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

17. We Laid Our Names to Rest

ALLISON

"Allison, sweetheart, I think it's time you visit your mother." I spin around to see him standing with a knife in his hand. I glance quickly at the pistol then back at him.

"Just two more days, and I'll move out, I won't tell anyone anything." I say holding my hands up.

"No, no, no, I can't let you do that sweetheart. There's no way to be sure you won't tell." He steps toward me.

"You do realize I'm not the only on right? Riley and the others, they're still alive. You don't have to do this." I state.

"But I do." He lunges forward and I dive toward the pistol. The knife grazes my side and I yell out before kicking the safety off and aiming the gun just as he pulls the knife back to stab me. I pull the trigger and he falls flat on the ground. I slowly stand, despite the pain in my side from the cut, and he moves, mumbling something. I close my eyes and pull the trigger again. All movement from him stops and tears form in my eyes. I limp to the bathroom and clean the fresh wound before covering it with a big bandage. I search the cabinet for ibuprofen and something to clean the gun with. I take five ibuprofen and remove my finger prints, along with some blood, from the gun before wrapping it in a shirt and putting it in the cabinet. I force the tears away and walk out into the living room. I throw a black sheet over my father's corpse before cleaning the blood from the walls. I throw away the empty bottle of wine and the glass he was drinking from.

He wasn't always like that. He used to care. He used to love me, once upon a time.

Now the man who was once alive a drinking like there was no tomorrow is lying on the floor, dead.

"Tell her I said hi." I whisper to the body before opening the window. Something wet slides down my side and I look at it. I'm bleeding worse than I thought. I go back to the bathroom and take the bandage off. I press gauze against my side firmly, only to have it be filled with blood seconds later.

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EMMETT

"Carlisle! Emmett!" Alice runs into the room. "He's going to kill Allison! You have to go now!"

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ALLISON

I wrap my side tightly in bandage then apply pressure to lessen the flow of blood. My vision dots and I take a long drink of water. I'm losing too much blood. I press harder against my side and grimace at the pain. Blood coats my hand and I change the bandage again before washing the blood off of my hand. I finish my bottle of water and go grab another. I chug it and look back at my side, I'm not bleeding nearly as much anymore. I drink half of another bottle of water before changing the bandage again. I take another sip from my bottle before going upstairs to grab my phone.

Alice knows. She sent Carlisle and Emmett. I lock the screen and put it in my pocket before grabbing my bag of skittles. I walk downstairs and eat a few before drinking more water. I check my phone again- 10 missed calls and only about 50 unread text messages. I lock my phone and put it in the kitchen. I glance back at my side, not bleeding nearly as bad anymore. I eat a few more skittles then take a sip of water and turn on the TV. I flip through channels and continue snacking on skittles. I don't particularly watch TV, mainly because I'm either busy cleaning or something else. I hear my phone going off and groan before getting up and walking toward it. I bite my lip and stare at the screen before it goes to voicemail, then goes away completely. I open a random drawer and drop my phone inside after shutting it off completely. I close the drawer and I get a slight pain in my side. I take the bandage off and clean it again before putting on another. I sit back down on the couch and change the channel once again. The house phone rings and I grab the gun from the bathroom before shooting the phone. I put the gun on the table in front of me and change the channel. I finish the bottle of water and put it in the trash. I shut off the TV and start cleaning the house again.