My stomach turned and ached. Nothing happened. I stuck my finger back in to my mouth. I put it down my throat until I started gagging. Still nothing came out. My insides twisted and turned. This can't be happening. I have to lose 5 pounds. I have got to throw up last nights dinner. My throat felt dry and my stomach ached. I need to be skinny. I need to be fit. Because no one can love a fat person. I put my finger down my throat once more, then out came fried chicken.
One year later. Forks, Washington.
"Bella! Look at how much older you've gotten." Charlie yelled as he hugged me. I bet Renee called him and reminded him to not say certain things around me. "Yeah I guess." I sighed as he put me down. First day in Forks is already looking dull. My mom, Renee, just got married and so I'm staying with my dad while she is on her honeymoon.
I'm seventeen, so why can't I stay at home by myself? My mom is paranoid, that's why. There has been three cases of break-ins in my neighborhood in the last four months and my mom goes crazy, or at least that's the reason we are telling people. The real reason is, my mom doesn't trust me to be by myself. Quite frankly, I don't trust myself either. So I'm staying with my dad for two weeks. In Forks. Wet, muddy, cloudy, Forks.
I think the one and only highlight of this is that I get to see Angela. I used to come spend two weeks here almost every summer until I turned 15. Angela became one of my best friends. I haven't been to Forks in two years, but we have kept in touch. She visited me a couple of months ago when I first started recovering from my bulimia.
Charlie and I drove back to his house in his cruiser. Charlie is chief of police here in the small town of Forks. "So, honey, Jacob wants you to come over tomorrow." Charlie said, breaking the silence. "Oh? Cool. I think I'll go." Jake was also a good friend. I was always a little hesitant about hanging out with him though, because I guess he has a crush on me or something. His sister Rachel told me that when I was 13.
When we got to the house Charlie helped my get my bags, all one and a half of them, up to my room. He then let me get settled and left. I laid on the bed for awhile until I heard a knock at the front door. I looked out the window and saw a Volvo in the drive way.
I walked down stairs and heard Charlie talking to someone. "Yes. Alrighty. Well, I will go to the hospital then." Charlie said getting his jacket and badge from the counter. I peeked around the wall that separated the stairs from the front wall.
I saw two men standing at the doorway. One was very beautiful and looked to be about 30 years old. He had blonde hair and his skin was perfect. The other was even more beautiful with his bronze hair in a tangled mess. His eyes were a bright green and he looked about my age. His eyes were amazing, yet they looked pained. He was the most gorgeous man I had ever laid eyes on.
"Thank you again Dr. Carlisle for coming over. I will have one of the female officers talk to her if that's alright." Charlie said. "Bella!" He called for me. I took one step so he could see me. I was very aware of the pair of green eyes on my face as soon as I was in view. "Oh Bella. I have to go take care of some stuff. Will you be okay for dinner while I'm gone?" Charlie asked with nervous eyes. Charlie was afraid I might do something. I nodded my head not once looking at the eyes staring at me. "Okay well thank you men." He said as they turned to leave with Charlie following them.
Who was that? Why had I not seen him two years ago? Was he new here? So many questions were flying through my head. Finally I decided to call Angela and ask her over. About an hour later Angela and I were sitting in the living room catching up on what had happened since the last time we talked.
I found out that Ang has a boyfriend who happens to be Eric Yorkie. That reminded me about the strange boy I saw earlier. "Ang, do you know a Dr. Carlisle?"
"Oh yeah. Dr. Carlisle Cullen. Why do you ask?" Good maybe she could tell me about the green eyed boy. "Well he was over a little bit before I called you. He and this guy about our age. Charlie was talking to him."
"Oh really? Weird. Something must have happened at the hospital." and with that she fell quiet. Angela wasn't really the type to gossip. I think that's the reason we get along so well. "Yeah I guess."
"Bella, I don't want to pry or anything, but how is it going?" Ang said in a quiet voice. I took a deep breath. "I don't know. I still do it sometimes. When I over eat." I sighed. "You'll get better Bella. I know you will. Maybe it will do you some good to be in Forks for a while." She said with a smile. "Yeah." I doubt it. Nothing can help me.
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After Angela and I talked for a while she took me to the police station. I realized that Renee gave Charlie my medication so I had to get it. I needed to take it about now. Well, one of the officers said he was at the hospital and offered to drive me there.
I found Charlie with Dr. Carlisle. "Charlie are you going to take care of this? I mean, I'm trying to hold back Emmett from kicking the living day lights out of the guy who did this but he is very determined." The doctor said with a sad look in his eyes. Charlie put his hand of the doctors shoulder.
"Carlisle I promise. We will get this guy." Dr. Carlisle nodded and entered a room. I walked up to Charlie. "Hey Dad, um, you have my medicine?" Charlie didn't really look at me. His face looked thought full. "Huh? What?"
"Dad, do you have my medicine?" He nodded. "Oh yeah, yeah." He reached in his jacket pocket and pulled out a little bottle. "Thanks." My depression medicine. I put one pill in my mouth and swallowed. "Charlie!" A short girl called. She looked like a pixy, jumping over to us. "Alice. Hey." Charlie said hugging the small girl. She had to be my age, if not older. "When can she go home?" Alice asked. She still had a smile on her face, but her eyes were sad. Then I realized that not only her eyes were like that. It was also my fathers, and the doctors eyes. And also the boy who I did not know the name of. The green eyed boy.
"Alice I don't know. If your father says it's okay then, yes I suppose she can." The girls smile got a little bigger. Then she turned on her heels and walked back into the room that the doctor had gone through earlier. Then I heard my father murmur to himself, "Stupid adolescent boys. Why cant they just keep it to being a peeping tom. It's gone too far." That's when I pieced it together.
The green eyed boy must be Dr. Carlisle's son. And Alice must be his daughter. And this unknown girl that they are talking about must be his other daughter. This girl, who I did not know the name of, must have be raped, or something of the like. Suddenly my heart sank for her. "Bella, go back home and get some sleep." Charlie said sighing. I nodded and turned around and left.
That night it took me forever to fall asleep. When ever I closed my eyes I would see those green eyes. And when I finally fell asleep, those eyes followed me into my dreams.
A/N Hey! I hope you liked it. Just a little info, yes, the Cullen's are human. Yes Rosalie was raped. And Bella really is not fat. She is about 125 pounds. Anywho, I will try to get the next chapter up soon. Thanks for reading and please review!
-Esmefan1-Elissa.