Chapter 1-Leaving & a New Life
Natalie
"Do I really have to go?" I ask my grandmother for the hundredth times as I pack my clothes. She looks over at me.
"Yes Natalie you have to go." She says as she helps me pack. I sigh I wasn't all that excited to leave my grandmother. She was sending me to La Push, Washington to live with my older cousin Emily. Because my grandmother's getting too old to look after me and because nobody else can. My dad died of Huntington's disease when I was a 7 and after he died my mom couldn't even look at me. I reminded her too much of my dad so she left. I haven't seen her since then. But I found out as I got older that when my parents found out my dad had Huntington's disease that there was a 50/50 chance that I could get it too. My grandmother has been taking me to the doctor's a lot after he died just to make sure I don't have it. But the last checkup I went to has proven me wrong. I didn't tell my grandmother about it because I didn't want her to worry about me.
"Emily's looking forward to you coming you'll have fun" she tells me. I wasn't too excited to leave my grandmother I know I'm going to miss her, she's all I got left.
"Yeah I guess" she walks over to me and hugs me after I finish my bags.
"Don't worry Natalie you'll love it there I promise." I hope she was right I haven't seen Emily since she left with her mom to move to La Push and that was years ago. My grandmother leaves me in my room as I finish getting little thing such as my arts. I guess that's one of her main reasons for sending me away is that I don't socialize with kids my age. I've always been shy and socially awkward. I guess people just didn't really understand me. So I stick to myself and draw or paint it always calms me down my little hobbies grandma calls it. I put my iPod and my stretch book in my backpack. I lie in my bed for the last time and turn off my light.
I think about how it's going be when I go to La Push. Are the people nice? Will I have friends or will I hate it and beg grandma to let me come back home? I lay there and look out my window at all the stars in the night sky and soon I'm lost in a dream.
The next morning I'm standing in the airport about to say goodbye to my grandmother. I sigh as she hands me my plane ticket. She pulls me into a hug and I hug her back as tears fill my eyes.
"I'm going to miss you so much Natalie" She says and I close my eyes and tears fall from my face. I'm literally scared to leave my grandmother I've never been away from her for longer than a few hours. Now here I am about to be on the other side of the world.
"Please don't make me go" I say as I hold her tighter as if she is my only life source. She holds me and pulls back a bit and looks into my water filled Chestnut eyes as I stare into her light brown ones.
"You have to baby it's for the best you'll love it there, and I promise I'll come and visit you after you get settled or you can come visit me" I considered that for a moment.
"Can I call?" I ask unsure.
"Of course Nat, anytime" she says as she hugs me one last time. "See you later Natalie I love you" ever since I was a little kid I hated the word 'Goodbye' they felt so final and I knew people said that when they were leaving a never coming back. My dad said goodbye and so did my mom and I've hated it ever since.
So one day when my grandmother was leaving to go somewhere she said goodbye and I lost it I stared crying and thought she was leaving forever. So she and I made it our way to say 'See you later' so I always know she's coming back.
"See you later grandma" I sigh "I love you too" she finally let me go and I heard the call for me letting me know I had to bored my plane. I walk away from my grandmother as she waves me off.
I get on the plane and find my seat. I pull out my iPod as soon as the plane takes off. I take a deep sigh and look out of the window.
"See you another time Florida, Here I come Washington" I say quietly to myself and start playing my music as I close my eyes.
Emily
I was running around my house like a mad women making sure everything was perfect for my little cousin Natalie. I haven't seen her since I moved out here. I remember the last time I saw her she was 15 and I was 18. I had come out here to visit Leah but met Sam. So I ended up staying here and I never went back to Florida. I was a little surprised when her grandmother called me and asked me if I could take Natalie in. Because her grandmother was getting too old to take care of her and she wanted Natalie to be around kids her age. So of course I said yes because I know Natalie will like it here.
"Where's the fire Em?" Jared asks.
"Yeah you've been acting weird what's up?" Quil asks I look over at the table of guys forgetting that the pack was here.
"My little cousin's coming here today and I want to make sure everything's perfect for her" I tell them. I feel Sam wrap his arms around my waist and pull me close to him.
"Everything will be fine Em" he says as he kisses me. I sigh I feel so calm with Sam I'm happy I have him.
"I hope so"
"Whats she like?" Seth asks I turn to them.
"Well her name is Natalie, she's 17 um I haven't seen her since she was 15 so I'm sure she looks different from the last time I saw her." I say and they nod and I look at Embry, Jake, Quil, Seth, Collin and Brady "She'll be going to school with you guys when school starts so please look after her."
"You don't even have to ask Em, you know we will" Jake says I smile at them.
"Thank you"
"Cool, is she going to the bonfire tonight?" Seth asks I nod and the boys finish eating and leave.
It was about noon and I know Natalie's flight lands at about 4 so I have a few hours to kill. I went and got her room together to make sure it was perfect.
I finally relaxed and sat on the couch and waited when 3 came around I drove to Port Angeles and waited at baggage claim for Natalie. I really hope she like it here and she adjust well. Kim, Rachel and Claire were excited to meet her and my mom can't wait to see her again either could I.
Natalie
The plane finally lands and I put my iPod back in my backpack and start exiting the plane with everybody. I walk to baggage claims my grandmother told me that Emily would be there to pick me up but will she regoinzes me? Will I regoinzes her? I keep walking and looking around.
"Natalie" I turn around and see Emily which I'm can't believe she looks different. I couldn't help but gasp when I saw three deep lines going down her beautiful tan skin on the side of her face. She threw her arms around me and hugs me.
"Hey Emily" I say as I hug her back. She lets me go and looks me over and smiles.
"I'm so happy you're here" I smile a little as her and I walk over and wait for my bag. "How was your flight?"
"Well to say the least since this was my first time on a plane I say it went pretty well" I grab my bags and follow Emily out of the airport and to her car. We put my bags in the back and we get in and she starts driving. I can't stop thinking about those scars on Emily's face.
"Hey Em, what happened to your face?" she looks over at me.
"That year I came to visit and I got attacked by a bear" I look over at her in shock.
"What are you serious? Why didn't you come home after that?" she smiles a bit.
"Because I met Sam and I couldn't leave" I smile over at her. I'm happy that she found someone to make her happy and someone she could spend the rest of her life with.
"So where are?" I question as I look out the window.
"We are in Port Angeles right now this is kinda of like the big city around here" I nod. "So Nat, there's this bonfire tonight at the beach do you want to go?" I look over at her.
"Sure why not sounds fun" she smiles and nods.
"It will be and everyone's excited to meet you" I'm a little shocked by this. 1) Because I wasn't good in big groups and 2) because people were actually excited to meet me that's a first.
"Everyone?" I asks and she looks over at me.
"Yeah my fiancé and his friends and their girlfriends" I stop what she's engaged I mean I knew she was seeing this guy named Sam from what my grandmother told me. But I didn't know she was engaged to him.
"You're in engaged?" I ask and she laughs a bit and glances over at me.
"Yes I am you'll meet Sam at the house" I nod and look back out the window. We drive for a while until we pass a sign that says La Push Reservation.
We keep driving in the Reservation until we pull up to a small but cute house. Emily turns off the car and gets out I grab my bags and follow her.
Once in the house I see a guy well more like a man. Who I suppose is Sam, he saw us and he stands up and I actually notice him. He's tall and pretty big he had tan skin and black short hair and very buff he had to be at least 6'feet. He hugs Emily and then turns to me.
"Hello Natalie, I'm Sam Uley" even his voice had a sort of power in it. This is pretty intimidating so my shyness kicks in and I just give him a small smile and a nod.
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