Preface
Bella's parents were very poor. Her father works in the markets. Her mother is a nanny for a mid-class family. Bella doesn't work because she takes care of the house and often helps her mother at work.
Bella's mother comes down with a great illness and does not have the health to even get out of bed. Her and her father must take care of Bella's mother, but a doctor is very much needed. Unfortunately, they can't afford one.
While her father stays behind and watches her mother, Bella goes out in search of a job. She knows serving at a kingdom would pay the most, so she focuses her attention on those. There are three kingdoms: The Black Kingdom ruled by Billy Black in the South, The Newton Kingdom ruled by Michael Newton I in the East, and The Cullen Kingdom ruled by Carlisle Cullen in the North.
She starts at the Cullen Kingdom. She was interviewed by Carlisle and his wife Esme. They were a little apprehensive about hiring a girl who was only 15, but many hours of questioning and demonstrations they decided to hire her. She was delighted to have found a job, but was uncertain about taking it. One because they were vampires, every one knew that. Vampires, werewolves, witches, etc. were not fairytales in this time or place.
There were rules too. Such as, servants were not to speak to any of the Cullens unless spoken to, with the exception of Carlisle and Esme. You will be punished for any misbehavior. Nothing too extreme, of course.
They sound harsh, but they were in fact the two kindest people Bella had ever met. They really did care for their servants. There were just certain boundaries. They seemed so mysterious to Bella. She dismissed her paranoia and went back home to think everything through.
Working for the Cullens meant she would have to leave home. Surely, her father would have to quit his job to take care of her mother, then the income would be nothing. Bella's payments were food, shelter, and a monthly payment.
(I'll warn you now. This fanfiction is definitely not historically correct. Don't expect anything to be spot on. I'm not the smartest in this area, so you'll just have to accept the way I make things. Lol. Plus it's a fanfiction, this my imagination/story)
When she arrived home, she noticed her father was starting to catch what her mother had. Her parents both urged her to take the job, knowing they wouldn't be around for much longer and wanted her to be safe and taken care of. After hours of contemplating, Bella decided to take the job.