Chapter 1: The Cullen's
I suddenly awoke from a deep sleep. I spared a glance at my alarm clock which read 5:03 a.m. I sighed, knowing why I had woken up so early in the morning. As if on cue, a high pitched cry was heard from the room directly across from mine. I tiredly got up from my bed and dragged myself into that little room. I instantly saw my blonde haired, blue eyed angel sitting on her bed holding her favourite teddy bear.
She just stared at me innocently as if she hadn't just woke me up with her wailing. This was starting to become a routine. For the last week, she has suddenly been waking up earlier than usual. You'd think that a 2 year old would sleep more. I made my way to the bed and picked her up.
"Andy Marie, why oh why must you wake up so early?" I asked mostly to myself.
I quietly got her ready for the day, though I wouldn't be with her for the first half of it. Today I would be starting my freshman year at Forks High School. We just moved here to Forks, a couple of days ago. I would only be a month late into the school year, so I don't think it will take long for me to catch up.
Once I finished getting Lizzie ready, I put her on her bed so I could get ready myself. I grabbed some loose jeans and a grey, long sleeve t-shirt and headed into the bathroom. I took a 5 minute shower and started to dry myself off. I pulled on my clothes and quickly blow-dried my hair. I really hate the heat from the blow-drier. In fact, I hate all heat. I used to live in Michigan and I hated the summer. I'm really glad we moved here.
I finished blow-drying so I ran a brush through my dirty blonde hair. I've never really cared much for how my appearance looks to others. I don't even think I've ever worn any kind of make-up at all. My golden-brown eyes kind of make it look like I had mascara on though I have no idea how.
I was finished getting ready in a matter of ten minutes. Not Bad. I went back to Andy's room where she was playing with her bear. I picked her up and started to head downstairs. When I got to the bottom, I set her down and she ran to the side of the couch, where her toys were.
I went into the kitchen to make us some breakfast. I decided to just make bacon and eggs. When it was done, I called Andy in to eat. For some odd reason, she eats her scrambled eggs with ketchup. I think it is disgusting. I smiled as I watched her eat. She was my angel, my world. I would do anything for her. Then my thoughts turned in a new direction as I remembered the reason she was here. I would never forget the night my world changed or the drunken man who changed it. I shuddered at the memory.
No, it was in the past and I have to try and forget.
"Mama." I heard from the side of the couch. I hadn't even noticed Andy moved.
"What, baby?" I asked. She walked over to me and held up a chipped block.
"It broke." She said sadly, looking down.
" It's ok. We'll buy some new ones soon." I replied. Her mood shifted and she brightened. Then I heard footsteps coming down the stairs. I glanced up and saw my mother, as cheerful as ever. She smiled when she saw us.
"Hey Andy. Hey Lil'." She said.
"I told you not to call me that." I said, annoyed. "Lil'" is such an ugly nickname. I hate it. My full name is Lily Alissa Marie. Why can't people just call me Lily? It's not a long name. She has issues but I still love her.
"But it's cute!" She pouted. Sometimes she could be so childish.
"Then I'll call you Nora." I said.
"No, I'm mom." She said as she went to get her breakfast. My mom watches Andy while I'm at school. She's a big help. My dad helps sometimes too but he usually wakes up later than the rest of us.
10 minutes later, my little sister came down the stairs yawning. She's 12 and she looks a lot like me except she has dark brown eyes. Even though I'm 3 years older than her, we look like we are at least 6 years apart. I look older than your average 15 year old. Maybe it was from having a baby.
"Morning, Alex." My mom said. Again, another nickname. Although it's way better than mine. Her real name is Alexandra.
"Morning." She yawned again. The rest of breakfast went without much excitement and then it was time for me to go to school. I went upstairs and grabbed my backpack and a zip-up jacket. I got back downstairs and started to put my tennis-shoes on.
"Have fun." my mom said. I got up and gave Andy a kiss. I waved to Alex and my mom. They waved back. I walked out the door and I heard "See you later, mama." I smiled and continued on my way. I only lived a block away from the school so I could walk there quickly. I wonder what the people at school are like. I heard that there were only about 400 people in the whole school.
It only took me 5 minutes to get to school. People were already pulling into the parking lot. As I passed, people stared and talked among themselves. Did they have nothing better to do? I didn't pay attention to their conversations even though I could hear them.
I quickly walked into the building that read "Main Office". Inside, it was slightly warmer than it was outside but still cool. Behind a desk was a middle aged woman with short, red hair. Her name tag read "Mrs. Cope". I walked slowly to the desk and then she noticed me.
"I'm Lily. I'm new here." I said politely.
