Hi Guys,
My name is Shannen – 22 years old and I am from Northern Ireland.
Each chapter I post I will share with you a little fact about me. I want you to do something for me in return – please send your review and follow my story. I would also really appreciate if you would share your favourite stories with me or please send me a link to your own story. Hint* I love a good Mature story ;)
I would like to note that my story is my own but the characters belong to the lovely Stephanie Meyers.
I have changed Forks into an island, a bit like Harpers Island. Has anyone seen Harpers Island? It's a TV Show. My story is nowhere near the same story line as Harpers Island. Or is it? I don't know if I am kidding. I just really like the thought of living on an Island, cozy small place, everyone knows everyone and the only in and out is by boat….
M – Just in case.
Mwah. X
The Founding Families
I never thought I would see it again, that island. The Island of Forks or I how I like to call it The Island of Hell which can be found just of the coast of Purgatory if you take the right turn past the Bermuda Triangle. I'm kidding I mean it is not literally Hell, it is actually pretty beautiful. Isle Forks has the population of around 3000, it was founded back in the 1700 hundreds by the four founding families – The McCarthy's, The Hales, The Cullen's and The Swans.
I would like to say that they were all the best of friends right through to their descendants but that would be an awfully boring story…
My name is Isabella Marie Swan, Bella for short only my mother calls me Isabella. I am 19 years old. I was named after great great great so many greats Grandmother Isabella Swan who sailed to this Island with her husband and the rest of the Founding Fathers. I don't really like how my town have decided that it was the Founding Fathers. Why not the Founding Mothers? I mean the saying is "Behind every great man there is a great woman." I am convinced that it was the women on the ship who noticed the Island, history just documents it completely different.
For as long as I remember the Founding Families have been the wealthiest well known families around the Island. Of course you still have your hierarchy of other families from the rich families to the simple corner shop owners who live on the popularity of their company and tiny income. However the Founding Families were like royalty.
Except for the Swans of course.
From as long as I can remember, The Swans have been the pariahs of the town, exiled from all town functions and balls. All the Founding Families live on the outskirts of the city in luxurious Mansions each with their own representation of what their family brought to the island. Except for the Swans, we had our house taken from us by the Founders vote back in early 1900's during my great grandfather's time. My family have lived by the docks just over a small bar since then. My geat grandfather Charles bought this right after he had lost most of his fortune and just before he had lost his mind. Our family bar was originally called The Forking Swan (my Grandfathers sense of humour) however my great grandmother Ellie put a stop to that and christened the bar "The Black Swan".
The Black Swan over the years has become a popular bar for the young and the old within the town of Forks. My grandmother raised my father – Charles Swan here and this is where he raised me with my mother Renee. You would not find the wealthy crowd coming near this bar especially not the Founding Families. It was unheard of around these parts to have the white picket fence folk come here.
I love living by the docks, my bedroom is facing towards the sea, it has a tiny roof just below my window where I would sit and watch the sunset every evening. Sometimes I would climb out of the window on the coldest of nights with a blanket wrapped around me and a hot chocolate in my hand and only the light of the moon to guide my sight, watching the tide come in. It is truly beautiful. I cannot wait to return.
I left the Island two years ago to study in English in Paris. I know, English in Paris, it did not make sense to my parents but it was a city that I was fascinated with ever since I watched Sabrina with Julia Ormond and Harrison Ford when I was a little girl. In the movie Sabrina went to Paris try and forget a man who never noticed her but instead of finding love in Paris, she found herself. I did too.
I stayed with my father's Cousin Marie (definitely his favourite cousin as I am named after her, he won't admit it though.) It was with her that I learned the secrets of the Founding Fathers which has caused my early return…
Ahhhhhh – How did I do? I will post a new chapter every Friday night. Please Please review. I am new at this whole writing thing. Sometimes I miss out on little mistakes even when I proof read. The next chapter will also be longer.
In the next chapter it will be dedicated to learning who are the Founding Families and what they brought to the island.
Until next time - Shan.