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~Gikkas
Chapter 2
I had just started back down the stairs when I heard the front door slam, I heard Charlie talking "Nessie I have missed you, you too Jake" I sat down on the stairs half way and peered around the corner into the lounge. Sitting on one of the couches was a beautiful woman. She had bronze coloured hair, curlier than my own and perfect porcelain skin and ruby lips. Beside her was another man who like Seth was large and intimidating.
Taking a deep breath I stood and walked down the remaining stairs into the lounge room. I stood in the doorway holding my breath. Seth saw me and called out "Hey Sarah come in and meet some friends"
I walked into the room and sat down on the lounge near Seth "This is Nessie and Jake two of my best friends" as he spoke I looked at the two people on the couch, they were sitting close to each other like they couldn't bear to be apart. The woman Nessie was dressed like a super-model, she had on artfully faded jeans that hugged her long legs and a sleeveless shirt that showed off her pale skin beautifully. The man Jake was different he had russet coloured skin and long black hair, I immediately knew that Jake was native American like Seth, Leah and Sue.
"Hi I am Sarah, Sue and Charlie's well ummmmm new daughter I suppose" I said quietly looking at my feet, I didn't know what I was and I guessed that being Sue and Charlie's daughter was a good assumption. I looked up to Charlie to see what effect my statement had, had on him. He was smiling and I knew that everything was going to be ok at least for now. For now I was secure that I was wanted in some way.
Sue came bustling into the room with a platter piled high with sandwiches and even before she could put them on the low coffee table Seth had grabbed two in each hand, lovingly Sue swatted at his hands but missed by a country mile, laughing Seth stuffed a sandwich into his mouth and winked at me. I blushed and looked away. Kyle had followed his mother into the room with two glasses of ice tea and handed me one as he shyly sat beside me, I ruffled his hair and he smiled up at me. I looked over at the two visitors to find Nessie grinning widely at me showing off perfect white teeth.
"So Sarah welcome, you going to Forks High this year?" she asked.
"Yes I am starting as a junior, next week, hopefully my car and boxes arrive by then" I quietly said
"That's great we will be in the same year although I will be doing some senior classes" Nessie beamed at me
Charlie coughed and looked at Nessie and Jake "The family is coming back?" I couldn't help but notice the shock in Charlie's voice.
"Yes we are all coming back Carlisle has taken a job at the hospital and we decided that we would come back, we came first to set up the house with Emmett, Rose, Jazz and Alice. Junior, Marie, Robbie, Esme and Carlisle will be coming in a few days." Nessie said.
Nessie threw Jake a look that sent tingles down my spine, I couldn't help but notice the wariness in the look, there was something that I couldn't understand and I felt like that there was something that I was missing.
I placed my ice tea on the table and excused myself from the group. I made my way through the lounge room to the kitchen where Sue was making more sandwiches. "I'm just going outside for some air I told her as I walked to the back door. Sue smiled at me and nodded. I went outside and sat on the back steps.
I missed my mom and dad I missed my old life. I pulled my legs up to my chest and rested my chin on my knees. I wanted to go home, but this was home now, well at least until I finished high school and escaped to college. I felt like an outsider, that the only reason that I was here was because Sue and Charlie felt sorry for me. What was I to them? I was the daughter of Charlie's first wife and her husband, not family well not blood family.
I sat there for awhile not wanting to go inside, but it was getting dark and I was beginning to get hungry. I stood wincing at the stiffness of my legs; I would have to start stretching again if I ever wanted to get back to dancing. I went inside to find Charlie and Sue watching the plasma TV, Kyle was in his pj's laying on the floor colouring in. Seth was laying on the lounge listening to his Ipod.
I went back into the kitchen to find a covered plate of sandwiches and a soda on the table. I sat down and quickly ate a sandwich and drained the soda. Covering the rest of the sandwiches I put them in the fridge, I knew that Seth would make a late night snack of them later, grinning at the thought I shut the fridge and bade my new family goodnight and headed up the stairs.
