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           "Iwasalmostfinenow,thoughthequeasinesswouldprobablypassfasterifI’deatensomethingforlunch.Ontheotherhand,maybeitwasluckymystomachwasempty.

           "Iwasinmycar,listeningtoaCD."Suchanormalresponse-itsurprisedme.

           Iheardthedoorandopenedmyeyestoseethenursewithacoldcompressinherhand.

           "Hereyougo,dear."Shelaiditacrossmyforehead."You’relookingbetter,"sheadded.

           "IthinkI’mfine,"Isaid,sittingup.Justalittleringinginmyears,nospinning.Themintgreenwallsstayedwheretheyshould.

           Icouldseeshewasabouttomakemeliebackdown,butthedooropenedjustthen,andMs.Copestuckherheadin.

           "We’vegotanotherone,"shewarned.

           Ihoppeddowntofreeupthecotforthenextinvalid.

           Ihandedthecompressbacktothenurse."Here,Idon’tneedthis."

           AndthenMikestaggeredthroughthedoor,nowsupportingasallow-lookingLeeStephens,anotherboyinourBiologyclass.EdwardandIdrewbackagainstthewalltogivethemroom.

           "Ohno,"Edwardmuttered."Goouttotheoffice,Bella."

           Ilookedupathim,bewildered.

           "Trustme-go."

           Ispunandcaughtthedoorbeforeitclosed,dartingoutoftheinfirmary.IcouldfeelEdwardrightbehindme.

           "Youactuallylistenedtome."Hewasstunned.

           "Ismelledtheblood,"Isaid,wrinklingmynose.Leewasn’tsickfromwatchingotherpeople,likeme.

           "Peoplecan’tsmellblood,"hecontradicted.

           "Well,Ican-that’swhatmakesmesick.Itsmellslikerust...andsalt."

           Hewasstaringatmewithanunfathomableexpression.

           "What?"Iasked.