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I didn't want to deserve her distrust�察�even if earning her trust was impossible。 
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;I'm sorry�察─�I told her。  That was truer than she would ever know。  Unfortunately�察�
I could only safely apologize for the trivial。  ;I'm being very rude�察�I know。  But it's better 
this way�察�really。; 
I would be better for her if I could keep it up�察�continue to be rude。  Could I�拭�
Her eyes opened�察�their expression still wary。 
;I don't know what you mean。; 
I tried to get as much of a warning through to her as was allowed。  ;It's better if 
we're not friends。;  Surely�察�she could sense that much。  She was a bright girl。  ;Trust 
me。; 
Her eyes tightened�察�and I remembered that I had said those words to her before! 
just before breaking a promise。  I winced when her teeth clenched together!she clearly 
remembered�察�too。 
;It's too bad you didn't figure that out earlier�察─�she said angrily。  ;You could have 
saved yourself all this regret。; 
I stared at her in shock。  What did she know of my regrets�拭�
;Regret�拭 �Regret for what�拭─�I demanded。 
;For not just letting that stupid van squish me� ─�she snapped。 
I froze�察�stunned。 
How could she be thinking that�拭 �Saving her life was the one acceptable thing I'd 
done since I met her。  The one thing that I was not ashamed of。  The one and only thing 
that made me glad I existed at all。  I'd been fighting to keep her alive since the first 
moment I'd caught her scent。  How could she think this of me�拭 �How dare she question 
my one good deed in all this mess�拭�
;You think I regret saving your life�拭─�
;I know you do�察─�she retorted。 
Her estimation of my intentions left me seething。  ;You don't know anything。; 
How confusing and incomprehensible the workings of her mind were�  �She must 
not think in the same way as other humans at all。  That must be the explanation behind 
her mental silence。  She was entirely other。 
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She jerked her face away�察�gritting her teeth again。  Her cheeks were flushed�察�with 
anger this time。  She slammed her books together in a pile�察�yanked them up into her arms�察�
and marched toward the door without meeting my stare。 
Even irritated as I was�察�it was impossible not to find her anger a bit entertaining。 
She walked stiffly�察�without looking where she was going�察�and her foot caught on 
the lip of the doorway。  She stumbled�察�and her things all crashed to the ground。  Instead 
of bending to get them�察�she stood rigidly straight�察�not even looking down�察�as if she were 
not sure the books were worth retrieving。 
I managed not to laugh。 
No one was here to watch me�察�I flitted to her side�察�and had her books put in order 
before she looked down。 
She bent halfway�察�saw me�察�and then froze。  I handed her books back to her�察�
making sure that my icy skin never touched hers。 
;Thank you�察─�she said in a cold�察�severe voice。 
Her tone brought back my irritation。 
;You're welcome�察─�I said just as coldly。 
She wrenched herself upright and stomped away to her next class。 
I watched until I could no longer see her angry figure。 
Spanish passed in a blur。  Mrs。 Goff never questioned my abstraction!she knew 
my Spanish was superior to hers�察�and she gave me a great deal of latitude!leaving me 
free to think。 
So�察�I couldn't ignore the girl。  That much was obvious。  But did it mean I had no 
choice but to destroy her�拭 �That could not be the only available future。  There had to be 
some other choice�察�some delicate balance。  I tried to think of a way�拭�
I didn't pay much attention to Emmett until the hour was nearly up。  He was 
curious!Emmett was not overly intuitive about the shades in other's moods�察�but he 
could see the obvious change in me。  He wondered what had happened to remove the 
unrelenting glower from my face。  He struggled to define the change�察�and finally decided 
that I looked hopeful。 
Hopeful�拭 �Is that what it looked like from the outside�拭�
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I pondered the idea of hope as we walked to the Volvo�察�wondering what exactly I 
should be hoping for。 
But I didn't have long to ponder。  Sensitive as I always was to thoughts about the 
girl�察�the sound of Bella's name in the heads of��of my rivals�察�I suppose I had to admit�察�
caught my attention。  Eric and Tyler�察�having heard!with much satisfaction!of Mike's 
failure�察�were preparing to make their moves。 
Eric was already in place�察�positioned against her truck where she could not avoid 
him。  Tyler's class was being held late to receive an assignment�察�and he was in a 
desperate hurry to catch her before she escaped。 
This I had to see。 
