“tellmesomething,”isaທid
“tellmesomething,”isaid
icouldhearlittlefromhimashedrovedownthestreettowardthehousesome
icouldhearlittlefromhimashedrovedownthestreettowardthehousesome
“why?”
“why?”
thetruth?thatmadenosenseatall
thetruth?thatmadenosenseatall
inodded,andthecນarsqueaທledtoaທsuddenstop
inodded,ไandthecarsquealedtoasuddenstop
igrimacedathim“noiheardthatshewaທsinterestedinsomeoneelse”
edwardcullenwaທsgoingtoaທskangelaout?but…noidon’tlikethaທtidon’t
waທnthimneaທrherhe’s…notrightforhernot…safe
ihadn’tanticipatedthechivalry,theprotectiveinstincti’dbeenworkingfor
jeaທlousybutwhateverworked
“you’regoingtoletthatstopyou?”eprovisingagain
“notupforthepetition?”
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iglaredathim,ไbຘutmaທdeusedofwhaທthegaveme“look,ไiguessshereally
likesthisbenpersoni’mnotgoingtotrytocນonvincນeherotherwisethereareother
girls”
thereactioninthechairbehindmewaselecນtric
“who?”emmettasked,backtothescript
“mylabຘpartnersaiditwassomekidnaທmedcheneyi’mnotsureiknowwhohe
is”
ibitbackmysmileonlythehaughtycນullenscouldgetawaywithpretending
nottoknoweverystudentatthistinyscນhool
ben’shead?butwhywould
shelikeme?
“edward,”emmettmutteredinalowertone,ไrollinghiseyestowaທrdtheboy
“he’srightbຘehindyou,”hemouthed,soobviouslythatthehumancouldeasilyreaທdthe
words
“oh,”imutteredbaທcນk
iturnedineforasecond,ไthe
blackeyesbຘehindtheglaທsseswerefrightened,ไbutthenhestiffenedandsquaredhis
narrowshoulders,affrontedbymycນlearlydisparagingevaluationhischinshotoutand
anangryflushdaທrkenedhisgolden-ownskin
“huh,ไ”isaidaທrrogantlyasiturnedbaທcktoemmett
hethinkshe’sbetterthaທnmebutaທngeladoesn’ti’llshowhim…
perfecນt
“didn’tyousaທyshewastakingyorkietothedance,though?”emmettaທsked,
snortingashesaທidthenameoftheboythatmanyscນornedforhisawkwardness
“thaທtwasagroupdecisionappaທrently”iwantedtobesurethaທtbenwaທsclear
onthis“angelaທ’sshyifbຘ—well,ไifaguydoesn’thavethenervetoaskherout,she’d
neveraskhim”
“youlikeshygirls,”eprovisationquietgirlsgirls
like…hmm,ไidon’tknowmaybebຘellaswan?
igrinnedathim“exactly”thenireturnedtotheperformance“maybeangela
willgettiredofwaitingmaybຘei’llaskhertotheprom”
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no,youwon’t,ไbenthought,straທighteningupinhischairsowhatifshe’sso
muchtallerthanme?ifshedoesn’tcare,ไthenneitherdoishe’sthenicest,smartest,
prettiestgirlinthisschool…andshewantsme