if leaving is the right thing to do...

"Don't you see? That's what proves me right. I care the most, because if I can do it" - he shook his head, seeming to struggle with the thought - "if leaving is the right thing to do, then I'll hurt myself to keep from hurting you, to keep you safe."


Sounds familiar? Well, that quote is from Stephenie Meyer's famous vampire novel-- Twilight. I like it because it follows the "i-love-you-so-much-it-hurts" formula. Not to mention the "you-and-me-against-the-world", since Bella is a human and Edward is a vampire. Therefore making their love story impossible. And it makes me remember the fairy tales that I so loved when I was younger. You know, Snow White, Cinderella, and all those other princesses, and the ever dashing and handsome Prince Charming. Although now with the exception of Prince Charming, because my Prince Charming now is not a prince riding on a white horse but rather a VAMPIRE driving a silver Volvo. Hehehe! But honestly, I think the reason why so many girls are addicted to the book, and more with the movie, because the storyline clearly depicts what WE have always longed for-- LOVE. The true love that would break all boundaries. The love that is willing to sacrifice one's self for the other's sake.


Alice interrupted this time, touching my cheek with her cold fingers. "It's been almost a century that Edward's been alone. Now he's found you. You can't see the changes that we see, we who have been with him for so long. Do you think any of us want to look into his eyes for the next hundred years if he loses you?"


That, ladies and gentlemen, is what my reason why so many people are addicted by Twilight.