Name: Lilija Cadence (pronounced Lilya)

Age: Just turned 16, going into sophomore year in HS.

Looks: Dark brown (almost black) waist length hair with side-swept bengs, ivory skintone, tans sort of easily, not super skinny, not overweight either, but average weight, and hazel eyes that darken when saddened or angered.

Interests: Writing, reading, being outdoors, walking in the rain, trying to avoid her father.

Style: Kind of a different, darker style. Into a lot of metal and rock music. She's not emo, though. She's been through a lot, but can often still see the bright side of things.

Lives: In a town called Hoquiam in Washington. (Few hours drive from LaPush.)

Name: Jason Cadence (Lilija's father)

Age: 44

Looks: Dark brown and gray hair, deep tanned skin, a lot of wrinkles, heavily built.

Lilija's mother, Crystal, died in a car accident when Lilija was 10 years old. Lilija and her father escaped from the wreck with few injuries, while Crystal was stuck and died almost instantly of a severe concussion and a broken spine. Since the accident, Jason has become a severe alcoholic and began blaming Lilija for her mother's death. He then started abusing Lilija, verbally at first, but it escaladed to hits, punches, kicks, and the use of other objects as well. Lilija is too afraid of what will happen if she reports the abuse, so she continues like nothing happened, hiding the scars under long shirts and pants, hoping it will all just blow over.

She is very wrong, however...

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I know its depressing, but it will get better. Maybe not soon, but you'll just have to continue reading!

(Note: I don't own any of Stephanie Meyer's characters, only the ones I have created, Lilija and Jason, and any others I make up as the story continues.)