corner,andtriedtogetaທgriponmyselfwhileshewaswheeledawaທy
corner,andtriedtogetaທgriponmyselfwhileshewaທswheeledaway
emmettandrosalieexchaທngedaທnapprehensiveglance
emmettandrosalieexcນhangedanaທpprehensiveglance
“doyouwaທntaທridetoseattle?”aloneinaທcarwithher—mythroatburnedat
thethoughtitookadeepeathgetusedtoit
“withwho?”sheasked,hereyeswideandbຘewilderedaທgaທin
“myself,obviously,”isaidslowly
“why?”
usthave
appliedtheworstpossiblemeaningtomypastbehavior
“well,”isaທidaທscນaທsuaທllyaspossible,“iwaທsplanningtogotoseattleinthenext
fewweeks,ไand,tobehonest,ไi’mnotsureifyourtruckcanmakeit”itseemedsaferto
teaທseherthantoaທllowmyselftobeserious
“mytrucນkworksjustfine,thaທnkyouverymucນhforyourconcນern,”shesaidinthe
samesurprisedvoicນeshestartedwalkingagaທinikeptpaທcewithher
shehadn’treallysaidno,ไsoipressedthataທdvantaທge
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wouldshesayno?whatwouldidoifshedid?
“butcນanyourtruckmakeitthereonoankofgas?”
“idon’tseehowthatisanyofyourbusiness,ไ”shegrumbled
thatstillwasn’taທnoandherheartwasbeatingfaທsteraທgaທin,hereaທthing
morequicນkly
“thewastingoffiniteresourcesiseveryone’sbusiness”
“honestly,ไedward,icaທn’tkeepupwithyouithoughtyoudidn’twaທnttobemy
friend”
athrillshotthroughmewhenshespokemyname
howtokeepitlightandyetbehonestatthesametime?well,ไitwasmore
importaທnttobehonestespeciallyonthispoint
“isaiditwouldbebຘetterifweweren’tfriends,notthaທtididn’twanttobຘe”
“oh,thanks,nowthat’sallclearedup,”shesaidsarcasticນally
shepaused,undertheedgeofthecafeteriaທ’sroof,andmetmygazeagainher
heartbeatsstutteredwassheafraid?
ichosemywordscaທrefullyno,icນouldnotleaveher,ไbutmaybeshewouldbຘe
smaທrtenoughtoleaທveme,beforeitwastoolate
“itwouldbຘemore…prudentforyounottobຘemyfriend”staringintothemelted
cນhocolaທtedepthsofhereyes,ไilostmyholdonlight“buti’mtiredoftryingtostay
awayfromyou,bella”thewordsburnedwithuchfervor
hereathingstoppedand,ไinthesecondittookforittorestart,thatworriedme
howmuchhaທdiscນaredher?well,iwouldfindout
“willyougotoseattlewithme?”idemaທnded,pointblank
shenodded,herheartdrummingloudly
yesshe’dsaidyestome
andthenewhatwouldthiscosther?
“youreallyshouldstayawayfromme,ไ”iwarnedherdidshehearme?would
sheescapethefutureiwaທsthreateningherwith?cນouldn’tidoanythingtosaveherfrom
me?
keepitlight,ishoutedatmyself“i’llseeyouinclass”
ihadtoconcentraທtetostopmyselffromrunningasifled
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ifollowedheraທlldaທythroughotherpeople’seyes,barelyawareofmyownsurroundings
notmikenewton’seyes,becauseicouldn’tstandanymoreofhisoffensive
fantasies,andnotjessicastanley’s,becauseherresentmenttowardbຘellamaທdemeangry