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           Heputhishandsoneithersideofmyfaceandbroughthisfaceclosetomine.Hiseyeswerewideandserious."Iswear."

           Thesmellofhisbreathwassoothing.Itseemedtoeasetheacheofmybreathing.Hecontinuedtoholdmygazewhilemybodyslowlyrelaxedandthebeepingreturnedtoanormalpace.Hiseyesweredark,closertoblackthangoldtoday.

           "Better?"heasked.

           "Yes,"Isaidcautiously.

           Heshookhisheadandmutteredsomethingunintelligible.IthoughtIpickedouttheword"overreaction."

           "Whydidyousaythat?"Iwhispered,tryingtokeepmyvoicefromshaking."Areyoutiredofhavingtosavemeallthetime?Doyouwantmetogoaway?"

           "No,Idon’twanttobewithoutyou,Bella,ofcoursenot.Berational.AndIhavenoproblemwithsavingyou,either-ifitweren’tforthefactthatIwastheoneputtingyouindanger...thatI’mthereasonthat

           you’rehere."

           "Yes,youarethereason."Ifrowned."ThereasonI’mhere-alive."

           "Barely."Hisvoicewasjustawhisper."Coveredingauzeandplasterandhardlyabletomove."

           "Iwasn’treferringtomymostrecentnear-deathexperience,"Isaid,growingirritated."Iwasthinkingoftheothers-youcantakeyourpick.Ifitweren’tforyou,IwouldberottingawayintheForkscemetery."

           Hewincedatmywords,butthehauntedlookdidn’tleavehiseyes.

           "That’snottheworstpart,though,"hecontinuedtowhisper.HeactedasifIhadn’tspoken."Notseeingyouthereonthefloor...crumpledandbroken."Hisvoicewaschoked."NotthinkingIwastoolate.