Outside Reading Post #27

Eclipse by Stephenie Meyer p. 152-171

Chapter seven. So Rosalie walks into the room, and want's to talk to Bella. She talks to Bella about become a vampire, and how she didn't have a choice, and if she did she wouldn't have wanted to become one, so she tells Bella her story to try and persuade her. Rosalie was your all American girl next door. She had everything, a loving family, good looks, and just about every material thing a girl could want. When she was in her late teens, her friends started settling down, getting married, and starting families. Rosalie was a little envious of her friends because for the first time, they had something that she didn't. Soon Rosalie met the man of her dreams, who's last name just so happen to be King, and was also super wealthy. They soon got engaged, and were planning for an April wedding. Rosalie was so happy, but their was still a little bit of envy in her when she would notice how her friends and their husbands always seemed so in love. She never felt that with Royce, even though he treated her like a princess. So one day a week before the wedding, Rosalie was driving home from somewhere when she heard some people in the street a few blocks from her house. It happen to be Royce and some of his friends, they were drunk. She went over to see them when they started beating her. She was beat, raped, and god knows what else. She was left in the street to die. She just wanted it to be over, when Carlisle showed up. He turned her into a vampire, so that she wouldn't die. Ever since then she became part of the Cullen family. Rosalie told this story to Bella, and Bella was shocked. Rosalie then said goodnight to Bella, and left. The book didn't describe much of Bella's thoughts or emotions, she just lied down and thought about it. The next day at school, it was passing time, when Bella herd the rev of an engien in the parking lot. She looked up and it was Jacob, he told her to get on. Bella though quick and ran for it. They sped out as quick as they could, and headed to La Push.