Please bare with me, this is my first fan fiction story and I am trying my best to compose myself and write this story.
Disclaimer: I don't own Twilight, Stephanie Meyer is. The same characters but my version of story.
Chapter One: Past and Present
Bella's POV
"Bellaaaa!!"
"Bellaaaaaaa!! Where are you?!" bawled by a furious voice.
"I'm up stairs in my room, ma'am" I answer her in my natural polite voice.
"Come down here this very instant!" her voice commanded with superiority.
As soon as I heard that tone of voice I rush down the stairs as fast as I could. My feet respond to my brains domination.
While I was running down the hall I could hear my heart beats fast. Lub-dub-lub-dub-lub-dub…heart beat rhythm.
I feel the adrenalin rush hit me. It is like poison that rushes to every nerves and veins that I have inside my body. Every little quick pace that I'm making makes me tense and every breath that I breathe makes me anxious to know of what have I done now.
Each time I heard her voice calling out my name made me tremble with fear. Yes, I feared my step mom, Claudette. She never treated me as her daughter ever since her and my Charlie got married. She only pretends that she accepts me as her daughter whenever Charlie is around. However, Chief Swan is always on duty and I was always left alone with her.
I never hated Claudette right from the start even though she always hurt me physically and emotionally. Instead I was thankful for her for bringing joy to my fathers' life. I may be much worried of Charlie's condition rather than mine. I love Charlie, I cannot let anything happen to him "all over again". I am his only daughter, his family by blood, and his treasure. All the pain that I gotten from Claudette vanished every time I spend bonding with him. He is my treasure too. Him and Renee. They mean more that anything to me and no one could ever break it.
When Charlie and Renee got divorce, my dad was so devastated. He loves Renee, they where so much in-love back then and he cannot bare living alone with out her. With his love for my mom, he sacrifices his happiness and gave it to Renee by means of setting her free. I could even remember that day when Renee spoke to me about him and dad's situation.
"Bella, me and your dad know that you are a strong and smart girl. We both love you, we think this is the best thing that we could do". clinching my grip on my both hands. Renee held it with comfort when she saw my gesture.
"baby, you know that me and your dad always have this argument and it went big. And neither one of us knows what to do. This is useless if me and him stay together, we don't want fights at all". I held my face up looking at my mom, her face is full of sorry for her poor child.
"Mom, are your trying to emphasize to me that you and dad are getting divorce?" Renee caresses me while my tears slowly ran on my fair cheeks. Calming me down.
"mom, I can't believe you, your doing this to me. We are one family, and it suppose to have a father, mother and children."
I was freaking out with tears. My face was getting red with anger. I can't believe that this is happening to me.
"Bella.. Bella.. I'm sorry.. we have to do this.. this is also for your sake.. please try to understand tha-…"
"What are you guy trying to make me understand?" I interrupt with a fearless voice and a shock onto my face. "That you guys are trying to ruin our family?"
"Bella.. it's not that we are trying to ruin this family. I love your dad and he loves me. Its just we have to go on in our separate ways before these leads to a more complicated situation". Renee pause composing herself. "We want to be happy in our own life. We got married and have family at a young age. The contentment is not there yet". She was trying to squeeze it tin to my understanding.
"Even though Charlie and I are not together we are still your parents and you are our daughter no matter what. We will still look out for you. WE LOVE YOU!"
My face became calm and gentle and said.. "Mom, promise me that you will not forget your responsibility as a mother to me… please.. please.. promise me.. and dad too.. I both love you" I pleaded to Renee still tears flashing now on my cheek, down to my chin and to my shirt.
"I promise Bella, I promise.." Renee hugged me tenderly.
Since then Charlie got my custody. I like it better though, because after 2 years that they were divorced Renee got married to Phil and have 2 kids. It means that it is a blessing in disguise that Charlie have me until he meet the woman that made him happy and love him. I feel that I do not need to worry about my parents because they are now have their new family and they are happy of what they have now.
Renee still kept her promise because every now and then she visited me or took me to Phoenix for some bonding with her family. Even in that way, I am happy. I get not just one family but two families. One in Forks with Charlie and one in Phoenix with Renee.
