I was too tired to care. I could sleep for days. I closed my eyes and fell asleep.

I dont know how long I was asleep for before I got woken up by my bedroom door being slammed open and charlie came stumbling in. He was obviously very drunk. He had an evil smirk on his face which sent shivers down my spine. I sat up and backed up against the wall frightened of what he was going to do. He never normally came into my room at night.

He came staggering over to me and grabbed hold of me. I screamed and tried getting him off me but he slapped me and I fell to the floor. He punched me until i stopped struggling not having any energy to move anymore. He held me down by the wrists and the thing he did next made me wish I was dead. He ripped my clothes off and raped me then hit me with his belt so hard.

After he was done, he put his clothes back on and left the room locking it behind him. I stayed unmoving on the floor without any clothes on. I think I was in shock. I couldn't believe what had just happened. I spent the rest of night crying my heart out until I finally fell asleep.

Alice's POV

I couldn't bring myself to stop thinking about Bella, I had a horrible feeling she was in danger. She looked so fragile and skinny. I didnt have a clue what was wrong with her but i was determined to find out. I had only met her today but I felt very protective of her and wanted to do anything I could to help her.

When i arrived home Jasper was waiting on the porch for me. As soon as i parked the car he opened my door and pulled me into his arms. He could feel the worry rolling off my body, I just couldnt seem to keep calm.

'What's up babe?' jasper whispered into my ear. I felt as through i had a headache. We went over to the porch and sat down cuddled up together.

'Well i was walking past the girls toilets at school when I smelt blood really badly. I went in there worried someone was hurt and I found a girl passed out on the floor. She was beaten up really badly but when I asked her what was wrong she just claimed that she had slipped but she could hardly even walk so I helped her clean up and took her home. She looked so sad and I have a really bad feeling that something bad is happening to her' I said to him.

'I'm sure she will be fine. We will look out for her alice. don't worry babe we will find out what is happening' He said and kissed me on the forehead and just held me in his arms. We spent the next hour or so just sat talking and spending time together. He managed to keep me calm but my thoughts were never far from bella through.

We decided to go inside as I wanted to talk to Carlisle and let him know my concerns. When we walked through the front door we were greeted by our mother esme. She was the kindest woman you could ever meet and would do anything for her children.

'Hello dears how was your day?'Esme greeted us. I gave her a swift hug and Jasper give her a kiss on the cheek.

'Hello mum, my day was okay apart from finding a girl beaten up. I think someone is either bullying her or something more serious is happening.'i said. Her eyes widen w/hen I told her.

'Omg who would do that to her. Is she okay? Did you take her to the hospital? She asked me.

'When i asked her what happened she said she just fell but she could hardly stand without falling over. I said she needed to go to the hospital but she refused so i dropped her off home. She lives about an hour away from the school and doesnt have a car so im going to pick her up in the morning aswell so that she doesn't have to walk all that way'I explained to her.

'Aww that poor girl. Well make sure you look out for her and she is always welcome here if she wants Bella.' esme says. You could see nothing but sympathy in her eyes for her.

'Don't worry I will and thank you. I don't think she has many friends but I don't see why because she is such a beautiful, sweet girl.' I said. She smiled at me widely and headed into the kitchen.

'I'll be right back, i'm just going to go and talk to Carlisle' I said to jasper and gived him a quick kiss on the lips.

'Okay babe. I'm going to go and see what Emmett is up to'He said and left and went in search of him.

I walked up the stairs and knocked on Carlisles office door. He told me to come in. He was sat behind his desk reading some book. He looked up and smiled at me when i came in.

'What can I do for you Alice?'Carlisle asked me.

'I just wanted to talk about something that happened today at shool. I found a girl passed out in the girls bathroom. She had been beaten up quite badly but she said she fell over. She had a bust lip and she was holding her stomach. She could barely stand without falling. I was trying to convince her to go to the hospital and get checked out but she refused. She was definitely hiding something. I drove her home and when we got near the house her heartbeat increased and she looked frightened to death. I'm really worried that something is happening to her and was wondering if you have heard anything about her. Shes called Bella swan.' I explained to him what had happened today. He looked very concerned.

'I haven't met her personally but I have heard of her family. A couple of years ago her mother passed away sadly due to cancer. They were the closest family and from what people have been saying. Charlie has never been the same since his wife passed away. Apparently he has been drinking ever since' He said which made me feel even more sorry for her and worried that something was happening to her at home definitely if charlie is always drinking. I thought back to when i first found her passed out and remembered seeing bruises all over her arms. We needed to find out what was going on.

'Do you think that she is being abused?' He asked me.

'I'm not 100% percent sure but I know something is definitely happening to her and i'm really worried about her' I said to him which was true. I needed to talk to her first and found out what had been happening to her before we took things any further.

'Well I will look into it for you and see if anyones heard anything and I will let you know and don't worry we will find out what is going on' Carlisle said.

'Thank you' I said.

Thanks for reading :)