I Have Died Everyday

Surprise

Angela's Point of View

I looked up at the full moon. It was a positively clear night with the stars twinkling and brighter than ever. It was a good night, and - in my opinion - an excellent change to our normal cloudy and grey nights. For some reason, I took this as a sign. It was the beginning of the spring break, and I was alone. I didn't really mind being alone, though my parents were gone on vacation. This night was lit up by the moon, and gorgeous, but I was honestly scared of the pitch black dark.

Everyone at school thought I was little miss Goody Two shoes. Straight A's, glasses, mousy clothes. I got straight A's because I honestly didn't have anything else to do with my life besides look after my little brother, Chase, and I'm thinking of getting contacts. My clothes? I didn't mind them. It was a semi-warm season. At least for Forks, that is. The weather is in the mid 60's, so it's a great change to have the sun out for a while during the day. I usually wear short sleeved shirts and jeans and converse. Nothing really mousy, but I kept to the same clothing regime, and didn't really change anything about me.

My parents, Grace and Matthew left me for the break, which I suppose should bother me, since they were going on a cruise, but I don't really like the sun at all, and they trusted me to be mature and take care of myself. Chase went with them, so I had the house to myself. People at school also think I'm a bit of a poor girl. They really think wrong. My family's quite rich, not to brag, but just to clear things up. I get a fair amount of money for allowance. I just spend it on books, not on expensive clothes, which my mom is proud of me for.

I sighed, my head swimming with thoughts. It was a while before I heard a howling in the distance. Coyotes. I guess it should have bothered me that I was alone, but I didn't really think anything of horror movies and they had never showed their faces in Forks before. I glanced at my watch. 9:00 pm. I tilted my head back, letting the sun splash onto my face and sighed deeply.

Riiiinnnggg. Riiinnngggg!

I slumped my shoulders. Who could be calling at this time of night? I got up, streatching before climbing agilely down from the roof. It was about a 5 feet drop, which wasn't a problem for me. I landed on my feet, and hurried to get the phone. "Hello?"

"Angela!"

I smiled. "Hi, Bella. How are you, dear?" the terms of endearment came as a habit, especially since my mother used them constantly around me and my brother.

"I'm just fantastic!" she sounded like it, though I thought I could hear a bit of stress in her voice. Must be trouble in paradise? I shook my head. Jessica was starting to rub off on me. I had to stop thinking about gossip.

"Great. What's up?"

"Hey, I was thinking. You're parents are gone right?"

I nodded, though she couldn't see me. "Yeah,"

"Do you want to stay at my house for the break? My dad said it was alright."

A sleepover? I'd never had a sleepover, really. It sounds shocking, but Jessica never invited me, friends as we are. She always liked gossip, and I never really bothered with it. "Sure." I bent down to pick up my Westie Terrier dog, Daisy. Westies look exactly like Carin Terriers. Like Toto, in the Wizard of Oz, except Westies are white. "Can I bring Daisy?"

Bella laughed. "Aw, I love that little dog. Sure you can."

"Great, when should I come over?"

"Now, if you want. I'm making a late dinner, but I think you've already had dinner, correct?"

I grinned. "Pasta with my mom's home made marinara sauce."

"Ohoo, do you have more of that? I'm making pasta right now."

I laughed. "Sure thing. I'll be over in fifteen minutes."

"Excellent. See you then!"

"Bye, Bella."

I quickly gathered my things in a school duffle bag. I ran to the shower to get my shampoo and toiletries and makeup. I'm not vain, but there are cute boys at school, and like any other teenage girl, I want to impress them. Just a layer of mascara on the top and bottom and a bit of smudged eyeliner. Nothing bombshell about it. Not that I'd ever had the courage to ask one out. I'm not that pretty. I've got fairly tan skin, with brown eyes and brown hair. My dad says I've got my mothers eyes, and my mother's eyes are amazing. They're a soft chocolate brown, and for my mother, you can always tell what she's thinking by looking into her eyes. They're kind, and sweet and non-judgemental, which is why my dad married her. Not because of her eyes, but because she was so selfless and sweet.

I'm fair height for my age - 5' 6", though I think I've stopped growing. I made a mental note to ask Dr. Cullen next time I saw him at the doctors office.

I threw all my stuff into my duffle bag and grabbed my phone, phone charger and laptop along with Daisy's sleeping pillow that I made for her, and grabbed my car keys. I made sure to lock up the house, double checking the padlock in the back door, and I scooped Daisy up, heading out. I locked the door, and dumped my stuff in my car's trunk, along with Daisy's pillow. I put Daisy in the back seat, where she sat quietly down and I climbed into the driver's seat. It was fairly quiet outside, and I smiled to myself. I pulled out of the driveway and headed off to Bella's house.

Halfway to Bella's house, Daisy started acting extremely weird. She stood on her hind legs and looked out the window. It was an unusual thing to do for her. For a Carin Terrier, Daisy was quite docile. Always quiet and sweet, never barking when the doorbell rang or anything. All of a sudden, Daisy started growling and barking like mad, snarling at the bushes.

I stopped the car. We were near the Quilute territory, I noticed. Daisy hopped into the passenger's seat and barked like crazy. "Daisy, what's wrong with you?" she'd never done anything like this. The window was open. I realized this too late. Daisy climbed out, and shot off into the bushes. "DAISY!" I yelled, and unbuckled my seatbelt, taking the keys and getting out. "Daisy!"

Luckily I was dressed in pants and converse, so I wouldn't get stung by any nettles. I darted after her. I could see her little white tail as she hopped through the brush. Finally, I could see her stop. "Daisy, come back here!"

I ran faster after her, and lunged for her. "Bad girl! Bad girl, Daisy!"

I lay on the forest floor, and bumped into something. I looked up, and my breath caught in my throat. I couldn't scream. There was a huge golden brown wolf, the size of a horse standing right over me. I looked at it, horrified. Suddenly, a deep tremor seemed to pass through the wolf, and it growled, deep and echoing through the forest. Daisy whined. I scrambled up, finally willing my muscles to move and I backed up, running into a tree. "Oh my god..." I whispered, and ran as fast as I could with Daisy in my arms. "Ohh, god..." I all but threw Daisy into the back seat, and hit the gas pedal. My car squealed out onto the road and I sped to Bella's house.