I didn’t want to leave, but it was necessary. It’s a bit easier to be around you when I’m not thirsty.

Hadn’t you noticed? I’m breaking all the rules now.

You need a healthy dose of fear. Nothing could be more beneficial for you

It’s the safest time of day for us. The easiest time. But also the saddest, in a way… the end of another day, the return of the night. Darkness is so predictable, don’t you think?

Are you going to the dance with Cullen?

Bella, it’s not my fault if you are exceptionally unobservant.

So, did you stab Edward Cullen with a pencil or what? I’ve never seen him act like that.

On the one hand, I loved the tide pools. They had fascinated me since I was a child; they were one of the only things I ever looked forward to when I had to come to Forks. On the other hand, I’d also fallen into them a lot. Not a big deal when you’re seven and with your dad. It reminded me of Edward’s request — that I not fall into the ocean.

I can’t be sure, of course, but I’d compare it to living on tofu and soy milk; we call ourselves vegetarians, our little inside joke.

I was wrong — you’re much more observant than I gave you credit for.