The True story of Twilight

Chapter 03

Aurelia's POV
After school I drive everyone to their part time jobs, before heading to mine. I parked in the parking lot of our family diner; The Lodge.

I went inside and changed into my uniform before clocking in.

My schedule makes it pretty hard to have much of a social life, but I make it work for my friends and family.

From 7-12 I attend college in Seattle. Then from 1-5 I work at the diner. At 6 pm I eat diner with my family then study afterwards and go to bed at 8. Then wake up at 5 am to get ready and help my aunt around the house until I have to leave at 6.

Leah, Rachel, and Rebecca all have licenses, but Leah only has Sam's work truck for transportation and Rachel and Rebecca don't have their own vehicles yet because Jacob's carpooling. So I carpool them to work and school, we actually like this agreement because it gives us time to spend with each other. I only get one day off from college and that's Sunday and I usually spend it with my family or at First Beach with my friends.

I sighed as I quickly got to work.

~~~timeskip~~~
A few minutes before I clocked out Damon's jeep pulled up alongside Charlie's cruiser.

They stepped out and seated themselves at a table. I quickly got everyone their favorite drinks. Charlie got a beer, Damon got Pepsi, Phoebe for Cola, and Thalia got strawberry Fanta. I set the drinks down in front of them before saying "Cora and I will clock out in a minute, okay?" They nodded.

I walked off and tied up a few loose ends with my tables before changing and clocking out. Cora came up behind me and did the same.

We headed back to our table and I saw that Bella had arrived and Cora had gotten the three of us drinks and everyone food. I sat down and took a sip of my Arnold Palmer while Cora sipped her beer and Bella drank water.

Thalia, Damon, and I had gotten chicken tenders with fries while Phoebe got fried fish and fries. Cora and Charlie got steak with roasted potatoes. Bella on the other hand got a veggie burger with sweet potato fries. You could really tell that she wasn't from here.

As we ate Bella spoke up "So... you eat here every night?" We all look at her and Cora says "No, normally I close up earlier to go home and cook dinner but Charlie wanted to take you out after your first day" Bella nods and Charlie trying to bond with his estranged daughter asks "Why do you ask, Bella?" "I can cook" she says slightly smug we all look up, as if confused by the concept. Cora loves cooking and always does the cooking no matter what. I sometimes have to force her out of the kitchen just so she can rest.

Charlie places a hand on Cora's tense shoulder. Bella basically threatened her place in the house by saying that and I eyed her with silent displeasure. "I do the cooking at home - in Phoenix. Mom's not great in the kitchen" Bella explains 'innocently' Charlie chuckles and nods before saying "I remember.. I also know about what happened last Christmas and thanksgiving" Bella flushed in embarrassment "I thought it was soy milk!" She says defensively.

"Both times?" Charlie asks before turning to us and saying "Bella put spoiled milk in the mashed potatoes at thanksgiving and Christmas and gave the whole house food poisoning. She also nearly burnt the house down when she tried to cook the turkey and ham for the holidays in question" I snickered along with everyone else at the table. 'Bella can't cook. She just wants to replace us in Charlie's life, but that won't work' I thought proud of my adoptive father.

I decided to change the subject "How was school? Meet anyone?" I ask kindly " A few people... Do you know the Cullen family?" Bella asks making Charlie look up sharply "Are people talking about them again?" "No... well, a little" Charlie scoffs and scowls at his steak as he begins to ramble  "Just cause they're newcomers. We're lucky to have a surgeon like Dr. Cullen at our podunk hospital. Lucky his wife wanted to live in a small town. Lucky his kids aren't like a lot of the hell-raisers around here."
         
Cora immediately puts her hand on his arm "... Okay, okay honey" she says sympathetically making Charlie sigh and say "I just don't like narrow mindedness" And he returns to his food. We follow in suit. Silence.
         
~~~later~~~
I sit on my bed doing homework and looking out at the fog as Bella talks with her mom on speaker phone.

"If spring training goes well, we could be living in Florida permanently" Renee says only to be interrupted by a telephone operator "Please insert 25 cents to continue" amusingly Bella asks "Mom, where's your cell?"
         
"Renee talks on a pay phone, her dead cell phone in her hand. In the background Phil and an Attendant work on the Subaru engine. "Ok, I didn't lose my power cord. It ran away. Screaming. I literally repel technology now" Renee jokes making Bella smile as she misses her mom. Renee feeds the phone quarters.
         
"Now, tell me more about your school, baby. What are the kids like? Are there any cute guys? What about your new siblings? Are they being nice to you?" Bella grounds her teeth and forcefully says "They've all been really...welcoming" I look up to see Bella getting mad all over again.

"Uh oh....tell me" Renee says making Bella scoff and say "It doesn't matter" "Yes it does" Renee argues "I've got a lot of homework to catch up on so I'll talk to you later" Bella says "Okay...I love you" Renee says with reluctance "Bye" Bella only says and hangs up.

I give her a disapproving look as she was a bit rude to her mother. Bella notices my look and gives me a smug look "I bet you wish you had that" she says arrogantly and I give her a confused look making her elaborate "A mom."

My face hardens and I say "I a have a mom. Cora" Bella scoffs and says "She's not your real mom" I glare at her and say "Biology is the least of what makes someone a mother, Isabella Marie, and the blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb. Remember that because in the real world you mindset is useless" I then put my homework in my bag and turn off my light and face away from her.

'Bella has an ugly appearance and personality...who would willingly be friends with her let alone date her' I thought slightly pissed.