
I couldn't get used to it, though I'd been staring at him all afternoon. CONFESSIONS Edward in the sunlight was shocking. "I'm going to pretend I didn't see you behind the wheel, Jake," he said disapprovingly. I heard Charlie greeting them loudly behind me. I turned toward the house, beckoning to Jacob as I ducked under the porch. BALANCING "Billy!" Charlie called as soon as he got out of the car. Instead, he sat quite close beside me, our arms almost touching. I noticed that he no longer angled the chair to sit as far from me as the desk would allow. COMPLICATIONS Everyone watched us as we walked together to our lab table.

I was sure I could never have dreamed that up on my own. I clung to the parts I couldn't have imagined - like his smell.

Logic wasn't on my side, or common sense. INTERROGATIONS It was very hard, in the morning, to argue with the part of me that was sure last night was a dream. His lips pressed together into a cautious line. He didn't seem to be paying any attention to the road. THEORY "Can I ask just one more?" I pleaded as Edward accelerated much too quickly down the quiet street. We listened to whiny rock songs while Jessica jabbered on about the boys we hung out with. It had been a while since I'd had a girls' night out, and the estrogen rush was invigorating. PORT ANGELES Jess drove faster than the Chief, so we made it to Port Angeles by four. There was a basketball game on that he was excited about, though of course I had no idea what was special about it, so he wasn't aware of anything unusual in my face or tone. NIGHTMARE I told Charlie I had a lot of homework to do, and that I didn't want anything to eat. But when I went to peek out the curtain - again - Keep Reading.» Twilight Chapter 7. I would have thought, even over the pounding rain, I could have heard the engine's roar.

SCARY STORIES As I sat in my room, trying to concentrate on the third act of Macbeth, I was really listening for my truck. "Thank you for joining us, Miss Swan," Mr. I didn't even realize when I first walked in that class had already started. BLOOD TYPE I made my way to English in a daze. No matter how fast I ran, I couldn't catch up to him. I couldn't see his face, just his back as he walked away from me, leaving me in the blackness. INVITATIONS In my dream it was very dark, and what dim light there was seemed to be radiating from Edward's skin. I realized there was no fog veiling my window. It was still the gray-green light of a cloudy day in the forest, but it was clearer somehow. PHENOMENON When I opened my eyes in the morning, something was different.