Once I was in my room I changed into my pj's and I sat on the bed reached under the it and pulled a photo album out, slowly I flicked through the images of my life. My father had gone a little photo crazy and photographed every little aspect of my life, my birth, my first steps, and my first day at school everything was cronologiclaized. As I flicked through the pages stopping now and then to look at the images of my parents I began to cry.
I don't know how long I sat there crying or even when I managed to fall asleep but I awoke in the morning with scratchy eyes and a stuffed up nose. I lay there staring up at the ceiling thinking about what I was going to do, I resolved myself to get good grades and to make sure that I was never a bother to Sue and Charlie and that I made them not regret taking me in.
For the next week or so I tried to be helpful, my car and remaining boxes arrived which meant that I was not a burden on Sue or Charlie. I spent my days outside if the weather was fine, running and getting the layout of the town.
The Friday before school started Charlie took me to get registered at Forks High School. The school was fairly new as it had to be rebuilt a few years ago when it caught fire. The woman behind the desk greeted Charlie with a smile "Mr Swan it is so nice to see you "
" Same to you Mrs Parker, this is my daughter Sarah Evans she is starting her Junior Year this semester, I have all of her transcripts and information from her old school in Florida" Charlie said handing Mrs Parker a manilla folder
"Ahhh everything seems to be in order, Welcome to Forks Sarah. You will be not the only new student this year we have had an influx, besides yourself we have eight new students this semester." Mrs Parker said. I looked up at Charlie who had gone beetroot red at this comment, I was definatley missing something.
The weekend was uneventful, Nessie and Jake returned to visit bringing Nessie's sisters Marie and Alice with them. I couldn't help notice that Marie kept looking at me. Charlie explained that when school started I would recognize Junior, Marie's boyfriend he was Edward's youngest brother.
Marie and Alice were just as beautiful as Nessie. Marie had long brown curly hair and porcelain skin Alice had dark brown hair that was styled into a pixie spiky do and both sisters had beautiful warm topaz eyes. Looking at them I felt out of place. The sisters could have been models. I had an athletic body and a heart shaped face but I was nowhere as beautiful as the women sitting across from me.
"I was so sorry to hear about your mom and dad, Sarah, I met her a couple of times when Edward and Bella were living here." Marie said looking at me.
"Thank-you I miss them so much" I said "but I am glad I am here though" I added quickly looking at Charlie. Charlie just smiled and nodded at me.
"Edward and Bella are in England at the moment, they are traveling around Europe" Alice added quietly. "They would have come back for the funeral except they couldn't change their tickets"
"I understand, they sent cards and flowers, I was grateful for that. I know that Bella and Mom had not seen each other for a very long time" I replied.
"I know Bella wanted to be there" Marie said looking right at me
"I know but Mom understood that Bella and Edward have their own lives to live, I have never met Bella or Edward but I know that they would have been there if they could have." I told them.
Charlie, Marie, Nessie and Alice talked for while longer only stopping when Seth came home from La Push towing Jake, Quil, Claire and Owen (Quil's wife and newborn son). As soon as Jake entered the room Nessie's face lit up. I could tell that these two were soul mates. I felt like I was an outsider and that I was intruding on a big family gathering, excusing myself I went up stairs to my room, not to hide but to escape the looks of sympathy that I was receiving.
I went to bed early not wanting to appear too tired for school the next day, try as I might I could not fall asleep easily, I tried to concentrate on my breathing and muscle relaxation exercises that my ballet teacher had taught me in Florida, the next thing I knew it was morning. Jumping out of bed I quickly got dressed, back home I would have worn my favourite pale blue halter neck top and jean shorts but here in Forks I needed something more.
Dressed I blue jeans and a blue sweater top I quickly yanked a brush through my hair and pulled the long tresses up into a ponytail, I then raced to the bathroom and brushed my teeth and added a layer of lip gloss I was ready to face the day that was going to be hell, but I vowed would suffer in silence.
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~Gikkas