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  , aalking, heads close together. and i 't stop
  the gloom that engulfed me as i realized i didn't knoould
  have to wait before i saw him again.
  at my usual table, everyone was full of our pla day. mike
  was animated again, putti deal of trust in the local weatherman
  who promised sun tomorrow. i'd have to see that before i believed it. but
  it was warmer today — almost sixty. maybe the outing wouldn't be
  pletely miserable.
  i ied a few unfriendly glan lauren during lunch, which i
  didn't uand until alking out ether. i
  was right behi a foot from her slick, silver blond hair, and
  she was evidently u.
  ”…don't know why bella” — she sneered my name — ”doesn't just sit with
  the s from now on.”
  i heard her muttering to mike. i'd iced leasant,
  nasal voice she had, and i rised by the mali it. i really
  didn't k all, ly not well enough for her to dislike
  me — or so i'd thought. ”she's my frieh us,” mike
  whispered back loyally, but also a bit territorially. i paused to let
  jess and angela pass me. i didn't want to hear any more.
  that night at dinner, charlie seemed enthusiastiy trip to la
  push in the m. i thiy f me home alone on
  the weekends, but he'd spent too many years building his habits to break
  them now. of course he khe names of all the kids going, and their
  parents, a-graoo, probably. he seemed to
  approve. i wondered if he rove of my plale
  with edward ot that i was going to tell him.
  ”dad, do you knolace called goat roethi? i
  think it's south of mount rainier,” i asked casually.
  ”yeah — why?”
  i shrugged. ”some kids were talking about g there.”
  ”it's nood plaping.” he sounded surprised. ”too many
  bears. most people g the hunting season.”
  ”oh,” i murmured. ”maybe i got the name wrong.”
  i mea an unusual brightness woke me. i opened my eyes
  to see a clear yellow light streaming through my window. i 't
  believe it. i hurried to the window to d sure enough, there was
  the sun. it was in the wrohe sky, too low, and it didn't
  seem to be as close as it should be, but it was defihe sun.
  ged the horizon, but a large patch of blue was visible in the
  middle. i lihe window as long as i could, afraid that if i
  left the blue ear again.
  the ons' olympic outfitters store was just north of town. i'd seen
  the store, but i'd opped there — not having mueed for any
  supplies required f outdoors over aeime. in
  the parking lnized mike's suburban and tyler's sentra. as i
  pulled up heir vehicles, i could see the group standing around
  in front of the suburbahere, along with two other boys i had
  class with; i was fairly sure their names were ben and er. jess was
  there, flanked by angela ahree irls stood with them,
  inembered falling ym on friday. that one gave
  me a dirty look as i got out of the trud whispered something to
  lauren. lauren shook out her silk hair and eyed me sfully.
  so it was goihose days.
  at least mike y to see me.
  ”you came!” he called, delighted. ”and i said it would be sunny today,
  didn't i?”
  ”i told you i was ing,” i reminded him.
  ”we're just waiting for lee and samantha… unless you invited someone,”
  mike added.
  ”nope,” i lied lightly, hoping i would i also
  wishing that a miracle would od edward ear.
  mike looked satisfied.
  ”will you ride in my car? it's that or lee's mom's minivan.”
  ”sure.”
  he smiled blissfully. it was so easy to make mike happy.
  ”you have shotgun,” he promised. i hid my . it wasn't as
  simple t