Hey! So I don't know who of the people reading this have been following my other story, I Don't Know What's Real Anymore, but if you're one of those people, I want to apologize for not having updated. The truth is that exams have started for me and I really haven't had the time. But I swear, when i next update, you'll get a lot! I can't guarantee when that wil be, but we'll see. Hint hint....you're gonna meet Edward... :)

This One shot was actually an entry for an essay competition in my school. Unfortunately, i forgot it at home the day we were supposed to hand it in, so i didn't get to enter it. But i let a lot of my friends read it and they all thought it was good. My friend Stephanie ( you know her as Ravita14) suggested changing the names and making it a twilight one-shot. Thanks Stephie!

There was a word limit of 450-500 words, but when I put it here, I added some more stuff. Tell me what you think? Please? Please review! The anonymous reviews are enabled, so even if you have no account or are too lazy to sign in, you can still review!

Here it is....

Undine Giuseppi Short Story Contest

Category: Forms 3 & 4

Word Limit: 450-500 words

Topic:

Write a story containing the following line-

"Miriam stared at the paper. She could not believe it."

It had been a long, hard day and sixteen year old Bella Swan made her way to the run-down apartment she called home. She couldn't wait to sink into her bed and succumb to sleep. It was difficult being a teenager who had quit school and had to work two jobs, but this was the life Bella led. She had to live it, if only to support herself and her daughter.

No, your eyes do not deceive you. This girl was sixteen, quit school, worked two jobs and was raising a little girl. Now, before you look at her with undeserved scorn, you must know her tragic past. People always passed judgements on her without knowing the truth. They didn't know that Bella was abused and raped.

That, too, by her own stepfather. Even worse was that her mother pretended it didn't happen. It was agonizing to live with such a brutal family, but she bore with it out of fear. Her stepfather threatened her with murder if she were to ever turn him in. Bella could never bring herself to call these monsters "Mother" and "Father." She always called them by their names, Renee and Phil, even to their faces. She often got slapped for that, though.

When she was fourteen, Bella discovered that she was pregnant. She knew exactly who the father was, but when her parents found out about the child, they claimed it belonged to Bella's "devil of a boyfriend," Mike Newton. Bella thought this was the most absurd thing ever, since she never really liked Mike at all. He was enamoured of her, but he was just a shield to her. He kept other people away. She never let him in, she just used him as an excuse to turn down invitations and dates to avoid getting close to anyone.

Anyway, when her parents found out about the child, they made her and emancipated minor and disowned her, telling society that she had shamed them, while in private she was threatened again with murder if she were to ever report the rape and abuse.

Bella moved away and kept in contact with no one. She started a new life in a town far away. She got a job as a waitress in a local restaurant and scraped up enough money to rent an apartment. Soon after, she had a baby girl, who was named Renesmee.

The job as a waitress was not enough to sustain her and Renesmee in addition to paying the rent, so she got a second job as a store clerk. Between the two occupations, she just barely managed to scrape up enough money, but in the last three months, she hadn't been able to pay up. This was a constant worry to her and she overworked herself for the sake of her daughter. Renesmee was the reason why she was a teenaged adult.

As she opened the door to her apartment, Bella found Renesmee asleep on the couch, and her neighbour ,Angela, who'd volunteered to babysit, nearby reading a book. As Bella entered, Angela looked up and smiled. She gathered her things and stood up as she handed Bella a letter.

"Here you go, Bella, the landlord slipped this under the door today. I haven't read it. I'll be leaving now, so have a nice day!"

Bella waited until Angela left and seated herself next to her sleeping child. She read the letter.

Bella stared at the paper. She could not believe it. She read and reread it again and again, abhorring every single word. Then she put her face in her hands and began to cry silently.

"Oh God, oh no, oh no, what will I do now?" she thought.

She struggled to keep her sobs silent as Renesmee was asleep next to her, but she could not prevent her tears from falling onto the letter.

And at the top of the page, now obscured by the salty droplets of water, were the words:

"Eviction Notice."

And there it was.... Qu'est-ce que pensez vous?( I think that means "what do you think?" in french...)

Erm, thank you to my friends who read the original story and said it was really good... Myr, Nadi, Alyssa, Maryam S, Karishma, Stephie, and i believe that is actually all... lol

Reminding you again, the anonymous reviews are on, so you have no excuse not to review! Even, if you thought it was crap, tell me what you think! please!

Reviews = happy olivia = faster updates on I don't know what's real anymore = happy you!

Love,

~*Olivia*~