Another typical teenage day. At least Bella is starting to make friends. The boys in school seem to be paying a little attention to her. All but one. Edward turns out to be a no-show and this gets Bella wondering and worrying.
At home, she finally gets in touch with her mother via e-mail about the few mundane experiences she has had and starts to settle in with her dad.
This cannot be easy on a 17 year old female to be a child of divorced parents and having to remember each moment where your loyalties and duties lay.
She queries her dad regarding the “Cullen” clan and he tells her the little he knows, emphasizing that the students have not given him any trouble and the medical field in Forks was lucky to have Carlisle.
Days pass and still no Edward at school. Running through my head at this point is that Edward is a total mental case who needs psychiatric help.
Second school week…snow. Not favorable weather for the awkward people like Bella and I, rain is a little more preferable. Lunch this day has now brought heightened awareness to Bella that Edward has returned and she will have to face him in Biology class. They are seated as partners but the atmosphere is slightly less tense than the prior week. He introduces himself, and strikes up a conversation while they are doing their class work, trying to get to know her better. Okay, now I think he really is imbalanced to be so polite after being so utterly rude. The day ends with Bella wondering what in the world just occurred.
My take: Although her various struggles seem to outshine those of the ‘average’ teenager, it seems that the daily grind of the “American” teen has not changed much in the 22 years since I personally left high school behind me. The intrigue is still with me so...onward to Chapter 3!
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