From Everything to Nothing – Chapter 1
The last 6 months have been Hell! She's been a useless zombie. It is time to get her act together, dust herself off and start all over again. But definitely not with that vile Mike Newton! God that jerk is worse than Edward ever was.
After thinking, Bella decided that her first order of business would be to go to La Push and see how all the guys are doing. Jealous wouldn't let her visit with her friends like she wanted to, the wolves were too dangerous. She could get hurt! Well, what did he think could happen to her while she hung out with a bunch of vampires! One was just as bad as the other.
After showering and washing her hair, she took her time finding a nice outfit. It was time for Bella to come back from the grave. Leaving a note for Charlie, Bella jumped in her old red truck and took off as fast as it would go. Seems like in the last few months the truck had started to get worse, guess she would ask Jake if he could look at it and see if there was any life left in it.
Arriving at the Black's house she caught Jake just as he was walking out the door. His surprise was worth all the effort. After a happy reunion he took off into the house to call the pack and tell them that Bella was there and then they went to his garage to visit. Bella filled Jake in on how the truck was running and he immediately started looking for the problem with it. When he finally finished she learned how screwed she was. The block had a crack the size of the Grand Canyon! Guess it was time to start looking for a newer vehicle.
About the time Jake finished with her truck and passed judgment on it the rest of the guys started showing up. The laughter and merriment got so loud that Billy came outside to see what was going on. He couldn't wait to get back inside and call Charlie to tell him what was going on. Those two old hens loved to gossip worse than a group of grandma's.
After about 5 happy hours of visiting, Bella had to head home to fix dinner for Charlie. While she cooked she thought of how she would be able to replace her old truck. It was a well-known fact that she couldn't afford a new one and only working part-time there was no way that she could get a loan to replace it with. Charlie didn't have the money to get a new car with either. He had stretched himself to the max when he had bought the old truck for her.
Later that night after Charlie had gone to bed Bella had a thought. Edward and them always kept large amounts of cash in the house. She wondered if maybe they had left any behind. She still had the key to the house that they had given to her. They said she was always welcome, that she was part of the family, that anything they had she was welcome to. Well now was as good a time as any to advantage of their generosity.
The next morning after Charlie left for work Bella gathered her stuff together and went to the Cullen house. Everything looked the same, nothing had changed. Except for the empty feel of the house and yard. Walking up to the front door Bella made plans on where she would look first.