End of Chapter 25
"So...you knew Rosalie left?" Carlisle asked, redirecting the conversation.
"Yes, I knew that Rosalie had woken up. And once the voices found out..it got twice as bad. When the light was there I could almost move, I could feel my fingers and toes, feel your touch." I said as I smiled at Jasper. "Yet...when the light would go away I could almost see something in the shadows, something lurking..waiting for me."
"I hoped and prayed to anyone that would listen that Bella would figure this out, because the darkness was beginning to come more often then the light. The thing in the shadow quickly realized that it was getting more time, it was getting braver." I didn't want to tell the next part, the part that had caused me to pull away from the one I loved more then life itself.
"He already knows some of it." Edward thought as he looked at me apologetically. "I told him what I knew."
"It's ok Alice," Jasper said as he held me. "I won't run again."
I looked at him, hoping and praying he was right. I was about to open my mouth to start explaining when Bella walked in, running instantly over to my side, hugging me fiercely. A few seconds later, Emmett and Rosalie walked in...Rosalie looking a little happier but worried about having to tell her story again.
Chapter 26
"Rose." I said as I watched her walk in, her and Emmett taking their place on the couch. Rosalie looked like she didn't want to be there and I wasn't going to ask her to add anything...she would talk when she's ready.
"Alice, what did you see?" Esme asked, breaking the silence.
I looked at Jasper, not wanting to tell this part of the story. I know he said that he wouldn't run, but what I was going to say was going to hurt him and that was the last thing I wanted to do.
"He can handle this." Edward thought, his voice echoing in my head.
"I know...I just don't want to hurt him anymore." I thought as I closed my eyes and say the pain on Jasper's face when 'I woke up.'
"Trust in him." Edwards voice said softly.
"They're doing it again.....aren't they?" Emmett asked, obviously meaning Edward and I.
"Sorry." I said softly as I took a deep breath.
"It's alright," Jasper said as he hugged me tightly. "You take all the time you need, you can go on when you're ready."
His saying that made everything worse somehow, I realized that all of this would be much easier if he was mad a me. Having him support me and cuddle me made this all almost impossible...but it had to be done.
"After Rosalie left I prayed that she would remember my message, and that Bella would figure it all out and get me free." I said softly, my eyes squeezed shut so I didn't have to see the faces of my family.
"The shadows called my name, beckoned for me to join them...to just give in and let go. There were a few times I thought about it, only to have a moment of clarity when I could hear you all. I could hear everyone talking, I could almost feel you touching me. I hope that this meant this was almost done, the fact that I could feel the pressure of your touches...could hear your voices. Ya know....it sounds funny but I remember the smell of pizza...how weird is that?" I asked as I looked at Carlisle.
"Well, we did order a pizza...well Edward did for Bella." He said as he laughed.
"Just so you know I don't think they'll deliver here again." Edward said as he pulled a pillow from behind him and threw it at Emmett.
"What!?" Emmett yelled defensively. "I just paid for the pizza...hey you still owe me twenty dollars Edward"
"Boys." Esme said, obviously tired of the bickering.
"Then what happened Alice?" Rosalie said as she smiled sweetly at me.
"Well, I took all of that as a good sign. I figured that since I could smell, hear and feel that it meant this was almost done...but the darkness, the shadows had another plan." I said softly, swallowing loudly before I went on.
"I heard my name being called like so many times before...except that this time the voice I heard was one that I would know anywhere."
"Who's was it?" Emmett asked impatiently.
"Mine." Jasper said sadly.
"So...you knew Rosalie left?" Carlisle asked, redirecting the conversation.
"Yes, I knew that Rosalie had woken up. And once the voices found out..it got twice as bad. When the light was there I could almost move, I could feel my fingers and toes, feel your touch." I said as I smiled at Jasper. "Yet...when the light would go away I could almost see something in the shadows, something lurking..waiting for me."
"I hoped and prayed to anyone that would listen that Bella would figure this out, because the darkness was beginning to come more often then the light. The thing in the shadow quickly realized that it was getting more time, it was getting braver." I didn't want to tell the next part, the part that had caused me to pull away from the one I loved more then life itself.
"He already knows some of it." Edward thought as he looked at me apologetically. "I told him what I knew."
"It's ok Alice," Jasper said as he held me. "I won't run again."
I looked at him, hoping and praying he was right. I was about to open my mouth to start explaining when Bella walked in, running instantly over to my side, hugging me fiercely. A few seconds later, Emmett and Rosalie walked in...Rosalie looking a little happier but worried about having to tell her story again.
Chapter 26
"Rose." I said as I watched her walk in, her and Emmett taking their place on the couch. Rosalie looked like she didn't want to be there and I wasn't going to ask her to add anything...she would talk when she's ready.
"Alice, what did you see?" Esme asked, breaking the silence.
I looked at Jasper, not wanting to tell this part of the story. I know he said that he wouldn't run, but what I was going to say was going to hurt him and that was the last thing I wanted to do.
"He can handle this." Edward thought, his voice echoing in my head.
"I know...I just don't want to hurt him anymore." I thought as I closed my eyes and say the pain on Jasper's face when 'I woke up.'
"Trust in him." Edwards voice said softly.
"They're doing it again.....aren't they?" Emmett asked, obviously meaning Edward and I.
"Sorry." I said softly as I took a deep breath.
"It's alright," Jasper said as he hugged me tightly. "You take all the time you need, you can go on when you're ready."
His saying that made everything worse somehow, I realized that all of this would be much easier if he was mad a me. Having him support me and cuddle me made this all almost impossible...but it had to be done.
"After Rosalie left I prayed that she would remember my message, and that Bella would figure it all out and get me free." I said softly, my eyes squeezed shut so I didn't have to see the faces of my family.
"The shadows called my name, beckoned for me to join them...to just give in and let go. There were a few times I thought about it, only to have a moment of clarity when I could hear you all. I could hear everyone talking, I could almost feel you touching me. I hope that this meant this was almost done, the fact that I could feel the pressure of your touches...could hear your voices. Ya know....it sounds funny but I remember the smell of pizza...how weird is that?" I asked as I looked at Carlisle.
"Well, we did order a pizza...well Edward did for Bella." He said as he laughed.
"Just so you know I don't think they'll deliver here again." Edward said as he pulled a pillow from behind him and threw it at Emmett.
"What!?" Emmett yelled defensively. "I just paid for the pizza...hey you still owe me twenty dollars Edward"
"Boys." Esme said, obviously tired of the bickering.
"Then what happened Alice?" Rosalie said as she smiled sweetly at me.
"Well, I took all of that as a good sign. I figured that since I could smell, hear and feel that it meant this was almost done...but the darkness, the shadows had another plan." I said softly, swallowing loudly before I went on.
"I heard my name being called like so many times before...except that this time the voice I heard was one that I would know anywhere."
"Who's was it?" Emmett asked impatiently.
"Mine." Jasper said sadly.