~ BELLA’S POVStanding behind the ledge of the building, I take a deep breath taking in the beautiful view. It is breathtaking as always but it doesn’t make me feel the way it’s meant to. I don’t feel calm or happy like I always do when I come here. The atmosphere is as refreshing as ever, yet it only serves as a reminder of how unfortunate my life is. I have no idea what I am doing right now. My life feels like a mess and I don’t even know what to do to fix it. It’s almost as if I don’t have anything left. I feel hopeless, one minute I thought everything would be fine and the other I feel like my life is crumbling into pieces. I cried myself to sleep, I felt like I should just end the contract with Austin and go back to my house with Layla but it’s very risky. I can’t do that to her not when I know I can not afford her treatment fees or food supplies. I have no money with me right now and if Layla and I move out, I will be doomed. Her life will be more miserable than it already is. I

"You heard me, take your fucking clothes off. And whatsoever you do with Matt you are gonna do it with me. Right here, right now."I think my ears just failed me because what I just heard seemed to be false. Austin won’t tell me to do that, would he? He doesn’t think of me as a slut, does he? He can’t be this cruel to tell me to do something like that, can he? It’s probably my ears, I didn't hear him well."Do I have to repeat myself or what? Take off your fucking clothes!" He growls making me jump a little.I always underestimate Austin. I did hear him, right? He said what I heard. He wants me to take off my clothes so he……. No, I can’t do that. I can’t even think about doing that with him. He just has to think of something but I can’t do that. "Austin I can’t-""Take it off or I will rip it off myself." He says cutting me off Is he serious right now? I know I broke the rule but that doesn’t mean he will tell me to do something like this, does it?"I- I can’t," I say shaking my he

~ BELLA’S POVI am done letting my emotions take the best of me. I am done feeling sorry for myself. I am done acting like the victim. I am done being weak and stupid. And most importantly I am done shedding tears because of someone undeserving. Last night was different from all the other nights I’ve spent here. I couldn’t sleep, not only because of Austin but because of everything that happened. I would have considered yesterday to be the worst day of my life but with Austin being in my life, I think I will have days worse than that. Speaking of Austin, he didn’t come back to the room last night not that I care but I am just curious why he didn’t. I have a feeling he didn’t come back because he went looking for Matt probably because the punishment he gave me wasn’t enough to cool his stupid aggression. After what Austin did to me last night, I was devastated and wanted to wash off every single part of him that hurt me, so I decided to clean myself up. And while I was in the bathro

Jacob and I arrived at the hospital and the receptionist directed me to Layla’s room while Jacob decided to wait for me in the waiting area. "Bella." Layla says once I step my foot into the room. Her voice is soft and calm. A smile spreads across my face and I immediately go to wrap my arms around her. I missed her voice so much. That was all I had been waiting to hear, the sweet melody of her voice."Layla, I missed you so much." I kiss her forehead warping my arms around her again. I never want to let her go out of my arms. I miss hugging her and feeling her warmth. "Where have you been?" She softly asks as she pulls out of the hug. "I was at home but now I’m here." I caress her hair. I know I shouldn’t have left her alone here, she probably got very scared when she woke up and didn’t see anyone familiar around her. "You said you were going to stay with me." She says "I know, but I..." I stop talking when I see tears streaming down her face."What?" I tug her hair away from her

I woke up to a familiar sensation of being crushed, I wriggled and pushed my shoulder backward. Austin slightly shifted his weight off me before he went around and spooned me from behind, breathing deeply into the back of my hair. I groan as his heavy arm draped over me, pinning my arms to my chest as he held my hand tightly, our fingers interlaced, and his leg was slung casually over mine.Austin really needs to work on the way he sleeps. This is the fifth time in a row he’s doing this and it’s really starting to make me uncomfortable. I just don’t understand why he can’t stay on his own side of the bed without turning around to my side. He lets out a soft snore as he breathes heavily into my hair. I roll my eyes in annoyance as the ray of sunlight peeps through the window and flashes directly on my face. The alarm I set last night starts to ring and I immediately reach to grab and turn it off. Am I the only one who sets an alarm but hates the ring sound of it? Probably not. Turin