𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐓𝐄𝐑 𝐒𝐈𝐗:
Accident Prone

IT HAS BEEN A WEEK SINCE EDWARD LEFT. The whole family has been anxious and worried about the situation that is pending until Edward comes back.

Well, it was really a lovely week of privacy without someone getting frustrated from reading their minds, especially Rosalie. The blonde is very much ecstatic that she had almost a week of privacy from Edward, yet some part of her, and she will never admit it out loud, that without Edward, it was different.

Esme was extremely worried, she couldn't stop asking Alice when Edward was coming home, so Thalia decided to distract her by asking her to help make some lesson plan; for the whole month, gardening and cooking a meal for Charlie that could last an entire week, even buying some furniture for the house.

The caramel-haired woman is glad that Thalia is distracting her from having a nervous wreck of emotions, and Christopher could say the same. He didn't know how to calm down his wife and also didn't know what to answer if she asked when Edward was coming home.

And then Alice Cullen had a vision that Edward would be coming home in an hour and will head straight to school, and the brunette could now take a breather.

"Oh, Edward," Thalia says as she approaches the boy, hugging him tightly as she gently rubs his back, places a kiss on his forehead, then looks at him in a fret.

"I'm sorry for worrying you," Edward murmurs as he looks at Thalia with regret in his eyes. He truly does feel awful for living so abruptly without explaining. He doesn't like it when Thalia and Esme are constantly bothered about his well-being. He doesn't deserve their attention.

"Now, now, enough with the apologies. You're here now. After we get home, talk to Esme," Thalia instructs, and Edward just nods in understanding, he'll need to explain himself to Esme to ease the woman's anxiety.

"Enjoy your lunch. Please do dry off when you plan on playing in the snow," Thalia tells them, and the five of them nod obediently as Thalia walks towards the back entrance of the cafeteria, leaving her 'adoptive children.'

•| ⊱✿⊰ |•

"HEY GRAN," Thalia greets the other line with a cheery voice. It has been two weeks since she last called the woman.

"My darling, I miss you," Celia replies. "When are you going to visit?"

Thalia smiles and says, "You know we always visit in the summer. That will never change."

"Thalia, I have had this strange feeling for the past week, is everything alright in there?"

Thalia frowns and asks, "Everything is alright. Why?"

"Just be careful, alright? I love you, darling, call again soon," Celia says.

"I love you more, grams," Thalia replies as she ends the call with a frown playing on her plump lips.

•| ⊱✿⊰ |•

THALIA JUST FINISHED HER LAST AFTERNOON CLASS, and school for the day is finally over. Heading towards the exit with her bag and grading papers at hand.

When she suddenly hears Alice's gasp, "No!"

Then a second later, a loud screeching of tires hitting the ice,
a sudden feeling washed over her, the familiar feel of death.

Dropping her papers on the ground in shock, she looks around and sees Tyler Crowley's van spinning across the lot and towards Bella Swan, who was leaning on her orange-red Chevy truck, horror-stricken.

A sudden migraine passed in her head, and a hand went up to her forehead.

Then the van abruptly stopped, and she furrowed her eyebrows. Confused, a student approached her and helped with her graded papers scattered on the floor.

Then she sees Edward's back with Bella Swan in his arms. Then all the students begin to swarm and surround them.

This is what Celia has been feeling for the past week.

Thalia then walks towards the edge of the parking lot where her family is, and they all look furious at the scene that is unfolding before them, well, except Alice.

"Edward is going to get us in trouble for this," Rosalie angrily says, and Jasper just nods in agreement. They see Edward entering the ambulance with Bella Swan lying flat on the stretcher.

Rosalie and Thalia decided to head to the hospital, and the other decided to go home and tell Esme and Christopher what Edward just did.

"What were you thinking? Are you getting us all in danger? Are you playing the hero or something?" Rosalie asks aggressively as Thalia places a hand on her shoulder, trying to calm the furious blonde beside her.

"What was I supposed to do to let her die?" Edward asks angrily, and Carlisle just pulls Thalia towards him, not wanting her to get close to two very much angry vampires.

"She was supposed to until you swooped in," Rosalie answers as he jabs her finger in his chest. "15 kids saw what happened.

And Edward just removes her hand and says, "I can't let her die."

"This isn't just about you. It's about all of us. This will be dangerous for all of us," Rosalie says again, stating the obvious. They didn't know how many humans witnessed what happened in the parking lot, and they didn't want to make a mess with the Volturi, especially now that the three kings were taking an interest in Thalia.

"Rose," Carlisle says softly and looks forward, and then the three of them look forward and see Bella Swan leaning on the wall, looking at them shyly, and Rosalie just huffs.

"Let's continue this at home," Carlisle says and adds, "Go home, Rosalie. Tell the family that we're having a meeting."

And the blonde woman just rolls her eyes and looks at Thalia and Carlisle, then glares at Edward and stumps away towards the exit.

"Go talk to her, Edward. We'll be in my office," Carlisle says as he interlaces his hand with Thalia, and Edward just sighs yet nods nonetheless and walks towards the Swan girl.

As Carlisle and Thalia wait in the office for Edward to finish his conversation with Bella, the woman just looks at her husband and frowns. "I have a feeling that this isn't over."

And the blonde man just purses his lips and sits on the head chair in defeat. He doesn't know what to do, and he needs to prepare himself for what is about to happen in the family meeting. The others would not be pleased.

Especially Rosalie and Jasper-the Hale twins.

And he doesn't know what to say for them to be calmed and composed about dealing with the situation.

"We'll figure it out. We always will."

Author's Note:
➵ I'm very excited for the next chapter because you'll be reading hot Jasper planning to kill Bella by himself, like, please, sir, yes.