✓ | 𝐎𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝐈𝐍 𝐀 𝐁𝐋𝐔𝐄 𝐌𝐎𝐎𝐍 ━ Jasper Hale

8. As Sweet As Churros With Melted Chocolate

Alice's lips parted and her eyes resembled that of pain. She felt her heart sink in her chest. This can't be happening. She was supposed to be with someone good and caring. Not with someone who can be held accountable for her future sister-in-law's experience in sexual assault.

"What?" was all Alice could manage to say. She was too shocked at the revelation that she still wasn't done processing it.

She never got the chance to finish processing the information Edward just dropped on her like a bomb before Alice got a text message from Rosalie.

From: Grumpy Rosie

Luna's at Carlisle's clinic.
Come ASAP.

"Why is she there?" Edward asked.

"I don't know. Grab Bella before we go." Alice said and Edward nodded before they went opposite directions, Alice going to prepare the car and Edward going to get Bella as well as Emmett.

It was an absolute hassle to convince the teachers that all four of them: Alice, Emmett, Edward, and Bella are needed by Luna. But they eventually did and went to drive off to Carlisle's.

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Luna was lying on the hospital bed, unconscious. She has been for the past fifteen minutes. Carlisle has been monitoring her the whole time the moment Rosalie brought her in. Jasper was unable to get past just the doors to the hospital because of how strong the scent of both fresh and rotting blood was.

He remained outside, worried as hell for his soulmate, and pissed off at himself for not being strong enough so he could be there with Luna. All he could do was stare at his phone while Rosalie gives him updates.

Bella and the rest of the Cullens (including Esme) saw Jasper just outside the hospital and they asked about the well-being of the girl before they went to see for themselves.

"How is she?" asked Bella, holding her sister's hand as she glanced at Carlisle.

"Better. She had a mild panic attack and fainted afterward. Rosalie said that it was because something triggered her trauma." Carlisle explained.

Rosalie averted her eyes from the slumbering girl and towards her twin sister, Bella.

"Our professor was reading a chapter from Laurie Halse Anderson's 'Speak'. It was when the protagonist was sexually assaulted that Luna started hyperventilating." Rosalie said, making Alice swallow hard as Edward turned to look at how his sister's doing after figuring out that she'll be mates with someone who helped develop Luna's trauma.

"Then, she started lashing out when one of our classmates laughed, shouting out how sexual assault is not funny. Jasper had to drag her out of class before she broke down and fainted." Rosalie added.

Without a response, Alice walks out of the room with the feeling of guilt weighing on her chest. Everyone's gazes followed Alice as she stormed out of the room, confusion was written on their face except Edward.

"I'll be right back." Edward told them.

He looks at Bella and squeezed her hand before he lets go and follows Alice.