By: Ivy Dahl

Summary-

In chapter 3 of ‘Twilight’ Bella drives to school as usual on icy roads, which is a new weather characteristic of Forks, Washington. She’s surprised that she makes it so safely to school, given that she’s usually such a clumsy person with ice. This is resolved when she sees that her dad put snow chains on the tires of her truck after arriving at the school parking lot. This small moment of sweetness is interrupted by the loud sound of a car. She immediately turns to see a van swerving out of control towards where she’s standing. Before she can even react, she’s pulled underneath something heavy and hears the loud bang of the car crash. She looks up and sees Edward Cullen’s face. He was shielding her, laying between her and the car. This is very strange to her since just a moment ago she could recall him standing across the parking lot, staring at her in horror just like everyone else. A large crowd of her classmates gather around her, desperate to see if she’s okay and they begin to call 911.

Bella is rushed to the small town’s hospital with the other guy who was driving the out-of-control car. This is where she meets Edward Cullen’s father, Dr. Carlisle Cullen. He tells her she looks fine and that she’s lucky she wasn’t hurt worse, with which she responds that she was lucky Edward was next to her. He stiffens at the mention of his son being involved.

Afterwards, she notices Edward standing in the doorway of her hospital room. Bella immediately gets up and corners Edward in the hallway, questioning him about how he got to her in time and how he stopped the car. He dismisses her angrily, telling her that he was standing right next to her and adrenaline gave him the strength, and she must have just hit her head if she thought anything different. They both glare at each other before walking away. Her dad then drives her home where she has to make a call to her mom to stop her from freaking out about her accident. She falls into a restless sleep, still completely perplexed by Edward Cullen.

Review-

The third chapter of ‘Twilight’ adds major drama with Bella almost getting into a car crash and (yet again) intensifies the mystery of who Edward Cullen is. It also introduces some members of his family, who seem to be just as suspicious as he is and in-the-know of what’s really going on. I’d give it a 9/10. You can buy ‘Twilight’ on Amazon.