Prologue

Bella was one of the girls at school who had no friends and had no social life. Her father was the reverend of their town, Forks, so she was very religious and close to God. Her father was very strict. She wasn't allowed to date and had to be home by 9'oclcok. Her mother had died from cancer when she was only six years and she was the only child. She and her father led a simple life; she never bought anything expensive and didn't own anything flash or large. The most expensive thing she owned in her wardrobe was a green sweater, which cost no more than $25.

The kids teased her at school but she didn't care, she put up with it. She didn't care that she was never had a boyfriend, had never been kissed or was never invited to parties or asked out to any of the school dances. Every weekend she helped out at another school tutoring kids much younger than her. She was part of the drama club, the chess club and the environment club. She had friends, if you included the librarian and the boy who no one ever talked to. She was pretty much on the bottom of the social scale.