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           Heturnedhisheadafractiontowardmewithoutmeetingmygaze,noddedonce,andthenlookedtheotherway.

           AndthatwasthelastcontactI’dhadwithhim,thoughhewasthere,afootawayfromme,everyday.Iwatchedhimsometimes,unabletostopmyself-fromadistance,though,inthecafeteriaorparkinglot.Iwatchedashisgoldeneyesgrewperceptiblydarkerdaybyday.ButinclassIgavenomorenoticethatheexistedthanheshowedtowardme.I

           wasmiserable.Andthedreamscontinued.

           Despitemyoutrightlies,thetenorofmye-mailsalertedRen¨¦etomydepression,andshecalledafewtimes,worried.Itriedtoconvinceheritwasjusttheweatherthathadmedown.

           Mike,atleast,waspleasedbytheobviouscoolnessbetweenmeandmylabpartner.Icouldseehe’dbeenworriedthatEdward’sdaringrescuemighthaveimpressedme,andhewasrelievedthatitseemedtohavetheoppositeeffect.Hegrewmoreconfident,sittingontheedgeofmytabletotalkbeforeBiologyclassstarted,ignoringEdwardascompletelyasheignoredus.

           Thesnowwashedawayforgoodafterthatonedangerouslyicyday.Mikewasdisappointedhe’dnevergottentostagehissnowballfight,butpleasedthatthebeachtripwouldsoonbepossible.Theraincontinuedheavily,though,andtheweekspassed.

           Jessicamademeawareofanothereventloomingonthehorizon-shecalledthefirstTuesdayofMarchtoaskmypermissiontoinviteMiketothegirls’choicespringdanceintwoweeks.

           "Areyousureyoudon’tmind...