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The angel shouldn’t weep, it rong I tried to find hi was fine, but the water was so deep, it was pressing on me, and I couldn’t breathe

There was a point of pressure against h the darkness to , breaking through the dark pool

"Bella!" the angel cried

"She’s lost some blood, but the head wound isn’t deep," a cal, it’s broken"

A howl of rage strangled on the angel’s lips

I felt a sharp stab in my side This couldn’t be heaven, could it? There was too much pain for that

"Some ribs, too, I think," theThere was a new pain, a scalding pain inelse

So me

"Edward" I tried to tell him, but my voice was so heavy and slow I couldn’t understandto be fine Can you hear ain My voice was a little clearer

"Yes, I’m here"

"It hurts," I whimpered

"I know, Bella, I know" - and then, away fro, please Hold your breath, Alice, it will help," Carlisle proroaned

"She’s here, she knehere to find you"

"My hand hurts," I tried to tell hi, it will stop"

"My hand is burning!" I screah the last of the darkness,open I couldn’t see his face, so my eyes Why couldn’t they see the fire and put it out?

His voice was frightened "Bella?"

"The fire! Someone stop the fire!" I screamed as it burned me

"Carlisle! Her hand!"

"He bit her" Carlisle’s voice was no longer calm, it was appalled

I heard Edward catch his breath in horror

"Edward, you have to do it" It was Alice’s voice, close by ers brushed at the wetness in my eyes

"No!" he bellowed

"Alice," I moaned

"There ed

"See if you can suck the venom back out The wound is fairly clean" As Carlisle spoke, I could feelat my scalp The pain of it was lost in the pain of the fire

"Will that work?" Alice’s voice was strained

"I don’t know," Carlisle said "But we have to hurry"