Isabella Toretto's Story

Chapter 8

Forks, Washington

I've only been gone a week.

Shocking, yeah. Everything that has happened, happened in less a week.

Anyways, as we arrived I directed Brian, who was driving, to the police station. As we pulled in I saw Charlie's cruiser in the parking lot. When I walked in I got a warm welcome from everyone. John was at the front desk like always.

"Hey John. How's Carly?" I asked.

"She's good. I thought you left for L.A.?" John responded.

"I did but somethings happened so I came back for a visit. Is Charlie here?" I remarked.

"Yes, he's in his office. Are you okay Bells? You know the whole department would help you in a heartbeat." John was clearly worried about me,

"I'm fine John. And yes, I know that everyone here would help, just like I would help them too." I reassured him.

Brian decided to speak up, "Bells you aren't fine. Need I remind you of what has happened this past week."

"Brian, I am fine. You don't need to remind me because I know." I told him.

"Bells, who is this? What happened?" John questioned.

"John, this is Brian my ..." I started.

"Her boyfriend." Brian said for me.

"As to what happened, Edward happened." I finished.

"That bastard hurt you? How?" John seethed.

"First, he came to my place, grabbed my throat and shook me around like a rag doll. Then he broke into my house shot my friend Vince in the arm, held him and two more of my friends at gunpoint. I went in there trying to get my family out, but he shot me in the stomach." I answered honestly.

"Oh my God. Is that bastard in custody?" John breathed.

"Yes, he is. Now I have to talk to Charlie. I'll talk to you before I leave." I smiled trying to reassure him and myself.

John just nodded his head. I grabbed Brian's hand and walked to Charlie's office. I did some deep breathing to try and calm myself before I talked to Charlie. Brian noticed that I was stressing out a bit, so he rubbed small circles in my hand with his thumb. I smiled and leaned in to kiss him. When I'm with Brian like this I tend to forget about my problems. I also did this when driving. When we pulled apart he gave me some encouraging words. I took one last deep breath and knocked on the door. I heard a faint 'Come in'. I opened the door and said,

"Hey Uncle Charlie!"

"Bella! I've missed having you around! What are you doing here? I thought you were staying with Dom?" Charlie responded.

"I am. Dom and the crew are on their way here now. We thought it was best to have me and Brian come ahead to tell you in person." I stated.

"Tell me what. Did something happen?" he asked with worry.

"Edward. He came to the house trying to apologize and convince me to give him another chance. Mia was there and I told her to get Dom out of the garage in Spanish. He got angry and demanded that I tell him what I told her. I obviously refused. So, he grabbed me by the neck and shook me around like a rag doll. That's when Mia comes back with Dom. Dom scared him off and Edward dropped me and ran. He bruised my trachea. I couldn't talk for 2 days. Then about 4 days ago he came back to the house while Letty, Jesse, and Vince were there. Dom, Mia, and me were picking up Angela at the airport. I guess Vince said or did something that made Edward mad and he shot Vince in the arm. When I came home I saw Edward waving the gun around. So, I walked in and tried to calm him down and to let them go. Dom came in with his gun raised, and Edward grabbed me and pointed the gun to my head. I elbowed him and tried to grab the gun, but he shot me in the stomach." I explained, tears rolling down my face.

"Oh Bella. I'm so sorry." Charlie came and hugged me while I cried. I adjusted myself so my stomach wouldn't hurt so much.

After a couple of minutes Charlie asked about Brian.

"Charlie this is Brian, my boyfriend." I introduced.

"Geez Bells. Gone a week and you got a boyfriend. It's nice to meet you Brian."

"It's nice to meet you as well. Shall I tell him the story Bells?"

I nodded my head and listened to Brian tell Charlie how we met, how we got together, and so on. A few minutes later I fell asleep in Uncle Charlie's arms.