Behind A Fairy Tale
Chapter Five [Logan's POV]
I stepped out of the closet, scared out of my mind from what i'd find outside. And there I saw her, trembling, scared, lost. Bella sat there, she held her legs at her chest, tears falling down her face, she couldn't even blink. “Oh Bella! Bella, are you okay?” “Bella look at me.” She couldn't even turn to face me. I wrapped my arms around her, bracing myself to ask the question i had already known the answer too, "Bella does this always happen?" She sobbed even harder. Maybe it wasn't the best time to ask. We sat there for what felt like hours, and the last thing i wanted to do was leave her here with the lunatic who she has to call her father. Then the unthinkable, atleast for me, happened. "Logan, you have to go. You have to go, now!" She said, barely in a whisper. How could i leave her? How could i leave her in so much pain? Why did she want to be alone? "Bella, I can't leave you here alone, I'll stay with you. I don't want you to get hurt." I felt her push away from my chest, finally meeting her eyes, she was furious. but why? "You don't want me to get hurt?! Since when have you ever cared? You only care because you want me to help you with the test tomorrow! This has nothing to do with me!" Her sobs became harder and harder, she was trembling more and more, wincing from the pain in her stomach. I moved forward to hold her, "STAY AWAY FROM ME!" This wasn't Bella, she's not thinking straight, she's just scared. She pushed me away harder, which only caused her to stumble backwards. She was back on her knees, hugging her own arms to find comfort.
She looked up at me, straight at me, for the first time and said, "Why the hell would you care about me? Out of anybody at school, why me? You don't even lay an eye on me! Nobody does! Nobody cares about Bella...she's just there! Leave me alone! You're supposed to hate, and i'm supposed to hate you!" "Bella, you dont mean that. it's not true. This isnt about school, this is about you." She finally let me hold her again. "nobody cares" she whispered, as she lay her head on my chest. She stayed quite for a couple minutes. "I don't hate you, Logan." She managed to breathe. "I know Bella, it's okay, you're safe now. I won't let anyone hurt you." With that, her fingers curled onto my bicep, as she made herself comfortable, and
slowly fell asleep.
How could someone do this to their own daughter? Hell, what am I supposed to do? She can't keep coming home to...this. How had NOBODY ever realized the pain she's in? How can SHE hide it so well? Varsity athlete, scholar student, beaten at home? This doesn't fit. Something isn't right. When i was sure she was asleep, i lifted her onto her bed, pulling the blankets on to keep her warm. So beautiful, how could I have not noticed before? I glanced around her room, and found a family picture. Bella, her mom, dad, her older brother, and her two little twin brothers. Something seemed strange though. The entire family was blonde haired, blue eyed. Bella, couldn't have been more opposite than them, she had brown hair and eyes, as brown as they would be. Although this wasn't common, I put a lot of thought into it. It's not right, she's not one of them, i'm sure of it. But question is, Doe she know? If not, should I tell her?
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