Love Hurts

Author's Note: As you read this, think about someone you love. Love is one of the greatest things God has created. To love you have to take risk things, and go after them if they leave. Remember that love isn't always perfect, it can be a struggle. Overall, love is something you should never give up on. Remember this as you read.

“There was a light, unnatural breeze.My eyes flashed open. The leaves on a small vine maple shuddered with the gentle wind of his passage. He was gone. Love,life,meaning.....over.” This is a quote from The Twilight Saga: New Moon by Stephanie Meyer; which is about Edward leaving Bella for her own safety; he wants her to have a better life without him. How would you feel if someone left you and you didn’t know the reason why? If someone ever leaves you , they will come back if they really love you.

In the beginning of the book, it’s Bella's birthday and the Cullen's decide to throw a party for her. She opens a gift from Carsisle and Esme( the parents), gets a paper cut,and nearly dies when Edward’s brother-- Jasper-- attacks. Edward feels guilty that he is always putting Bella in some sort of danger. Unlike Edward though, Bella doesn’t care much about it, though she starts to see how guilty Edward is feeling. Guilt will often make you feel like you did something wrong. People you are close to may start to see that this is changing you, and they may start to detach from your life.

While Edward is feeling guilty ,Bella starts to realize that he can’t protect her from everything, and that he cant do everything for her. Then, the unexpected happens. Edward tells Bella that he must leave her, and that he doesn't want her anymore. He doesn't love her. If someone leaves you, you have to believe that they are doing something to protect you. As Bella tries to overcome Edward leaving her, she catches up with and old family friend --Jacob Black. He helps her get back to her normal self, but then things take a turn for the worst.He isn’t the person she thought he was -- he is a werewolf. Even though he was changing, she didn't just walk away. She tried her hardest to get him back to the way he was before: a friend, a protector, and someone who could help her cope with the loss of Edward. When somebody changes, you shouldn’t give up, but you should help support their new lifestyle changes:especially if they helped you overcome yours.

In addition to Jacob changing, Bella’s life changes too. Alice--Edward’s sister-- comes back to check up on Bella. She tells her about how she saw Bella jump off a cliff, and that Edward wanted to die too ,because he felt like it was his fault. Bella and Alice drive to Volterra-- the city where Edward plans to kill himself-- and Bella gets to him before he has the chance to expose himself. She tells him that he just cant go off and kill himself because he feels guilty about something that she did. It turns out that he didn’t go because he felt guilty, but because he couldn't live in a world that she didn’t exist in. Even though Edward left Bella and didn't mean to hurt her, its not always like that in the real world. Sometimes people leave and they never come back, but you have to live with it. For example, if you really believe that you love someone and that they love you the same way, then suddenly they change their mind about you, moping around like Bella doesn’t help. You have to learn to get on with your life.

Even if someone leaves you, they’ll come back if they really love you. If someone really does care about you and want to protect you, they will do anything to do so --including leaving. In addition to that they will come back if they really cant live without you. “I thought back to those last days of my life before he left me,tried to see them through the filter of what he was telling me now. From the perspective imagining that he’d left me while loving me, left me for me.” (513-514)

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse - Trust

Author’s Note: You can only really trust someone if you honestly know them. As you read this think about if you have ever gotten to know someone who has betrayed your trust.

“In dead silence, all the details suddenly fell into place for me with a burst of intuition. Something Edward didn’t want me to know. Something Jacob wouldn’t have kept from me. It was never going to end, was it?” (79)  This is a quote from The Twilight Saga: Eclipse by Stephanie Meyer which talks about the ways of trust.  Trust is an important topic in life where you can never really trust someone until you truly get to know them.

In the beginning of this book, Edward attempts to keep a secret from Bella. Suddenly  unexpected visit from Bella's friend comes and tells her all the details. Bella isn’t sure if she can trust Edward anymore. Although Edward couldn't keep the fact that a bunch or vampires are trying to kill her, he tries to tell her the reason he lied to her. To protect her. One of the most important things in life is trust. If you can’t trust someone how can you ever tell when they are telling the truth? In this case it was a lie of protection. Edward didn’t lie to hurt her, but to keep her from the bad things that might have had happened if he had told her.  

In addition to Edward not being trustworthy to Bella, Edward can’t trust Bella either. Since Bella is in love with Edward, they spend almost all of their time together. Bella doesn't get a chance to spend time with her other friends including her best friend, the ‘werewolf’, Jacob black. Edward is scared that Jacob will lose control and attack Bella. This is a really big problem in Bella and Edward’s relationship. They don't understand the importance of trust. On the other hand they care far to much about each other to let that affect there relationship.

As if their relationship wasn't complicated enough, vampires are coming to kill Bella. Bella is trying to stop the fight from happening but her persuading fails. Finally she understands why Edward didn’t want to tell her about the fight. She knows that he was actually trying to save her from all the overwhelming emotions that may overcome her. In life it's important to understand the reasons why someone does a certain thing. That reason is most likely to be that they are just trying to protect you.

Once you truly get to know someone you  are able to put you trust into their hands. In the end relationships end up happy and loving. You learn new things about each other that make them love each other even more.  “He once again slid my ring into place on my third finger on my left hand. Where it would stay, conceivably for the rest of eternity.”(620) As time passes love generates and gets stronger, just like Bella and Edward.