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  listen. i was i i'd just explained my dreary life to this
  bizarre, beautiful boy who may or may not despise me. he'd seemed
  engrossed in our versation, but now i could see, from the y
  eye, that he was leaning away from me again, his hands gripping the edge
  of the table with unmistakable tension.
  i tried to appear attentive as mr. barated, with
  trahe overhead projector, what i had seen without
  diffiiy theable.
  when the bell finally rang, edward rushed as swiftly and as gracefully
  from the room as he had last monday. a monday, i stared
  after him i.
  mike skipped quiy side and picked up my books for me. i imagined
  him with a wagging tail.
  ”that was awful,” he groahey all looked exactly the same. you're
  lucky you had for a partner.”
  ”i didn't have a,” i said, stung by his assumption. i
  regretted the snub instantly. ”i've dohe lab befh,” i added
  before he could get his feelings hurt.
  ” seemed frieoday,” he ented as we shrugged into
  our raincoats. he didn't seem pleased about it.
  i tried to sou. ”i ith him last monday.”
  i 't trate on mike's chatter as we walked to gym, and re.
  didn't do muy atteher. mike was ooday.
  he chivalrously y position as well as his own, so my
  w was oed when it was my tuream
  ducked warily out of the way every time i .
  the rain was just a mist as i walked t lot, but i was
  happier when i was in the dry cab. i got the heater running, for o
  ind-numbing roar of the engine. i unzipped my jacket,
  put the hood down, and fluffed my damp hair out so the heater could dry
  it on the way home.
  i looked arouo make sure it was clear. that's whehe
  still, white figure. edward was leaning agai door of
  the volvo, three e, and starily iion.
  i swiftly looked away aruto reverse, almost hitting a
  rusty toyota y haste. lucky for the toyota, i stomped on the
  brake i was just the sort of car that my truake scrap
  metal of. i took a deep breath, still lookiher side of my
  d cautiously pulled out again, with greater success. i stared
  straight ahead as i passed the volvo, but from a peripheral peek, i would
  swear i saw him laughing.
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  3. phenomenon
  when i opehe m, something was different.
  it was the light. it was still the gray-green light of a cloudy day in
  the forest, but it was ehow. i realized there was no fog
  veiling my window.
  i jumped up to look outside, and then groaned in horror.
  a fine layer of she yard, dusted the top of my trud
  whitehe road. but that wasn't the worst part. all the rain from
  yesterday had frozen solid — g the he trees in
  fantastic, geous patterns, and making the driveway a deadly ice slick.
  i had enough trouble not falling dowhe ground was dry; it might
  be safer fo back to bed now.
  charlie had left for wot downstairs. in a lot of ways,
  living with charlie was like having my own plad i found myself
  reveling in the aloead of being lonely.
  i threw down a quick bowl of d se jui the
  . i felt excited to go to sd that scared me. i k
  wasn't the stimulating learning e i ating,
  my of friends. if i was beih myself, i knew i was
  eager to get to school because i would see edward d that was
  very, very stupid.
  i should be avoidiirely after my brainless and embarrassing
  babblierday. and i i; why should he lie about
  his eyes? i was still frightey i sometimes felt
  emanating from him, and i was still toied wheured his
  perfect face. i are that my league and his league were spheres
  that did no