Trauma • Carlisle Cullen

Mirrors (Chapter 9)

I wake up strapped into the same seat in the Jeep. Right next to the window. I don't think anybody notices I am awake. I look outside the window and I see a sign that says, "Welcome to Arizona." I learned from trying to escape the Jeep. I could flip the Jeep over right now with my powers, but I give up. I look at my phone and still see that I have no notifications.

Will Max ever text me back? Will she ever forgive me? I look over next to me and Carlisle isn't there. Only Alice, Jasper, and I are in the car.

"Where did everyone go?" I ask.

"We all split up." Alice says.

"Where are we going?" I ask.

"We are headed to a gas station for some food and then we are going to head home. Edward and Emmett have led James to Minnesota." Jasper says. 

"Oh, that's good." I say.

We pull up at the gas station and my phone rings. I look at it and it is Max.

"I need to take this, the line in the station looks long so head in there a while." I say.

Jasper can tell by my feelings that it is Max and he and Alice walk inside the station. I answer my phone.

"Max?! I'm so sorry." I say. You hear Max's scream from the phone. "Max?!" I ask.

"Hello El." A deep voice says. "It's James. Don't panic or tell anyone about this or I will hurt your sister." James says.

"What do you want?" I ask.

"Ah, the classic question." James says. "If you want your precious sister back, come to your dad's old dance studio." He says. "8:30 tonight is the deadline." He hangs up. I look at my watch and it is 7:45pm. I peek inside the gas station and there is a huge line so I walk to the back of the gas station. I use my powers to hover in the air and quickly glide to the studio. I get inside. Max is tied onto a chair! I run over to her and start breaking the ropes. 

I turn around to the sound of footsteps and there he is. James. I shoot my powers at him but he dodges them. He runs super fast over to me and punches me in the gut. I go flying across the room. When I land on the ground, I immediately get back up but then James throws me into a row of mirrors. I feel the mirror pierce my skin. I smell blood and glass. 

There is glass sticking to me and huge parts of mirror are stuck in my legs and my stomach. I get back up, and despite the pain and dizziness, I make a huge ball of power. I can see Max's eyes widen and I shoot the blast at James. The force causes me to fall to the ground and back onto the glass and James gets back up and his red eyes widen. I am covered in blood. James charges after me and quickly ties my hands behind my back. I can feel the circulation in my hands go away. In fact, I can't feel my hands anymore. James throws me against a wall, I hear my shoulder and my arm crack. I scream.

Then I see them walk in, The Cullens. 

James looks over at them and grabs my shoulder. I scream in pain. It feels like every bone in my shoulder has shattered.

"STOP IT!!" Max screams.

I continue to scream as James squeezes harder, and harder, and harder. Then, I see the Cullens dodge at him. Carlisle comes over to my side and kisses my cheek.

"I-I'm sorry Carlisle." I say, tearing up. Carlisle swipes my cheek with his thumb.

"Don't worry about that El." He says. I look over at Max and Alice unties her.

"Max! Are you ok?" I ask.

"El, I am so sorry. I should've been more understanding." She says. "I'm fine."

"Alice, get Max out of here." Carlisle says.

Alice takes Max out of the building and Carlisle looks at me.

"What hurts?" He asks.

"Everything." I say. I can tell there is pain in my voice.

Carlisle looks me up and down. There are glass cuts everywhere and my shoulder is swollen and out of place.

"I need to pick you up." He says. "It might hurt a little." 

I nod. "Just make the pain stop." Carlisle carefully picks me up and I wince in pain.

Carlisle's POV

I look El up and down and she has glass cuts everywhere. There is a big piece of glass stuck in her stomach and her shoulder looks fractured. I untie her hands and she starts crying.

I ask to pick her up and she says, "Just make the pain stop." When she says that, it breaks my heart. I hate seeing her in pain like this. I pick her up and she closes her eyes tight from the pain. 

"El, stay with me." I say.

"I-I'm getting dizzy." She says. There is fear in her voice.

"It's ok." I say. "Take a deep breath." El takes a deep breath but then falls limp in my arms.

El's POV

Everything starts to get dizzy and I look into Carlisle's perfect eyes as mine get heavy and drop.