I’ve been watching Caddy Shack, can you tell? I’ve basically decided I want to be Ty when I grow up. I want a big house full of random awesome stuff and a golf cart to drive around it. I would hire a butler named Graves and follow him around in my golf cart, bumping into him and laughing when he makes sternface at me. It would turn out there below the house are secret catacombs and Graves and I would have many adventures. Perhaps I would have a dog, maybe a Doberman named Martin, who would sit in the golf cart with me. He would be trained to pants people. He would pants Grave and I would say, “Oh, Martin, you bad dog,” while Graves does sternface. The snooty neighbors would come by and be snooty and Martin would pants them, and Graves would smile behind his hand. The snooty neighbors would have to take it, though, because I would have the biggest house on the road, and be the richest of them all. I would call my life, “Caddy Shack: The Sitcom”. Wait, did I just pitch a show to NBC?

“If This is Fate” by earthprincess4

This story is pretty heavy; however, I also think it’s a pretty realistic look as to how teenagers would handle this terrible situation. The story begins with Bella at Renee’s funeral. Renee has died, leaving Bella and her younger brother, Seth, as well as Bella’s step-sister Leah, in the care of Bella’s step-dad (and Seth and Leah’s father), James. James is the chief of police of Forks, is a nice guy, and the town loves him. James is beating the shit out of Bella, who thinks he killed her mother to cover up the fact that he was beating the shit out of Renee first. With Renee gone, the responsibility of raising Seth and Leah falls to Bella, as does keeping James’s house in order. It’s very sad, but even more heartbreaking is Bella’s acceptance of the situation. It’s an all-too-familiar response to abuse, to just accept it and think you deserve no better. Let’s pause to sadface. Then one day Bella meets Edward in school, whom she has admired from afar for ages. Of course Edward isn’t stupid, and he knows something is wrong with Bella. He puts it together but does nothing. I know right?! Ugh, it’s so frustrating to get through Edward’s period of indecision. He does eventually begin to help Bella, and he hangs out with her, but Bella won’t let him tell anyone about the abuse. One day, though, Bella doesn’t show up to school and of course Edward must ride to the rescue. This story is pretty angsty, and it’s hard to read in some places (confession: I skimmed a little), but it’s realistic enough and Edward and Bella’s relationship provides some happpytimes among the sadfaces. Also, Edward can be a bit of an emo bitch, but Bella’s so grown up and mature it provides a nice contrast. Seth and Leah are also solid characters, and the spin on Emmett and Rosalie is interesting, especially as Bella is lately beginning to click with Rosalie due to Edward’s said emo bitchiness. In all, a tough read, but a good one, but because I know a lot of people are like me and don’t always like these types of stories, I will put a big fat ANGST/ABUSE warning on this one. Don’t say I didn’t warn you.

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