Hi, everyone. I haven't uploaded in a while, and I'm super sorry. But I have a good excuse. We had STAR testing, the most important testing of the year in California. We have it every year, and I was busy studying for it and trying to sleep early. After that, we had Open House, so we had to do so many projects that I didn't have time to even open the laptop. Sorry! Also, I only got two reviews, so I guess I was waiting for more. To my reviewers, thank you very much!
Before we move onto the story, let me remind you that all recognizable characters, settings, and quotes belong to Mrs. Stephenie Meyer! The plot belongs to me, though, and please keep that in mind.
I was a huge coward. I was a coward who was willing to fly across the country just to get away from what I feared: a confrontation from Edward or Jacob. Unfortunately, my dad was against the idea of me leaving tonight, so I had to endure a whole night of worry that Jacob or Edward would break in the house and try to stop me.
I changed into my pajamas and turned on my new laptop. It was second-hand, but Jacob had bought it for our one-month anniversary, so it was one of my most valuable possessions. I carried it and its charger to my bed and sat down, waiting for the laptop to turn on.
I had missed most of the movie yesterday because I was kissing Jacob, like we did in most movies, so I was going to look it up and read a summary of it.
I typed in "Second Chances" on Wikipedia and rolled down. My eyes became wider as I rolled down farther.
By the time I finished reading the whole thing, my eyes were as wide as those of the cute guinea pig in Bedtime Stories.
I closed my eyes, shaking my head. I opened my eyes and read the summary again.
Second Chances is a hit romance movie. It is told in the main male character, Edmund's, point of view.
Edmund is a sophomore in high school in a small town. He doesn't specify which one, but it is in the rainy state of Washington. His father is a respected doctor at the local hospital. He is an only child whose only friend is the girl next door, Marie. Marie is also his long-term girlfriend.
When Edmund receives news that his family will be moving to L.A., California, because a new job his father got there, he is devastated. He finally decides to break up with Marie so that she will be able to move on instead of clinging onto him. Edmund leaves Marie in tears, thinking what he did was the best choice for her.
The only thing Edmund ever thinks about is Marie. He wonders if she has moved on, like he wanted her to. A selfish side of him wishes that she is still waiting for him.
Almost three years after Edmund's move to California, his parents decide to send him to Washington for three weeks as his graduation present. Edmund is excited because he has decided to beg Marie for a second chance, even if they need to keep a long-distance relationship.
When Edmund arrives in Washington, he drives from the airport to the small town he used to live in on his rented car. When he sees the movie theatre that he and Marie used to go to every month, he stops by.
As Edmund is entering the movie theatre, he hears the sound of the laughter he has dreaming of hearing for almost three years. He turns toward the sound of the laughter, but stops in place when he sees that she is closing her eyes with her arms around a tall Native American boy's neck. Marie opens her eyes, spots Edmund, and untangles herself from the boy.
They talk, and Edmund realizes that Marie has been dating the Native American boy, James, for a year. Edmund begs Marie to take him back. Marie looks torn.
Edmund isn't able to take the pain anymore, and he rushes out of the theatre. He spends two nights in a motel crying and remembering how Marie had matured into a beautiful woman.
On the fourth day, Edmund finally makes it out of bed to get some food from the store. There, he meets James. James tells Edmund that Marie was cliff-diving with him for recreational purposes and almost drowned. She is currently at the local hospital. She has hypothermia and shows no signs of waking from the coma she has slipped into.
Edmund rushes to the hospital and stays by Marie's side, completely ignoring James on the other side of her. He talks to her, hoping to help her wake up.
On the second day, Marie wakes up and finds Edmund asleep next to her. James isn't there because he has gone to grab some food. Marie gently kisses Edmund on the lips, and he wakes up.
Marie tells Edmund that she only agreed to date James in the first place because he was the only one who came close to understanding the pain she was in when Edmund left her. She wasn't able to say yes to him right away in the theatre because she didn't want to hurt her friend. She called him many times after their encounter at the theatre, but he didn't answer, so she believed that she had lost her true love. She tried to drown on purpose to end her pain.
Edmund doesn't believe her because he doesn't remember recieving any calls. Marie tells him to check his phone. Edmund obeys and realizes that his phone has been off since his first day in Washington. He kisses Marie, and James walks in on them. Marie explains her true feelings, and James leaves the happy couple.
The movie ends on the beach after Edmund makes Marie promise never to cliff-dive again.
I was still shocked. How could the movie be so similar to my situation? People thought that Edward's family had moved to L.A. because Carlisle had gotten a new job there. I had cliff-dived for Edward, and almost froze to death. I had met Edward again in a theatre. The similarities were freaking me out.
But what made me read the summary again was the ending. Marie had never loved James as much as she loved Edmund, so it made the choice easier for her. She had chosen her happily ever after with Edmund without much hesitation.
My feelings were different of those of Marie. I groaned. I had hoped that I loved Jacob more, but I knew I didn't. I loved them equally, so both choices would hurt me.
Lucky Marie, I thought.
A screech on the window startled me, and I jumped off the bed, causing the laptop to snap closed.
"Bella?" It was Edward. I sighed in relief.
I walked to the window. Edward was dangling on the windowsill with on one hand. "Bella, will you please open the window? I tried the hidden key under the eave, but it's not there anymore."
I grinned. I had taken the key so Edward would not be able to break in. Of course, he could shatter the small locked window like it was a piece of paper, but he wouldn't want to involve the police.
"Bella?" Edward repeated.
"No, I won't open the window, Edward. I have to go to bed because I'll be preparing a week's portion of food for Charlie and packing tomorrow morning. Goodnight, Edward," I said, turning to the bed.
"All right, then, we can talk like this. I don't mind dangling on the window if it means I can talk to you. I won't deprive you of your sleep, but do you mind answering just one question?"
"What?" I mumbled as I moved my laptop to my desk and got under the covers.
"Why are you going to Jacksonville? I know that visiting Renee isn't your only goal of this trip."
I froze. "You know why." I bit my lip, trying to keep the tears from falling as I remembered what had happened with Jacob earlier, but a few ran down my cheeks.
"No, I don't. Bella, as much as I hate to say this, Jacob loves you. He will be back. But if you run away like this, you will ruin your relationship for sure."
"Why do you care if we break up? If you really love me and want me back, shouldn't you be happy that I'm ending my relationship with him?" I retorted bitterly without looking at him.
"I do love you and want you back, Bella. You have no idea how much I long for a second chance. But I know you'll be hurt if you break up with him. I just don't want to see you hurting," Edward answered calmly.
"Edward, I'm going to Jacksonville no matter what you say, but I won't stay there forever. But I need to go. I need some alone time," I whispered. "Goodnight, Edward."
He didn't answer, but as I slipped into warm, blissful sleep, I heard him whisper, "I love you, Bella."
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