EPILOGUE TREATYALMOST EVERYTHING WAS BACK TO NORMAL—THE GOOD, pre-zombie normal—in lesstime than I would have believed possible. The hospital welcomed Carlisle back with eager arms, not evenbothering to conceal their delight that Esme had found life in L.A. so little to her liking. Thanks to theCalculus test I’d missed while abroad, Alice and Edward were in better to shape to graduate than I wasat the moment. Suddenly, college was a priority (college was still plan B, on the off chance that Edward’soffer swayed me from the post-graduation Carlisle option). Many deadlines had passed me by, butEdward had a new stack of applications for me to fill out every day. He’d already done the Harvardroute, so it didn’t bother him that, thanks to my procrastination, we might both end up at PeninsulaCommunity College next year.
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Charlie was not happy with me, or speaking to Edward. But at least Edward was allowed—during mydesignated visiting hours—inside the house again. I just wasn’t allowed out of it.
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School and work were the only exceptions, and the dreary, dull yellow walls of my classrooms hadbecome oddly inviting to me of late. That had a lot to do with the person who sat in the desk beside me.
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Edward had resumed his schedule from the beginning of the year, which put him in most of my classes again. My behavior had been such last fall, after the Cullens’ supposed move to L.A., that the seat besideme had never been filled. Even Mike, always eager to take any advantage, had kept a safe distance.
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With Edward back in place, it was almost as if the last eight months were just a disturbing nightmare.
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Almost, but not quite. There was the house arrest situation, for one thing. And for another, before the fall,I hadn’t been best friends with Jacob Black. So, of course, I hadn’t missed him then.
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I wasn’t at liberty to go to La Push, and Jacob wasn’t coming to see me. He wouldn’t even answer myphone calls.
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[p1]I made these calls mostly at night, after Edward had been kicked out—promptly at nine by a grimlygleeful Charlie—and before Edward snuck back through my window when Charlie was asleep.
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[p2]I chose that time to make my fruitless calls because I’d noticed that Edward made a certain face every time Imentioned Jacob’s name. Sort of disapproving and wary… maybe even angry.
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[p3] I guessed that he had some reciprocal prejudice against the werewolves, though he wasn’t as vocal as Jacob had been about the "blood suckers."
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[p4]So, I didn’t mention Jacob much.
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With Edward near me, it was hard to think about unhappy things—even my former besi fnend, who wasprobably very unhappy right now, due to me. When I did think of Jake, I always felt guilty for notthinking of him more.
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The fairy tale was back on. Prince returned, bad spell broken. I wasn’t sure exactly what to do about theleftover, unresolved character. Where was his happily ever after?
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Weeks passed, and Jacob still wouldn’t answer my calls. It started to become a constant worry. Like adripping faucet in the back of my head that I couldn’t shut off or ignore. Drip, drip, drip. Jacob, Jacob,Jacob.
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So, though I didn’t mention Jacob much, sometimes my frustration and anxiety boiled over.
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"It’s just plain rude!" I vented one Saturday afternoon when Edward picked me up from work. Beingangry about things was easier than feeling guilty. "Downright insulting!"I’d varied my pattern, in hopes of a different response. I’d called Jake from work this time, only to get anunhelpfulBilly.Again.
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"Billy said he didn’t want to talk to me," I fumed, glaring at the rain oozing down the passenger window.
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"That he was there, and wouldn’t walk three steps to get to the phone! Usually Billy just says he’s out orbusy or sleeping or something. I mean, it’s not like I didn’t know he was lying to me, but at least it was apolite way to handle it. I guess Billy hates me now, too. It’s not fair!""It’s not you, Bella," Edward said quietly. "Nobody hates you.""Feels that way," I muttered, folding my arms across my chest. It was no more than a stubborn gesture.
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There was no hole there now—I could barely remember the empty feeling anymore.
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"Jacob knows we’re back, and I’m sure that he’s ascertained that I’m with you," Edward said. "He won’tcome anywhere near me. The enmity is rooted too deeply.""That’s stupid. He knows you’re not… like other vampires.""There’s still good reason to keep a safe distance."I glared blindly out the windshield, seeing only Jacob’s face, set in the bitter mask I hated.
