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Chapter 2-

I felt like I was having the worst hangover in the history of hangovers. I had a throbbing headache and I felt like puking. The world around me was spinning and I felt like I was on the world's deadliest roller coaster a 100 feet above the ground. I just wanted this blinding pain to end. After what seemed like eternity, I could feel my body senses returning to normal. Somehow I managed to open my eyes. I was surprised to say the least. I was in my room sitting on my bed. I clearly remembered Emily and Jared coming over and me drinking the potion. Had it not worked?

I got up from the bed trying to investigate the situation and maybe find a living soul who can tell me what is going on. Because I was clueless. My room looked the same. Well almost the same. The curtains were different and the furniture in all looked unused, as if it was kept aside for a long period of time. I gasped when I saw my appearance in the mirror. My clothes were different. I used to wear such clothes when I used to live in Arizona. Alice would throw a fit if she saw me in something like this. Also my hair was shorter than it used to be and my face looked slightly younger like I used to look maybe a year or two back.

That's it.

What date is it? I am sure that I am Forks but not in the same month or possibly year that I was in originally.

I searched my entire room looking for a calendar and my suspicions were only confirmed when I found nearly unpacked suitcases and things that I owned when I lived in Arizona and had thrown or destroyed over the months.

Finally my eyes landed on today's date- 17th January 2005

This was the day I moved back to Forks to live with Charlie. My marriage to Edward was scheduled in August 2006 so I had time travelled nearly a year and a half in the past.

I sat down on the ice cold floor trying to grasp this information overload. A part of me was terrified that I now had knowledge of things that were going to occur in the future but another part of me was elated. I had a second chance. A clean slate to rewrite my life in Forks without all those trials and tribulations I went through.

A knock on the door brought me out of my internal musings.

"Kiddo you okay?"

It was Charlie but a slightly different Charlie. He looked younger, happier and less stressed than the Charlie I had seen last night while having dinner.

"Bells you okay?"

I just nodded my head too confused to say a word.

"Okay I will be in the living room if you need anything"

He started to walk out of my room when he paused and turned "I just wanted to let you know that I am really glad that you moved here to live with me. I have missed you a lot"

A flashback of the past year and a half reflected in the front of my mind. I had treated Charlie, my father so terribly, like he was invalid. I ran away from his house twice making him feel like he was a failure of a father. I neglected his cautions and broke his rules while staying under the same roof as him.

Oh my god! I had been such a pathetic daughter.

No, this has to change. This is my second chance and an opportunity to rectify certain mistakes.

I quickly got up from my seat on the floor and ran down the stairs. Charlie was sitting on the couch, watching baseball and drinking his beer.

"Dad"

He looked surprised to see me.

I took his silence as a confirmation to continue "I have missed you too and I am so glad that you are letting me stay with you. Also I love you" I wiped out the stray tears in my eyes. The last time I had told my father that I loved him was when I was 13. Neither Charlie nor I were very expressive of our emotions.

"I love you too Kiddo" said Charlie. Even his eyes were a little moist.

A horn interrupted our emotional moment. "That must be Billy and Jacob" said Charlie getting up from his seat on the couch.

I followed him out of the main door. I already knew that Charlie had bought me a Red Chevy truck as a homecoming present and I loved his gift more than I fancied any expensive car.

Billy was sitting in his wheelchair looking exactly the same as he did but his eyes were warm and not filled with disdain like they used to be when he looked at me. And Jacob, my Jake, my sun looked like his older happier self. The evergreen smiling 15 year old. The last time I had seen him, he looked so forlorn and agonized, nothing like he looked now. I knew that he expected more from me but my feelings for him was completely platonic. I cannot string Jake with false hope. No I had to tell him the truth today, that I can only offer him friendship.

"So you like it Bella" said Charlie pointing towards the truck.

"It is for me? I love it" I said feigning enthusiasm. Yes I was aware that I already knew what my gift was but my enthusiasm made Charlie happy. So I was willing to pretend for him.

"Bells you remember Billy Black and his son Jacob. They live in La Push" said Charlie

"Yes of course I remember. We used to make mud pies together" I said pointing towards Jake.

"You remember?" asked Jake sounding a little surprised.

I just nodded my head.

"So do you want to come with me to the reservation? We can go to the beach, can hang out for sometime" asked Jake

Charlie and Billy were engrossed in their own personal conversation not paying any heed to us.

"Dad, can I go with Jacob to the beach?"

"Sure Bells. But just be back on time. Also did I mention, you were supposed to be joining school from tomorrow but I wanted to give you some more time to adjust in Forks and so now you will be attending school from next Monday" said Charlie. Today was Monday so now I had an entire week to get settled down. I was thankful for small miracles.

"Sure dad. Thanks a lot"

Billy and Charlie went inside to watch Baseball and gossip like the old ladies they were while Jake and I sat in my old/new truck and started driving towards the reservation. This was my chance to let Jake know the reality of my feelings for him before they intensify and become something more. I pretended to listen to him while he gave me instructions on how to get to First Beach in La Push.

We soon reached First Beach and I parked the truck in the driveway. It was a rare sunny day in La Push and so there was a lot of crowd on the beach. We walked silently towards a piece of driftwood.

