Before I Fall (pg. 311 - 344)

So after leaving myself at that terrible cliffhanger, here is what happened next. Sam goes around asking the people at the party if they know where Juliet is. No one seems to know who she is talking about, until in her long list of describing her, she says "might be wet" (you know, because of the drink that would have been thrown on her) and so someone says she is in the bathroom. Sam runs to the bathroom, the door is locked, of course, and no matter how much she bangs on the door, she doesn't get an answer. This makes Sam panic quit a bit. She yells at someone to go get Kent. Kent ends up having to pick the lock, and when they open the door, no one is in there, and the window is opened.


Sam, still freaking out, runs out to find her. She runs through the woods, thinking that is where Juliet ran off to. All she can see in her head is Juliet shooting herself, and all the blood that would pool around her head. Once she realises she is lost, she tries to find the road. Once she is close enough to see it, she sees Juliet sitting on the ground. She starts to talk to Juliet, and Juliet doesn't understand why she is being nice all of a sudden, and she she yells as Sam "why are you talking to me, you hate me!" Sam tells her that she just doesn't know her, but she thinks they have something in common. No matter what she says, Juliet runs out into that street, to be hit by a car.


The Car, is Lindsey's. Lindsey and Ally are both fine, but Elody, who was in the passenger side (the seat Sam was in the night she dies) was the only one of them that died. Sam has a major freak out, hello, she just watched someone commit suicide and her best friend dying! So Kent takes her back to his place, and she doesn't want him to leave her side. She asks why he is so nice to her, and he tells her because in elementary school, she stood up to a bully for him, and he called her his hero, so he promised himself he would be hers no matter how long it would take (aww!).


Review: So here is what I learned. Juliet was the reason Sam died, without Sam, Elody would be the one who died in the car, Juliet shot herself when the girls didn't go to the party, because she wouldn't have been in the woods, and so on. Wow, who know changing such small actions, would change such big things!!


Word Count: 344/470

Is that from One Tree Hill?!

Okay, so I guess it is pretty clear I am obsessed with One Tree Hill. My family knows this best, because last year during spring break, we went close to the town where they film the show, and I made my family drive an extra hour to go see the spots on the show. So here are a few of those pictures I took.

This is Brook's store, clothes over bros. That had the sign over the door so you couldn't really see inside, but this was probably my favorite sight to see!! Brook is my favorite, so I don't know, it was just special for me. haha.

                                                   

Brooks house in the first and second season! This was kind of awkward to take a picture of, because people really live there. But hey, I couldn't call myself a crazy fan if I wasn't brave enough to take a picture of a random person house. I wonder if they are use to that every now and then, hmm...

The river walk way!! I don't know if that is what this is really called, but it's what I call it. Anyway, the cast is often on this, just walking and chilling. It's also where Nathan and Hailey had their first date (well, tutor session) and I sat at the same table they did!! :D :D

The River Court!!! Now I know you all know what this is. I was a little disappointed because I they didn't have the hoops up (weird) or the bleachers. But It was really cool to see it and stand on it.

And here was the sign for the show at the studio. Unfortunately they only give the tours on the weekend, and we had missed it already. I wish I could have seen one of the stars, but it must of been their spring break too. haha. One thing is for sure...BEST DAY EVER!!!

Before I Fall (pg. 287 - 311)

So here's what happened. Sam goes out to a nice family dinner, just having a fun time. Her and her little sister are stuffing their faces in all the sea food the restaurant has. Then the swim team at Sam's school comes in. That doesn't bother her, until she sees this tall, blond, pale girl standing in the door way. She realises it is Juliet's sister. She goes over and talks to her, and is very nice. She lies and says she is Juliet's lab partner. All she can think about is how Juliet is going to kill herself, and she can't stand it. So she tries to stop it. She goes to the party, that she promised herself she would not go back to. But when she gets their, she realises she is too late in stopping everyone at the party from making fun of her...This is where I stop!


Review: AHH...I have to read more. I stopped at a cliff hanger, and I was just getting to the good parts. haha. I really liked this, and I can't wait to read more when I get all my homework done. Sorry this was a lame review...guess I said it all in my summary. haha.


Word Count: 311/470

Driving is Fun!!

