In Which I Suffer Through New Moon: Chapter 6 -- Friends · 2:25pm Mar 14th, 2018

Jacob and Bella start working on the motorcycles immediately. Jacob chats about his sophomore year at school and his two best friends, Quil (sic) and Embry. Almost immediately, they pop over to the garage to see what’s up.

“Bella and I are going to fix up these bikes,” Jacob explained inaccurately. But bikes seemed to be the magic word. Both boys went to examine Jacob’s project, drilling him with educated questions. Many of the words they used were unfamiliar to me, and I figured I’d have to have a Y chromosome to really understand the excitement.

(eyeroll) Yeah. Women can’t be interested in motorcycles. It’s genetic.

Eventually, Bella heads home. As she leaves, Quil and Embry not-so-subtly make it clear that they’re very enthusiastic about Bella spending time with Jacob. That night, Bella sleeps without any nightmares, shocking her.

That day, she and Jacob go car-part-shopping in her truck, and Bella finds that she genuinely enjoys Jacob’s company. And their chemistry is alright, like this moment when Jacob points out Bella’s missing her radio (she tore it out after the Cullens left):

“Did the stereo break?” he wondered.
“Yeah,” I lied.
He poked around in the cavity. “Who took it out? There’s a lot of damage…”
“I did,” admitted.
He laughed. “Maybe you shouldn’t touch the motorcycles too much.”
“No problem.”

Although there’s a strange moment where they’re discussing boyfriends and girlfriends and Bella comments that Quil might like her, but she’s a bit old for him. Jacob points out that he’s barely a year younger than her, and:

I had a feeling we weren’t talking about Quil anymore. I kept my voice light, teasing. “Sure, but, considering the difference in maturity between guys and girls, don’t you have to count that in dog years? What does that make me, about twelve years older?”

First: “dog years”? FORESHADOWING. Second: “difference in maturity between guys and girls”? Where did that come from? I’ve seen both be petty and childish, both be mature and wise. I don’t know. Whatever. It’s weird.

That evening, Charlie arrives at Billy’s with a mutual friend of theirs, Harry Clearwater, and his family. During the dinner, Bella’s surprised to find that she doesn’t want to leave, like she would’ve if this had happened just a few days ago. During lunch period the next day, she starts listening to her friends’ conversations. She realizes some newer kids have been sitting at their table and she doesn’t know for how long.

I was beginning to get annoyed with myself. I might as well have been packed in Styrofoam peanuts last semester.

Well, yeah. Your pweshush Edward left you. You didn’t just be packed in Styrofoam peanuts, you went out and got the Styrofoam peanuts yourself. Why is this so surprising?

The conversation shifts to one of the teens having seen a too-big bear while out hiking. Most of the listeners are skeptical, but when Bella interjects with the story she heard while working at Mike’s everyone else is shocked she’s actually talking. However, as the lunch period wears on, she gets accepted back into the fold. Once the bell rings, Bella realizes it’s been a year, almost to the day, since she arrived in Forks, and it’s like nothing’s changed.

Huh. Another chapter with no additions to the Clinginess Meter. Wow.

Clinginess Meter: 23 x 2

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FanOfMostEverything #1 · Mar 14th, 2018 · 3 · ·

So... everyone else just accepted that she was in a near-catatonic state for four months and just kind of lived their lives around her? No attempts to address the obvious depression? And what did they tell the new people at their table?

"That's Bella. She's a zombie. Isn't that right, Bella?"
"..."
"Yeah, don't be concerned if bits start falling off when it warms up. That's normal."

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