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"Bella, we are what we are," Edward said quietly. "I can control myself, but I doubt he can. He’s veryyoung. It would most likely turn into a fight, and I don’t know if I could stop it before I k—" he broke off,and then quickly continued. "Before I hurt him. You would be unhappy. I don’t want that to happen."I remembered what Jacob had said in the kitchen, hearing the words with perfect recall in his huskyvoice. I’m not sure that I’m even-tempered enough to handle that… You probably wouldn’t like itso much if I killed your friend. But he’d been able to handle it, that time…"Edward Cullen," I whispered. "Were you about to say ’killed him? Were you?"He looked away from me, staring into the rain. In front of us, the red light I hadn’t noticed turned green and he started forward again, driving very slowly. Not his usual way of driving.
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"I would try… very hard… not to do that," Edward finally said.
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I stared at him with my mouth hanging open, but he continued to look straight ahead. We were paused atthe corner stop sign.
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Abruptly, I remembered what had happened to Paris when Romeo came back. The stage directionswere simple: They fight. Paris falls.
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But that was ridiculous. Impossible.
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"Well," I said, and took a deep breath, shaking my head to dispel the words in my head. "Nothing likethat is ever going to happen, so there’s no reason to worry about it. And you know Charlie’s staring atthe clock right now. You’d better get me home before I get in more trouble for being late."I turned my face up toward him, to smile halfheartedly.
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Every time I looked at his face, that impossibly perfect face, my heart pounded strong and healthy andvery there in my chest. This time, the pounding raced ahead of its usual besotted pace. I recognized theexpression on his statue-still face.
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"You’re already in more trouble, Bella," he whispered through unmoving lips.
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I slid closer, clutching his arm as I followed his gaze to see what he was seeing. I don’t know what Iexpected—maybe Victoria standing in the middle of the street, her flaming red hair blowing in the wind,or a line of tall black cloaks… or a pack of angry werewolves. But I didn’t see anything at all.
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"What? What is it?"He took a deep breath. "Charlie…""My dad?" I screeched.
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He looked down at me then, and his expression was calm enough to ease some of my panic.
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"Charlie… is probably not going to kill you, but he’s thinking about it," he told me. He started to driveforward again, down my street, but he passed the house and parked by the edge of the trees.
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"What did I do?" I gasped.
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Edward glanced back at Charlie’s house. I followed his gaze, and noticed for the first time what wasparked in the driveway next to the cruiser. Shiny, bright red, impossible to miss. My motorcycle, flauntingitself in the driveway.
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Edward had said that Charlie was ready to kill me, so he must know that—that it was mine. There wasonly one person who could be behind this treachery.
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"No!" I gasped. "Why? Why would Jacob do this to me?" The sting of betrayal washed through me. Ihad trusted Jacob implicitly—trusted him with every single secret I had. He was supposed to be my safeharbor—the person I could always rely on. Of course things were strained right now, but I didn’t thinkany of the underlying foundation had changed. I didn’t think that was changeable!
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What had I done to deserve this? Charlie was going to be so mad—and worse than that, he was going tobe hurt and worried. Didn’t he have enough to deal with already? I would have never imagined that Jake could be so petty and just plain mean. Tears sprang, smarting, into my eyes, but they were not tears ofsadness. I had been betrayed. I was suddenly so angry that my head throbbed like it was going toexplode.
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"Is he still here?" I hissed.
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"Yes. He’s waiting for us there." Edward told me, nodding toward the slender path that divided the darkfringe of the forest in two.
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I jumped out of the car, launching myself toward the trees with my hands already balled into fists for thefirst punch.
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"Charlie will hear you," Edward warned me. "And once he gets you inside, he may brick over thedoorway."I glanced back at the house instinctively, and it seemed like the glossy red bike was all I could see. I wasseeing red. My head throbbed again.
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"Just give me one round with Jacob, and then I’ll deal with Charlie." I struggled futilely to break free.