Dusk // Twilight // Emmett Cullen [ON HOLD]

Flashback: Freshman Year

ALLISON

I close my door and lock it, shoving stuff in front of it. I run and hide in my closet as my chest heaves. I open the small door and crawl in and hide the door with a bunch of blankets. I close the door and curl up into a ball. I bury my face in my knees and get to calm my breathing. I hear my door bust open and flinch.

"ALLISON!!! I KNOW YOU'RE IN HERE!!!" He yells furiously.

I squeeze my eyes shut and hope my secret spot in my closet will keep me safe.

"COME ON OUT!!!"

I bite my lip and I hear the closet door rip open. I flinch again and slide backward.

"WHERE ARE YOU!?! COME OUT COME OUT WHEREVER YOU ARE!!!"

I catch a little bit of light through the crack of the door that wasn't there before. He knows.

"Not in here? Okay, but I'll find you sooner or later."

I hear him walk away then the door rips open and I scream as he jerks me out of the small place. He slams me on the floor and kicks me in the side. I crawl backwards and flinch slightly.

"Oh no, you get double punishment because you ran and hid."

He goes to grab me but I run out of the room. I run downstairs and out the main door. I run down the road as fast as I can and try to get away. I run off into the woods, which is dangerous around here. I hurtle a tree and run about another mile deeper into the woods before resting my back against a tree. My chest heaves and I try to catch my breath. I grip a low branch to hold myself up when a twig snaps. I look around slightly and push myself up a little higher. I cover my mouth with one hand to make my breathing quieter. Another twig snaps and leaves rustle. I squeeze my eyes shut and shake my head slightly. I hear leaves crunch and my breath hitches.

"Wait! I think someone's out here." Someone says in a hushed tone. I open my eyes and keep a hand over my mouth.

"Or maybe it's an animal muscles for brains." Someone snaps back.

"Nope, definitely human." Another chimes.

"Rosalie, take Jasper back." Rosalie? Jasper? Oh, god.

"You see anyone?" A voice asks.

"No, but I can smell someone." The first voice replies.

"Allison? Is that you?" One of the others asks. I clench my jaw. "Carlisle, she's hurt. She goes to school with us."

"Allison, we can help you if you're hurt. It's me, Alice. We're lab partners." Alice, great. "Are you okay? Why are you out here? Especially this late." I could ask all of you the same. "Allison?" I hear footsteps nearing me and move my hand away from my mouth and take the hand off of the limb.

"We can help you Allison." I cross my arms and the footsteps get closer.

"I don't need help." I state as they round the tree.

"Why are you out here so late?" Alice asks.

"I could ask the same of you." I retort.

"You know I'm surprised how you're even standing, let alone you were running. Two broken ribs is a lot of pain, running with two broken ribs is a lot worse." I manage to make out Edward and Emmett, but it was Edward who spoke.

"I do it all of the time." I say glancing at the ground. "I'm practically numbed to the pain anyways. After so long you stop feeling it."

"Why haven't you told anyone?" Edward asks.