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Chapter 22
IlistenedtoyourmessagewhenIgottoyourmother’shouse,butofcourseIcouldn’tbesurewhereyou’dcalledfrom.Itwasveryusefultohaveyournumber,butyoucouldhavebeeninAntarcticaforallIknew,andthegamewouldn’tworkunlessyouwerecloseby.
"ThenyourboyfriendgotonaplanetoPhoenix.Victoriawasmonitoringthemforme,naturally;inagamewiththismanyplayers,Icouldn’tbeworkingalone.AndsotheytoldmewhatI’dhoped,thatyouwerehereafterall.Iwasprepared;I’dalreadybeenthroughyourcharminghomemovies.Andthenitwassimplyamatterofthebluff.
"Veryeasy,youknow,notreallyuptomystandards.So,yousee,I’mhopingyou’rewrongaboutyourboyfriend.Edward,isn’tit?"
Ididn’tanswer.Thebravadowaswearingoff.Isensedthathewascomingtotheendofhisgloat.Itwasn’tmeantformeanyway.Therewasnogloryinbeatingme,aweakhuman.
"Wouldyoumind,verymuch,ifIleftalittleletterofmyownforyour
Edward?"
Hetookastepbackandtouchedapalm-sizeddigitalvideocamerabalancedcarefullyontopofthestereo.Asmallredlightindicatedthatitwasalreadyrunning.Headjusteditafewtimes,widenedtheframe.Istaredathiminhorror.
"I’msorry,butIjustdon’tthinkhe’llbeabletoresisthuntingmeafterhewatchesthis.AndIwouldn’twanthimtomissanything.Itwasallforhim,ofcourse.You’resimplyahuman,whounfortunatelywasinthewrongplace,atthewrongtime,andindisputablyrunningwiththewrongcrowd,Imightadd."
