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           EnglishandthenGovernmentpassedinablur,whileIworriedabouthowtoexplainthingstoJessicaandagonizedoverwhetherEdwardwouldreallybelisteningtowhatIsaidthroughthemediumofJess’sthoughts.Howveryinconvenienthislittletalentcouldbe-whenit

           wasn’tsavingmylife.

           Thefoghadalmostdissolvedbytheendofthesecondhour,butthedaywasstilldarkwithlow,oppressingclouds.Ismiledupatthesky.

           Edwardwasright,ofcourse.WhenIwalkedintoTrigJessicawassittinginthebackrow,nearlybouncingoffherseatinagitation.Ireluctantlywenttositbyher,tryingtoconvincemyselfitwouldbebettertogetitoverwithassoonaspossible.

           "Tellmeeverything!"shecommandedbeforeIwasintheseat.

           "Whatdoyouwanttoknow?"Ihedged.

           "Whathappenedlastnight?"

           "Heboughtmedinner,andthenhedrovemehome."

           Sheglaredatme,herexpressionstiffwithskepticism."Howdidyougethomesofast?"

           "Hedriveslikeamaniac.Itwasterrifying."Ihopedheheardthat.

           "Wasitlikeadate-didyoutellhimtomeetyouthere?"

           Ihadn’tthoughtofthat."No-Iwasverysurprisedtoseehimthere."

           Herlipspuckeredindisappointmentatthetransparenthonestyinmyvoice.

           "Buthepickedyouupforschooltoday?"sheprobed.

           "Yes-thatwasasurprise,too.HenoticedIdidn’thaveajacketlastnight,"Iexplained.

           "Soareyougoingoutagain?"

           "HeofferedtodrivemetoSeattleSaturdaybecausehethinkstoytruckisn’tuptoit-doesthatcount?"

           "Yes."Shenodded.

           "Well,then,yes."

           "W-o-w.