Okonkwo's accidental killing of a clansman is a crime against the earth goddess, and he knows that he and his family must leave Umuofia for seven years. Okonkwo's friend Obierika mourns his departure and wonders why Okonkwo should be punished so severely for an accident.
Twilight series I believe is what your looking for, although I asked my son what that stupid movie about the vampires was and he said Transyvania lol, but the answer you want is Twilight.
What book is this character you speak of from