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    ^I¨d believed enough of what he¨d told me that his words terrified me。 I knew that my life was ended�察�and 
there was no going back for me。 I couldn¨t stand the thought of being alone。 。 。 。 
    ^The pain finally ended and they explained to me again what I was。 This time I believed。 I felt the thirst�察�my 
hard skin�察�I saw my brilliant red eyes。 
    ^Shallow as I was�察�I felt better when I saw my reflection in the mirror the first time。 Despite the eyes�察�I was 
the most beautiful thing I¨d ever seen。 ̄ She laughed at herself for a moment。 ^It took some time before I began 
to blame the beauty for what had happened to me ! for me to see the curse of it。 To wish that I had been 。 。 。 
well�察�not ugly�察�but normal。 Like Vera。 So I could have been allowed to marry someone who loved me�察�and 
have pretty babies。 That¨s what I¨d really wanted�察�all along。 It still doesn¨t seem like too much to have asked 
for。 ̄ 
    She was thoughtful for a moment�察�and I wondered if she¨d forgotten my presence again。 But then she 
smiled at me�察�her expression suddenly triumphant。 
    ^You know�察�my record is almost as clean as Carlisle¨s�察院�she told me。 ^Better than Esme。 A thousand times 
better than Edward。 I¨ve never tasted human blood�察院�she announced proudly。 
    She understood my puzzled expression as I wondered why her record was only almost as clean。 
    ^I did murder five humans�察院�she told me in a complacent tone。 ^If you can really call them human。 But I 
was very careful not to spill their blood ! I knew I wouldn¨t be able to resist that�察�and I didn¨t want any part 
of them in me�察�you see。 
    ^I saved Royce for last。 I hoped that he would hear of his friends¨ deaths and understand�察�know what was 
coming for him。 I hoped the fear would make the end worse for him。 I think it worked。 He was hiding inside a 
windowless room behind a door as thick as a bank vault¨s�察�guarded outside by armed men�察�when I caught up 
with him。 Oops ! seven murders�察院�she corrected herself。 ^I forgot about his guards。 They only took a 
second。 ̄ 
    ^I was overly theatrical。 It was kind of childish�察�really。 I wore a wedding dress I¨d stolen for the occasion。 
He screamed when he saw me。 He screamed a lot that night。 Saving him for last was a good idea ! it made it 
easier for me to control myself�察�to make it slower ! ̄ 
    She broke off suddenly�察�and she glanced down at me。 ^I¨m sorry�察院�she said in a chagrined voice。 ^I¨m 
frightening you�察�aren¨t I�拭院�
    ^I¨m fine�察院�I lied。 
    ^I got carried away。 ̄ 
    ^Don¨t worry about it。 ̄ 
    ^I¨m surprised Edward didn¨t tell you more about it。 ̄ 
    ^He doesn¨t like to tell other people¨s stories ! he feels like he¨s betraying confidences�察�because he hears 
so much more than just the parts they mean for him to hear。 ̄ 

    She smiled and shook her head。 ^I probably ought to give him more credit。 He¨s really quite decent�察�isn¨t 
he�拭院�
    ^I think so。 ̄ 
    ^I can tell。 ̄ Then she sighed。 ^I haven¨t been fair to you�察�either�察�Bella。 Did he tell you why�拭�Or was that 
too confidential�拭院�
    ^He said it was because I was human。 He said it was harder for you to have someone on the outside who 
knew。 ̄ 
    Rosalie¨s musical laughter interrupted me。 ^Now I really feel guilty。 He¨s been much�察�much kinder to me 
than I deserve。 ̄ She seemed warmer as she laughed�察�like she¨d let down some guard that had never been 
absent in my presence before。 ^What a liar that boy is。 ̄ She laughed again。 
    ^He was lying�拭院�I asked�察�suddenly wary。 
    ^Well�察�that¨s probably putting it too strongly。 He just didn¨t tell you the whole story。 What he told you was 
true�察�even truer now than it was before。 However�察�at the time 。 。 。 ̄ She broke off�察�chuckling nervously。 ^It¨s 
embarrassing。 You see�察�at first�察�I was mostly jealous because he wanted you and not me。 ̄ 
    Her words sent a thrill of fear through me。 Sitting there in the silver light�察�she was more beautiful than 
anything else I could imagine。 I could not compete with Rosalie。 
    ^But you love Emmett 。 。 。 �察院�I mumbled。 
    She shook her head back and forth�察�amused。 ^I don¨t want Edward that way�察�Bella。 I never did ! I love 
him as a brother�察�but he¨s irritated me from the first moment I heard him speak。 You have to understand�察�
though 。 。 。 I was so used to people wanting me。 And Edward wasn¨t the least bit interested。 It frustrated me�察�
even offended me in the beginning。 But he never wanted anyone�察�so it didn¨t bother me long。 Even when we 
