Author's Note: I do not own Twilight. Twilight and all of its characters are the creation of Stephenie Meyer. No copyright infringement is intended.
P.S.- I don't know if I got all the little details about Forks right. I'm sure where the sign is, so that may not be right. Anyway, enjoy this chapter! :)
-oOo-
Chapter 2
Walking. That's all I have been doing. I was tired, hungry, and I wanted to rest. The forty eight dollars of mine was enough to buy some food and drinks for the journey, but not much. I had been traveling for about two weeks. That was over 100 miles. I had been walking along Olympic Highway for the longest time. Did it ever end?
My legs ached with a fiery pain. And I thought I was in pain after a mile run at Blue Heron for gym class. That pain was nothing compared to this. The soles of my sucky sneakers were almost worn out. If I walked much longer, my feet would feel the grass I was walking on. Since I had been walking for two weeks, I haven't been able to take a shower. People could probably smell me from miles away. I was like a walking stink bomb! The quality of my hair was seriously depleting, too. I really needed to find a place to take a shower. That's probably going to be hard. I'm sure everybody would be willing to let some kid off the street to take a shower in their home.
I had been walking for an hour or two along Olympic Highway. I saw something ahead of me. It looked like a brown road sign. Was it a sign? I grabbed the straps of my backpack and ran ahead. I was tired, so the running thing didn't work out so well. Huffing and puffing, I reached the sign.
The Town of Forks Welcomes You
Hmm, I guess I was in Forks. I've heard of this Town. Wow, I did travel far. Definately farther than one hundred miles.
I walked into town to see what there was to see. There were several small business, and there was a high school. Forks High School. Seemed like a nice school. It was drizzling and overcast. I had heard that it was almost always raining in Forks.
I turned onto a street named East Division Street. There was a bus stop that I noticed. There was also a police station. I decided to keep walking down the street to see if there was anything else interesting. As I was passing the police station, I saw two cops sitting in their car. They were chatting and their police radio was turned up real loud.
"Port Townsend police forces are still on the search for thirteen-year-old Alex Parker, who disappeared from her foster home two weeks from today. She is reported to be five foot two with blue eyes and long, curly dirty blonde hair. If anyone has any information about Alex Parker, please contact-"
I didn't listen to the rest of the report as I turned around and bolted down the street. I wouldn't let those police find me. They would just send me back to the foster home. All my travels would have been wasted. I kept running and running with no idea where I was going. A dirt road into the forest appeared to me and I ran to it. The road went far into the forest, and I followed it. I then ran into an amazing sight.
Standing before me was a large white home with very large windows, making it seem so open. I ran up to the door, wanting to see if there were people home, if they would let me stop in for just a moment...
I knocked on the door, praying that someone would open it. I was feeling light headed and dizzy as I stood there, waiting. The door did open, and standing in the doorway was a man who looked like he was about thirty. He looked like a male supermodel straight out of a magazine. He had blonde hair and was very, very pale. The color of his skin was unnatural. He had a curious look on his face as to why a dirty teenager was standing on his front steps.
"Sorry to bother you, sir. My...my name..."
I couldn't finish my sentence as the ground suddenly rushed up to me, swirling me in darkness.
-oOo-
Hope you enjoyed! Sorry to leave a cliffhanger! The next chapter will be in Esme's POV.