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I've wanted to write this for awhile, but I never got around to it until now. I might expand on it and add more later, but for now, it'll be short. Lyrics are from White Houses by Vanessa Carlton.
Characters/Pairings: Renee, Charlie
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Mistake
"I can't stand it any longer!" she yells, throwing clothes into a suitcase. She'll probably end up leaving things here, but she can't bring herself to care. Maybe she should just leave everything here. Then she can really forget.
"Renee?" Charlie asks her, surprise in his voice.
How can he be surprised? She seethes. Hasn't he paid enough attention to notice that this has been building for months?
"I can't put down any more roots here! I'm getting trapped here, in this stupid boring town! Maybe you're some big police chief, and that's good enough for you. But what about me? I'm nothing here! My life is nothing!"
She yanks the zipper on the suitcase violently, then storms into Bella's room. The little girl is wide-eyed, standing up in her crib, wondering what her mother is doing. Renee finds a suitcase in the closet and piles Bella's clothes inside it, along with a few of her books and stuffed animals.
"Come on Bella," she whispers softly as she forces the bag closed. "We're going on a little trip." She lifts her daughter out of the crib and into her arms, then turns to leave.
"You're... taking Bella?" Charlie is in the doorway, staring at her in horror.
She nods curtly. "I think it would be best. Don't think for a minute I want her stuck here, too. Move."
He doesn't, and she shoves past him and down the stairs.
"Why are you doing this?" The look of hurt in his eyes is almost enough to make her want to stay.
But not quite.
"Say good-bye to Daddy," she whispers to Bella in her arms, fighting the tears that have begun to collect in the corners of her eyes.
"Bye?" Bella says softly. She begins to cry, confused and upset.
Charlie glares. "Renee, what the hell are you doing? Putting on some sort of show? A grand exit? Stop being so goddamn dramatic," he yells.
Then he sees Bella, her tears. His voice softens. "Is this really something we should put Bella through? Can we just talk about it?" He tentatively places a hand on her arm.
"Just le me go, Charlie!" Renee screams, shoving his hand away, her eyes pleading with him. "It didn't work out, okay? I HATE it here! I hate Forks!"
And with that, she holds Bella tighter, grabs their two suitcases, and runs out the front door, unable to hold the tears back any longer.
He's
my
first
mistake.
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YAY! BREAKING DAWN COMES OUT TONIGHTTT!! WAHHH!
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