Bella just looked at me with wide eyes and nodded softly. She was shaking. I hope she wasn't that scared of me and Petey.

BPOV

I just watched the woman smile at me softly and walk out of the room softly closing the door behind her. I looked around the room again. It looked so nice but I had a feeling it wasn't used much. I didn't understand why they wanted me to stay with them though. Maybe they would fatten me up and have me as dessert? No, probably not. They would have killed me in that alley. I shuddered involuntary at the memory. Even if they would kill me eventually, I don't think I'd mind that much. It's not like anybody would miss me anyway. I got up and walked to the bathroom. When I pushed the mirror-door open I froze in the doorway in shock. It was a bit like something of a celebrity gossip show. The bathroom was HUGE. And it had literally anything you might need while in it. There was a Jacuzzi and a huge shower. The shower looked like it could fit at least 5 people in it. There were over a 100 different varieties of hygiene products like shampoos and moisturisers, tooth pastes and creams. I picked up a strawberry shampoo. I remember that I used to love strawberries smelling products ever since I was little. I got into the shower and turned the tap on. I closed my eyes and stepped under the stream, letting the hot water relax me and relieve my anxieties at least for a little while. I shampooed my hair and took deep breaths letting the hair absorb the smell of the strawberries. I rinsed it out, and then put in conditioner and left it in my hair while I showered. When I was done I rinsed it out and turned off the water current. I stepped out of the shower cabin, picked up the fluffy towel that was just beside the shower and wrapped it around me. I felt happier than I had in a very long time. Even if I was killed, it wouldn't be worse than the torture I had to suffer through back home. Actually, I was strangely happy to end my life after being happy.

After I dried and combed my hair, putting it in a French braid, I walked out of the shower feeling anxious again. What will I say to them when I go downstairs? Hi, are you going to eat me now? Yeah I'm sure they would just love to hear that. Well I already spent enough time I the shower so I can't wait any longer. Here goes nothing.

I am amazed. It turns out I'm not going to die any time soon if Peter and Charlotte have any say in it. It was nice to have somebody who actually cared for once. Charlotte was really friendly and understanding about the whole situation and Peter understood I guess, although I discovered he loves teasing. A lot.

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It's been a very long time since the accident that led me to Charlotte and Peter, who are now my new family. We're very close and have no secrets. Eventually I told them about my life before they found me and about me running away from home, causing them to find me in that alley. It's still hard to think about my past but it's getting easier with the time that has gone by. We're getting close to my 18th birthday – the day on which I can finally choose whether to get changed or not. I already made my decision to give up my mortality a few years ago. I have no more family left that are mortal so I might as well be a vampire. I heard that some very old friend of theirs is coming over to get away from problems at home. If I understood correctly he's almost like family to them. Something to do with their past and the time they were imprisoned by Maria. I hate that bitch. She tortured Pete & Char for nothing. She killed newborns as soon as their max strength faded away. I think that's just plain cruel on her part. She doesn't have a conscience at all, if she can kill innocent people and vampires without a blink of an eye. I swear if I ever see her when I'm turned, I will do everything in my power to kill her slowly and painfully for what she has done. Anyway, enough about the queen bitch. I wonder what this guest is like. Jasper, I think his name was. Peter said they were very close. Brothers even. I can't wait to meet him. Charlotte told me he's an empath too, I wonder how that works. I'm kind of nervous though. What if he doesn't like me? Or if we won't get along? If he's so close to this family that would be very bad.