first met Tanya¨s clan in Denali ! all those females�  � Edward never showed the slightest preference。 And 
then he met you。 ̄ She looked at me with confused eyes。 I was only half paying attention。 I was thinking about 
Edward and Tanya and all those females�察�and my lips pressed together in a hard line。 
    ^Not that you aren¨t pretty�察�Bella�察院�she said�察�misreading my expression。 ^But it just meant that he found 
you more attractive than me。 I¨m vain enough that I minded。 ̄ 
    ^But you said `at first。¨ That doesn¨t still 。 。 。 bother you�察�does it�拭�I mean�察�we both know you¨re the most 
beautiful person on the planet。 ̄ 
    I laughed at having to say the words ! it was so obvious。 How odd that Rosalie should need such 
reassurances。 
    Rosalie laughed�察�too。 ^Thanks�察�Bella。 And no�察�it doesn¨t really bother me anymore。 Edward has always 
been a little strange。 ̄ She laughed again。 
    ^But you still don¨t like me�察院�I whispered。 
    Her smile faded。 ^I¨m sorry about that。 ̄ 
    We sat in silence for a moment�察�and she didn¨t seem inclined to go on。 
    ^Would you tell me why�拭�Did I do something 。 。 。 �拭院�Was she angry that I¨d put her family ! her Emmett 
! in danger�拭�Time and time again。 James�察�and now Victoria 。 。 。 
    ^No�察�you haven¨t done anything�察院�she murmured。 ^Not yet。 ̄ 
    I stared at her�察�perplexed。 
    ^Don¨t you see�察�Bella�拭院�Her voice was suddenly more passionate than before�察�even while she¨d told her 
unhappy story。 ^You already have everything。 You have a whole life ahead of you ! everything I want。 And 
you¨re going to just throw it away。 Can¨t you see that I¨d trade everything I have to be you�拭�You have the 
choice that I didn¨t have�察�and you¨re choosing wrong� 院�
    I flinched back from her fierce expression。 I realized my mouth had fallen open and I snapped it shut。 
    She stared at me for a long moment and�察�slowly�察�the fervor in her eyes dimmed。 Abruptly�察�she was 
abashed。 
    ^And I was so sure that I could do this calmly。 ̄ She shook her head�察�seeming a little dazed by the flood of 
emotion。 ^It¨s just that it¨s harder now than it was then�察�when it was no more than vanity。 ̄ 
    She stared at the moon in silence。 It was a few moments before I was brave enough to break into her 
reverie。 
    ^Would you like me better if I chose to stay human�拭院�
    She turned back to me�察�her lips twitching into a hint of a smile。 ^Maybe。 ̄ 

     ^You did get some of your happy ending�察�though�察院�I reminded her。 ^You got Emmett。 ̄ 
     ^I got half。 ̄ She grinned。 ^You know that I saved Emmett from a bear that was mauling him�察�and carried 
him home to Carlisle。 But can you guess why I stopped the bear from eating him�拭院�
     I shook my head。 
     ^With the dark curls 。 。 。 the dimples that showed even while he was grimacingin pain 。 。 。 the strange 
innocence that seemed so out of place on a grown man¨s face 。 。 。 he reminded me of Vera¨s little Henry。 I 
didn¨t want him to die ! so much that�察�even though I hated this life�察�I was selfish enough to ask Carlisle to 
change him for me。 
     ^I got luckier than I deserved。 Emmett is everything I would have asked for if I¨d known myself well 
enough to know what to ask for。 He¨s exactly the kind of person someone like me needs。 And�察�oddly enough�察�
he needs me�察�too。 That part worked out better than I could have hoped。 But there will never be more than the 
two of us。 And I¨ll never sit on a porch somewhere�察�with him gray´haired by my side�察�surrounded by our 
grandchildren。 ̄ 
     Her smile was kind now。 ^That sounds quite bizarre to you�察�doesn¨t it�拭�In some ways�察�you are much more 
mature than I was at eighteen。 But in other ways 。 。 。 there are many things you¨ve probably never thought 
about seriously。 You¨re too young to know what you¨ll want in ten years�察�fifteen years ! and too young to 
give it all up without thinking it through。 You don¨t want to be rash about permanent things�察�Bella。 ̄ She patted 
my head�察�but the gesture didn¨t feel condescending。 
     I sighed。 
     ^Just think about it a little。 Once it¨s done�察�it can¨t be undone。 Esme¨s made do with us as substitutes 。 。 。 
and Alice doesn¨t remember anything human so she can¨t miss it。 。 。 。 You will remember�察�though。 It¨s a lot to 
give up。 ̄ 
     But more to get in return�察�I didn¨t say aloud。 ^Thanks�察�Rosalie。 It¨s nice to understand 。 。 。 to know you 
better。 ̄ 
     ^I apologize for being such a monster。 ̄ She grinned。 ^I¨ll try to behave myself from now on。 ̄ 
     I grinned back at her。 
     We weren¨t friends yet�察�but I was pretty s
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