In Which I Beg for Sweet Release From Breaking Dawn: Chapter 9 -- Sure as Hell Didn’t See That One Coming · 1:35pm Jun 30th, 2018
I did. These books are predictable.
Jacob stops by his house before leaving for the Cullens’ to retrieve his bike; he can’t travel as a wolf, because then Sam will know what’s going on and can lay down an Alpha edict to stop him from going. Billy’s there, waiting, and tries to talk Jacob out of leaving (he thinks Jacob’s running away again, not going to attack the Cullens). Even as Billy tries to reach out, Jacob sullenly blocks him out and whines. Before he leaves, he disconnects the phone and takes the cord with him so Billy can’t call Sam. You know, Billy’s in a wheelchair and travels around the reservation a lot; shouldn’t he have a cell phone, just in case he gets stuck? Whatever. Jacob’s a dick to his father and drives his bike to the Cullens’.
Carlisle greets him when he arrives. He tries to wave Jacob away, but Bella says to let him in, there isn’t much point in keeping secrets from him. Jacob quickly pushes past Carlisle into the living room. When he sees Bella, it’s obvious that she’s not a vampire, but that’s really the best that can be said about her: she’s paler than usual, messy, bloated, sickly. Bella shows Jacob her pregnancy and how impossibly far along it is, and the idea makes Jacob sick.
But it was worse than that, so much worse. Her distorted body, the bones jabbing against the skin of her face. I could only guess that she looked like this — so pregnant, so sick — because whatever was inside her was taking her life to feed its own…
Edward quickly takes Jacob outside to speak with him. In spite of wanting to kill him, Jacob finds he can sympathize a little with Edward, he looks so hurt. Edward’s been beating himself up because he’s responsible for getting Bella pregnant and the baby is killing her.
“So why hasn’t Carlisle done anything? I growled. “He’s a doctor, right? Get it out of her.”
He looked up then and answered me in a tired voice. Like he was explaining this to a kindergartener for the tenth time. “She won’t let us.”
“It took a minute for the words to sink in. Jeez, she was running true to form. Of course, die for the monster spawn. It was so Bella.
You know, even if an abortion is the right thing to do now (let’s sidestep that minefield), this feels like a really calloused way to go about it. They’re all just, “Yeah. Kill it.” And if you think that’s bad, check out what Jacob says next:
“Just back up a second. She won’t let you.” The sarcasm was acid on my tongue. “Did you ever notice that she’s exactly as strong as a normal hundred-and-ten-pound human girl? How stupid are you vamps? Hold her down and knock her out with drugs.”
“I wanted to,” he whispered. “Carlisle would have…”
Holy shit, Edward. Holy shit, Jacob. But most of all, holy shit, Carlisle. You’re a doctor and you’re thinking of forced druggings and abortions? What the hell, dude! I can kind of understand Edward’s and Jacob’s reactions because they “love” her, but that goes against almost every bit of medical ethics there is!
Anyway, they haven’t done that because Rosalie is supporting Bella in her decision, and Emmett and Esme are backing up Rosalie. Edward asks Jacob to talk to Bella for him as a sort of last-ditch effort to convince her. Edward tells Jacob to offer her anything she wants. If she wants babies — human babies — she can have them. If she wants puppies, she can have them. And then Jacob realizes that Edward is offering to “share” Bella.
EDWARD IS PIMPING HIS WIFE OUT TO HER BEST FRIEND SO SAID BEST FRIEND CAN COERCE SAID WIFE INTO HAVING AN ABORTION.
I couldn’t think about what he was suggesting. It was too much. Impossible. Wrong. Sick. Borrowing Bella for the weekends and then returning her Monday morning like a rental movie? So messed up.
So tempting.
AND SAID BEST FRIEND IS HONESTLY CONSIDERING IT.
I didn’t want to consider, didn’t want to imagine, but the images came anyway. I’d fantasized about Bella that way too many times, back when there was still a possibility of us, and then long after it was clear that the fantasies would only leave festering sores because there was no possibility, none at all. I hadn’t been able to help myself then. I couldn’t stop myself now. Bella in my arms, Bella sighing my name…
THIS IS WHAT THIS BOOK IS LIKE.
Ugh. Ugh ugh ugh. The Clinginess Meter is shared between viewpoint characters, by the way. There goes the first multiplier and two additions.
Edward keeps begging with Jacob; the baby is growing quickly inside her and will probably kill her, either when it’s ready to be born or simply by depriving her body of nutrients. Jacob reluctantly agrees to it.
Clinginess Meter: 23 x 2
OH SWEET LORD THESE PEOPLE ARE TERRIBLE.
I can’t even make any jokes here. This is just too messed up.
HOW DOES ANYONE CONSIDER THIS ROMANTIC?
Oh my god, this is the most fucked up shit. o.o
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Ha ha ha NO. Not the most. Believe it or not, there's more fucked-up shit down the line.
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More fucked up than abortion being the only solution to the demonic vampire baby that's eating her alive? c.c Saints preserve us.
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How do you not know what is coming? I thought cultural osmosis had seen to it that this story was grafted onto everyone's consciousness by now.
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I've tried really hard to ignore it. D:
Honestly, it wasn't that hard. :B
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The best part? Read The Host. Meyer can actually write.