Chapter 2

Monday evening the rain turned to ice on Tuesday morning Helen woke up with a cold she felt sick enough that she stayed home for the day. Bella went to school and Charlie went to work by late morning Bella came home. Helen was laying on the couch watching soap operas. With tissues scattered around her.

Helen asked "what are you doing home?"

Bella said "it is nothing."

Charlie said "it wasn't nothing you sister was in a car accident."

Helen asked "are you alright Bella?"

Bella went to Helen and said "I'm fine but you look flushed."

Bella felt Helen's forehead and said "You are hot I bet you are running a fever."

Helen smiled and said "It is just a cold. I just need some rest and I will be fine."

Bella said "I'll make you some chicken soup."

Charlie said "I have to get back to work you girls take care of yourselves."

Charlie left Helen asked "alright Charlie is gone you can tell me what really happened."

Bella had told Edward she wasn't going to tell anyone of course that didn't include Helen. Helen was her twin she had no secrets from her but then again the truth seemed so unbelievable. If she even were to say it out loud it would sound unbelievable."

Helen said "it can't be so bad that you can't tell me. Was it an accident?"

Bella said "Tyler's van went out of control he skidded on the ice. It was coming straight for me. It would have killed me but Edward was suddenly by myside. He pushed the van out of the way. His hand left a dent."

Helen was simply looking at her sister Bella said "you don't believe me."

Helen shook her head and said "actually I think I do. You wouldn't lie to me about this and there is no one else around that you would want to make up a story for. But Bella what you described it isn't humanly possible. That means Edward isn't human and if he isn't human then the rest of his family probably aren't either. And what ever they are does that mean they are dangerous and is it dangerous that you know they aren't human?"

Bella said "Helen you are on cold medication. You aren't thinking straight. There has to be a logical reason behind this."

Helen said "I will be happy to accept one that you can come up with. Until then I think we should keep this to ourselves. If you do find out what is going on you have to tell me."

Bella said "alright, I'm going to go make you some soup then you are going to go to bed. You can't get well by watching tv."

Bella was always motherly toward Helen when she was sick. Some of Helen's earliest memories were being in a hospital. She had been diagnosed with Leukemia when she was 18 months old and she was in and out of hospitals until she was deemed cured when she was 6 years old. Bella was the reason she lived she had a bone marrow transplant from Bella. But Helen was always more susceptible to illness what would give anyone else just the sniffles would put Helen in bed for a week. Bella did have reason to worry.

After Bella and Helen had lunch Bella took some Tylenol and Helen took some more cold medicine and they both laid down for a nap.

Helen woke up alone in her room she felt much better but she was still stuffed up and when she stood up she was a bit dizzy but she didn't want to stay in bed she went down stairs by the time she made it to the kitchen where Bella was cooking dinner she had broke out into a sweat.

Bella looked at her as she sat down and asked "What are you doing up. I was going to bring you some more soup for your dinner."

Helen said "I wanted to help get dinner ready."

Bella said "No you are in no condition to help anyone. I made enchiladas that is too rich for you."

Helen said "it is just a cold Bella."

Bella said "a cold tonight could be pneumonia in the morning. I know you don't want to stay in bed but you need your rest to get well. Now go back to bed I will bring you up some soup and some tea in a little bit."

Helen went back to her room she was exhausted by the time she made it back to her bed.

Bella brought up some chicken soup and peppermint tea then she rubbed Vicks vapo rub on Helen's chest. Then she read to her from Weathering Heights until she fell back to sleep. Bella got ready for bed and went to sleep.

The next morning Helen was doing better but Bella felt she should stay home another day just to be safe. Charlie agreed with Bella so Helen stayed home.

When Bella got home she was fuming Helen asked "are you alright you look upset. Like you are angry with someone."

Bella said "it is Edward Cullen he said what happened was because of an adrenalin hush. That I can google it."

Helen said "I take it you don't believe him."

Bella shook her head and said "you weren't there if you had been you would know it wasn't something as simple as adrenalin."

Helen said "I believe you if you say it wasn't adrenalin then it wasn't. But what was it?"

Bella said "I don't know and it is bothering me to no end. Edward refuses to tell me."

As the days turned into weeks Edward avoided Bella in their only shared class he didn't speak to her unless absolutely necessary even though they were lab partners and sat next to each other. Bella believed he regretted saving her.

Helen tried not to bring up the Cullen's so not to upset Bella. But the truth was she was fascinated with them not just Edward but all of them she watched them at lunch trying not to be obvious about it but she had noticed that they never ate or drank anything they always threw away their food untouched and they seldom looked at each other directly even when they were talking to each other.

March 2nd Helen woke up with a bad cold again. Bella came home frustrated apparently Edward Cullen was irritating her again. The cold hung on for a whole week. That weekend Helen insisted that Bella go to La Push with their friends. Helen would stay home even though she was beginning to get cabin fever from being stuck at home for so long.

That Sunday Bella did some research on their computer. Helen was feeling better on Sunday but woke up with a fever and bad cough on Monday. The cold came back with full force. Bella was tempted to stay home and look after Helen on Tuesday but Helen insisted that she go dress shopping with their friends.

When Bella came home Tuesday evening Helen was asleep she was wheezing and she didn't look well. Three days later Helen was better enough to go to school.

Helen was surprised that Edward Cullen was picking them up that morning.

As the girls went to Edward's car Bella said "Edward this is my sister Helen. Helen this is Edward Cullen."

Helen smiled and said "it is nice to meet you Edward."

Edward opened the back door for Helen and said "the pleasure is all mine."

When they were on their way to school Helen asked "don't you usually drive your siblings to school?"

Edward said "yes but today they are finding other ways to school."

Bella asked "what do you mean other ways?"

Edward said "they are taking Rosalie's car. Her car is a bit more conspicuous then mine is."

Helen asked "do you always drive so fast?"

Edward smiled and said "no I usually drive much faster."

Helen giggled and said "I don't think Charlie would approve."

Bella smiled and said "He certainly wouldn't."

Edward asked "who is Charlie?"

Bella said "our father we call him dad to his face but when we talk about him to other people we tend to use his first name."

Helen said "it is different but we do the same thing with Renee we call her mom to her face but we call her Renee when we are talking to others."

Edward said "I seldom call Carlisle Dad and Esme mom. I usually use their first names. But it doesn't change how I care for them. We are family."

Helen asked "how did they come to adopt you."

Edward said "what seems like a very long time ago my parents died I was sick Carlisle was my doctor and he made me well and adopted me it wasn't long after he adopted me that he married Esme. The others came along after that."

Helen asked "so you were the first to make the family you have now."

Edward said "yes I was."

They pulled into the school parking lot they got out of the car Edward put his arm around Bella's shoulders and he was rather surprised when Helen slipped her hand into his she didn't flinch away at how cold he was she looked up at him and smiled.

He smiled down at her and they went into the school Edward walked them to their class Helen let go of his hand and went to her seat Bella stopped at the doorway to say goodbye to Edward then she found her seat.

At lunch Bella and Edward sat together and Helen sat with their friends. Edward left with Alice.