chapter 4
eric showed me around his house and i met his mother, Mary. she was small about the size of me, had brown hair and hazle eyes. she was pale and had a soothing voice.
"Hi Bella! i'm Mary! i'll be taking care of you!" she said smiling brightly.
"Hi, Mary." i said.
"Are you hungrey?"
"Yes. thank you."
eric smiled at my axceptence, but as i winced when i sat, his face turned grave again.
"Mom, Bella has something to show you." he said
i shook my head"eric no! i cant!"
"Its ok, you can trust me hun." she assured.
i sighed and gave in. i pulled up the fabric and gasped out in pain, i held the scream within me.
she gasped, and covered her mouth. pain filled her eyes. "sweetie im so sorry! did your old parents do that to you?"
i nodded, pulling the cloth back down. i felt wierd about letting her i on my . . . me and erics secret. but it almost felt . . . good to have some one care. i felt almost at home.
after giving me a very gental hug, she sat a huge plate of food in front of me.
chicken, rice, potatoes, apple sause, steamed vegies. i was astouned. as i ate greedily, eric ate slowly, staring at me with a happy look on his face. then his mother whispered something to him and he nodded with a strange look on his face. as if he were in love, or he had just won a prise. a combanation of the two? i couldnt tell.
after i ate a little bit of everything, i felt completley full. eric frowned at me. "arnt you going to eat?"
i nodded. "i did. im full."
"Did they ever feed you?"
i fell silent.
"god." he said pulling me gently into his arms, careful not to hurt me. i felt like i was doing something wrong. by letting him hold me, but then i remembered that no one could hurt me. that i was protected. i let my head rest on his shoulder. and then quickly i got up. remembering that this might mean more to him then me. his expression looked hurt, but it was regained and he smiled.
i got up, feeling tired, and went upstairs to bed.
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