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  so i d. somehow she was
  already in my clothes. she pulled me back to the stairs, where alice
  stood, a small leather bag ihey each grabbed one of my
  elbows and half-carried me as they flew dowairs.
  it appeared that everythiled downstairs in our absence.
  edward a were ready to leave, emmett g a heavy-looking
  backpack over his shoulder. carlisle was hahing small to esme.
  he turned ahe same thing — it was a tiny silver cell
  phone.
  ”esme and rosalie will be taking your truck, bella,” he told me as he
  passed. i nodded, glang warily at rosalie. she was gl at
  carlisle with a resentful expression.
  ”alice, jasper — take the mercedes. you'll int in the
  south.”
  they nodded as well.
  ”we're taking the jeep.”
  i rised to see that carlisle io go with edward. i
  realized suddenly, with a stab of fear, that they made up the hunting
  party.
  ”alice,” carlisle asked, ”will they take the bait?”
  everyoched alice as she closed her eyes and becredibly still.
  finally her eyes operack you. the woman will follow the
  truck. we should be able to leave after that.” her voice was .
  ”let's gan to walk toward the kit.
  but edward was at my side at o me up in his iron grip,
  g me to him. he seemed unaware of his watg family as he pulled
  my face to his, liftihe floor. for the shortest sed,
  his lips were id hard agai was over. he set me
  down, still holding my face, his glorious eyes burning into mine.
  his eyes went blank, curiously dead, as he turned away.
  and they were gone.
  we stood there, the away from me as the tears streaked
  noiselessly down my face.
  the sile dragged on, and then esme's phoed in her hand.
  it flashed to her ear.
  ”now,” she said. rosalie stalked out the front door without another
  glan my dire, but esme touched my cheek as she passed.
  ”be safe.” her whisper lihem as they slipped out the door.
  i heard my truck start thunderously, and then fade away.
  jasper aed. alice's phoo be at her ear before it
  buzzed.
  ”edward says the woman is orail. i'll get the car.” she
  vahe shadoard had gone.
  jasper a each other. he stood across the length of the
  entryway from me… being careful.
  ”y, you know,” he said quietly.
  ”what?” i gasped.
  ”i feel what y now — a.”
  ”i'm not,” i mumbled. ”if anythihem, it will be for
  nothing.”
  ”y,” he repeated, smiling kindly at me.
  i heard nothing, but theepped through the front door and came
  toward me with her arms held out.
  ”may i?” she asked.
  ”you're the first oo ask permission.” i smiled wryly.
  she lifted me in her slender arms as easily as emmett had, shielding me
  protectively, a the d the lights bright
  behind us.
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  20. impatience
  when i woke up i was y thoughts were hazy, still twisted up in
  dreams and ook me lo should have to realize
  where i was.
  this room was too bland to belo ihe bedside
  lamps, bolted to the tables, were a dead giveaway, as were the long
  drapes made from the same fabric as the bedspread, and the generic
  waterts on the walls.
  i tried tot here, but nothi.
  i did remember the sleek black car, the glass in the windows darker than
  that on a limousihe engine was almost silent, though we'd raced
  across the black freeways at more thahe legal speed.
  and i remembered alig with me on the dark leather backseat.
  someh the long night, my head had ended up agaie
  neck. my ess dido b