暮光之城1-暮色英文版-第14章

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〃It's　better　if　we're　not　friends；〃　he　explained。　〃Trust　me。〃　

My　eyes　narrowed。　I'd　heard　that　before。　

〃It's　too　bad　you　didn't　figure　that　out　earlier；〃　I　hissed　through　my　
teeth。　〃You　could　have　saved　yourself　all　this　regret。〃　

〃Regret？〃　The　word；　and　my　tone；　obviously　caught　him　off　guard。　〃Regret　
for　what？〃　

〃For　not　just　letting　that　stupid　van　squish　me。〃　

He　was　astonished。　He　stared　at　me　in　disbelief。　

When　he　finally　spoke；　he　almost　sounded　mad。　〃You　think　I　regret　saving　
your　life？〃　

〃I　know　you　do；〃　I　snapped。　

〃You　don't　know　anything。〃　He　was　definitely　mad。　

I　turned　my　head　sharply　away　from　him；　clenching　my　jaw　against　all　the　
wild　accusations　I　wanted　to　hurl　at　him。　I　gathered　my　books　together；　
then　stood　and　walked　to　the　door。　I　meant　to　sweep　dramatically　out　of　
the　room；　but　of　course　I　caught　the　toe　of　my　boot　on　the　door　jamb　and　
dropped　my　books。　I　stood　there　for　a　moment；　thinking　about　leaving　
them。　Then　I　sighed　and　bent　to　pick　them　up。　He　was　there；　he'd　already　
stacked　them　into　a　pile。　He　handed　them　to　me；　his　face　hard。　

〃Thank　you；〃　I　said　icily。　

His　eyes　narrowed。　

〃You're　wele；〃　he　retorted。　

I　straightened　up　swiftly；　turned　away　from　him　again；　and　stalked　off　to　
Gym　without　looking　back。　

Gym　was　brutal。　We'd　moved　on　to　basketball。　My　team　never　passed　me　the　
ball；　so　that　was　good；　but　I　fell　down　a　lot。　Sometimes　I　took　people　
with　me。　Today　I　was　worse　than　usual　because　my　head　was　so　filled　with　
Edward。　I　tried　to　concentrate　on　my　feet；　but　he　kept　creeping　back　into　
my　thoughts　just　when　I　really　needed　my　balance。　

It　was　a　relief；　as　always；　to　leave。　I　almost　ran　to　the　truck；　there　
were　just　so　many　people　I　wanted　to　avoid。　The　truck　had　suffered　only　
minimal　damage　in　the　accident。　I'd　had　to　replace　the　taillights；　and　if　
I'd　had　a　real　paint　job；　I　would　have　touched　that　up。　Tyler's　parents　
had　to　sell　their　van　for　parts。　

I　almost　had　a　stroke　when　I　rounded　the　corner　and　saw　a　tall；　dark　
figure　leaning　against　the　side　of　my　truck。　Then　I　realized　it　was　just　
Eric。　I　started　walking　again。　

〃Hey；　Eric；〃　I　called。　

〃Hi；　Bella。〃　

〃What's　up？〃　I　said　as　I　was　unlocking　the　door。　I　wasn't　paying　
attention　to　the　unfortable　edge　in　his　voice；　so　his　next　words　took　
me　by　surprise。　

〃Uh；　I　was　just　wondering…　if　you　would　go　to　the　spring　dance　with　me？〃　
His　voice　broke　on　the　last　word。　

〃I　thought　it　was　girls'　choice；〃　I　said；　too　startled　to　be　diplomatic。　

〃Well；　yeah；〃　he　admitted；　shamefaced。　

I　recovered　my　posure　and　tried　to　make　my　smile　warm。　〃Thank　you　for　
asking　me；　but　I'm　going　to　be　in　Seattle　that　day。〃　

〃Oh；〃　he　said。　〃Well；　maybe　next　time。〃　

〃Sure；〃　I　agreed；　and　then　bit　my　lip。　I　wouldn't　want　him　to　take　that　
too　literally。　

He　slouched　off；　back　toward　the　school。　I　heard　a　low　chuckle。　

Edward　was　walking　past　the　front　of　my　truck；　looking　straight　forward；　
his　lips　pressed　together。　I　yanked　the　door　open　and　jumped　inside；　
slamming　it　loudly　behind　me。　I　revved　the　engine　deafeningly　and　
reversed　out　into　the　aisle。　Edward　was　in　his　car　already；　two　spaces　
down；　sliding　out　smoothly　in　front　of　me；　cutting　me　off。　He　stopped　
there　—　to　wait　for　his　family；　I　could　see　the　four　of　them　walking　this　
way；　but　still　by　the　cafeteria。　I　considered　taking　out　the　rear　of　his　
shiny　Volvo；　but　there　were　too　many　witnesses。　I　looked　in　my　rearview　
mirror。　A　line　was　beginning　to　form。　Directly　behind　me；　Tyler　Crowley　
was　in　his　recently　acquired　used　Sentra；　waving。　I　was　too　aggravated　to　
acknowledge　him。　

While　I　was　sitting　there；　looking　everywhere　but　at　the　car　in　front　of　
me；　I　heard　a　knock　on　my　passenger　side　window。　I　looked　over；　it　was　
Tyler。　I　glanced　back　in　my　rearview　mirror；　confused。　His　car　was　still　
running；　the　door　left　open。　I　leaned　across　the　cab　to　crank　the　window　
down。　It　was　stiff。　I　got　it　halfway　down；　then　gave　up。　

〃I'm　sorry；　Tyler；　I'm　stuck　behind　Cullen。〃　I　was　annoyed　—　obviously　
the　holdup　wasn't　my　fault。　

〃Oh；　I　know　—　I　just　wanted　to　ask　you　something　while　we're　trapped　
here。〃　He　grinned。　

This　could　not　be　happening。　

〃Will　you　ask　me　to　the　spring　dance？〃　he　continued。　

〃I'm　not　going　to　be　in　town；　Tyler。〃　My　voice　sounded　a　little　sharp。　I　
had　to　remember　it　wasn't　his　fault　that　Mike　and　Eric　had　already　used　
up　my　quota　of　patience　for　the　day。　

〃Yeah；　Mike　said　that；〃　he　admitted。　

〃Then　why　—〃　

He　shrugged。　〃I　was　hoping　you　were　just　letting　him　down　easy。〃　

Okay；　it　was　pletely　his　fault。　

〃Sorry；　Tyler；〃