BPOV

Finally!

The day has come where I have finally graduated from WSU as a Lit Major. Not only am I educated in the wonderful world of writing but also now, I can fulfill my life long dream as a author.

What makes everything even better is that I graduated with my two best friends in the entire world. While it started off rocky, with me being deathly shy, Alice and Rose brought me out of my shell and taught me that eyeliner not only made you feel sexy but also made others think so.

Partying was never my thing in high school. I was always to busy with my books and my writing to even think about normal teenage urges. I was never one for drinking myself into oblivion or having sex because that's what every other girl in Forks was doing. No that definitely wasn't me.

High school got me my full ride scholarship to WSU and my dad, Charlie, had never been more proud. Being the police chief of a very small town paid decent but not enough for a single father to send his kid to school.

My mother left us when I was 6 and although its been a few years more than a decade, the wounds are still fresh. I can still remember her leaving, a huge suitcase following behind her. Her and Charlie were arguing, something that wasn't new, and I had a feeling it was about me.

Crawling over to the couch, I listened in on their conversation.

Flashback

"Damn it Renee, stop doing this! You are destroying this family!" Charlie shouted.

"I'm ruining this family? I didn't even want a family! Did you ever think about what I want?" Renee shouted back.

"Don't you dare say that! Our family was good until that bastard Phil came into our lives!"

"Phil doesn't make me feel old! Phil didn't force me into marriage by impregnating me! You wanted her, now she's all yours!" Then, just like that, the door slammed close.

I slide out of my hiding spot and ran over to Charlie who had his hands covering his face.

"Daddy," I asked. "Is momma coming back?"

"Not this time baby girl, not this time."

End Flashback

It was hard living on our own. I had to grow up quickly, taking on the role of a parent. Charlie worked a lot, even in the beginning. Renee never came back and I didn't know if that was a good or a bad thing. Sometimes I miss her, but I think I miss the idea of a mother more than actually having one.

Puberty was the hardest. There were changes happening and I was too embarrassed to tell my dad. I remember I went to the pharmacy in town and had to speak with the pharmacist because she was a girl. She would know what was happening.

Everyone knew about my dad and I, how we had been ditched. In such a small town, gossip traveled fast and faster when it was juicy. There was nothing juicier than town of Forks police chief Charlie Swan and his daughter deserted. For years I was looked at the by other town members and silently pitied. The looks I got made me develop shyness and quietness. I wanted to disappear and since I couldn't do that, I wrote about it.

It wasn't until Charlie found the journals of my depression that he did something about it. He took off more shifts at the station and reserved weekends for father-daughter bonding sessions. Usually this entailed going fishing or going to LaPush to Billy Black and his son Jacob.

Jake was a year younger than I was and we had a lot in common. His mother died leaving him with his two older sisters and his dad. His dad had been in an accident a few years back confining him to a wheelchair. After Jake's sisters went to college, he had to do all the housework. We bonded quickly and soon we were inseparable.

Somewhere along the way, Jake developed romantic feeling for me and while I did my best to let it not ruin our friendship, there was always an elephant in the room.

Leaving for college was hard, but I worked hard for this opportunity and Charlie knew that. That Fall after Graduation I was a new and proud member of WSU. Here I met Alice Brandon, a vibrant and energetic girl and Rosalie Hale, a runway model with her looks but underneath was a mind that would put any mechanic to shame.

We were all roommates in the dorm room. At first, Rosalie wasn't the easiest to get along with. Having been used to getting what she wanted, when she wanted didn't fly with college me. After having it out one night, she deemed me all right and I her.

Alice was wild. Welcoming me into the dorm was insane. By grabbing my arm and yelling we were going to be best friends seemed a little impossible to me at the time, for obvious reasons. Don't doubt Alice though. While Interior Design was her major, not only did she have an eye for fashion but the future as well.

"Can you believe we did it?" shouted Alice.

"I can finally go home and start the mechanic business I've dreamt of for years!" Rose squealed.

"And I can write about it," I laughed along.

"Are you guys excited about coming home with me?" Rosalie had asked us to spend summer vacation with her in Florida. It would be with her parents and her twin brother. Jasper was older by 4 minutes and never let her forget it, especially when he graduated sooner and became the owner and bartender at Midnight. It was the hottest club since New and had a promising future.

"Yes!" Alice all but screamed. Rose and I looked at each other.

"Why is that pixie stick?" I asked.

"What? Oh, um, no reason really. Hey! We need to get moving or our plane is going to take off without us!"

"Mhhmm, that's exactly why, I'm sure," said Rose. While a screaming Alice was characteristic, there was usually a reason. With that, Alice took off like a bat out of hell.

"It's going to be a long summer isn't it," Rose asked.

"I don't even want to think about it," I replied.

"Come on; let's go catch up with Speed Demon."

After a quick call to Charlie to let him know it was time to go, I promised to call whenever I could. He couldn't make it to the graduation because of the flu, but he sent his thoughts and his love and that was good enough for me.

We arrived at the airport and checked in, in record time. Having Alice around was great, especially when she knew which line to go in. Sitting down at our terminal, Alice left to get a coffee.

"Do you guys want anything?" she asked.

"Yeah just get me a magazine and some Twizzlers please," Rose said.

"Ok, is Cosmo good?"

"Perfect."

"What about you Bella? Anything?" She turned her attention to me.

"Aw sweet pea you know what I like," I joked with her.

"Okay so we have a Cosmo, Twizzlers, a book with a pretty picture on the cover and Jolly Ranchers. That right?"

"You got it."

"Sounds good."

Whenever I asked Alice to buy me a book, she never read the back. No, instead, she looked for a book with an exciting cover and it was usually the first one she saw. I know that they not to judge a book by its cover, but somehow the books Alice picks are quite book.

"Hey, the planes going to board soon so I'm going to run to the bathroom real quick, want to come?" Rose asked. Rose had a bladder the size of a pea. She had to go to the bathroom almost every few hours. Unlike me, I could go hours upon hours without using the washroom.

"No, I'll wait for Alice to get back. You can go, I'll catch up later."

"Alright, I'll be back in a minute."

Alice was back less than five minutes ago with our stuff.

"Rose just went to the bathroom; she'll be back in a minute. What book did you get me?"

"Yeah I know, I passed her on the way. I got you The Book of Awesome. It looked pretty."

I laughed at Alice and thanked her. We talked aimlessly until Rose came back and it was time to board the plane.

I had never been a fan of planes. I believed that if people were supposed to fly, we'd have been born with wings. This is where Rose would give me a Gravol and bid me a good night and sweet dreams. It was only for a few hours and I would wake up in sunny Florida.

I've got a good feeling about this.