It was just how close you were. Most humans instinctively shy away from us, are repelled by our alienness… I wasn’t expecting you to come so close. And the smell of your throat.






(8 votes, average: 4.25 out of 5)


As always, I was electrically aware of Edward sitting close enough to touch, as distant as if he were merely an invention of my imagination.





(4 votes, average: 4.25 out of 5)


My mom always says I was born thirty-five years old and that I get more middle-aged every year.





(4 votes, average: 4.25 out of 5)


The shattering beats made it impossible for me to think — which was the whole purpose of the exercise.





(4 votes, average: 4.25 out of 5)


There was a thin ribbon of a trail that led through the forest here, or I wouldn’t risk wandering on my own like this. My sense of direction was hopeless; I could get lost in much less helpful surroundings.





(4 votes, average: 4.25 out of 5)


He was such a cheater. Now I was even more worried about what I was going to say to Jessica.





(4 votes, average: 4.25 out of 5)


What if his family was there? I felt a wave of real terror. Did they know that I knew? Was I supposed to know that they knew that I knew, or not?





(4 votes, average: 4.25 out of 5)


Edward seemed to take a deep breath, and then he stepped out into the bright glow of the midday sun.





(4 votes, average: 4.25 out of 5)


It was amazing how instantaneously the choking fear vanished, amazing how suddenly the feeling of security washed over me — even before I was off the street — as soon as I heard his voice.





(9 votes, average: 4.22 out of 5)


I can’t be sure — I don’t know how to read minds — but sometimes it seems like you’re trying to say goodbye when you’re saying something else.





(9 votes, average: 4.22 out of 5)







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