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  urse didn't argue it
  further.
  ”i'll go get you some ice for your forehead, dear,” she said to me, and
  the of the room.
  ”yht,” i moaing my eyes close.
  ”i usually am — but about articular this time?”
  ”ditg is healthy.” i practiced breathing evenly.
  ”you scared me for a mihere,” he admitted after a pause. his tone
  made it sound like he was g a humiliatihought
  your dead body off to bury it in the woods.”
  ”ha ha.” i still had my eyes closed, but i was feeling more normal every
  minute.
  ”holy — i've seeh better color. i was ed that i
  might have to avenge your murder.”
  ”poor mike. i'll bet he's mad.”
  ”he absolutely loathes me,” edward said cheerfully.
  ”you 't know that,” i argued, but then i wondered suddenly if he could.
  ”i saw his face — i could tell.”
  ”how did you see me? i thought you were ditg.” i was almost fine now,
  though the queasiness would probably pass faster if i'd eatehing
  for lun the other ha was luach ty.
  ”i was in my car, listening to a cd.” sual respo
  surprised me.
  i heard the door and opeo see the h a press
  in her hand.
  ”here you go, dear.” she laid it ay forehead. ”y
  better,” she added.
  ”i think i'm fine,” i said, sitting up. just a little ringing in my ears,
  no spi green walls stayed where they should.
  i could see she was about to make me lie ba, but the door opened
  just then, and ms. cope stuck her head in.
  ”we've got another one,” she warned.
  i hopped dowhe cot for the invalid.
  i hahe press back to the nurse. ”here, i dohis.”
  aaggered through the door, n a sallow-looking
  lee stephens, another by class. edward and i drew back
  agaio give them room.
  ”oh tered. ”go out to the office, bella.”
  i looked up at him, bewildered.
  ”trust me — go.”
  i spun and caught the door before it cl out of the
  infirmary. i could feel edward right behind me.
  ”you actually listeo me.” he was stunned.
  ”i smelled the blood,” i said, wrinkling my nose. lee wasn't si
  watg other people, like me.
  ”people 't smell blood,” he tradicted.
  ”well, i — that's what makes me sick. it smells like rust… and salt.”
  he was starih an unfathomable expression.
  ”what?” i asked.
  ”it's nothing.”
  mike came through the dlane to edward. the look he
  gave edward ed what edward had said about loathing. he looked back
  at me, his eyes glum.
  ”you look better,” he accused.
  ”just keep your hand in your pocket,” i warned him again.
  ”it's not bleeditered. ”are you going back to class?”
  ”are you kidding? i'd just have to turn around and e back.”
  ”yeah, i guess… soio the beach?” while he
  spoke, he flashed aoho was standing against
  the cluttered otionless as a sculpture, staring off into space.
  i tried to sound as friendly as possible. ”sure, i said i was in.”
  ”we're meeting at my dad's store, at ten.” his eyes flickered to edward
  again, w if he was giving out too muation. his body
  la clear that it wasn't aion.
  ”i'll be there,” i promised.
  ”i'll see you in gym, then,” he said, movioward the door.
  ”see you,” i replied. he looked at me once more, his rouly
  pouting, and then as he walked slh the door, his shoulders
  slumped. a swell of sympathy washed over me. i p his
  disappointed fa… in