The Life of Julie Swan Book II

Chapter One

I woke up to dad walking into my room singing happy birthday. I decided that I'll continue to celebrate my birthday before Bella's because dad technically doesn't know when I was born. He handed me two gifts wrapped in red wrapping paper. I smiled taking them from his hands and open the flat one first. It was a red scrapbook with my name printed on it.

"Oh wow!" I grinned.

"It's from your mother." He smiled. 

I opened the next gift and grinned widely it was a red camera. I was in love with it. I grab dad's hand pulling him to sit beside me on the bed and I snapped a picture of the both of us. 

Dad shook his head with a fond smile. "Let's go wake your sister." 

I climb out of bed and we headed downstairs to Bella's room. I laugh as Charlie barged in singing happy birthday. I noticed his gift for her wasn't wrapped and he also had my gift for her with the one from mom. Pretty sure we got the same thing. 

"Wow, seniors." Dad smirked and I knew where this was going. "You girls are getting old."

I bit back a grin as Bella rolled her eyes. "Eighteen is not that old."

"I don't know is that a grey hair?" Dad asked picking up a strand of Bella's hair. 

I watched amused as Bella shot out of bed and towards her vanity. 

"What? No way!" She cried out before realizing it was a joke. "Haha."

I giggle walking over and pulling her in a hug. "Don't worry bout aging." I whispered. 

Bella then noticed the presents in dads hands. "I thought I said no presents." 

"I'm your sister I don't count." I say snatching up the present I got for her. 

I hand her the long thin box with purple wrapping paper. She took it and tore the paper off to reveal a box. She lifted the lid and smiled brightly. It was a silver bracelet that said Sisters. 

"I have the matching one." I say lifting my wrist showing her my gold one.