Chapter 2

(Forks Public Library)

The Thanksgiving Holiday has hit the library. All you seen was turkeys and leaves throughout the building. The night between me and Paul became a distance memory to him as I ask him out every single weekend that I am able to see him. He turns me down. It's very embarassing to see him when my face is pure laced with acne. I started to breakout. My skin became pizza red. Mom took notice. She questioned many items such as my soap and lotion. After a while, I booked an appointment to my doctor. Teen or not, I'm a slice of pizza.

Work at the library is very much slow. I'm at the main desk time stamping the financial book concerning paid dues over the week. Paul is sitting at a table flirting with an older woman instead of working. I get that he's an adult but it shows what he wants. Beautiful. Sexy. Smart. Cute. I'm only cute but I can be those other characteristics during date night.

Claire walks into the library. "Hey, girl." "Hey." She say glancing at Paul walking over. "Paul is always cute." She say smiling. I smile too. "Guess how old he is." "Twenty-five." "Thirty-two." "No!" She laugh out. "No. He's nineteen. He looks up there but you know how us humans are." I say smiling. "The rumors around school says you're not." She say making my heart skip a beat.

"What does that mean?" I ask voice shaking. Are people talking about me? "You're being called Pizza Monster." She say. I almost laugh out loud. Wow. Is that why they're calling me now? "Yep. That is the word. Just been a big attention ball since you showed up at Trisha's party." She say dancing awkwardly. I chuckle. "How you were." "That party was two weeks."

"Well, it's starting to go around now. Pretty bad." She say watching Paul get up from the table and head down the Main Hall. "His butt looks good." She say. "It looks amazing. Sometimes he wears a leather jacket." I say blushing. "Mike is throwing a house party. This Saturday at seven. His house." She say walking away when Cliff walks out of the Manager Room.

"What's up with her?" He ask. "Strong crush. Ask her out?" I ask him. "I'm unsure. She is cute." He say taking the finance book from me and checking over the stamps. Cliff has been working here since he was seventeen years old. He's a cool friend. We all go to Forks High together. "Mike is throwing a house party. I would love to give you her number." I say pleading. Claire does visit to crush on Cliff.

"Okay. What's her number?" He ask. I grab a piece of paper and pen. I write it down for him. He takes the paper and goes off to help a person in the West Wing. Paul comes from the Main Hall holding a green book and hand it to the lady. I go back to working when he walks over and take a seat in front of the main computer.

"You and Claire need to keep it down." He say. We must've been loud. "I apologize. I only got two friends. Her and Tonya. I met both in English in Sophomore Year. We're good friends heading off to Washington University. You?" I ask curious. This is the time for us to get to know each other. "Tribe." He say clicking on the mouse. I guess he wants me to drop the conversation.

"How abo-" The entrance door opens up. A group of teens walk in. I greet them watching them walk down the Main Hall. I frown going back to work. Maybe, I need to date. How can I date when people don't want to date an ugly girl? I sigh stamping. Hours consisting of repeated routine work till 4:00pm. The library comes to a close.

I sigh walking down the stairs looking at the Sunset in the sky. It is really beautiful when it's perfectly set behind the mountains. I take my phone out of my purse and take a picture of it. "Well, no work through Wednesday. The City holidays." Cliff say locking the entrance doors. I put the cellphone back in my purse. "Mia, I am gonna have to let you go." He say. Paul walk down the stairs.

"You can't fire me." "You can keep the worker's ID." "You cannot fire me." I say again. He laugh hard walking past me. "Cliff, why?" "Cause your attitude and behavior. You're bringing drama since I moved you to the morning shift on the weekend. Can I have the ID?" He ask me. "Sure." I say walking down the stairs taking my wallet out of my purse.

I open it up and hand him the ID. "Thank you." He say. "Welcome." I say depressed putting my wallet back in my purse. The walk to the parking lot is silent. I'm the first to drive off going left out of the parking lot while they go right. I'm just in a zone driving back home. How can I get fired? Why would I get fired? Drama. I have never been prone to no type of drama.

(Fork Hospital)

"Yeah. I'm here." I tiredly say walking down the hallway of the fourth floor toting a cup of coffee in my hand. I can be at Mike's party but I'm in the hospital. Dad and a stranger got into a fight at a bar on Quileute tribe. Adults needs to learn to stay home. "Well, the party is...amazing!" Claire yell over the loud rock music.

I groan in disbelief. I am missing a great party. I walk over to the vertical long window. "Cliff called me. We hooked up! It was amazing." She say with a smile in her voice. "Like tonight?" I ask grinning. If they hooked up then it was an amazing. "Yeah. He's a nice size. He's very pink." I laugh. Cliff is pink. "We...oh, I gotta go." She abruptly hangs up.

I smile hanging up. I'll admit. Cliff is cute. He's handsome. "Excuse me, Miss Burk." A man's voice say walking up behind me. I turn around to see two tribal men and Paul. Both are muscled but the one in the light brown shirt seems to be the tallest. "I'm Mary-Ann. Just Mary. Is something going on?" I ask staring in Paul's face. "Just wanted to speak to you on the situation concerning your father and his attack."

"Okay. He's down in Rm 407." I say pointing to the left. "Only want to speak to you. We share a strong sense of respect for our tribe and don't welcome sexual predators." He say catching me off guard. "My father is not a predator. I have no clue what you are speaking on." "The fact that he's having a relationship with a Claire. She's eighteen years old." The other man say.

"Not my father but I'll be sure to past the news to my parents." "Already spoke to the mother. Your father stays off the tribe." He say. "I understand. I'll let him know. Excuse me." I say walking around them when Paul grabs my arm and pull me back to him. My heart race. He's showing affection for me in front of people. I smile. "Your friend Claire is having a relationship with your father." The man in the light brown shirt say.

"I'll tell my mother. Do you want to go for some coffee, Paul?" I ask. "No." I frown. He let my hand go. I cross my arms walking away down the hall. "Those girls are not your friends." The man say. Claire and Tonya are my friends. I don't know who they think they are but I know them more than they will ever know.