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She Sleeps
By : bcullen1026
Category: Twilight Series > AU/AR
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Chapter 11
BPOV
The bus ride was uneventful. People stared, I knew they would. I am sure I looked like a train wreck. It didn’t bother me as much as I thought it would. I stared back until they got bored or embarrassed and looked away. I spent the majority of my time planning. I knew where I was going, but I didn’t know what I would do when I got there. I had a little less than $1000 to my name. It wouldn’t get me very far. I was starving. I don’t remember the last time I ate, but up until now I hadn’t noticed. I was so concerned with getting away, getting free that I hadn’t had time for anything else. I sighed. I knew I wanted to sleep for a year, but I also knew that was impossible. They would be looking for me soon. I had to figure out my next move.
I was so caught up in my own musing, that I didn’t realize we had arrived. When the bus driver announced our stop, I jumped in my seat. I hurried to the front of the bus and stepped outside. I looked around. It was good to be home. I didn’t think I would ever see this place again. I quickly moved into the cover of the trees. I didn’t want anyone who knew my father to see me. I started walking. I knew I would get lost if I ventured too far in, so I stay close enough to the road to see it, but far enough in to remain hidden. And I walked. I followed the road until I found the turn off. I followed the dirt road and it felt like eternity before the house came into view, but when it did, I was home.
It looked exactly the same. I knew only three months had pasted, but it felt like a lifetime ago. I expected there to be some noticeable difference. I guess if you looked hard enough the grass was longer and the trees looked wilder, but you had to really look. I was suddenly nervous. It felt like I was trespassing.
I pulled myself together. They left me here. They LEFT me! I didn’t owe them anything anymore. I walked up the steps to the front door and turned the knob. It was unlocked. The first thing I wanted was a shower. I felt dirty all over. I walked up the stairs to the second floor. I was on autopilot. I opened the door to what used to be Alice’s bathroom. I didn’t look at myself in the mirror. I didn’t want to see. I turned the water on as hot as I could stand it and stripped off my clothes. I stepped into the scorching water and let it wash me clean. I needed so much more than hot water to make me clean again, but I would take what I could get for now.
I washed every inch of my body as thoroughly as possible, but I still felt dirty. I turned off the water when it started to turn cold and wrapped myself in a large, white, fluffy towel and faced the mirror for the first time. My face was relatively untouched. I had a few red marks on my neck, but nothing drastic. I dropped the towel and looked at the rest of my body. I looked even worse than I thought I would. My sides and stomach were purple and my back had deep scratches and large bruises. I slowly reached down and pick up my towel. When I looked at myself again I locked on my hair and the only thing I could hear was his voice. The thought of your beautiful curls spread out on the pillow beneath me. Well let’s just say that image has helped me more than once.
I snapped. I fled down the stairs to the kitchen and started searching. As soon as I found what I was looking for I ran back upstairs to the bathroom. I stood in front of the mirror and brought the scissors to my hair. I hacked it away until it was as short as possible. When I was done I stared at myself in the mirror and only then did I realize that I was crying. I knew there was no going back to the girl I was before. I wandered into Carlisle and Esme’s room. I knew that Esme was about the same size as me and knowing Alice, they had left all their clothes here.
I pulled out a white blouse and the shortest pants I could find. I had to roll the pant legs up about 4 times before I could walk without tripping. Once I was dressed I went downstairs. I was still hungry. I started rummaging in the kitchen for something to eat. I found a can of soup and heated it on the stove. I only managed to eat about half the bowl before I was full. I cleaned up after myself and returned the kitchen to its former pristine condition.
It was sunny out and I was free. I went out to the back and lay on the grass. I was going to absorb as much sunlight as possible. I drifted in and out of consciousness. I was safe here. No one would find me. I stayed outside until the sun set. I was tired. I pulled myself upstairs to the first room I found. I pulled the dust sheet off the bed and crawled under the covers. I was asleep before my head hit the pillow.
I woke from a dreamless sleep and I felt so much better. I felt renewed. I felt hope. And just as quickly as I felt it, it vanished. I was alone. I was on the run. And I was terrified. I huddled under the covers for as long as possible, but my body had needs that it demanded I take care of. I crawled out of bed and headed to the bathroom. After I took care of my biological needs, I went downstairs to find something for breakfast. I found some unopened cereal in the cabinet and I grabbed a bowl. As I ate I decided that it was time to catch up on what was happening in the world. I sat on the couch and turned on the TV. I nearly choked on my cereal.
The first thing I saw was my face, and then I heard it. Police are searching for this girl, Isabella Swan in connection with the assault of Matthew Park. Mr. Park was found in the woods about 15 miles away from the Seattle Mental Institution where Mr. Park work and Ms. Swan was a patient. Mr. Park’s injuries were not life threatening. Police are asking anyone who knows anything to call their local department. Do not approach Ms. Swan. Her current mental state is unknown.
I was in shock. That was the only word for it. I knew they would be looking for me, but they were making me out to be dangerous. I was pissed! I knew I should have bashed his skull in when I had the chance. I panicked. I couldn’t stay here. They would find me and put me in jail or worse put me back with Matt. I jumped off the couch and ran to the door. Before I took a step outside I stopped. No one knew I was here and since the Cullens left no one would think to look for me here. I could stay here for as long as I wanted.
I wandered about the house. There was one room that I refused to go in and that was Edward’s room. It would hurt too much to go in there. I decided to take a nap, since I could. I went up to Alice’s old room and crawled back into bed. I don’t know how long I slept, but it was still light outside so I decided to go back outside. I lay outside, watched the clouds, and let my mind wander. I thought about how my life should have gone if Edward never left. I closed my eyes and could see myself standing beside Edward, beautiful, pale, and his equal. We should have been together for eternity. But that all changed when he left. He didn’t want me and I didn’t deserve him.
I was crying again. I had to get control of myself. This was getting out of hand. So I decided then and there that I would not shed another tear for someone who didn’t want anything to do with me. I picked myself up and walked back into the house. I found some pasta and sauce for my dinner. And I ate in silence. I was mentally and emotionally exhausted. Thinking of what should have been wore me out. I took a quick shower and crawled into bed.
I don’t know what woke me, but it was still dark out. I listened carefully for anything that wasn’t right. That’s when I heard it, a creak on the stairs. That was strange. No one else should be here. “Hello?” I called out. Only silence answered me. Great Bella, tell whoever is out there exactly where you are. Of course in order for someone to find this house whoever was out there was probably a vampire which meant they could find me no matter what. For a second I allowed myself to hope. They had come back for me!
I was out of bed and opening the door before I realized how stupid that was. They weren’t coming back. I knew that. I opened the door slowly. I couldn’t see anything in the darkness. “Is someone there?” I was scared now. I heard a low hiss. I tried closing the door and turned to run back to bed. Before I took two steps, I was hit hard in the back of the head. As I feel to the floor I heard laughter and then nothing as the darkness took me over.
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She Sleeps	By : bcullen1026 Category: Twilight Series > AU/AR Views: 5823 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 1
Disclaimer: I do not own Twilight or make any money from this story.

She Sleeps