Chapter 1

If my mother could find any more ways to make my life a living hell, I would throw myself to the wolves. After I finally made friends when we moved last year to Charleston, North Carolina she decided that she's going to send me to the otherside of the United States! She didn't like the fact that my friends weren't "popular" like her friends were/are. Leave it to my mom to be that shallow. The last thing I wanted to do was leave and miss the trip to Myrtle Beach with Allison! I got on the tablet on the plane and was emailing Allison the whole time, which made the time pass a little faster.

"Honey! You should be excited! Bella's life has changed so much since Renee sent her to forks with Charlie! You should be thankful Charlie's taking you in!" Is all she said the whole flight. That's the one thing I'm happy about. She decided to fly instead of drive.

Granted, Bella found the love of her life and got married and had a baby and the whole nine yards, but I'm a lost cause. Considering I'm not a size two and I'm taller than most girls, I'd came to terms that was going to end up being the "dog lady". My mother on the other hand still has hopes for me. Why? I still haven't figured it out.

My mother, Veronica, is sisters with Renee, there for Charlie isn't my Uncle anymore, but we've stayed close even after my Aunt walked out on him. It's easy to say that, up until Bella moved back to forks, Charlie and I was closer than him and Bella. He turned into the dad that I grew up without. Dan walked out on us when I was 5, and we haven't heard a word from him since. Charlie stepped into the role and I'd come visit when Bella did in the summer. Bella and I have gotten a lot closer since her and Eddy got married.

The plane landed and we eased our way off and grabbed our luggage. We got into the taxi and mom told them where to go. She was still jabbering away about how happy I should be to be able to start over. What she didn't realize, is I was tired of starting over. On the plus side, she was leaving after she dropped me off with Uncle Charlie to go live in San Diego. We pulled up in the driveway and Uncle Charlie was already standing outside. I jumped out of the taxi and ran into his arms and gave him a tight hug.

"Uncle Charlie! I've missed you so much!" I exclaimed.

"Katie! I've missed you, too! How was you're flight? Besides your mother about to drive you crazy." he smiled.

"Pretty decent. I'll just be glad when she's gone!"

"I know where you're coming from kid. Let me get your things inside. You'll be in Bella's old room. Oh, and Bella gave you her truck."

He picked up my luggage and went inside. I turned around and ran to MY truck. It's not the most attractive vehichle, but I loved it. Maybe living in Forks wouldn't be so bad. I'd be closer to the family I loved the most, my annoying mother would be gone, and I got a truck of my own. How bad could this be?