Wide awake

Chapter Four Peanut Butter Panaceas

E.P.O.V

When the sun finally rose, I was one again limited to the confines of my room. Emmet had has little whore, Rosalie over for the day and I wanted to avoid any and all contact with her. I was half hoping Jazz would come with her to keep me some company, but he was still on mother duty for the weekend. So, I was alone again, sketching mindlessly on my bed with my ear buds in and a heavy tune playing.</p>

When noon approached, I remembered my earlier observations about the internet. Something as dramatic as what happened to Bella would surely make the local news wherever she was from. I stared at the door with trepidation, knowing a run in with Rose would result in an immediate confrontation. She loathed me. For me one, I hated her boyfriend and made no secret about that fact. Secondly, she was under the impression I had corrupted her darling twin brother. I mentally snorted at this. If she only knew how much trouble I kept him out of.

With a resigned sigh, I rose from my bed and opened the door slowly, like a fucking bomb was about to go off outside it. Peeking out, and down the hall, I slowly made my way to the second story of the house, walking down the stairs in as much silence as possible. I noticed the hallway was empty, and all the doors closed, so I slowly made my way to the front of the hall, to Carlisle’s office where the computer was located. Once inside, I closed the door and locked it, letting out a breath I didn’t realize I was holding.

I walked over the expensive machine and started it up with a hum, collapsing in the desk chair and running my hand over my face to keep me alert. I performed my search without many results at first, before I realized Bella was probably short for something else. I eventually landed success on a search for her last name. A local newspaper in Phoenix, Arizona had an article on the incident. Before clicking the link, I allowed myself a moment of guilt for going behind Bella’s back for this information. It was, however, short lived. Fuck it.

I loaded the page and began reading.

Home Invasion in Quiet Phoenix Suburb Leaves One Dead, One Injured.

Thirty year old Phillip Dwyer was charged Tuesday with the murder of Thirty Four year old school teacher, Renee Swan. Preceding the murder charge, Dwyer is also charged with kidnapping, assault and battery with a deadly weapon with intent to kill, and breaking and entering. More charges are pending.

Authorities were called to 250 Maple Avenue after a distress call last week. Officers arrived to find the body of Swan inside the home. The cause of death was a knife wound to the throat. Upon further inspection of the home, authorities found Swan’s sixteen year old daughter locked in a bedroom closet, bound and gagged. She suffered numerous broken bones and lacerations and is being held in protective custody at Phoenix Medical Center for treatment of malnutrition and dehydration. She is said to be in stable condition. Her name is being withheld pending the notification of relatives.

Dwyer admitted Sunday to breaking into his ex-girlfriend’s home five weeks ago, and holding Swan and her daughter hostage for nearly a month. The exact events leading up to the incident are unclear, but Dwyer admits to intentionally injuring his victims and shows no remorse for his actions. His mental condition remains unclear as well, pending psychiatric evaluation before the trial…

I stopped reading and shut the computer down, disappointed I didn’t get as much information as I had hoped, but relieved to learn the perpetrator was in custody. Deciding my curiosity could only be satiated by Bella herself, I made my way back to my room. I could hear the most repulsive noises coming from Emmet’s bedroom door, and both cringed at the fact I was in such close proximity to their… intimacy, and smiled at the fact they were both far too occupied to notice.