I got in the living room where Claudette is. She is sitting on her and Charlie's love seat as she was watching the television.
"Y-yes ma'am?" I ask her nervously looking down on my feet. My hands are griping to each other like it was looking for someone's hand to comfort it like Renee use to do for me.
" I need you to go to the grocery and buy stuff for the fridge and for later supper"
She reached out from her pocket and handed me the money. "Here. Buy some meats, vegetables and fruits". Handed it to me but with a sarcastic look.
"10...20...25..35...40...40 dollars" counting it. " um mm.. Ma'am..?" I muttered in confuse.
"WHAT?!!"
"F-f-or the bus fare?" I asked her but her eye glared at me.
"Take it from there. Try to budget it out. Your dad did not give me yet the money for the groceries." She look at me with disgust, her eyes snare at me and said abruptly "And one thing, that is my money, that is out from my pocket. And I work to have that. So don't complain if that is not enough. Especially I don't have any obligations on you. I don't like you in the first place but because I love your dad, ill spend a little for you. Just for tonight's supper and until he give the allowance for the grocery" she lend me a sarcastic smile. "I won't let him be hungry later when he comes home from work. He's my first priority not you".
I'm still look on my feet, bowing my head, trying to gather myself from all the insults that she had thrown on me.
"What are you standing there? GO!" she scolded me, giving me an angry look.
I suddenly twitch. "Oh!... I.. I'll be going now.. I'm.. I'm sorry, ma'am". Headed straight to the front door.
As I was out of the house and realized it's a wonderful day, it then takes my sorrow, then I start talking to myself.
"Thank God its summer. The sun shines so perfect!" mesmerizing the day with excitement "Maybe Bella it's better off to walk to the grocery store and save the forty bucks for the grocery and walking might help me clam down a little". I start pacing up to the grocery story near my house. It's not really that near but I guess this is the closest one from my house.
I am only 13 years old and I am already responsible when speaking about house matter. I always help Claudette in everything to make the house hold easier to her. Two hands are better that one, so to speak. But main goal is for her to realize to spare me some love and attention, and accept me as her daughter or just accept me as Charlie's child.
When I did something wrong she would hit my hands with a wooden ruler, slap me on my face, push me with force and hit the ground or sometime threw something hard at me. But because of my love for my father, I hesitate to tell him about what is happening inside the house whenever he is not home.
Charlie sometimes would see some red, violet and blue bruises but I just told him that I hit it from something hard. I don't want my father to undergo another devastation losing someone he loves. So I always pretend that it was nothing even though it really hurts but I still smile.
I got all the grocery, I spent the forty bucks that Claudette had given me. I bought pork and beef meet, chicken wings and legs, and some vegetables and fruits as what she request. Since I was in the essence of budgeting and nothing left on me even a single penny, I walk home again carrying those heavy load of blue grocery bags.
I walk in a little pavement by the road. The road was in between tall trees that headed into the forest. Not a lot of cars pass by in this place. It is like a secluded part of Forks where no one ever knows that this street ever exists.
My eyes wonder around the forest. It was nice breathing the coolness of air.. no pollution. I like the green of the trees. It soothes my agitation from the house atmosphere.
While I was walking something creeps me out. Something cold brush on my nape. I was having
a feeling that there is someone walks passes by me and touches my nape. It was incredibly cold. It's not an insect because I did't see anything or hear buzzing sound that lingers me. Its not a leaves from the trees because it is not that windy and I did't here anything fell on the ground.
It puzzled me up. Looking to every direction where I am standing. I scrutinize my surroundings until…. From the corner of my eye I saw a shadow. A black shadow behind the tree trunk. I'm shaking in fear. But still walking straight forward to my house direction.
"Oh God… Help me... Please don't let me get harm.." that's all my weak brain only says over and over. I don't know what to do but just keeping a fast pace.
Thanks for reading. How did I do?. Hope you guys got the story and hope you like it. Tell me what you think. All comments are welcome. Don't hesitate to write a negative one. I know that will let me know where and what other stuff I could develop. And also if you have any opinion. Feel free to let me know. Chapter two is almost done.. R&R please :)