I don't think Bella is crazy, she has an inner war because after three years (see ep 2 after the first kiss) she is turned on by a student (she asked herself if it is just an urge or adultery *1 Bella's pool scene from ep 4) and she felt guilty about it (we already know from ep 2 moreover see ep 3 *2 Bella's thoughts); another issue is that her feelings are for the same guy she advised Jill to date (see ep3 *3 Bella's reaction and *4 Bella's attraction), because of this we saw in ep 3 she was angrier with students than usual but she calmed down at once when she saw MC.After shazba's great Bella post (thank you), I'd like for us to use empirical evidence to challenge a widely presumed assertion: Is Bella crazy? A whole lot of you seem to think so, even though we have almost no real evidence to say that she is.
There are red flags from her background. Where is James and why does she wear her wedding ring still? Why is her door locked? These things are slightly off-putting, but crazy?
Bella is not very emotionally available, especially in the beginning, but why? She was probably hurt by someone, maybe James, in a way that makes it hard for her to love again. I'd say it's a common enough thing to get hurt like that, even if it appears to affect her uncommonly hard.
When the MC narrates that he would have run for help, I think a ton of people took that as proof and just ran with it. It's entirely possible that Bella will eventually be proven to be crazy. But is she crazy now? I don't think so.
I haven't played the Bella path from start to finish in a little while, so help me out. Is there any evidence presented to suggest that she is crazy so far? Or am I thinking with my dick?
I think most of us just presume she will be because of AL and that damned line about running away in the library. Your thoughts and opinions are welcome.
*1 Bella's pool scene
"I needed a hug like this"
"Why can't I stop thinking these dirty thoughts about him...?"
"All these words that I'd never dare tell him..."
"It's adultery... isn't it?"
"Can I just decide to move on?"
"What if James comes home?"
"Would he blame me if I did this?"
"After all this time?"
"I have forgiven him..."
"It's just an urge, Bella..."
"It's like... a sneeze!"
"You just need to hold it in..."
"Who am I kidding?"
"You can't hold a sneeze in..."
"Not when the urge is this big..."
"I'm... going to do it..."
"I need to do it..."
"It's time to do it"
*2 Bella's thoughts
"Stop thinking about it, already"
"I can't lash out at students like that..."
"I did the right thing"
"This was for Jill"
"married woman didn't fool around with young students"
"they aren't intimate with friends (Stephen?) either, but that was different"
"It doesn't matter.... I've stopped it."
"Please James forgive me"
"Please, just come home again... it's been long enough now"
*3 Bella's reaction
Mc: "I asked her out on a date"
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*4 Bella's attraction
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we lack the tone of her voice so we can't be sure at 100%
Bella isn't mad, on the other hand I am a bit worried about what will happen when Jill's Jealous points hit the max value.
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