Chapter 24 The Vote
By: Libby
Summary:
Edward reluctantly takes Bella to his house so she can conduct her vote. On their way she tells him that she doesn’t feel like she has anything to hold him to her. He proceeds to tell her that her hold is permanent and unbreakable, which comes to Edward asking about Bella about her greatest problem. She tells Edward it’s him, because he can leave her and the worst Victoria or the Volturi can do is kill her. Edward is saddened upon hearing this and, trying to distract him, Bella asks for her birthday gifts back. Edward tells her that he never took them far and that they were under her floorboards the entire time. This triggers something inside her, and she starts to explain the voices she heard while he was gone and ends up having an epiphany.
Questions for consideration:
What did you think of Bella’s “greatest problem”?
Were you surprised to hear that Bella’s stuff was still at her house?
What would you change about this chapter if you had a chance?
What did you think of Bella’s epiphany?
How did you feel before the vote, when Bella said she’d go to Italy alone?
What did you think of Edward’s alternative plan? Do you think it would have worked or was he just grasping at straws?
What did you think of the outcome of the vote? Were you shocked by the results?
Do you agree with the decision to wait until after graduation?
Do you think Bella should have stood up to Charlie like that?
Epilogue- Treaty
By: Libby
Summary:
Life is back to normal for Bella, she’s back to school with Edward resuming his schedule from the beginning of the school year. Edward is aggressively pursuing college for Bella, deadlines had passed, but he somehow has a new stack of applications for her daily. Bella is grounded for her previous actions, she’s allowed out for work and school, Edward is allowed to come over but has a curfew. Bella tries to call Jacob, but he doesn’t seem to want to talk to her and she feels bad that she hasn’t been thinking about him very much since Edward’s return. She calls Jacob while at work one day only to have Billy tell her that Jacob doesn’t want to talk to her.
Questions for consideration:
Do you think Jacob overreacted by showing the motorcycle to Charlie?
How did you feel when you learned what the treaty entailed?
What would you change about this chapter if you had a chance?
Do you think Bella and Jacob could be friends still?
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