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  u going to tell me about your family?” i asked to distract
  him. ”it's got to be a muteresting story than mine.”
  he was instantly cautious. ”what do you want to know?”
  ”the s adopted you?” i verified.
  ”yes.”
  i hesitated for a moment. ”eo your parents?”
  ”they died many years ago.” his toer-of-fact.
  ”i'm sorry,” i mumbled.
  ”i don't really remember them that clearly. carlisle and esme have been
  my parents f time now.”
  ”and you love them.” it wasn't a question. it was obvious in the way he
  spoke of them.
  ”yes.” he smiled. ”i 't imagier people.”
  ”you're very lucky.”
  ”i know i am.”
  ”and your brother and sister?”
  he glahe the dashboard.
  ”my brother and sister, and jasper a matter, are going
  to be quite upset if they have to stand in the rain waiting for me.”
  ”uess you have to go.” i didn't wa of the car.
  ”and you probably want your truck back before gets home, so
  you don't have to tell him about the biology i.” he gri me.
  ”i'm sure he's already heard. there are s in forks.” i sighed.
  he laughed, and there was ao his laughter.
  ”have fun at the beach… good weather for sunbathing.” he gla
  the sheeting rain.
  ”won't i see you tomorrow?”
  ” aing the weekend early.”
  ”what are you going to do?” a friend could ask that, right? i hoped the
  disappoi wasn't too apparent in my voice.
  ”we're going to be hiki rocks wilder south of
  rainier.”
  i remembered charlie had said the s ily.
  ”oh, well, have fuo soui't think i
  fooled him, though. a smile laying around the edges of his lips.
  ”will you do somethihis weekeo look me
  straight iilizing the full power old eyes.
  i nodded helplessly.
  ”don't be offe you seem to be ohose people who just
  attrats like a magry not to fall into the o or
  get ruhing, all right?” he smiled crookedly.
  the helplessness had faded as he spoke. i glared at him.
  ”i'll see what i do,” i snapped as i jumped out into the rain. i
  slammed the door behih excessive force.
  he was still smiling as he drove away.
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  6. scary stories
  as i sat in my r to trate ohird aacbeth, i
  was really listening for my truck. i would have thought, evehe
  pounding rain, i could have heard the engine's roar. but wheo
  peek out the — again — it was suddenly there.
  i wasn't looking forward to friday, ahao my
  ions. of course there were the faintis. jessica
  especially seemed to get a kick out of that story. luckily mike had kept
  his mouth shut, ao know about edward's i. she
  did have a lot of questions about lunch, though.
  ”so what did edward t yesterday?” jessica asked in trig.
  ”i don't know,” i ahfully. ”he to the point.”
  ”you looked kind of mad,” she fished.
  ”did i?” i kept my expression blank.
  ”you know, i've with a his family before.
  that was weird.”
  ”weird,” i agreed. she seemed annoyed; she flipped her dark curls
  impatiently — i guessed she'd been hopihing that would
  make a good story for her to pass on.
  the worst part about friday was that, even though i knew he wasn't going
  to be there, i still hoped. whehe cafeteria with jessica
  and mike, i 't keep from looking at his table, where rosalie,
  alice