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“Sometimes the heart sees what is invisible to the eye.” ~H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Hi there! My name is Emma, if you didn’t already know that. Emma Josephine McCarty Cullen Hale. I know, it’s a mouthful but that’s me! Where to start… hmm… well I was born in 1915 in Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Yup I’m a southern girl just like Jazzie! Any way, I was the youngest and only girl of 7 children. I know I’m like Ginny Weasley… hehe. Moving on, I was my momma’s baby girl and she didn’t like me doing anything that my brothers did. So of course I did it anyway. I was like the perfect mix of tomboy and girly girl. I loved dressing up and playing with dolls and I also loved hunting and help my brothers chop wood. Half the time I was my mother’s perfect little girl and others I was like my father’s other son.
I was a cute child with short, straight black hair and green eyes with rosy cheeks and pale skin. As I got older by hair became longer, thicker, and curly. It was a wild mess but it was still stylish. As a teenager, I gained a lot of muscle by helping my brothers with their chores, against my mother’s wishes, but I was still feminine. And then James Carter came along. He was the best looking guy in the whole county and he decided to court me. He was so sweet and my parents loved him. He made me feel special, beautiful. Soon I fell in love with him.
Now, what I am about to tell you, you CANNOT tell Robert. I’ve never told anyone except Eliza, that annoying little mind reader. James and I were engaged. I remember it like it was yesterday. It was the town’s annual Fall Festival and there was always a formal in the evening. My mother had made me a beautiful ball gown just for the dance. Anyway, James and I were having the time of our lives twirling around the dance floor like we were the only ones there. As the music stopped, and the dance floor cleared, he pulled me to the middle with everyone watching, and proposed to me. Of course I said yes. The ring was gorgeous. It had been his grandmother’s; I still have it. It’s hidden away in a box in mine and Robert’s bedroom.
The weeks that followed the engagement and lead up to my rebirth were… tense. My mother had fallen ill and we were at the height of the Great Depression; my father had lost his job and my oldest brother was next. I don’t remember the entire situation that lead up to the bear attack but I remember the key points.
**Flashback**
“Emma! You’re doing it all wrong! You’re supposed to do it like this! Give me that knife!” My mother pushed her way into my spot at the counter, roughly pulling the carrots to her.
“Momma! You’re supposed to be resting! Go back and sit down! I can do it!” I said exasperatedly.
“Well apparently you can’t. I’m up now so I’ll do it.” The day pretty much went on like that, me trying to do momma’s chores, and her re-doing her chores. Finally I couldn’t take it anymore.
“Ok momma, fine! You do it! I’m going for a walk!” I shouted and turned for the door.
“Emma Jo! Were do you think you’re going? Get back here, right now young lady!”
“I’m sorry Momma. I’m just going for a walk. I’ll be back later, Love you!” I ran out the door and into the woods. By the time I looked back, I had gone pretty far, farther than I had wanted, but I kept walking. Soon I came to a clearing and stopped. Then I heard a growl and I turned around. Standing there was a giant grizzly bear. Scared, I backed slowly into the clearing and the bear roared; I screamed. It soon jumped on me and proceeded to maul me half to death. My dressed was ripped, my bones were broken, I was covered in blood, and I knew I was going to die. Then the bear was ripped off of me and I was picked up by Adonis himself. I think I passed out because the next thing I knew I was screaming my ass off while looking into the face of Aphrodite. The pain was terrible; I thought I had died and went to Hell. It was worse than the bear; I wished for the bear. The last thing I heard before I passed out again, besides my own screams, was Aphrodite saying “I’m so sorry”.
When I woke up I knew everything was different. I saw Adonis and Aphrodite standing over me. The rest is history and like I always say, Hell’s not so bad if you get to keep a god with you.
**End Flashback**
So as you can see, my life as a Cullen with Rob hasn’t been so bad, only the way I came to be a Cullen. As much as I miss my biological family sometimes, I’m somewhat glad I met that bear, otherwise I would never have found the wonderful family that I have now. So yeah, not the greatest story in the world but who cares! Now I have to go see if Jazzie and Lizzie wanna go have some fun (you know how boring they can be). Thanks for listening!