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The Fault In Our Stars Chapter 5-10
The Fault in Our Stars Chapters 5 - 10 A few weeks after Hazel and Augustus meet, they discuss An Imperial Affliction. They question the reason why Van Houten ended the book mid-sentence. Gus mentions that he got in contact with Peter Van Houten himself. At first, Hazel is confused and surprised but is interested in contacting him. She writes a letter to Peter and questions him about many things like Anna (the main character of An Imperial Affliction)’s mom, ‘Tulip Man’ and asks Van Houten if he is planning to write any more books. Hazel and Gus also bring the topic about previous relationships up. Gus reveals that his old girlfriend had passed away. They make okay their always. A few days following, Gus brings news that Isaac is not blind, but does not have …show more content…
He wishes very much that his ex-girlfriend will visit him, as they were together for fourteen months. When coming home from the hospital, Hazel opens up the long-awaited letter back from Peter Van Houten. Van Houten does not answer any of Hazel’s questions, instead, he suggests she come to Amsterdam to discuss them. Everyone around Hazel knows that she really wants to go to Amsterdam, but it is not realistic and she already used her Wish. Gus meets Hazel’s parents and takes her on a picnic. Gus drops a bomb on Hazel and tells her that he is willing to use his Wish on taking the trip to Amsterdam with her. Hazel is very surprised tries to convince her parents. Meanwhile, Hazel searches Gus’ ex and finds out that she died from brain cancer. She also notices that they have many similarities. Throughout the day, Hazel notices some pain throughout her body. In the middle of that night, she wakes up with an unbearable pain. Hazel wakes up a few days later, to find out that poor oxygenation causes her lungs to be surrounded in a fluid. After she recovers, she discovers that her parents are going to allow her to go to Amsterdam with her mom and Gus. When flying on the plane, Gus

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