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           Iscreamedandthrashedagainstthecoolhandsthatheldmeback.IheardAlice’svoice,tryingtocalmme.Somethingheavyheldmylegtothefloor,andCarlislehadmyheadlockedintheviseofhisstonearms.

           Then,slowly,mywrithingcalmedasmyhandgrewmoreandmorenumb.Thefirewasdulling,focusingintoanever-smallerpoint.

           Ifeltmyconsciousnessslippingasthepainsubsided.Iwasafraidtofallintotheblackwatersagain,afraidIwouldlosehiminthedarkness.

           "Edward,"Itriedtosay,butIcouldn’thearmyvoice.Theycouldhearme.

           "He’srighthere,Bella."

           "Stay,Edward,staywithme..."

           "Iwill."Hisvoicewasstrained,butsomehowtriumphant.

           Isighedcontentedly.Thefirewasgone,theotherpainsdulledbyasleepinessseepingthroughmybody.

           "Isitallout?"Carlisleaskedfromsomewherefaraway.

           "Herbloodtastesclean,"Edwardsaidquietly."Icantastethemorphine."

           "Bella?"Carlislecalledtome.

           Itriedtoanswer."Mmmmm?"

           "Isthefiregone?"

           "Yes,"Isighed."Thankyou,Edward."

           "Iloveyou,"heanswered.

           "Iknow,"Ibreathed,sotired.

           Iheardmyfavoritesoundintheworld:Edward’squietlaugh,weakwithrelief.

           "Bella?"Carlisleaskedagain.

           Ifrowned;Iwantedtosleep."What?"

           "Whereisyourmother?"

           "InFlorida,"Isighed."Hetrickedme,Edward.Hewatchedourvideos."Theoutrageinmyvoicewaspitifullyfrail.

           Butthatremindedme.

           "Alice."Itriedtoopenmyeyes."Alice,thevideo-heknewyou,Alice,heknewwhereyoucamefrom."Imeanttospeakurgently,butmyvoicewasfeeble