Bella's Tumble Into Life

Chapter 3

I wake up and can instantly tell it's the afternoon by the bright light in the window. I have a headache and I feel nauseous and I just want to go back to sleep. Then it hits me that I'm on a comfy king-sized bed with these super fluffy pillows and white sheets. Definitely not in my residence. I barely remember what happened last night it's all so blurry. Jessica must have taken us somewhere...where is she?

"MMMMmmmmJess!" I mumble. How the hell is she supposed to hear that? God. I feel so sick. "Jessica!!" I muster up my brain to call loudly. I plop my head back down on the pillow...maybe I'll just go back to sleep, honestly. I close my eyes. Then, I hear footsteps approaching me.

"Jess, where are we?"

"How are you feeling?" A man's voice replied.

I jump. A man? I look up and see beautiful green eyes. Fuck, that's right! I let him take me away. I let him kidnap me in my drunken stupor. God. I'm so fucking stupid. I only remember his green Forks-tree-like eyes. I look at the rest of him. Is he God? He is pale but also his body seems to have been sculpted. Like someone paid attention to every detail while creating him in order to curate the perfect looking man. He looks like he has such strong muscles. His arms are all tattooed which makes him seem super rough and dangerous. But his face is so gentle...his lips are so kissable and his nose is so stubby and adorable and his hair is a beautiful wavy, silky, light brown color. I've never felt such strong physical attraction come over me. What is happening??!! All I can think to do is gape at him and bask in his glory like a dumbass.

"Bella?!" The godly man replies in a concerned tone. How the hell does he know my name?

"Who are you?"

He smiles crookedly. It's such a beautiful, blissful smile...

"I'm sorry. You must be confused. My name is Edward. Do you remember me...at all?"

"You pulled me out of a house party! Why were you even there? What's happening?"

"That's right, angel. I couldn't let you be in there when..." he trailed off.

"When????!!!!" I prompted.

"When the place blew up"

I almost flew out of the bed. The house blew up? What the fuck?

"Is Jessica okay?"

"...I don't know who that is" he conceded.

Panic raced through my body. "How did you know it was going to blow up? Why did you save me? Why would anyone do that? Are you going to hurt me? Where's my phone, I got to call Jessica!!"

"Angel, I'd never hurt you" he said in a gentle voice that slightly calmed my nerves. He handed me the phone from the bedside table.

I grabbed it. 50 missed calls and 109 missed texts. All from Jessica. I called her immediately.

She immediately picked up.

"Jessica!!"

"Bella!!"

"Jess, what happened? Are you okay? Jess, I don't know what's going on."

"Oh baby Bella!!!" She cried. She sounded like she was about to cry. "Thank fucking god you're safe. The house was bombed. I was so worried. Henry. The guy I was with threw me out the window and saved us. I'm at his place. God, Bella, I shouldn't have left your side I'm sorry."

"Fuck. Are you hurt?" I quivered, tears welling up in my eyes.

"No, no, no!! Where are YOU? Are YOU okay?"

"Yeah. Some guy saved me too. I'm okay."

"Oh good!!!" She cried. "Bella the bomb was planted in the front yard. I was so worried. I'm so lucky I was in the back. I don 't know why it happened. I've read all the news reports online. I've given a statement to the police. No one knows anything."

I freeze. My whole body starts shaking. I start balling my eyes out. I'm wailing. I would have died if Edward didn't save me. But why the fuck did he save me?!

"Are you safe with this guy, Bella?"

"Yeah." I know I don't know him but I trust him. He saved my life and all my clothes are still on. He didn't hurt me. He really is a God.

"Okay. Okay. Good."

She stayed on the line while I wailed. When I finally stopped crying so loudly, she assured me that there was actually only a few people who died. One is in critical condition. It was like it was targeted at them. They weren't students like us but they were at the party. They were seven years older. No one knows why they were even there. I wailed again.

Then my phone died. I felt arms wrap around me. I guess God Edward was watching me the whole time. I'm in too much distress to care. He starts humming some sort of soothing melody in my ear. It really helps to calm me down. It's like a magical tune.

"Angel. You're okay." He promises.

"I'm okaay" I agree hesitantly.

"No one hurt you. I promise no one ever will, Bella."

"Why did you save me though?"

"Bella. I don't know. All I knew was I saw the most beautiful girl in the world innocently dancing outside and I couldn't let her shred into a million pieces. It was instinctual. You were so close to...Bella. I only know your name because I saw the messages from Jessica. On your phone. You didn't save her number though. So I didn't know who was sending them. I was only at the house to save you. I work across the street. Thank fucking God I chose to work late last night."

Oh...the big corporation building.

"I can't believe it" I gasp.

"Bella" Edward sighed and held me closer, sniffing my hair. "What's your full name?"

"Isabella Swan. You?"

"Edward Cullen" he let go off me and it left me feeling empty...I want his arms back around me...right now!!! He handed me an ibuprofen and a glass of water. "I brought you this because I figured you're pretty hungover"

"...yeah" I took it automatically, without really thinking if I could truly trust him. Dumbass. But he's my savior!

"You should maybe go back to sleep, beautiful Bella"

"I can't sleep anymore!! Not after hearing what happened, I—"

He cut me off and began humming the same magical tune from before. I fell asleep instantly.