Life is like a game of cards. The hand that is dealt you represents determinism; the way you play it is free will.
- Jawaharlal Nehru
'Well life certainly handed me a difficult set of cards' I sat thinking to myself as I read the quote in my English class. I pulled my head out of the book and took a moment to look around the class at everyone. I'm sure most people would laugh at me when I say my life is complicated at the tender age of fifteen, but they have no idea. My name is Carlie Masen, I'm a fifteen year old high school student living in Hallowell, Maine. I attend Hall-Dale high school in Farmingdale, Me and it takes me exactly 8 minutes to get to school in another town, and what parents would subject their supposed "beloved" daughter to these rural almost unnaturally small towns? Well I'll try to explain the best I can.
I'll make this short and sweet for you, my parents are vampires, yes vampires their names are Bella and Edward Cullen, they both met in a small town of Forks, WA, my mother was human and only seventeen when she met my father Edward....who was a 108 year old vampire. They ended up getting married and my mother got pregnant with My sister Renesmee and I. My father didn't think my mother could become pregnant and well she did, in fact she died giving birth to me, but my father thankfully ended up changing her into a vampire to "save her life", my sister Renesmee is also a half vampire but she can eat human food and sleep unlike full vampires, she is currently living with her husband Jacob who turns into a werewolf when he freaks out, which happens a lot. Too much? You'll figure it all out. So I guess they like their seclusion, which is the reason I'm subjected to living in a town WITH NOTHING TO DO! But I'm going to be taking a very special trip to Italy soon with my family to meet some relatives there and finally I'll be out of this town for awhile.
Finally the bell broke the silence of the class,
"Okay class don't forget to read chapter 14 for our test next week and everyone wish Carlie a safe trip to Italy!" My teacher loudly announced to the classroom full of people I did NOT intend to tell. Oh I hate small towns...I thought to myself as I felt a heavy arm wrap around my shoulders, I already knew who it was.
"Yeah babe have a safe trip, make sure you make it home to me safe". The most disgusting excuse for the "school player" I ever met said. Chris, the high school quaterback of the worst football team ever somehow decided in his mind one day that I was his "girlfriend". I nearly chocked on my apple slice when my friend Stacy had told me she heard it going around. Yeah right...In your dreams, I thought to myself. I wasnt a conceited person by any means, I just would never EVER want to be Chris's girlfriend let alone bring him to my house. My dad nearly flipped out on my homecoming date for freshman year. You see my dad can read minds and well 'boys will be boys' my grandma Esme said.
"Chris if it's you I'll be coming home to I'd rather jump off the plane....without a parachute." I whispered quiet but fiercely. I might hate Chris but I never liked to embarrass anyone just because their stupid. Chris turned me around to face him,
"You might say that Carlie but I caught you looking at me in class today". I shook my head just not understanding how he doesnt get it.
"Chris are you just blissfully unaware or in denial?" I said shoving past him and running out the front door of the school.
I knew that when he would see my uncle Emmett waiting outside for me he wouldnt continue to bother me. See last week Chris decided to give me a goodbye kiss AGAINST my will and well my family is very overprotective of me and Emmett decided he wanted to play dentist and knock a few teeth out. Lucky my aunt Alice can see the future and well intervened.
"Hey Emmett!" I said to my favorite uncle as I climb into his truck.
"Hey monkey!" Emmett said, he called me that after watching me one day for my parents when I decided I wanted to climb out the window like my dad, my dad then decided Emmett wouldnt babysit me anymore without supervision.
"So Emmett are you excited about Italy?" I asked, my family and been keeping pretty quiet about the trip and I didnt realize why no one was excited as me.
"Of course Carlie it's just we don't always see eye to eye with our family there." He said seeming to not enjoy the way our conversation had turned.
"Well why not? Who cares anyways I'm just ready to get out of this town!" I said with an exacerabated sigh.
"Yeah who are you telling!" Emmett exclaimed obviously trying to end the conversation.
We pulled up to my house which was just down the road from where the rest of my family lived, when I noticed a car I had never seen before in the driveway. I turned and looked at Emmett
"Emmett who's car is that?" I asked.
"Looks like you have company! Renesmee and Jacob are here!" He exclaimed.
I was nearly halfway to the house before he even finished his scentence, I hadnt seen my sister or brother in law since the wedding nearly a year ago and I missed them so much.
"JACOB!" I screamed running and jumping into my brothers arms before running to my sister and doing the same.
"Woah I remember someone being pretty pissed off last time I left." Jacob said, my father hissing at his "foul" language.
I looked at my dad and rolled my eyes giving him a hug, he seemed to be alittle suprised at our company.
"Well yeah because you ate all the food! I don't have another resource you know." Referring to the fact that I was the only one that ate human food in the house, I couldn't simply jump out the window and go catch something.
"So Renesmee what brings you all here so unexpectadly, not that we don't miss you." My mother came out the room saying, already starting to unpack her daughters things.
"Mom you don't need to do that, and were have alittle bit of news..." My sister said and suddenly dad sat down, he looked in shock almost, my mom seemed to sense this. "Honey whats wrong" my mom asked.
"Well...I'M PREGNANT!!!!" Renesmee shouted out.
We all gasped at the news, my sister pregnant? What would happened how would the baby be? I could tell everyone seemed to be thinking the samething.
"Well don't congrat us all at once." My uncle seerned at us.
"Of course were happy for you Jacob, were just suprised thats all." My mother said in a calming voice.
"Well congratulations sweetheart." My father said, you could tell the wheels were still turning in his head.
"Dad? Can we go over to Carlise to check on the baby?" My sister asked.
"Of course I think that would be a good idea." My dad said and disappeared into the forest, over to the other house. My sister seemed upset at my dad's lack of enthausiam for her pregnancy.
"It will be okay just give him sometime sweetie, he still thinks of you as his little girl thats all." My mom said trying to sooth my sisters unhappiness at my dads reaction.
"So where do you want me to put my bags?" A male voice rang out I didnt recongnize. "Oh David sorry, yes go ahead and put the bags over by the stairs we can show you where put them later." My sister responded to a young male I had never seem before.
"Oh Carlie this is Jacobs nephew, David. He's going to be staying with us for a week." Renesmee told me.
Suddenly Jacob groaned in an almost yell, "Oh no this cant be happening!" Well all turned to him to see what is was to only find him looking at David, I suddenly realized he was staring at me, staring at me so intensly it scared me almost, like there was nothing or no one else in the room.
"Oh my God, this isn't going to be an easy week is it?" My mom said biting her lip, I was unware of what the problem was.
"Whats going on?" I asked, I hated being left out of the conversations.
"Um Carlie why don't you head over to the house with your sister, tell your dad well be there soon, theres something we need to talk about later." I didnt press, I was already clueless unenough.
"Strange things are happening around here." I turned and said to my sister.
"You have no idea." She said with a laugh, "No idea."
There you go!!! Rushed I know but I have get ideas I wanna get to and I was alittle stuck on how to begin my story.
So good or not good??? Should I continue?? I would like some reviews good or bad, just so I can know.
A/N- Just so your aware ahead of time, Carlie is a shield like her mom, only stronger. Alice cant see her future only the ppl around her obviously and jasper cant read her emotions.
Sooo...Whats gonna happen with Jacobs nephew?? Hows Renesmee pregnancy gonna turn out??? Keep reading to find out!!!