Outside Reading #2

The next big event that happened in New Moon was Bella's 18th birthday party. Eventhough this was definately last thing she wanted, she really had no choice but to go. The idea of celebrating the thing she dreaded the most was completely sickening to her. But despite her negative outlook on the situation, the Cullen's insisted on throwing her a party, gifts and all. When escorted by Edward into the giant white house, she was happily greated by every member of the Cullen family. Aice, Emmett, Carlisle, Esme, Jasper, and even Rosalie, were all there and ready to celebrate. To Bella's surprise, the evening wasn't turning out as bad as she had predicted it would. Everything was going particularly well, so she decided to open her presents. While attempting to open the first one, she accidently sliced her finger open just the slightest bit with the wrapping paper. Only a minor paper cut resulted, but this had been enough to completely overwhelm Jasper. It all happened very quickly; the cut, the blood, Jasper completely losing control. Before Bella even realized what was going on, Edward threw himself on top of her in an attempt to sheild her from the blood-thirsty Jasper. Edward's huge body knocked Bella over onto a glass table, completely shattering it. She fell into numerous shards of glass, spilling blood everywhere. By this time, Jasper was going insane, and even Edward wasn't sure if he could control himself. The whole Cullen family, except for Carlisle, immediately had to leave the house to prevent harming Bella. This whole incident didn't mean that much to Bella, but it completely shattered Edward. He became overwhelmingly disgusted with himiself, to the point of making a life changing decision. He made up his mind that it would be best for everyone if he left Bella, for good. He became truly convinced that his presence only threatened Bella's life, and with him around she would suffer greatly. Of course when Bella heard this, she lost control of everything around her. Except when Edward told her he was leaving her, he didn't exactly tell her the truth. He made it seem like her was leaving her because he simply didnt love her anymore, and was ready to move on. This, naturally, was what made Bella lose control. She lost all hope in everyone and everything around her, and for the next few months her life became a world of depression and axiety. My opinion on Edward's choice is that I definately think it was a bad one. How could he think that telling her he didnt love her anymore could be the right thing to do? It sent her spiraling into a depression that nobody thought she would ever come out of.