We Three Witches (Twilight)

Escape Plan

Rosalie's POV

March 21st, 2003

Content warnings: violence, drugging, mentions of a miscarriage

Cold.

It was the first sensation I felt as I came around to the world.

Sinking.

Even as I fought to open my eyes, it felt like something was tugging me back into the depths of unconsciousness.

Hard.

That was the second sensation I noticed. The hard, unyielding feeling against my back, like I was lying on the ground. I fought against the sinking black of unconsciousness to remember why I was on the ground and not in my bed.

Fingers.

It was a few moments before I felt them running through my hair, but when I did, any concern I'd felt flew out the window. It had been a long time since Alice had run her fingers through my hair like this, but the familiar feeling was more soothing than anything else could have been.

It was dark when I opened my eyes. So dark that for a moment I wondered if I'd really opened them. It felt...unnatural. Wrong. I couldn't see anything. Not even Alice above me, though I knew she had to be. I could feel my head in her lap, her fingers through my hair, but I couldn't see her. Or Bella.

My heart leapt into my throat and I tried lurching to my feet, but all I got was a weak flop of my arms, and when I tried calling for her, all I got was a gurgle out before the darkness tugged at me again.

"Easy, Rosie," Alice murmured, her fingers still running through my hair and her other hand on my shoulder, keeping me down. "It'll come back. It just takes time to see again."

"Why?" I croaked, my throat dry and cracked. "What happened?"

She shifted a little. "Victoria. She ambushed us, and then dragged us away to be locked in this dump."

My heart skipped into my throat. What? How?

Alice stiffened beneath me. "Jasper," she said through grinding teeth. "He betrayed us."

What. The. Fuck?

"You can't blame him, Alice." This time it was Bella's voice breaking through the darkness. I turned my head in her direction. "She has pages of our Grimoire, and she's been around a long time. It makes sense that she knows spells to compel men. Even vigilant ones like your Jasper."

"He is not mine."

It sounded like an argument they'd had many times while I was out. Bella sounded weary but gentle, reminding, while Alice just sounded murderous. And betrayed.

"How long have I been out? How long have we..."

...been missing. I couldn't say it. Then it would sound more real than I could handle right now.

Bella didn't say anything. Eventually, Alice sighed. "I don't know. There's no way to tell how much time has passed since she hit us. All I know is it's been a few hours at least since I woke up, and Bella woke up only a short while before you did."

"And how long until..." I waved a hand at my face, at my no doubt sightless eyes.

"A few minutes." Bella snorted in derision and I tensed for a moment thinking it was directed at me, but relaxed as she continued, "It's why you should never mix anise with any part of a lemon. Sure it disguises the hemlock, but you risk permanently blinding and killing the target." She scoffed. "It's basic potion-making Mother taught us. We only survived because she clearly didn't use enough anise to fully activate the component in the lemon that causes the damage. Amateur!"