I couldn't
believe it. We were moving -me and my mom- just after the funurel. It
hadn't gotten better. SO my mom thought we should move. See, my dad
and brother died in a car accident -and I was really close with them.
Afterward I was really distant with everyone I knew. So we moved,
form the small town of Athens, Illinois to the even smaller town of
Forks Washington.
"Elizabeth," my mom called.
"Elizabeth, wake up. Were here honey." I had fallen asleep
in the car, from the airport, and we were facing a small two -story
house. "What do you think, Liz?" my mom asked.
"Well
it's different thats for sure." I replied. She was happy and so
that made me happy - not really.
We just got the last box packed
-my box of music books for my piano, CDs, basically anything muscial-
and put it by the piano. Just then, there was a knock on the door. A
man about 5'7" was standing there -which I reconize was the
cheif of police. He was not thin but not chunky either.
"Welcome
to Forks," he said. "I have a girl about your age. Her name
is Bella, you'll mee ther at school tomarrow. Is your mother home?"
It kind of shocked me. He was babaling on and on until my mom came to
the door.
"Why, hellow chief Swan," she said. "Liz,
this is chief Swan. He has a daughter about your age, you'll meet her
tomarrow at school." Omg. Did he not just say that? While he and
my mom talked in the kitchen, I stayed in the living room and started
to play "My Heart Will Go On" from Titanic -my favorite
movie of all times -just for something to do.
After awhile, when
my mom and cheif Swan -bythe way, he does have a first name, it's
Charile. He came over to me and said, "Thats beautiful, you play
so well."
"Thanks," I muttered and we said good buy
to him, but then I just relized my red 2001 douge truck was sitting
in the driveway. I ran out to get the keys.
The people from the
airport must have dropped it off. I went inside and found dinner
ready on the table. Mom must have been perparing it while she was
talking to cheif Swan. We ate in silence. When I clearded the table,
I told her I was tired and was going to bed.
"Ok," was
her only repley and with that I went to my room, went to my own
personal bathroom, took a shower, got ready for bed, and brushed my
teeth. I climbed into bed, not really tired and thought about the
next day.
I didn't sleep at all lat night. I looked at the clock
on my night stand id said 6:45. School didn't start until 8:15 so I
had plenty of time. I couldn't sleep so I got dressed. I put on my
blue knit sweater, a pair of jeans and my sneakers. My hair -brown
with faded red and blond highlights- was long and tangled. I comb
through it and pulled it back out of my face. By the time I had my
make-up on and everything, it was 7:15. I went downstairs and there
on the top of the table was a note from my mom:
"Dear
Liz,
Sorry I couldn't show you were the school is. My new job
starts at 7:00 sharp. Charlie -cheif Swan- said Bella would pick you
up arounld 7:45. I won't get homw until late. Like arounld 6, ok?
Love you lots!
-mom".
"well great!" I said to
myself. "Some person who thinks she is better then everyone eles
is going to befriend me." I ate a bowl of cearel, and went
upstairs to brush my teeth. After what seemed like forever there was
a knock on the door.
"Hi!" A girl with brown hair and
eyes said with a smile. "I'm Bella Swan,you must be Elizabeth
Parker?" She asked.
Duh. "Yes, I am. Nice to meet you.
Should we go to school now?" I asked.
"Yes, lets get
going," she said. I went to my truck -at first I counldn't tell
them apart- her truck was sitting right next beside mine. It was a
1953 Chevey, since I like old antique things I was awestruck. I
followed her in my own truck.
Thw school, actually, was not that
hard to find. I parked my truck in front of the main office, said
"bye" to Bella, and went inside.
"Can I help you,
dear," a woman, sitting at a desk, sked me.
"Yes, I'm
new here, and I need my schedual," Isaid.
"Oh, Yes, you
must be Elizabeth Parker. I have your schedual right here." She
handed me my schedual, a map to the school, and a slip for my
teachers to sign. I went to a building with a number 5 on it for
English. It was your typical high school, 11th grade Engligh class. I
gave the slip to my teacher to have signed. He gave me the reading
list and went to find me a book. The reading list included "Romeo
and Juliet, Julius Caesar, A mid summers night's dream" blah,
blah, all writen by Shakespeare and I read them all. I practically
had "Romeo and Juliet" merizded.
"You can go sit by
Miss. Stanley," he said pointing to a girl with dark blond hair.
I went to sit down.
"Oh hi! I'm Jessica Stanley, you must be
Elizabeth,"she said. Oh great another prep. But like before I
wanted to make new friends so I smiled and said "yes, nice to
meet you."
First, and Second hour went by slowly. By Thrid
hour I knew pretty much everyone in all my classes. Bella was in my
English and Geomertry classes, along with Jessica and a shy girl name
Anglea. When I sat down for Geomertry, a geeky looking boy came up to
me. He said his name was Mike Newton or Newmen or something like
that, but luckly the teacher Mrs. Priva called attention to the
class. At the end of the hour, I picked up my bag and went to the
lunch room. I wasn't very hungery so I got a coke and a slice of
pizza. I sat with Bella, Jessica, Anglea, and Mike and was introduced
to a couple of other kids who I reconized was in some of my other
classes: Laren -another stuck up person, and two boys name Ben and
Tyler. They were all talking at the same time. I counldn't understand
a word they were saying. I really wasn't lisening anyway. One boy
-and I'm guessing his family- caught my attention. Jessica caught me
staring at him. "Thats Edward cullen, and his family, but forget
it. He doesn't date. Well unless you count Bella."
"Shut
it," Bella said through gritted teeth. "You know I love
Jacob," then she turned to me, "Jacob lives down in La
Plush. And as for 'Edward Cullen'," -she said his name with
discust- "He is SO NOT your type." I looked away again
while everyone was still going on about what they were talking about.
As if Edward Cullen were never brought up. HE was to gorges with his
honey colored eyes, and reddish honey hair. Just then the bell rang
and I went to Biology. On the way there I was talking to Bella and
ask why she and Edward broke up.
"He was a jurk, liked
another woman." She said. "I don't know what I saw in him.
I am still so mad at him. I ask Mr. Varner -our Biology teacher- if I
couldtrade seats- whoops looks like your going to have to sit with
him now." She went into the room laughing. She was right, -which
it was- and it was two to a desk- which it was -then...then what?
I
took a deep breath and walked inside.
