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           Iwonderedtomyselfwhynooneelsehadseenhimstandingsofaraway,beforehewassuddenly,impossiblysavingmylife.Withchagrin,Irealizedtheprobablecause-nooneelsewasasawareofEdwardasIalwayswas.NooneelsewatchedhimthewayIdid.Howpitiful.

           Edwardwasneversurroundedbycrowdsofcuriousbystanderseagerforhisfirsthandaccount.Peopleavoidedhimasusual.TheCullensandtheHalessatatthesametableasalways,noteating,talkingonlyamongthemselves.Noneofthem,especiallyEdward,glancedmywayanymore.

           Whenhesatnexttomeinclass,asfarfrommeasthetablewouldallow,heseemedtotallyunawareofmypresence.Onlynowandthen,whenhisfistswouldsuddenlyballup-skinstretchedevenwhiteroverthebones-didIwonderifhewasn’tquiteasobliviousasheappeared.

           Hewishedhehadn’tpulledmefromthepathofTyler’svan-therewasnootherconclusionIcouldcometo.

           Iwantedverymuchtotalktohim,andthedayaftertheaccidentItried.ThelasttimeI’dseenhim,outsidetheER,we’dbothbeensofurious.Istillwasangrythathewouldn’ttrustmewiththetruth,eventhoughIwaskeepingmypartofthebargainflawlessly.Buthehadinfactsavedmylife,nomatterhowhe’ddoneit.And,overnight,theheatofmyangerfadedintoawedgratitude.

           HewasalreadyseatedwhenIgottoBiology,lookingstraightahead.Isatdown,expectinghimtoturntowardme.HeshowednosignthatherealizedIwasthere.

           "Hello,Edward,"Isaidpleasantly,toshowhimIwasgoingtobehavemyself.