21Summary: Edward Cullen is a troubled, rich boy who ran away from home. Bella Swan is an innocent, sweet girl who is being abused by her step-mother. Edward and Bella meet in a way you wouldn't think you of. They fall in love but something is keeping them apart…Bella is dying.
Disclaimer: I do not own What I Did for Love and I do not Twilight.
What I Did for Love
Chapter 1
BPOV
October 31, 1993
"You better come back here you good for nothing brat!" I covered my ears with my palms. That was my stepmother, Sue calling me. Her voice sounds murderous and I didn't want to face her today.
She had slapped and hit me too much already. I'm afraid I can't take it anymore so I hid in my closet. I peeked through the crack in my closet and saw my stepmom with a really pissed off look on her face. She was holding that stick that I'm always afraid of.
I winced at the thought about how much it would hurt if she hits me with it again.
I'm thirteen years old. Whoever said 13 was an unlucky number, they were right.
My mom, Renee had died when I was just turning ten. Before she died she told me that I was the most beautiful girl in the world and how proud she was to be my mother. She said even though she'll be gone, her love is with me always.
Tears rolled down my cheeks. If you love me mommy, how can you be so selfish to leave me?, I thought to myself sadly.
So now when I had turn 13 my dad had married Sue Clearwater, who is my stepmom today. She was a cold-hearted woman who tortured me all day. Any self-esteem I had for myself was shattered. I was living a nightmare hoping I would just wake up already.
My closet door suddenly opened. "There you are you wicked girl!" Sue started cussing at me as she pulled me out and threw me onto the floor. I began to tremble because I knew what was going to happen next.
*Whack whack whack*
I cried out in pain but I knew that no one is going to hear my cries. I desperately began to gasp for air. My heart was aching again. I couldn't breathe.
"Not again! Don't you see how much you're costing your father and me with your heart problems? If it wasn't for all these medical bills we wouldn't be so poor now!" Sue yelled hatefully and completely unconcerned for me.
I had this heart condition where air would suddenly shut off and I couldn't breathe. The doctors are trying to save me by giving me a respirator and pills, but they're not sure how much longer I'll be able to live.
My dad, Charlie, who was a pathetic excuse for a man, came in my room.
He looked down at me with sorrowful eyes. He held my stepmom's arm lightly and said, "I think she had enough. You don't want her to have another attack. Calm down and let's have dinner."
"That's why I'm hitting her!" Sue yelled. "She got detention and stayed after school for an hour. She was supposed to be home to go buy food for dinner and make it. Your daughter is so evil. She wants me to starve or something!"
"I didn't get detention," I stupidly tried to tell her. "The teacher wanted to talk to me about—"
But I was cut off by the whack of my stepmom's stick. I cried silently in pain and turned away. I didn't want to look at her.
Charlie said, "Well, dinner is just going to be a little late today. Bella, say sorry to your mom."
Despite the pain, I managed to say, "Sorry mom. Please forgive me."
My dad handed me some money. "Here, go buy food to make mee-yuk-gook tonight."
My stepmom's temper simmered down a little as my dad lead her out of my room.
I picked up the money and headed for the store. Mr. Uley, the owner of Uley Food Market, shook his head as I walked in. He knew what kind of hell I was going through. I hurried up and finished my shopping then checked out.
"That'll be $3.49," Mr. Uley said.
"What?" I asked. That can't be right. "Umm…Mr. Uley, that's impossible. With all this stuff it should be around $15.00."
"I know Bella." Mr. Uley gave me a sad smile. "The exact price is $14.32. But why don't you keep the change for yourself?"
I opened my mouth in shock. "Mr. Uley…I-I can't do that," I said as I handed him 20 dollars.
He only took five. "No. Keep it. I know that stepmom of yours doesn't give you any money."
I looked up at Mr. Uley with tears in my eyes. Here he was, just a friend reaching out to me. I thanked him and headed for home.
I decided to take a shortcut home but as I passed the alley, a hand pulled me in. I was knocked to the ground and a shadow hovered over me. I began to scream but the same hand covered my mouth.
"Shut up or I'll kill you!" A voice yelled. Obviously this was a man.
I shut my mouth instantly. I didn't want to die yet. In the moon's reflection I got a good look of my attacker. It was a boy who looked a little bit older than me. His face and clothes were dirty but he had really good features so I could tell he was extremely good-looking. But this was not a time to think about such things.
This boy just said he would kill me if I didn't keep quiet, and I'm thinking about how good he looks!
He held a table knife at my throat and said, "Give me all your money or I'll kill you."
I panicked but I knew what to do. I used the move I wanted to use on my stepmom every time she pinned me down and hit me. I kicked him hard. Right into his family jewels. He gasped and fell to the floor, dropping the knife. I picked up my groceries and ran.
I guess you can call me the dumbest person alive.
I was afraid I had kicked the boy too hard and permanently damaged him. Besides, since my life is hell already, I didn't want him to go through it too. So I turned back.
When I came back to the alley, the boy was still lying on the floor. He was moaning softly. I lifted him up gently. "Are you okay?" I asked.
He shook his head no.
"I'm sorry," I said to him. I reached into my pocket and pulled the money Mr. Uley gave me. "If you need money, then here. All I have is ten dollars," I told him.
I placed the money in his hand and walked away. He looked at me with this weird expression that I couldn't read. I picked up my groceries and this time I left without turning back. I could tell the boy was watching me as I was walking away…
3rd PersonPOV
Edward stared at the girl who had just walked away.
She must be the nicest or dumbest person in this world, he thought. Edward began to stand up but he had to use the wall for balance. That girl had kicked him a little too hard.
Edward had just ran away from home again. He had ran away so many times that this alley was practically a second home to him. When he runs away, he would always steal some of his parents' money - Carlisle and Esme.
Edward's family was the richest people in all of Hawaii, but they were also the most messed up family.
His dad would have a lot of women with him and would betray a friend if it would bring him money. His mom, on the other hand, was an exact duplicate of my dad. She always had these young men around her and spent money like crazy. Edward's parents were divorced and lived on opposite ends of Hawaii.
Bitch and bastard, he thought.
When Edward ran away this time, he didn't have the chance to steal any money from Carlisle so he had no choice but to rob somebody. When he saw the young girl walking out of the store, she seemed to be the perfect target. But things obviously didn't turn out as planned.
Edward kept wondering why the girl gave him the money even though he could have killed her. He knew he couldn't take the money because she was the first person in his messed up life that was nice to him because she wanted to be, not because she wanted something from him.
Edward wanted to give the money back. When he gained some of my strength back, he began to chase after her…
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