Author's Note: Hey, it's Dee from CrazyHormoneGurls. This is my first Twilight fanfic ever. It's been milling around in my head awhile after seeing it at the movies. Hopefully you'll enjoy it! Remember to review!
Disclaimer: I do not own the Twilight series or the characters.
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Ugly.
It's a word that no matter how many times you say it, it doesn't sound any prettier.
Ug-ly.
It doesn't invoke any positive connotations, and it sears my forehead like one of those cattle markers. I was born ugly, and I will most likely die ugly.
It's not an easy pill to swallow, especially when you are a six year old being berated for the simple fact.
When I was young enough to still be affected by the names, my Pee-pop would sit me on his lap and tell me the story of the ugly duckling and the beautiful swan. At the end he'd always say,
"And that's you Bella. Don't you know your name means 'Beautiful Swan'?"
"Yeah right, Pee-pop. I'll never be pretty!"
I didn't believe in fairy tales. That all changed.