The Experiment

Seventeen

I woke up remembering it all. I refused to look at Charlie.

"Izzy look at me," he said.

"You betrayed me,"  was all I said.

He unrestrained me and had me sit up.

"Let me explain... please," he said.

"Fine. Whatever."

"Check your left pocket," he said.

"What?"

"Check your left pocket," Charlie said again.

I put my hand in my pocket. There was a folded peice of paper.

Oh god.

"He was supposed to come tomorrow not today, I was going to warn you beforehand but Michael said he was here now. I didnt have time to explain," he said.

"Wait... you knew," I whispered.

"Yes. I was supposed to warn you hefore hand," he said.

I unfolded the note.

Izzy,

Im sorry for my behavior now. Please know that I mever meant anything I said. You will get out of here. I promise. Im working on it now. Both Charlie and I. We will get you out. I probably wont be able to visit again. Please dont do anything stupid in the meantime. I will kill everyone who has ever been involved in hurting you. They will die in agony. Your mother and are leaving the Volturi and we will take you away and be a family there together. I love you more than anything. Please behave my angel. I love and miss you. Ill come for you. I promise

Love, Demetri.

Oh god. Oh god. Oh god.

I looked at the note and then at Charlie.

He pulled me close immediately. "Im sorry I thought... I though..."

"I know what you thought. Its okay," he said rubbing my back.

I held onto him tightly crying. "Im going to be hurt because I was being stupid," I said hiding my head.

"I know... I know," he said.

I looked down.

"Ill be the one punishing you," he said.

I looked at him fear there.

"Is it going to hurt?"

"Yes," he touched my cheek.

"Im sorry for throwing a laptop at you," I said.

"Ill say its a first," he chuckled.

I nodded and looked down.

"Are you allowed to tell me what youre doing?" I asked.

"Itll be bites," he said.

"Bites?" I asked. "Ohh..."

"I know," he said.

"Did you get to choose?"

"Out of a list yes,"

I nodded. "I didnt think you could handle a few of them,"

"Thank you," I whispered.

I looked down. "I taped these together," he said handing me the ripped up letters.

"Thank you," I whispered and took each one of them reading them.

Demetri,

I miss you. I miss mom. Everything has been so hard. I hate it here. I nearly died on the first experiment. Im going to die here. Please find me.