Prologue

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      "I still don't know why we couldn't just move to the other side of the city instead of the other side of the country Mama." I huffed for the thousandth time that day, two weeks ago my mother, Georgina Garner, caught my father, David Garcia, having an affair with his secretary; I know, classic boss/secretary affair right? Well I guess it's not technically an affair since they aren't married, but if my father didn't believe Mum had the classic Hispanic temper he sure as hell found out that day; after making a huge scene at his law firm he works for she slapped one side of his face then most likely gave him a shiner on the other side. 

      When I got home from school that same day Mum had told me to pack a few things because we were going to stay with her friend Sophie for awhile, when I  asked why she told me what had happened. To say I was upset at Dad was an understatement, I was furious and I'm pretty sure I get my temper from my Mum. Things between them were going so good, they hadn't been fighting like they used to for a few months but I guess I know why now; Dad was fucking a girl who was old enough to be my big sister, it was gross. The worst part is, Dad didn't even try to stop us from leaving. He didn't call, he didn't show up at the airport like in the movies and say he loves us and he'll do better, nothing, and that's what hurt the most.

       "Because I told you Lena, I couldn't stand to be anywhere near your father after what he did. And I know you're still upset with him, which you have every right to be, so I didn't want you in that sort of toxic environment." She told me, I sighed and rested  my head against the head rest of Mum's new SUV as I wrapped my arms around my knees and I pulled them against my chest; as if I can keep my chest together and keep my heart from falling out and breaking even more at my father's betrayal. "Besides this new state is a fresh start, just what we need sweetie."

      That's another thing, when Mum told me we were moving out of the city I was excited. I lived in a rich part of town in the state of Illinois, though I was born and raised a few years when I was a toddler in the state of Alabama, I was surrounded by rich snobs who could ask their rich daddies for anything they wanted and their trophy wives would say "give it to them because it'll make us look better than everyone else" and they would get it with no questions asked.

      I grew up differently, I grew up playing in mud and getting dirty and it would be okay as long as I didn't come into the house like that because I would get mud everywhere. I grew up playing outside with my cousins till it was sundown, I grew up to say 'yes or no ma'am/Sir', I grew up thinking if I'm nice to you you'll be nice to me. I grew up with Mum telling me I have to work hard for what I want and I wouldn't be given any sort of silver spoon; even though Dad spoiled me from time to time it wasn't as bad as the rest of the kids of my neighborhood.
     
      So yeah I was excited to move, that excitement lasted until yesterday when I found out we were moving to some small dinky town called Forks Washington. The town was under a constant cover of clouds and rain, it rained there more than any place in the US, just the weather alone made me already hate the town; I should have guessed where we would be moving would be rainy since Mum went out and bought all kinds of long sleeves, gloves, hats, rain coats as well as rain boots.

      "Are you sad to be leaving your friends?" Mum asked as she stopped in front of a traffic light, I scoffed and shook my head. What Mum didn't know was back in Illinois I was considered the freaky loner girl who's best friends was a camera, my sketch book, or any sort of book in general; however I wasn't going to tell her that.

      "No Mama, I just didn't want to move all the way to the other side of the country is all." I told her, I looked down for a few moments.

      "Well look at it this way you've always wanted to travel the world to take pictures of nature, think of this as a head start." I sighed and nodded my head.

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