Bella's diary

Dear Diary (My Surprise)

February 4, 2009

Remember my 1953 Chevrolet pickup truck? The one Charlie bought for me from Billy Black when I moved to Forks? Well, if you've been following my story, you would know that Edward purchased me an “after car”, for when I was turned. It's a beautiful car. It's fast, too. Different from my old pickup truck, to say the least. It's a Ferrari F430. Nice to look at, but Edward always knew I missed my old pickup truck. It's been parked on Charlie's lawn for the longest time. To my disappointment, it stopped running. I thought I'd never get to drive it again, that is until Edward surprised me with it today.
It's not exactly the same as before, though. It's faster, stronger, has a polished exterior. Reminds me of myself now, oddly. Edward compared the old version of my truck to the human version of myself. It was strong, yet so fragile at the same time. It was rusty, kinda how I was on my feet. And, it was constantly on the verge of dying, only to be made into something faster, stronger and more beautiful, also like me.
Edward redoing my truck is symbolic of the new me. It's paint is glossy and sparkles in the sunlight, it drives fast, it's strong, runs quietly and most of all, it's still the same truck, just like I'm still the same Bella. Besides Nessie, this has to be the best surprise I have ever received in my life. Edward knows how much I love my truck, and he wants me to preserve a lot of my human qualities. The qualities that along with my scent, made him fall in love with me.

Charlie and Jacob were in on it too. They helped Edward with ideas. Such as Charlie's idea to put tires on it strong enough to trek through quick sand, for my safety of course. Charlie still worries about me. He has no idea of my strength, speed or, well… that I am his vampire daughter.

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1. Read this diary entry.

2. Explain these words and expressions:

purchase, rusty, on the verge of, glossy, trek, to be in on it

3. Answer the questions:

a)What is Bella describing and why?

b)Why is the car similar to her?

c)Why is it symbolic?

d)Why is the car so important to Bella?

4. Write the end of this diary entry.

5. Write your own diary entry, for yourself or for Bella Cullen, or any other character from the Twilight saga.

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