"Oh yes, of course. I have your schedule right here." She said. I had a feeling that everyone in this school knew who I was. Mrs. Cope handed me my schedule and gave me a piece of paper that had to be signed by all of my teachers. She wished me good luck and I thanked her and left the office. I had history first and I easily found the building that it was in. When I stepped into the classroom, all eyes were on me. Seriously, these people need lives.
I walked up to Mrs. Gates, the history teacher, and had her sign the paper. She sent me to a seat towards the back of the room. I turned to the right and found a short, overweight kid staring at me. No wait, not at me, but at my chest. I turned away. Ew… that was disturbing. Sure, my chest was a little larger than normal 15 year olds, but that was a side effect of having a baby.
I felt a tap on my shoulder and I turned around to see who it was. Behind me was a pretty girl with curly, light brown hair and hazel eyes.
"Hi, I'm Arianna Rhodes. Nice to meet you." She said. She was the first student to talk to me.
"I'm Lily Marie. Nice to meet you too." I said back. The bell rang so we didn't get to talk much after that. I found out that Arianna was in all of my morning classes. She even invited me to sit with her and her friends at lunch.
When lunch time came, Arianna walked with me to the cafeteria. Once again, all eyes were on me. I was starting to get self- conscious. I still had a tiny bit of belly fat from when I was pregnant. No, I have to stop thinking that. It's not like they are looking at my stomach and I'm not fat anyway. Sometimes, I can be so stupid.
We walked through the lunch line and got our food. All I got was a piece of pizza and a lemonade. I wasn't very hungry. Arianna led me to a table where her boyfriend Tyler sat along with their friends Cody and Nicole. They were all really nice people and they all seem to like me.
Nicole started talking about her baby sister which reminded me of Andy. I wonder how she's doing. My eyes were roaming the cafeteria when my gaze landed on a certain table. There were 5 inhumanly beautiful people talking among themselves. There was a handsome bronze haired boy with his arm around a beautiful blonde haired girl who looked like she belonged on the cover of a fashion magazine. Next to them was a small, pixie like girl holding the hand of a blonde boy who looked like he was in pain. Then at the end was a big, muscular guy with curly, dark brown hair.
All of them had pale, chalky skin. They all had golden eyes with purple bruises under them. I got a better look at each of them and when I came to the last one my breath stopped short. He was absolutely gorgeous, easily the most beautiful of them all in my opinion. Suddenly the bronze haired boy smirked and spoke to the muscular one. The muscular one smirked too and looked at me. His gold eyes were intense and playful. I couldn't help but keep staring.
He was so adorable. The bronze haired boy said something else to him and he laughed. When he smiled, you could see his dimples. He was like a giant teddy bear. This time it was the bronze haired boys turn to laugh. I wonder what is so funny. I made myself look away from my their table and back to mine.
"Who are they?" I asked Arianna, looking at the beautiful people. She didn't seem surprised that I asked.
"Oh, they are the Cullen's and the Hale's. The blond girl is Rosalie Hale and the blond boy is Jasper Hale. They're twins. The boy with the reddish-brown hair is Edward Cullen and the spiky haired girl is Alice Cullen. The big one is Emmett Cullen." She said.
"They don't look related." I said.
"They're not. They were all adopted by Dr. Cullen and his wife." She explained. Oh, I see.
"Are any of them in our grade?" I asked. Maybe Emmett was in my grade, though I highly doubt it. He looks much older.
"No. Alice and Jasper are Sophomores and Rosalie, Jasper, and Emmett are Juniors." She said. Wow. She certainly knew a lot about them. They must be popular.
Emmett and I were 3 years apart. We'll probably never even speak to each other. That sucks. Wait, I don't even know this guy. I shouldn't be thinking that. Besides, he'd never like someone like me anyway. No teenager would want a girl who has a kid.
I instantly thought of that night. No no no. I promised I'd forget. I took another look at the Cullen table. Edward was frowning and speaking to Emmett. Emmett's face changed from surprise, to worry, to anger, and lastly confusion. He looked at me quickly and then looked at Edward. Something was strange. I also didn't like the look on Emmett's face. He should be smiling.
I was getting really confused. I don't even know these people and I felt strangely connected to them. The one named Jasper looked at me oddly and then looked at Alice like she was in outer space. Suddenly her head snapped to me and she had a huge grin on her face. The blond girl, Rosalie, was glaring at me. Now all of the Cullen's were staring at me. I was feeling really uncomfortable. Then they all started talking to each other with confused expressions.
Just then, the bell rang and I nearly jumped out of my seat. Arianna laughed and dragged me out of the cafeteria. I didn't even have time to look back at the Cullen's.