Preface

RPOV:

"Hey! That tickles. Phil, stop it. The phone is ringing." I got up running for the phone.

"Hello," said a husky voice.

"May I ask who's calling?"

"Jacob Black." Hmm…Wasn't that Bella's friend? Why was he calling me?

"Oh, yes. Bella's told me all about you."

"Um…," he hesitated.

"Um... Bella's not doing so well right now and I think she needs your help."

Oh my God, what's wrong? No. Calm yourself Renee, she probably just got hurt, you know how Bella is. I made one last feeble attempt to get my nerves under control before as I waited for Jacob to announce his reason for calling.

Chapter 1

(This story takes place after Edward leaves Bella in the woods behind her house in New Moon. Disclaimer: We do not own anything. All of the characters are Stephenie Meyer's.)

JPOV: " Bella!" Where is she? What did that leech do with her?

I had been searching through the forest for over an hour when I heard something shifting. I walked closer until I heard sobbing. I started running toward the noise coming from behind the bushes.

" Bella! Bella is that you? I pushed the bushes away. There she was just lying there trembling and repeating over and over again:

" He's gone."

He left her. Alone in the woods, that leech left her bleeding on the inside. I picked her up very carefully and started walking towards the others.

" I found her," I yelled.

Charlie was the first to run over, Sam following.

" Bella, Bella," Charlie kept repeating.

" Why won't she answer me? What did he do to her!?" he yelled, panicking.

"He left her," I answered through my clenched teeth.

" She's in shock, she'll be fine," Sam said, trying to soothe him.

" Give her to me," Charlie demanded.

I gave her to him. She was still trembling and murmuring to herself.

" Bella, Bells. I'm going to take you home now sweetie," said Charlie who has making vain efforts to calm her down.

"Thank you, so much Jake, for bringing her back."

" No problem," I said, secretly wishing I wasn't the one who found her that way.