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           "Myself,obviously."Heenunciatedeverysyllable,asifheweretalkingtosomeonementallyhandicapped.

           Iwasstillstunned."Why?"

           "Well,IwasplanningtogotoSeattleinthenextfewweeks,and,tobehonest,I’mnotsureifyourtruckcanmakeit."

           "Mytruckworksjustfine,thankyouverymuchforyourconcern."Istartedtowalkagain,butIwastoosurprisedtomaintainthesamelevelofanger.

           "Butcanyourtruckmakeitthereononetankofgas?"Hematchedmypaceagain.

           "Idon’tseehowthatisanyofyourbusiness."Stupid,shinyVolvoowner.

           "Thewastingoffiniteresourcesiseveryone’sbusiness."

           "Honestly,Edward."IfeltathrillgothroughmeasIsaidhisname,andIhatedit."Ican’tkeepupwithyou.Ithoughtyoudidn’twanttobemyfriend."

           "Isaiditwouldbebetterifweweren’tfriends,notthatIdidn’twanttobe."

           "Oh,thanks,nowthat’sallclearedup."Heavysarcasm.IrealizedIhadstoppedwalkingagain.Wewereundertheshelterofthecafeteriaroofnow,soIcouldmoreeasilylookathisface.Whichcertainlydidn’thelpmyclarityofthought.

           "Itwouldbemore...prudentforyounottobemyfriend,"heexplained."ButI’mtiredoftryingtostayawayfromyou,Bella."

           Hiseyesweregloriouslyintenseasheutteredthatlastsentence,hisvoicesmoldering.Icouldn’trememberhowtobreathe.

           "WillyougowithmetoSeattle?"heasked,stillintense.

           Icouldn’tspeakyet,soIjustnodded.

           Hesmiledbriefly,andthenhisfacebecameserious.

           "Youreallyshouldstayawayfromme,"hewarned