Hope - Jasper Hale

Hope - Chapter 2

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There was a man with platinum blond hair, he was a doctor and was talking to a woman in the hospital ward where I had saw a variant of Edward. 

“Mrs. Masen, you know that you don’t have much time left,” The man sighs. 

The woman who has the same flushed face and emerald eyes as Edward, pushes her bronze hair from her face, “I’ve already lost my first Edward, I know you can do something. You can save my young Edward.” 

“Mrs. Masen, your fever-”

“Please, save him! I know you can do what no other doctor can, save my son!” She pleads. 

Time seems to speed up and once the woman dies, the doctor returns for Edward, who looks like he is barely surviving. The man hovers over the lanky boy and his expressions is one of self-brooding. He bends over the boy and I can’t really understand what is happening until he pulls away and there is a bite mark on the boy’s neck. Vampire. 

I wake up in the middle of the night. My breathing is sped up and I feel like I am being watched. What was that? I decide to grab my journal and continue writing in it. 

Diary, 

I think it is the latter. I am going insane. I just had a dream about vampires! Or my step-sister’s boyfriend being a vampire. Halloween is months away! What is wrong with me? Could I be interpreting this wrong? Maybe the doctor was a vampire and Edward was his victim. Either way, maybe I should start seeing a psychiatrist. 

Violet

After I hide my journal, it is very easy to fall back into sleep and this was a blissful, dreamless rest. 

I wake up feeling completely rejuvenated, but it is only 6 in the morning. I decide to get ready for school figuring it will be more of a challenge to go back to sleep. I’m not that hungry, but that’s normal. I usually don’t eat breakfast most mornings anyway. I decide to read one of my books until Bella wakes up. 

I am halfway through ‘Rapunzel’ when Bella wakes up. Her brunette hair is quite the bird’s nest, but I’m not one to talk. So I just continue to read until she asks, “How did you sleep?” 

“Fairly well, I woke up early and decided to get dressed,” I reply. 

We leave for school about forty minutes later. There is a knock on the front door, and I open it to reveal Edward. “Did you girls sleep well?” 

“I did, but I guess Violet might be a night owl,” Bella says before placing her dishes in the sink. 

“You didn’t sleep well?” He questions. 

“I woke up now and again, but I’m not really tired, so it really doesn’t matter.” 

“Is Alice with us today?”

“She is in the car waiting to meet Violet,” He says, taking hold of Bella’s hand. 

“Let’s go, I don’t want to have her explode,” Bella giggles. 

Edward chuckles, “Me either, it is my car, after all.”

Upon entering the back of the car, I am greeted by a cheery female, Alice. She has the same chalky skin and golden eyes as Edward, but her hair is inky, short and spiky. “Hello, Violet, I’m Alice, I’m sure that we will become great friends!” 

“Hey, Alice,” I smile, accepting her friendliness. 

“So I heard that you are Bella’s step-sister?” 

“Alice don’t pester her with questions,” Bella looks back at us from the passenger seat. 

“I don’t really mind the questions, it’s kind of different after not really remembering much...”

“What do you mean?” Alice asks. 

My violet eyes meet hers and in the reflection of the rearview mirror I catch Edward’s eyes on me and in the reflection of the side mirror I catch Bella’s chocolate eyes on me. 

“Well... I don’t really remember what happened to me. I was told there was an accident, I was brought to the hospital and I was physically fine, but I suffered from some... well actually completely memory loss. I didn’t have amnesia, but I couldn’t remember anything leading up to waking up in the hospital. I was told where to go and who to see, but I still don’t know what happened. I didn’t remember Charlie or Bella at all, it was... strange.” 

“I thought you were with Renee and Phil,” Bella said. 

I shrug, “I suppose was... maybe I left and there was an accident or something. I don’t really know who they are.” 

“Maybe you need something to trigger your memory,” Alice suggests. 

“The doctors tried everything they could... nothing worked,” I explain. 

“Carlisle’s a doctor, maybe he could try something,” Edward suggest. 

“Carlisle?” 

“Edward and Alice’s adoptive father, he is a doctor,” Bella explains. 

“I don’t really want to trouble you guys, I don’t really even know you. You don’t need to help me figure myself out and-”

“We want to help you,” Alice interrupts me. “As a matter of fact, you are coming over after school today no ifs, ands or buts.”

“It’s sounds nice, but-”

“Violet,” She scolds. “I’ll paint your nails and I am just dying to curl your hair and-”

“Alice, don’t make her a doll,” Bella scolds as we pull into the school parking lot. 

Alice rolls her eyes and innocently replies, “I wouldn’t dream of doing such a thing.”

“Violet, I’ll warn you, Alice just stopped using Bella as a dress up doll,” Edward states. 

I send a look to Alice who is looking like we have accused her of murder. “Violet, I would never-” She places a hand on my shoulder and I experience it again. 

I see Alice in a old-fashioned coffee shop, she smiles as she hops off a stool and walks towards a lean, blond male, “You’ve kept me waiting a long time.”

The man looks at her and gives a small smile while ducking his head, “I’m sorry ma’am.” Alice holds out her hand out and the man takes it before they walk out of the shop. 

Alice is staring at me, Edward and Bella are now looking at us. I let out a nervous laugh, “I’m sorry... I think I’m a little spacey this morning it must be the lack of sleep. Let’s go before we are late.”