A/N: Hello, guys :)

*nervously waves*

This is the first ever story that I have written and posted on Fanfiction, but thought I'd give it a go! I've had a nagging passion to want to write a story lately, and I'm finding it quite tricky to come up with a solid plot – but if any of you guys reading this bear with me, I'm sure I'll slowly adapt to the writing life! I am an avid lover of clichés, so dobe warned that this story will contain... (a lot) just a few of them ;) However, when I say clichés, I promise I won't be ridiculously soppy and cheesy. The theme of this story is M rated, merely because of possible cuss words and the plot that I'm working on. There's gonna be no sexual content in it, so if you're not a fan of that, I guess this isn't the story for you.

I'll try my hardest to update whenever I'm not doing my college work; however, l I ask is that you please hit that review button and tell me your honest opinion at the end of each chapter... good, bad, ugly, I don't mind!

Here we go! My first ever chapter– I hope you like it! :)

Disclaimer: I do not own Twilight – Stephanie Meyer does. I'm merely having fun with her characters.

"It is a curious thing, the death of a loved one. We all know that our time in this world is limited, and that eventually all of us will end up underneath some sheet, never to wake up. And yet it is always a surprise when it happens to someone we know. It is like walking up the stairs to your bedroom in the dark, and thinking there is one more stair than there is. Your foot falls down, through the air, and there is a sickly moment of dark surprise as you try and readjust the way you thought of things."
― Lemony Snicket, Horseradish

Shattered Glass

Prologue

My name is Bella Swan and up until three years ago, my life was perfect.

It was just me, my daddy and mom living in our quaint and small home; our cottage. My mom and pops were madly in love, and although it sickened me to see them make puppy eyes at each other every second of every day, looking back on it now, it was sweetest thing ever. My father, Charlie, was the Chief of Police in Phoenix, Arizona, and was the greatest man to grace this earth. My mom, Renee was my inspiration. She chose to quit the working life at an early age, and instead focused on becoming the best stay at home mom there could be.

And oh, how she was.

My favourite childhood memory was when she would put together a picnic, and her, my daddy and I would go down to Mariposa Park. We would feed the ducks, and I'd order Charlie to push us higher, higher, on the swing sets, whilst laughing at mom when she'd scold my dad to stop.

She never admitted that she was scared when she went too high – she was way too stubborn for her own good. Not a pushover, like me.

Those days were my favourite. Unfortunately, I hadn't had one of those days for a long while; too long. Because on December the 7th 2010, my life came to a screeching halt, and my whole world was ripped apart. My precious mom and dad were taken away from me in a car crash. Although the day I heard the news is all a blur to me now, I can still remember the gut-wrenching words that split my heart into two, that day.

"Miss Swan...incredibly sorry...slipped...icy...lost control..."

..."I'm so sorry. Your parents didn't make it, Miss Swan."

That's when my life changed for the worst.

A/N: Hope you liked it :)

I know that the chapter was extremely short and angst filled, but this had to be done to get some background of what poor Bella has been through.

Please review and tell me what you think!

Until next time,

- TranquilTyper

xxx.