;Wait for the others here�察�all right�拭─�I murmured to Emmett。 
He eyed me suspiciously�察�but then shrugged and nodded。 
Kid's lost his mind�察�he thought�察�amused by my odd request。 
I saw Bella on her way out of the gym�察�and I waited where she would not see me 
for her to pass。  As she got closer to Eric's ambush�察�I strode forward�察�setting my pace so 
that I would walk by at the right moment。 
I watched her body stiffen when she caught sight of the boy waiting for her。  She 
froze for a moment�察�then relaxed and moved forward。 
;Hi�察�Eric�察─�I heard her call in a friendly voice。 
I was abruptly and unexpectedly anxious。  What if this gangly teen with his 
unhealthy skin was somehow pleasing to her�拭�
Eric swallowed loudly�察�his Adam's apple bobbing。  ;Hi�察�Bella。; 
She seemed unconscious of his nervousness。 
;What's up�拭─�she asked�察�unlocking her truck without looking at his frightened 
expression。 
;Uh�察�I was just wondering��if you would go to the spring dance with me�拭─ �His 
voice broke。 
She finally looked up。  Was she taken aback�察�or pleased�拭 �Eric couldn't meet her 
gaze�察�so I couldn't see her face in his mind。 
;I thought it was girl's choice�察─�she said�察�sounding flustered。 
;Well�察�yeah�察─�he agreed wretchedly。 
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This pitiable boy did not irritate me as much as Mike Newton did�察�but I couldn't 
find it in myself to feel sympathy for his angst until after Bella had answered him in a 
gentle voice。 
;Thank you for asking me�察�but I'm going to be in Seattle that day。; 
He'd already heard this�察�still�察�it was a disappointment。 
;Oh�察─�he mumbled�察�barely daring to raise his eyes to the level of her nose。 
;Maybe next time。; 
;Sure�察─�she agreed。  Then she bit down on her lip�察�as if she regretted leaving him a 
loophole。  I liked that。 
Eric slumped forward and walked away�察�headed in the wrong direction from his 
car�察�his only thought escape。 
I passed her in that moment�察�and heard her sigh of relief。  I laughed。 
She whirled at the sound�察�but I stared straight ahead�察�trying to keep my lips from 
twitching in amusement。 
Tyler was behind me�察�almost running in his hurry to catch her before she could 
drive away。  He was bolder and more confident than the other two�察�he'd only waited to 
approach Bella this long because he'd respected Mike's prior claim。 
I wanted him to succeed in catching her for two reasons。  If!as I was beginning 
to suspect!all this attention was annoying to Bella�察�I wanted to enjoy watching her 
reaction。  But�察�if it was not!if Tyler's invitation was the one she'd been hoping for! 
then I wanted to know that�察�too。 
I measured Tyler Crowley as a rival�察�knowing it was wrong to do so。  He seemed 
tediously average and unremarkable to me�察�but what did I know of Bella's preferences�拭�
Maybe she liked average boys�拭�
I winced at that thought。  I could never be an average boy。  How foolish it was to 
set myself up as a rival for her affections。  How could she ever care for someone who 
was�察�by any estimation�察�a monster�拭�
She was too good for a monster。 
I ought to have let her escape�察�but my inexcusable curiosity kept me from doing 
what was right。  Again。  But what if Tyler missed his chance now�察�only to contact her 
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later when I would have no way of knowing the outcome�拭 �I pulled my Volvo out into the 
narrow lane�察�blocking her exit。 
Emmett and the others were on their way�察�but he'd described my strange behavior 
to them�察�and they were walking slowly�察�watching me�察�trying to decipher what I was 
doing。 
I watched the girl in my rearview mirror。  She glowered toward the back of my 
car without meeting my gaze�察�looking as if she wished she were driving a tank rather than 
a rusted Chevy。 
Tyler hurried to his car and got in line behind her�察�grateful for my inexplicable 
behavior。  He waved at her�察�trying to catch her attention�察�but she didn't notice。  He waited 
a moment�察�and then left his car�察�sauntering up to her passenger side window。  He tapped 
on the glass。 
She jumped�察�and then stared at him in confusion。  After a second�察�she rolled the 
window down manually�察�seeming to have some trouble with it。 
;I'm sorry�察�Tyler�察─�she said�察�her voice irritated。  ;I'm stuck behind Cullen。; 
She said my surname in a hard voice!she was still angry with me。 
;Oh�察�I know�察─�Tyler said�察�undeterred by her mood。  ;I just wanted to ask you 
something while we're trapped here。; 
His grin was cocky。 
I was gratified by the way she blanched at his obvious intent。 
;Will you ask me to the spring dance�拭─�he asked�察�no thought of defeat in his head。 
;I'
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