Chapter 1
"Marie!" Charlie exclaimed looking at his niece.
"Hi uncle Charlie." Marie said with a slight smile.
"Your cousin should be home any minute. She is out with her friend, Edward... I should probably call him her boyfriend saying they are practically engaged."
"You don't seem to happy about that unki cha." Marie stated. Charlie chuckled at the nickname that his niece gave him when she was a baby, because she couldn't say his name.
"It's not that I don't like him..." He started.
"Uh oh, protective dad mode. I'm out." She walked out of the small kitchen into the living room. "So I've been thinking. I don't want to be known as Bella's younger cousin. I was wondering if I could go to the high school on the Rez..."She paused looking at her uncle. Charlie looked at her. This was going to be Bella's senior year and Marie was going to be a freshman. That might potentially cause a problem.
"Uh... Sure. I'll call Billy Black and see what I can do. His son, Jacob, will be a sophomore this year you know."
"I know uncle Charlie. And thank you. " she said walking out of the room up to the room that she and Bella shared. When Marie's parents died in a car accident, she had to move from Liverpool, England to a small town called Forks, Washington. Her only living relatives, Charlie Swan and his daughter, Bella, were generous enough to let get live with them. Charlie gave up his room for the girls to share. Marie got to the room and looked around. She has a little bed in the corner of the room and not much else. She wanted to go shopping, but didn't want to ask Charlie because he's already done so much for her. "I'll just wait until I can get a job." She whispered to herself. She moved over to the mirror that was hanging on the wall. The full length mirror shows get shoulder length brownish-blonde hair, her green eyes, and her kind of chubby body. "Nothing the boys will swoon over here." She whispered, with tears in her eyes. There was a quiet knock at the door. "Come in!" She yelled, while quickly wiping her eyes on her sleeves.
"Marie? Are you okay?" It was Bella. Bella was beginning to get concerned over her cousin's mood lately. Marie acts like she's fine in front of everyone, but this is not the first time that Bella has caught her looking into the mirror, crying.
"I'm fine, Bella. Just reminiscing..." Marie said quietly.
"Okay... Well my dad called Billy, and Billy said that would be fine if you are sure you want to go to high school on the Rez. Are you sure you don't want to go to high school with me?"
"Yes, I'm sure." She said looking down.
"Okay then. I'll let my dad know to let billy know you'll go for sure. Want to come with me to get groceries?"
"No, no. I'm fine." Marie said.
"Marie you really don't have a choice in the matter. You need to get out of this house!" Bella yelled, pulling Marie down the stairs, into her truck. "Plus now we need to go school shopping!"
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