"So Bells, Is it okay if I call you Bells?" asked Jake

"Yes and I will call you Jake" I replied

Before he could say anything else I interrupted him. "I know this is completely out of place but I have to tell you something" I continued when he nodded "I really like you Jacob but like a friend, like a best friend. My feelings for you are platonic and will always remain so. I don't want to give you any false hope that we will be anything more than friends. Not now not ever. Jake, you are a great guy and you are going to find the one for you but I am not her."

He did not say anything for a few minutes and I silently stared at his face. I loved Jacob like a best friend but if he did not want anything to do with me after listening to this, I would let him go.

"I understand not now but what about a year or two in the future? I don't mind waiting" said Jake sounded dejected.

I shook my head "No Jake. Can we just be Jake and Bells who are best friends?"

"Okay" he said giving me his perfect grin. I smiled to myself. This was the original Jacob who found happiness in anything and everything.

"So Best friend what say you want to come over to my place and play videogames?" asked Jacob

I laughed "Sure, let's go"

The rest of the afternoon was spent in playing videogames. I had a great time. Quil and Embry also joined us midway. Quil teaming up with Jacob against me and Embry. I missed this. This feeling of normalcy. Right Now we were just four normal teenagers hanging out. There was no involvement of the supernatural world whatsoever.

Charlie was taking me out for dinner so that I could have a day off from cooking. I met him directly at the diner in Forks after spending hours with Jake, Quil and Embry.

The diner was semi full and I remembered coming here occasionally with Charlie, though I had not been here in months. Edward and I always met at his house or mine. Never anywhere else. We settled down in the seats that were empty and ordered our food. Charlie looked like he wanted to ask me something but was hesitating.

"So Bells" he started "Did you have a good time today with Jake?"

"Ya dad we played videogames. Jake's friends Embry and Quil also joined us"

He thought for a moment as if he was framing his next question "So do you like any one of them?"

I was confused with his question. I was hanging out with them. Didn't that mean that I liked them? Then it struck me.

"Dad are you asking me whether I want to date any one of them?" I asked mortified

Charlie and I did not talk about relationships. Period. Even when Edward was involved. It was a no go area.

Charlie just shrugged unapologetically

"To answer your question no dad, I do not fancy anyone in that sense"

He looked relieved with my answer. "What about you dad do you fancy anyone?"

His face turned scarlet. He was blushing so profusely.

"Come on tell me dad"

"Well her name is Tiffany Call"

"Embry's mother?" I asked shocked

He just nodded his head.

"Is it serious?" I asked. Why hadn't Charlie told me about her when I first moved here? Shouldn't he have been seeing her then as well?

"We have been on a couple of dates, nothing official but I don't think I will be seeing her anymore"

"Why dad I am assuming you like her"

"I wasn't sure whether you will be okay with me dating or not. You are my daughter Bells. I don't want to make you feel uncomfortable"

I was shocked that Charlie thought that I would not approve of him dating. But on second thoughts, we had never had such a conversation. It was as if we were just two strangers living under the same roof.

"Dad, you and mom have been separated for close to 16 years now. She has moved on and you should too. It is high time"

"Are you sure? If you are not comfortable with it just let me know" he said nonchalantly though I could see the sadness in his eyes.

"Yes dad, follow your heart" I said smiling at him

The rest of the dinner was spent with us mindlessly chatting. In all these years I had never had such an equation with my father where I could share with him whatever was in my mind and so could he. I liked this.

The next morning came way too soon for my liking. I was surprised that I did not have any nightmares and even the cold and constant rain did not affect me.

Charlie was sitting on the couch reading a newspaper and sipping through his coffee

"So Bells what plans for the day?" he asked me when he saw me approaching

"I was thinking of cleaning the entire house, doing laundry, cooking and"

"Wait now Bella" Charlie interrupted me "Sit" he motioned me to sit next to him

"I don't know what your work responsibilities towards the house were when you lived with Renee, but in my house under my roof, you are not an unpaid help. I have survived on my own for more than a decade and I have managed well. I don't need you to cook and clean for me. You like doing household work, sure you are free to do it, but it is not a compulsion. You are a teenager Bella, behave like one. Go out with your friends, have fun. Study, graduate high school. You are capable of being a valedictorian Bella. Reach your capabilities. I want you to go to college and make something out of your life not stay locked up in a house forever"

I never knew that this was what Charlie expected from me. I had never bothered to ask him.

"Dad, hypothetically speaking, if I would have decided to get married at 18. What would have been your reaction?"

I knew that Charlie had not approved of Edward but did he not even approve of me marrying at 18?

He raised an eyebrow "Hypothetical right"

"Yes dad"

"Like any other parent if he made you happy, I would not have stopped you but I know you Bella, you would not have been happy just being a stepford wife in the long run"

Was Charlie correct? Would I have regretted my decision to marry Edward or my decision to become a vampire like him?

"A lifetime is a long time Bella to be something you are not satisfied with or to be with someone you don't want to be with and not everyone is mature enough to take the correct decision at 18"

I just sat there comprehending all that Charlie had told me. Maybe this second chance was a blessing in disguise for me. Yes I loved Edward but now I had the chance to see a clearer picture of reality.

I plan to have some Paul-Bella scenes before he phases. What do you'll think? If yes what should his reaction be to her?