What a tangled web was woven trying to ensure ones survival. How she kept track of all that was going on no one will ever know. One things that was certain, was that she ran almost purely on vindictiveness and spite. It woulod be years before Bella would truly understand the depth of why she did what she did. Even though he ended up being a colossal fuckhead, she had intentionally chose him just to piss of Linus. And it had worked.

It had also ensured a great amount of peril to Bella’s psyche and self perception.

But in that moment. The look on Linus face when he had walked in on them in Nose’ living room had been worth every second.

Every. Fucking. Second.

Every moment of self doubt.

Every cutting remark.

Every sideways glance.

Every tear.

Because the agony and anger that Linus had felt in those few moments, was the same that she had felt for so many months.

In that moment, that’s when Bella had her come to jesus moment and it hit her. She had lost herself in his madness.

It was time.

Time for cut another string in the disentanglement of Bella and Linus