Bella Swan

I thought you were supposed to be pretending I don’t exist, not irritating me to death.

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This truck is old enough to be your car’s grandfather — have some respect.

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When I came here as a child, he would always remove the bullets as soon as he walked in the door. I guess he considered me old enough now not to shoot myself by accident, and not depressed enough to shoot myself on purpose.

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Our relationship couldn’t continue to balance, as it did, on the point of a knife. We would fall off one edge or the other, depending entirely upon his decision, or his instincts. My decision was made, made before I’d ever consciously chosen, and I was committed to seeing it through. Because there was nothing more terrifying to me, more excruciating, than the thought of turning away from him. It was an impossibility.

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I didn’t know if there ever was a choice, really. I was already in too deep. Now that I knew — if I knew — I could do nothing about my frightening secret. Because when I thought of him, of his voice, his hypnotic eyes, the magnetic force of his personality, I wanted nothing more than to be with him right now.

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But outside the door to our Spanish class, leaning against the wall — looking more like a Greek god than anyone had a right to — Edward was waiting for me.

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I just wondered… if you could warn me beforehand the next time you decide to ignore me for my own good. Just so I’m prepared.

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Whatever the reason, Mike’s puppy dog behavior and Eric’s apparent rivalry with him were disconcerting. I wasn’t sure if I didn’t prefer being ignored.

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The thing, I thought to myself… it had possibilities — as a nickname, at the very least.

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I turned and he was leaning toward me, his pale, glorious face just inches from mine. My heart stopped beating.

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Bella Swan