Authors Note: I do not own Twilight it belongs to Stephanie Meyer. I just like to write what isn't there.
Chapter Two: A Job?
It had been a week since we moved in. We had put some of our own touches around the house. We had put pictures up and of course I had books all over the house. Reading was my favorite pass time. It gave me a chance to escape from the world. I could be somewhere else, be someone else, live their lives for just a small period of time.
Well there I go again I get distracted. So the house it was a home now. We had a small entry way with a small closet on the right side for our coats and shoes. There was a hallway to the left where you could go upstairs or continue on the to living room. The living room was quite large with a fireplace on the far side of the wall. Our couch was in facing it with the TV hanging on the wall above it. The room was a nice deep red colour with white trim. The kitchen was connected by a small kitchen island connected to the wall. It wasn't a big kitchen but that didn't matter we weren't really that into cooking. As in we couldn't cook. We had already tracked down a small diner where the staff already knew us by name. We also had a small dining room off the kitchen but it was being used as a computer room. Upstairs we had 3 bedrooms. My mom had the master bedroom with a bathroom attached. She had a nice view of the front yard and the drive way, and had a small balcony off the front of the house. My room was a fair size one. It was a deep royal purple colour with a big bed up against the far wall. It had two big windows on the side that look right into the backyard to the woods. I never put curtains up because I loved the view of the woods. Thanks to my mom having her own bathroom the small bath down the hall from my room was all mine. It had a nice size shower and a big mirror that took up most of the wall in front of the sink.
The house was perfect. The neighbors were nice, though there weren't many. Since we were so far of the road you couldn't see anyone from our house. It was once you were on the main road that you would see anyone. Those were the people we considered our neighbors. The police chief of the town, Chief Swan lived near us. He lived alone as far as we knew but he was nice. He welcomed us on our first day here with happy wishes and smiles.
I missed my friends so much. Joey, Sasha and Chase were closer then family and it was the first time we had really been away from each other. Sure in the summer time we would go off to different summer camps but we would write everyday and send pictures back and forth. But this was different and I knew it wouldn't be the same but I knew they would come visit it me when they could afford it and me the same.
Today I was on the hunt for a job. I knew I had to do something because staying in the house all day was not something I could do for much longer. Mom was taking sometime off which she deserved. She hasn't had a vacation for years and needed some time to herself. So I grab the keys for the van and took of through town trying to find somewhere that was hiring.
Driving through town wasn't nearly as hard as I thought it would be. In Halifax were I was from there were side streets and one ways all over the place but here it was small and easy to navigate. I found a store with a help wanted sign in the window.
"Newton's" I said to myself.
It was a sporting good store. I had no clue about hiking or camping or anything sporting related but I was a quick learner and was willing to do anything.
I walked in the store and was greeted by a young guy a little younger then me.
"Hey can I help you with something?" he said in a happy tone.
"Ya,… Hi my names Ellie. I just moved here. Um….is the manager around? I saw the sign out front and I wanted to drop off a resume. I'm flexible and can start anytime and work anytime you need me" I said in the most confident voice I could muster.
"I'll take it for you my parents own the store. Names Mike nice to meet ya." He smiled.
"They really need somebody right now it's just a part time position. About 20 or 25 hours a week. It would be mostly morning and afternoon shifts because that's when I'm in school. I come and help out after though. My parents think it creates responsibility to work, so here I am." He laughed. "I'll let them know about this as soon as they get home". He said.
"Thank you so much. It was nice to meet you Mike. Hopefully I'll be working with you soon." I smiled at him and walked to the front door.
That went well I thought to myself. I hope I get the job I would love to have some cash of my own. I needed to go shopping. Now I'm not one of those girls that has to have the newest trends and newest clothes and just has to go shopping, I would just like to get a few new articles as I didn't really grab as much as I had wanted in our hurry to leave.
When I got home my mom was on the couch just staring at the fire place with her feet on the coffee table with a glass of wine in her hand. I stood there for a minute watching her. She looked so peaceful. It made me smile.
"Hey mom I'm home" I said dropping my purse on the floor and hanging my coat up.
"How did the job hunting go? Were there many prospects out there in the big town of Forks?" She said with a laugh.
"I dropped a few off but I'm hopeful about the one I dropped off at this sporting goods store. I talked to the owners' son and he said they really needed someone." I told her.
"That's great honey, I'm happy for you"
I left her there on the couch and went up to my room. I turned the light on and went over to my window. I had set up a chair there that I had found in the spare room so I could read a book and look out at the woods. I sat down a just stared out the window getting lost in my thoughts.
This move had meant a lot of things. We were finally free and had so much ahead of us. It was scary but so exciting at the same time. What would happen? Who would we meet? What adventures were going to happen? I couldn't wait.
I got ready for bed and thought about what I would do tomorrow. As I laid down I decided I would go and explore this new town and maybe find my way to the beach in La Push I had heard some of the locals talking about the local coffee shop.