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December 2004
Raquel's Pov
Let's start with an introduction; my name is Raquel Antonia Black. I'm the youngest daughter of the Quileute tribes chief, Billy Black, as well as the older twin of Jacob Black. Right now Jacob and I are working on an old truck that Dad's friend, Charlie Swan, had bought. The truck is for his daughter who is moving back to Forks. We have a little over a month until she moves back to have the truck finished, it'll be enough time to fix the mechanical issues, but not so much the aesthetic ones. The poor thing has rust patches all over as well as some missing paint.
Jake is working on getting the engine out while I’m shopping online for cheap but quality replacements for a lot of truck parts. Once everything is ordered, I walk over to Jake “Everything is ordered, should be here in a week” He replies “Good, the sooner the parts get here, the sooner we can rebuild this crappy engine.” I laugh and nod before grabbing a wrench to try and help him get the engine unbolted. After half an hour of trying, I give up “Hey Jake, I’m going inside to make a sandwich, do you want one?” He nods and grunts as he finally gets the first bolt off.
I leave the garage and go inside our home, I walk into the living room where my dad is “Hey Daddy, I’m making sandwiches for Jake and me, do you want any?” He looks away from the football game he was watching. “Yes please sweetheart, thank you” I nod and kiss his cheek. I then walk into the kitchen and grab what I need to make sandwiches. I make my dad two, Jake three, and one for myself; I then grab snack-sized baggies of chips for all of us. First I give Dad his plate before I go back to the kitchen and grab mine and jakes. I then start to make the short trip to the garage.
When I walk in I hand Jake his plate and chips before sitting in one of our old lawn chairs and start eating. “So Jake, how do you feel about Bella moving to Forks?” He smiles off into nothingness before replying “Good, really good, I missed hanging out with her” I chuckle and roll my eyes playfully “You still have a PHAT crush on her?” As soon as the words come out of my mouth, Jake's face goes redder than a tomato. I smile wide and laugh loudly and say “Of course you do!! I remember you used to follow her and me around to get her attention. Honestly, it was adorable” Jake rolls his eyes and replies “Whatever”
We go back to eating our food as we just stare at the truck, trying to think of what needs to be fixed. Once I finish eating, I set my plate down in front of my chair before I get up and walk over to the truck. I hum softly and look down into the hood of the truck. “Looks like the truck needs a new spark plug… As well as a new oil dipstick” Jake looks up from his plate as he finishes his last sandwich “Huh?! Oh, yeah. We can order them in a bit, so the parts for the engine and that stuff can arrive around the same time” I nod and stretch as my back begins to lock up a little.
I look at the clock that hangs on the garage wall. I sigh softly when I see that it's only 2 in the afternoon. After a few minutes of just leaning up against the truck, I get up and go to the computer to start ordering the other parts we need. I stand up straight and yawn “Jake, I’m gonna go take a nap, wake me half an hour before my shift at Carver's?” Jake nods and gives me a hug as well as a kiss on the temple, I leave the garage and go inside the house. I go straight to my room, once in the comfort of my room, I remove my jeans and lay down in my bed, using my blankets to keep myself warm; after a few minutes of laying in bed, I slowly fall asleep.
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It’s two hours later when I’m woken up by my twin, I push his hands away as I sit up and stretch my arms out. Once Jacob is out of my room, I get out of bed and put on a clean pair of jeans as well as a cute blouse. I slip some socks on before putting my boots on, then I leave my room and go down the hall to the living room. As I walk in I see Jake and our dad on the three-seater couch, I go over to them and kiss them both on their cheeks “I love you two, I’m off to carvers for my shift.” I then walk out of the house to my car, a used Ford Escort that I had bought from this elderly couple that live on the rez. I unlock my car and get in, I start it and start to drive in the direction of forks.
It took about 10 minutes to get to the cafe there when I get there I park the car by the entrance. I turn the car off and get out, I lock it before I start jogging to the front door. I go inside and head straight to the break room, I clock in and put on my apron as well as my name tag. As I walk out of the breakroom, I take my pen and notepad out of the pockets of my apron. I walk over to the counter and greet my manager, Cora, with a quick hug. I lean against the counter as I wait for people to walk in or call me for help.
A few minutes pass before the chief of police -Uncle Charlie- walks in, once he’s sat down I skip over and greet him “Hi Uncle Charlie, what can I get you?” He looks at the menu briefly before saying “Just my regular order please?” I nod and jot down his order; Uncle Charlie comes to the cafe a lot, so it’s not hard to memorize his favorite items to order. “Okay, I’m gonna go put your order in then I’ll be back with your pop!” I go to the window that looks into the kitchen and tell our cook the order. I then go behind the counter and grab one of our clean cups before filling ¼ of it with ice and the rest with root beer, I quickly go back to Uncle Charlie and give him his drink.
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Soon my shift comes to an end, I clock out, and make sure to wipe down the unoccupied tales. I go to the breakroom and clock out, once I’ve done that I take off my nametag and apron. Before I leave I say goodbye to my coworkers; then I go out to my car, when inside I start to count the tips I made from this shift. After counting, I stuff the cash in my front pocket before I start my car and drive home. When I reach my house I shut the engine off and then get out. I lock the car and go inside, I go to the kitchen to start dinner, only to find my brother stirring something in one of the sauce pots.
I toss my keys onto the kitchen table as I sit down in my chair “What are you doing, dear brother of mine?” Jake freezes and slowly turns to face me, he replies “Well… I’m heating some of the chili you made earlier this week. Dad’s already had dinner, so I’m heating up enough for you and me.” I smile softly and nod “Okay, but you’re cleaning all the dishes.” He sighs out of relief because he knows I don't let anyone else but myself cook, not after our older sisters left for college; they were the ones who taught me our mom’s recipes and traditions, they and my dad are the only ones who could tell Jake and I about our mom.
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After we’re done eating and cleaning up after ourselves, Jake and I split ways, him to his room and I to the bathroom. Once I am done with my hot shower, I get dressed in PJs before going to my room and going to sleep.