Hi everyone, this is my first fanfic and I'm not sure if its any good or not. Reviews are appreciated.
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Oh and I do not own Twilight or anything related to it. That honour belongs to Stephanie Meyer.

New Start

It's hard. I feel like I have the weight of the world on my shoulders, but no one would ever dare give me such a big responsibility like that. Why is life so hard? Why is it that when everything falls into place, it just ends up falling apart again becoming a bigger mess than before?

My name is Bella Swan. I'm 18 years old and I have just moved in with my dad, Charlie Swan. My life is completely off track.

Are you wondering what's so horrible about it? Well I can tell you now that all was fine up until about two days ago. I was having a huge fight with my mum, Renee, when things got out of hand. She began to yell horrible insults at me. My own mother told me how useless I was and how much she hated me. She told me to get out of her house and that she never wanted to see me again. I don't remember too much after that. I think I must have gone into shock. I made my way upstairs to my room and started to throw various items into a large backpack.

"Mum…" I started but an angry glare from her cut me off. She was an angry lioness, a force not to be reckoned with, so I didn't dare to push her any further.

"Get out now" she growled, her teeth clamped together. I was terrified. All I could see was hate form up in her dark burgundy eyes. I was desperately looked around for the phone when I realized I was shaking like a leaf. I needed to get out of here. Now.

I quickly bought a ticket for the quickest flight to Seattle. Throwing my life savings in my wallet I charged out the door like crazy. My only thought in mind way to get away from my mo… I mean Renee. Somehow though; I made my way from sunny Phoenix, Arizona to ever cloudy Forks, Washington.

I would never know why Renee chose to live in a place like Phoenix. I never saw her go out into the sunlight, perhaps that's why she was so pale. She would often sneak out at night but never found out where. I suggested that we move somewhere else but she never seemed to want to.

In the taxi on the way to Charlie's house, tears began to fall. I had been keeping them in pretty well up until now. It all began to really sink in. My mother hated me. She never wanted to see me again.

I dragged myself out of the taxi, making sure I brought my backpack along with me and knocked twice on the front door. A middle-aged man answered the door.

"Bella?!" was Charlie's greeting. I could hardly blame him. I hadn't seen him in almost 3 years and then I randomly arrive on his front door cold, wet (from the endless rain) and homeless. I asked if I could live with him.

"Of course" was his reply, but he looked uncertain. So here I am, lying in my old bed in my small cramped bedroom with paint starting to peel off the antique white walls, staring at the ceiling. It's 2.30 in the morning.

The world took too long to refocus. My head felt heavy, I didn't want to get out of bed. I have been living at Charlie's house for a little over a week now. I was lucky for Charlie didn't ask too many questions, even if he was Chief of Police here in Forks. As far as he knows, Renee and I were not on the best of terms with each other right now and we needed a break from each other.

"Bella, come down and have breakfast. You'll be late for school".

School. I groaned, forcing myself to get out of bed. Charlie enrolled me into the local High School since I told him I was going to hang around for a while. Apparently it's important that I finish my education. Not that I really care but perhaps going to school will keep my mind off other things. That's all I can hope for. I did ok in school. I have always been average in the field of academic achievements. Average is what I have been for my whole life. I'm not particularly talented in any area, nor am I attractive. I'm not ugly but saying I was anywhere near beautiful should be a crime, especially because Renee is my mother. Renee is out of this world drop dead gorgeous. Even if she is pale I have never seen anyone who could dare call themselves more beautiful that Renee

"Hey Bells, if you hurry up I can drive you to school if you like. That way you don't have to take the bus" Charlie offered, interrupting my train of thoughts.

"Thanks but no thanks dad, the bus will be fine" I answered. I pulled on a simple long sleeved t-shirt and jeans. As I made my way down stairs I saw Charlie about to walk out the door.

"Dress warmly then and have a good day. See you tonight". Charlie gave me a warm farewell smile as he walked out the door, but it did little to fix my broken heart. I heard his police cruiser come to life and as the noise faded into the distance I began to cry again. Renee was everything to me. I never had any friends or family besides her and Charlie so she was the only one I could turn to If I ever felt down or needed help. Knowing that I would never see her angelic face again made my whole body become limp. Beep went the kitchen clock. The noise dragged me unwillingly back to reality. If I didn't hurry up I would miss the bus and walking to school in this rainy weather is not much of an option.

I finished getting ready and then began to walk out into the cold, cruel world. This world was new to me, and I felt like I could never escape it. This new life, a new start felt like a curse rather than a blessing and right now I was only walking to the bus stop. Great.

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