I watched my dad be pulled off in handcuffs from my door with anger. He broke his promise, and I was about ready to cry. He promised me he wouldn't leave me. That was bull sht.
"Jenica, can you come over here please?" one of the policemen asked. I looked at him and then walked over.
"You can't stay here anymore, you know that?" he told me. I nodded.
"Your grandmother's brother's granddaughter has obliged to take you in," he continued. "Her name is Emily Clearwater and she lives in a small reserve called La Push, right outside of Forks, Washington."
"Alright, what about my stuff?" I asked.
"We need to search the house for any further evidence. After that we will send it down."
I nodded slowly, still not getting it. I had never heard of this "Emily Clearwater" so why did she offer to take me in? I was no family of hers. But, I was betting that she was my only family since both my mom and dad's parents were dead and neither of them had brothers, so she was my only family. Just great.
My life, ruined. Well, it was already before so my dad leaving wasn't too bad. Life with a druggie mother in rehab and a father who's going to jail is already ruined, so moving to Forks wouldn't do much, but I mean, come on? I was living on a reserve for Christ's sake! Indian reserve! What do they do there? Hunt wolves?
I didn't have anything that was mine anymore. I had to fly down to Seattle, meet this Emily person, and live the rest of my life with her, and I mean that literally. It was the fifth time my dad went to jail for drug abuse. He was going to be there a long time.
And even if he did get out I didn't want to go back to my hometown of Philadelphia. It was dirty, and I hated it. I wanted a new adventure, even if it did mean starting a new life. My friends weren't that close to me anyway, and I had a boyfriend, but he didn't matter to me either. It was me against the world. I couldn't trust anyone anymore.
Before I thought I could trust my dad, but then he broke every promise he made to me. He promised me he wouldn't get in any more trouble. He promised that I would be safe with him. And he promised that I would always be with him. Well, I wasn't allowed to go where he was going.