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)
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