CHAPTER 1
Walking back from Angela's place was not unusual. We always had a sleepover of some sort every fortnight. Her home was a just a few houses away. But that night, things were different. Because of a stupid fight, I took a little detour to clear my brain.
But I should have known that my bad luck would never allow a peaceful walk around the park. I ran into a thirsty vampire. Not that I knew at the first glance that he was a vampire, it was when I noticed his coal black eyes, his pale skin and when he showed me his fangs. I couldn't scream, I couldn't even run. It was as if I was paralyzed.
Even when he came towards me…all I could do was stare. "I'll make it quick, Isabella Swan. You won't even get a chance to feel a thing", was all he said before he bit me at the side of my neck.
He was wrong. It was as if I was on fire.
I woke up after a few days in a dark alley. It was twilight. I didn't know how I got there. I didn't even know what stopped him from leaving me completely drained. All I knew was that my throat was on fire. That was when a stray cat crossed my path and without thinking I bit it. I let the sweet blood warm me completely. But my pleasure was short spanned. Within seconds I was holding a drained cat in my hands. It was then that I realized what had happened…I was a vampire.
The second thought was – "I need to hunt!"
I was thankful to God that Forks was surrounded by forest. Without a second thought I ran. I hunted a mountain lion, which, like the cat, was empty within seconds. Finally satisfied, I sat gingerly under a tree and thought…
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I was gone for 5 days. Out of those, 3 days I was writhing in pain. The other 2 days I "experimented" my new form… I was fascinated to find that I sparkled in the sun. Here in Forks, the sun was as rare as a blue moon, so I didn't have to worry about that…
I really didn't want to kill innocent people so I decided to stick to animal blood… maybe that would take care of the bear problem. I could now run as fast as a bullet and I wasn't as clumsy as before. In the reflection of the river I saw that I was very pale…and my eyes were red.
On a positive note, my reflexes were amazing! My eyesight was extremely perfect. I could see each particle of the soil and the tiniest organisms, which I was quite sure that humans couldn't see with a naked eye.
I guess I really didn't need to sleep…I wasn't even tired!
Of course with all the cool things comes the restriction… while running one morning, I came across a fresh trail of a human who was camping nearby… It was irresistible! But I knew that I need to practice the self control… so I locked my muscles in place and stood there breathing through my nose trying not to lose my self control.
If I needed to continue my high school, I couldn't afford to lose my senses at the moment…Thank God I lived alone. My mother and father, Renée and Charlie, had died in a car accident 3 years ago. I didn't have a sibling, so it made things easier… at least I wouldn't have to worry about killing them…
For a 17-year-old like me, life was boring. I was not into socializing and the only few people I knew were Angela Webber who was my best friend, my over-friendly neighbor, Jacob Black and a couple of people at school.
I guess that the saying was right…
No one said that high school was easy…