In the article, "Teenagers, Driving, and Bad Decisions," it talks about how teenagers act recklessly while driving with friends. Well, sure, some do. But in our defense...so do adults. It's not only teens that drive faster then they should, or mess with the radio. Also, every friend I have driven with, act very responsible. They know that if they treat driving as a fun game, it could end not only their life, but their friends. I think it is a mistake to say teenagers driving with friends in the car makes them act non-responsibly. If they are in an accident, which happens to everyone, one reason may simply be they are a knew driver, which they are. Yes, yes, I am a teen myself just defending my peers, but hey, can you really blame me?

A Whole New World

So, some of you might have already heard this before, it has a ton of views on YouTube, and i think he is starting to get more well known, but this is just so...I don't even know. I mean, the first time I heard it, I was like "creeeeepy" but then I would listen to it more or listen to other songs he has covered, and he is really good. I mean, he sounds better as a girl then I do. haha. After you get over the shock of how much he sounds like a girl, you realise, wow, this guy has some major talent, and sounds great!

Before I Fall (pg. 265 - 287)

Ending with day four of re-living Friday, Sam bonds with someone who is kinda shocking, yet very predictable, Kent. She doesn't want to go home, and since he walked in on her crying, he tells her she can stay at his place...in a guest room, of course. They have those moment where she touches his arm, and feels nothing but warmth. She feels safer then she ever has, just standing in the room in the dark with him. She goes to bed, and wakes up in her own bed, on Friday, again.

So now it is day five. I really enjoyed this chapter. She wakes up, and going against what I predicted in the last chapter, she is happy and excited. She is happy because all the things she did yesterday, like fighting with her friends, and kissing her teacher, never happen. She is also starting to realise what is important in life. Like her little sister Izzy. So she stays home from school, and so does her little sister. She tells us the story of how when she was little, she tried to run away from home. She found this spot, a big flat rock out in the middle of the woods that overlooked a beautiful sight. This became her spot, and she would always go there to escape and enjoy life. When she became friends with Lindsey, she stop going to the spot.

On her list of things she must do in her life, one of them is to take Izzy to that spot that was once so important to her. So once they are home alone, they bundle up in some warm clothes, and head off. The first thing Sam notices, is nothing like she remembered. The big stream she had to cross, only takes one single step to cross, the giant hill that was like a mountain, is only a small incline, there are now house being built, so the spot is not out in the middle of nowhere. But thankfully in her eyes, the look out rock, is exactly the same.

Review: The first thing I really loved about this chapter, is we get to see another side of Sam. We have never seen how she acts with her family, or, her sister. We see that she loves her. Another thing, is that we learn that as children, the whole world seems big and wonderful, but as we get older, we start to see the flaws in life, and the world around us.

Word Count: 287/470

Before I Fall (pg. 184 - 265)

I loved loved loved it!!! You know how I kept saying that before the book wasn't really holding my attention...well, that is not true about this chapter. First of all, I want to say I think I figured something out about the story. You know how she is dead, and keeps reliving that last day (well of course you do), I think that the book displays the steps in grieving, or accepting death. The first couple days back she was in total denial. Then in this last chapter I read, she was angry. Very angry. I guess I won't know if my little theory is correct, until I read more and see if she try's barging and then is depressed, but I thought I would share my theory.

Anyway, Sam wakes up very angry. She is made because of the events that just happened before she died again. She is angry that Lindsey was friends with Juliet, and now hates her and makes her life miserable. She is angry that Juliet killed herself. But most of all, she is angry that this is happening to her. She is finally not in denial anymore, and knows that she is dead, and nothing she does will change that. She gets in a huge fight with Lindsey, and said some pretty mean things to Elody. So she ends up having to avoid them the rest of the day. One big shock is she throws away all her roses in class when she gets them. This is a shock, because in the first chapter, Sam was the one that said "not getting any roses on cupid day is a fate worst then death." She also seduces her teachers, and he kisses her. Another weird thing she does, is spend lunch in the bathroom bonding with some girl that in her eyes, is a nobody.

Review: I am really starting to enjoy this book. You can really see inside Sam, and you learn, that she is not that bad after all. She knows what she does is wrong, and she often feels bad about it. We are also starting to see her change...into someone better. The Sam we first see in chapter one, would never ever go into the old gross bathroom, and then chat with the unpopular girl, the one Lindsey likes to make fun of. It's just cool to read all this happen.

Word Count: 265/470