I shouldn't have left her. She was right, a lot can happen in just one month. She was happy and smiling yesterday, and now look at her, dead and emotionless.

"She'll be fine, Emmett."

"She shouldn't be this still." I state.

"It's the morphine." Rosalie says. "You need to hunt."

"Not until she wakes up." I say.

"You need to be at your strongest for her." She places a hand on my shoulder. "You never know, she might be stronger than you even at your strongest."

"And if I'm not here when she wakes up none of you will be strong enough to do anything." I retort.

"Carlisle said she won't wake up until tomorrow. "

"Then I'll wait until tomorrow." I grumble.

"Emmett, she's going to need you." She continues.

"I'll go, but if anything happens-"

"We'll call."

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I look around slightly and push myself up a little higher. I cover my mouth with one hand to make my breathing quieter. Another twig snaps and leaves rustle. I squeeze my eyes shut and shake my head slightly. I hear leaves crunch and my breath hitches.

"Wait! I think someone's out here." Someone says in a hushed tone. I open my eyes and keep a hand over my mouth.

"Or maybe it's an animal muscles for brains." Someone snaps back.

"Nope, definitely human." Another chimes.

"Rosalie, take Jasper back." Rosalie? Jasper? Oh, god.

"You see anyone?" A voice asks.

"No, but I can smell someone." The first voice replies.

"Allison? Is that you?" One of the others asks. I clench my jaw. "Carlisle, she's hurt. She goes to school with us."

"Allison, we can help you if you're hurt. It's me, Alice. We're lab partners." Alice, great. "Are you okay? Why are you out here? Especially this late." I could ask all of you the same. "Allison?" I hear footsteps nearing me and move my hand away from my mouth and take the hand off of the limb.

"We can help you Allison." I cross my arms and the footsteps get closer.

"I don't need help." I state as they round the tree.

"Why are you out here so late?" Alice asks.

"I could ask the same of you." I retort.

"You know I'm surprised how you're even standing, let alone you were running. Two broken ribs is a lot of pain, running with two broken ribs is a lot worse." I manage to make out Edward and Emmett, but it was Edward who spoke.

"I do it all of the time." I say glancing at the ground. "I'm practically numbed to the pain anyways. After so long you stop feeling it."

"Why haven't you told anyone?" Edward asks.

"What do you mean?" I question.

"About your dad." He clarifies.

"What do you know?" I ask gripping the limb again.

"All of it." He replies.

"How?" I watch him carefully. He glances at Dr. Cullen who nods a reply.

"That's hard to explain." Edward states.

"I'm not answering anything else until you tell me." I retort.

"I can read minds." He says. I scoff and roll my eyes.

"The truth." I grumble. His eyes glow red and I bite my lip slightly. I half nod. "Okay so that wasn't full truth, but I'll take the glowing eyes as a sign that you probably can read minds, but then again considering what you guys were saying, you're all definitely not human."

"Then you would be correct." Dr. Cullen states.

"Why haven't you told anyone about your dad?" Edward asks again.

"You're the mind reader." I retort. He shakes his head slightly. "He would've done a lot worse than just breaking a few bones if I told anyone, and you can't tell anyone or he'll probably rip my head off or something."

"He's probably not going to be too nice about you running either." Alice adds.

"He was already beating the hell out if me for running to my room and barricading the door then hiding in my closet. I'll probably get locked in that damned freezer for the rest of night, but that's nothing new." I state.

"Locked in a freezer?" A woman slightly gasps.

"Unfortunately, yes, but I'm used to it. The son of bitch has been doing it for years." I scoff.

"How long is years?" Dr. Cullen asks.

"Since he killed my mother, I'm just surprised he hasn't killed me yet." I reply. Emmett places a hand on my shoulder and I shrug it off. "You were there, you're the one that had to break the news to the husband and four year old daughter. The results were inconclusive for the COD. I know exactly how he did it. He made it look like an accident too. I know how to do it, but it takes too much time to do it, time that I don't have."

"If you watched him kill her, why didn't you say so and never get abused a day in your life?" Alice asks.

"He told me if I said anything he'd kill me too." I shrug.

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"Emmett, I'm fine."

"Stop saying that Alli."

"I'll be okay." I grab his hand in mine and lightly squeeze it.

"You've lost too much blood already." He shakes his slightly.

"I'm still alive, aren't I?" I retort.

"Not for much longer."

"We both knew this would happen sooner or later."

"I know."

"I'm going to be fine, and we're going to be together forever. No matter how much I drive you crazy." I smile lightly at him. He kisses my hand gently.

"I know."

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I jump back through the door and look over at her. I slowly walk toward her then stop. The sun barely peaks through the window and her skin sparkles. I smile somewhat then her eyes open.

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