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  nsidering his ghost
  story.
  ”there's always a risk for humahe es, even if
  they're civilized like this was. you never khey might get
  too hu.” he deliberately worked a thieo
  his tone.
  ”what do you mean, 'civilized'?”
  ”they claimed that they didn't hunt humans. they supposedly were somehow
  able to prey on animals instead.”
  i tried to keep my voice casual. ”so how does it fit in with the s?
  are they like the es yra?”
  ”no.” he paused dramatically. ”they are the same ones.”
  he must have thought the expression on my face ired by his
  story. he smiled, pleased, and ued.
  ”there are more of them now, a new female and a he rest
  are the same. i-graime they already khe
  leader, carlisle. he'd been here and gone before your people had even
  arrived.” he was fighting a smile.
  ”and what are they?” i fi are the es?”
  he smiled darkly.
  ”blood drinkers,” he replied in a g voice. ”your people call them
  vampires.”
  i stared out at the rough surf after he a sure what my face
  osing.
  ”you have goose bumps,” he laughed delightedly.
  ”yood storyteller,” i eill staring into the
  waves.
  ”pretty crazy stuff, though, isn't it? no wonder my dad doesn't want us
  to talk about it to anyone.”
  i 't y expressioo look at him yet. ”don't worry,
  i won't give you away.”
  ”i guess i just violated the treaty,” he laughed.
  ”i'll take it to the grave,” i promised, and then i shivered.
  ”seriously, though, don't say anything to charlie. he retty mad at
  my dad whe some of us weren't goial since
  dr. started w there.”
  ”i won't, of ot.”
  ”so do you think we're a bunch of superstitious ?” he
  asked in a playful toh a hint of worry. i still hadn't looked
  away from the o.
  i turned a him as normally as i could.
  ”no. i think yood at telling scary stories, though. i still
  have goose bumps, see?” i held up my arm.
  ”iled.
  ahe sound of the beach rocks g agaiher
  war someone roag. our heads she same
  time to see mike and jessica about fifty yards away, walking toward us.
  ”there you are, bella,” mike relief, waving his arm over his
  head.
  ”is that your boyfriend?” jacob asked, alerted by the jealous edge in
  mike's voice. i rised it was so obvious.
  ”ely not,” i whispered. i was tremendously grateful to jacob,
  ao make him as happy as possible. i wi him, carefully
  turning away from mike to do so. he smiled, elated by my iing.
  ”so whe my lise…” he began.
  ”you should e in forks. we g out sometime.” i felt
  guilty as i said this, knowing that i'd used him. but i really did like
  jacob. he was someone i could easily be friends with.
  mike had reaow, with jessica still a few paces back. i could see
  his eyes appraising jad looking satisfied at his obvious youth.
  ”where have you beehough the answer was right in front of
  him.
  ”jacob was just telliories,” i volu was
  really iing.”
  i smiled at jaly, and he grinned back.
  ”well,” mike paused, carefully reassessiioched
  our camaraderie. ”we're pag up — it looks like it's going to rain
  soon.”
  we all looked up at the gl sky. it ly did look like rain.
  ”okay.” i jumped up. ”i'm ing.”
  ”it was o see you again,” jacob said, and i could tell he was
  tau a bit.
  ”it really w