tells her the story of Edward‘s dying mother begging Carlisle to save Edward
• Edward is sullen and unhappy about Bella‘s injury and the Cullens‘ reactions to it
• Edward‘s kiss that night is urgent, reminiscent of a goodbye kiss
CHAPTER 3
• Edward is remote and silent; Bella is frightened
Alice and Jasper have gone away; Edward doesn‘t stay with her the next two nights
• Edward takes Bella to the edge of the woods to have a talk Edward says his family is leaving; he makes Bella promise not to do anything reckless or foolish, in return promising that after he leaves, it will be as if he never existed; Bella tries to follow him into the forest but gets lost and collapses; hours later Bella is found by Sam Uley
• October — November — December — January: Bella is like a zombie
CHAPTER 4
• Charlie threatens to send Bella to her mother in Florida Bella is lifeless; she screams in her sleep; Charlie thinks maybe Renee can help
• To placate Charlie, Bella asks Jessica to go to a movie with her
• Bella and Jessica walk down the street to get some food They pass a bar and see four men standing outside; Bella approaches them; they seem familiar; she feels a rush of adrenaline
• Bella hears Edward‘s voice, angry and concerned
Bella comes out of the lifeless haze, her senses awake
• That night Bella feels the nightly pain like a huge hole punched through her chest — it is hard to breathe
CHAPTER 5
• Bella is out of the numbness, but still has nightmares of nothingness; she holds herself tightly together
• Bella realizes that she doesn‘t need to keep her promise to Edward Bella wants to be reckless and stupid; she finds two free, broken-down motorcycles and takes them to Jacob Black to be repaired
CHAPTER 6
• Bella starts spending time with Jacob
Bella is surprised to hear herself laugh; Jacob carries happiness like an aura — an earthbound sun; Charlie is cautiously relieved to see her happy
• Bella makes a comment at lunch in the cafeteria; her friends are stunned
CHAPTER 7
• Bella drives to Edward‘s house to see if she will hear his voice again — nothing
• Jacob finishes the motorcycles
While driving the bikes out to a secluded riding place, Bella sees four boys on a cliff overlooking the water; one jumps off; Jacob explains that the boys are just cliff diving, that it‘s an adrenaline rush; Bella wants to give cliff diving a try; Jacob says the boys are Sam Uley‘s gang; he seems worried and frightened
• Bella realizes that Jacob likes her as more than just a friend
CHAPTER 8
• Jacob instructs Bella how to ride the motorcycle
• As soon as Bella lets go of the clutch, she hears Edward‘s angry voice The motorcycle falls on top of her, but she is eager to try again; the second attempt goes better; she hears Edward‘s voice several times; she crashes and cuts her head; she apologizes to Jacob for bleeding
• After several days of accidents and injuries, Bella and Jacob decide to try hiking — Bella wants to see Edward‘s meadow again
CHAPTER 9
• Bella‘s time is filled with school, work, and Jacob
• Mike invites Bella to a movie; she turns it into a group activity; she invites Jacob and Quil
Everyone backs out or comes down with the flu except Mike and Jacob; Mike gets sick during the movie
• Jacob tells Bella he will always be there for her
Bella doesn‘t want to lead Jacob on; she feels she has nothing left to give
• Jacob doesn‘t feel well; Bella gets sick
CHAPTER 10
• Jacob never calls to say he is better; Billy won‘t let Bella talk to Jacob Bella is told that Jacob has mono and can‘t have visitors for a month
• Bella doesn‘t handle ?alone? well; the hole in her chest is worse than ever Charlie is worried
• Bella decides to find Edward‘s meadow on her own
When she does, the memories there are too painful
• Laurent shows up in the meadow
Laurent knows the Cullens are gone; Bella hears Edward‘s warning voice; Laurent is thirsty; he says he‘ll kill Bella quickly, that it will be better than what Victoria has planned for her, that Victoria wants to torture Bella in revenge for Edward killing James
