Chapter 7: New Beginnings


When I touched Isaac's face. He woke up, abruptly looking at me with wide eyes. I noticed how he had deep purple eye bags under his eyes from lack of sleep, his hair was in different directions like he had run his hands over them multiple times, and his eyes held sadness and concern.

"Oh, Bella, you are up. You had me so worried," he said holding me, tightly.

"I am sorry, Isaac. I am okay, now," I said putting one hand on the back of his head and others on his back to calm him.

"I thought, I have lost you" he whispered leaving my embrace but he did not leave my hand, "I am sorry, it's all my fault."

"No, I am okay, now, Isaac but you don't look okay," I said touching his face, sparks erupted from my touch, "and it's not your fault, stop beating yourself about it."

"You have been unconscious for six days, Bella," he said sadly making me gasped.

"Six days? I was out for six days, oh my god" I said panicking.

"Hey, hey, calm down, Bella," he said holding me with my shoulder.

"I am going to call the doctor now," he said going out.

A middle-aged woman came into the room with Isaac.

"Hello, Isabella, I am your doctor you can call me Mary," she said politely.

"So you were unconscious for six days because of a trauma you experienced. Your mind shut itself to prevent you from something more stressful" she continued looking at Isaac and me.

"So, Doctor. Can I go home, now?" I asked her.

"No, you have to stay for some time, so we can know you're all okay," she said and bowed to Isaac and went out, leaving me lost in my thoughts.

"Bella?" Isaac said waving his hand on my face.

"Yeah, sorry," I said sheepishly.

"What were you thinking?" he asked looking at me. I looked back at him contemplating should I tell him about that weird dream, or not.

"No, nothing. So you tell me how have you been?" I asked looking at him with concern.

"To be honest, Bella. I was devastated. I thought I would lose you," he said holding my hand tightly. I looked into his eyes and all I saw was fear of losing myself, "I kept cursing myself for saying everything to you, I can leave far from you, but not without you. I am sorry for causing you harm."

"Can I hug you?" I asked him, impatiently but without answering he wrapped his arms around me.

"You don't have to ask"

"Thank you, Isaac, for everything," I said snuggling more into him, "and don't say that, I don't know after last night, I can feel it and I want to say this."

I now looked at his eyes, both of our faces were so near and our breaths were mingling with each other, "I want to be with you, too, I know I have so many issues, but I will do my best to get rid of them for you because I want to give this, give us a chance."

Isaac looked at me with an unfamiliar emotion twinkling in his eyes, "I promise to be with you at every step you take, I will be there to help you and protect you."

I hugged him again and smiled "By the way you stink," I said in the crook of his neck.

"Oh, so that's why you're still not leaving me then?" he smirked snuggling his face in my neck making my heart do jumping-jacks.

"N-no, I was just going to-" he cut me off by kissing me on my neck making me gasp.

"Isaac, uh, what are you doing," I said closing my eyes.

"Nothing," he said in a raspy voice now giving me more kisses.

"Isaac, stop. Oh god" he stopped then he looked at me, smirking satisfied from his effect on me, evil guy.

"By the way, you stink, too," he said making me gasp.

"No I don't," I said huffing, he laughed at my reaction.

"Kayla and Katie will be coming later to see you," he said

"Why" I frowned.

"To see you are okay," he said.

"Oh right," I mumbled.

I started thinking about the possibilities of me being in danger. I was in danger for those years when I was in that hellhole. how can I get in more danger, now? what if it was just a meaningless dream? what if I am going crazy? did I hurt my head? I should ask the doctor if I did have a concussion when I fell. Oh god.

I ran my hands frustratingly on my face and groaned.

"Bella, are you okay? Should I call the doctor?" Isaac stood up from his seat in worry. Which made me smile.

"Why is she smiling? I should ask the doctor did she has a concussion or something" he asked from himself which made me giggle.

"I am okay, Isaac, sit down" I motioned him to sit which he did but still looking at me, carefully.

"Stop looking at me like that" I snort.

"Like what," he said still giving me the same look.

"Like I am a ticking time bomb and I will explode anytime" I huffed crossing my arms on my chest.

"Sorry I uh I am just worried about you," he said looking embarrassed now.

"It's okay" I reassured him.

"Uh, Bella what happened that night?" he asked me cautiously. I remembered everything about how I saw those red eyes and how that shadow touched my face.

"Would you think of me as a crazy person if I tell you?" I asked him.

"No, I would never do that, Bella," he said holding my hand sending sparks all over my body.

"I um, I after running from you I was in that forest setting, but then I sensed a presence behind me, I turned around and I-I saw red eyes. They were full of evil, Isaac. That shadow touched my face and I got severe pain in my head and he said something which I don't remember, but then I yelled your name and I heard an animal growling then everything went dark," I said looking at Isaac who was breathing heavily, his nose was blared and his blue eyes were almost dark.

"Did you see the shadow's face?" he asked still angry.

"No, I did not. Everything was so dark all I saw was his glowing red eyes" I frowned because not anybody can have glowing red eyes could he be something supernatural?

"I am going to find that sick bastard and will give him a painful death" he growled, I should tell Isaac about my meaningless dream too.

"Hey, Isaac-" I started telling him. Suddenly my room door opened and Kayla, Katie, and a boy who had brown hair, brown eyes, tanned skin, and a masculine body came into the room.

"Oh, I was so scared that even before becoming friends I lost you" Katie came rushing, pushing Isaac aside which resulted in him falling and hugging me which made me laugh.

"I am okay, Katie. Don't worry." I laughed patting her back.

"Oh, shut it, Katie. Let me hug her too," Kayla said snatching me from Katie and hugging me.

"I thought I would lose my new best friend, too," Kayla said hugging me.

"I am okay, thank you for worrying about me," I said hugging her, tightly.

The guy with brown eyes coughed standing on the door to get our attention.

"Oh, Isabelle. He is my ma-boyfriend Ryan," she said holding his hand

"Hello, Isabelle. I uh it's nice to meet you," Ryan said awkwardly.

"Yeah nice to meet you, too, Ryan" I smiled then Isaac and Ryan left the room to talk about something.

"How are you feeling now?" Liza whispered, cautiously.

"I am better now, thank you," I smiled.

"I said to Isaac that the motel isn't safe but he never listens," Katie said with annoyance plastered on her face, "are you still going to live there?"

I looked at her with uneasiness, "yes, I-uh I need to find a place then I would be able to leave."

"Come, live with us," Liza blurted out.

Katie looked at her with wide eyes, "uh I mean yeah, if you want to."

"No, I-uh I mean thank you for this generous offer, Katie and Liza but I don't want to be a nuisance," I smiled flatly. I felt good looking at how Liza and Katie were both concerned for me but I couldn't be a burden on them or even Isaac. I had taught myself to live alone and to lift my burden since the day I ran from the house I used to call home.


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