You did the right thing.

I said it to myself but still wasn't quite sure. As I was climbing out of the ancient door of the underground caster tunnel, I kept telling myself it was the right thing to do.

After all, I didn't really wanted to run from Gatlin. On the contrary. I would do anything I could to stay. All the people I loved were there. My family, uncle Makon, aunt Del, my cousin Ridley, Gramma and all the others. But they weren't the reason I left. It was the other person I loved the most. Ethen Wate. The mortal I was stupid enough to fall for.

I left because even though I claimed myself to the light and the dark, I was afraid I might hurt him in a way I can't revers. He is better off without me.

When I hit the surface I sealed the metal door with a quick cast and started walking towards my new home, Forks. I don't know why I chose this place in the northern part of Washington. Maybe it's all the rain that made it feel safer.

After all, if I accidentally start a hurricane it won't be that suspicious.

I was walking through an enormous forest. When I chose this place I thought it might comfort me a little.

I haven't decided yet what am I going to do. Will I find a place to stay and start the new high school? Or maybe pretend I am older? No. I am only seventeen. I wouldn't fool anyone.

So high school it is. What a pleasure.

The bag I was carrying, the only possession I brought with me, wasn't heavy, and couldn't help with camping, since it held so little. I navigated out of the forest so I could find a place to stay. It took me about an hour to find my way, and when I finally saw the road I was as happy as I could get at that moment. From a far I could see a large truck emerging towards me.

When it came close enough, the truck slowed down until it came to stop. The driver was a young girl. She looked about my age, maybe older. She had a brown hair and brown eyes. Normal look of a mortal. At the second I came to think about the color of her eyes I reminded myself that mine wasn't exactly a good way to say 'Hi, I am totally normal, I swear.'

Ever since my claiming, the color of each of my eyes was different. One was green and the other was gold. Light and dark. The reason I left.

I murmured a silent cast and felt the pressure of two eye contacts slipping inside my eyes. Seconds before the window of the truck opened I sew two brown eyes looking at me in my own reflection.

"Hey, need any help?" asked the girl. "I'm heading towards forks, I wouldn't mind giving you a ride."

"Thanks," I said. "It will be a great help."

"Great then. Hop in."

I opened the trucks door and entered.

"I'm Bella. Swan. You?" she asked. She looked a bit carious. Probably wondering what I was doing on the side of the road.

"Lena Duchannes. Got lost here, I'm new." I lied before she could ask.

"Yeah well those woods are tricky if you dont know your way around."

"Figured that." I grinned.

She smiled. "Well, I'm kinda new here to. Moved from Phoenix two years ago. This is one of those towns where everyone lived here for generations and there are no newbies." She said with a smirk.

I chuckled with a bit of sadness. This is just to familiar.

"I've got experience with this kind. Lived in one of those for a while. Was good while it lasted."

There was silence in the truck. The bitterness in my voice was un ignorable.

"So, are you from the south?" she asked to kill the awkward silence.

"Did my accent gave me away?" I laughed, happy she didn't ask about my tone.

"I wanna say 'no', but…" she joined the laugher.

"Well yeah." I said after we both come down. "I lived in south Carolina. With my uncle."

I wasn't sure why I'm telling her that. "Had to go on my own. It was to…"

I paused.

"Suffocating?" she added.

"Yeah…" I wanted to say dangerous, but also couldn't just tell her the truth.

The drive wasn't long, about ten minutes. Bella asked where to drop me, and after few words we agreed on a tourist motel next to the road. I thanked her and entered.

I checked into a room with the little money I had and went straight to the sower. I looked at my reflection in the mirror. Big brown un familiar eyes looked at me. I murmured the counter cast for the one I made earlier. I sew and felt the contacts melt inside my eyes. The light caster green and the dark caster gold eyes looked at me now. I couldn't bare the horrible feeling that washed me. I missed Ethan. I missed his hugs, and the way he kissed me. I fought the urge to Kelt him. Just once, to tell him I love him. But I knew better. I abandoned my reflection and headed to the shower. The long day made me so exhausted I had to wash all of it off me. Then I lay down on the bed and fell asleep in seconds.