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was　ing　from。　My

mind　labored；　unable　to　make　sense　of　Alice's　bleak　face　and　how　it　could

possibly　relate　to　Edward；

while　my　body　was　already　swaying；　seeking　the　relief　of　unconsciousness

before　the　reality　could　hit　me。

The　stairway　tilted　at　the　oddest　angle。

Jacob's　furious　voice　was　suddenly　in　my　ear；　hissing　out　a　stream　of

profanities。　I　felt　a　vague

disapproval。　His　new　friends　were　clearly　a　bad　influence。

I　was　on　the　couch　without　understanding　how　I　got　there；　and　Jacob　was　still

swearing。　It　felt　like　there

was　an　earthquake—the　couch　was　shaking　under　me。

〃What　did　you　do　to　her？〃　he　demanded。

Alice　ignored　him。　〃Bella？　Bella；　snap　out　of　it。　We　have　to　hurry。〃

〃Stay　back；〃　Jacob　warned。

〃Calm　down；　Jacob　Black；〃　Alice　ordered。　〃You　don't　want　to　do　that　so　close

to　her。〃

〃I　don't　think　I'll　have　any　problem　keeping　my　focus；〃　he　retorted；　but　his

voice　sounded　a　little　cooler。

〃Alice？〃　My　voice　was　weak。　〃What　happened？〃　I　asked；　even　though　I　didn't

want　to　hear。

〃I　don't　know；〃　she　suddenly　wailed。　〃What　is　he　thinking？！〃

I　labored　to　pull　myself　up　despite　the　dizziness。　I　realized　it　was　Jacob's

arm　I　was　gripping　for　balance。

He　was　the　one　shaking；　not　the　couch。

Alice　was　pulling　a　small　silver　phone　from　her　bag　when　my　eyes　relocated

her。　Her　fingers　dialed　the

numbers　so　fast　they　were　a　blur。

〃Rose；　I　need　to　talk　to　Carlisle　now。〃　Her　voice　whipped　through　the　words。

〃Fine；　as　soon　as　he's

back。　No；　I'll　be　on　a　plane。　Look；　have　you　heard　anything　from　Edward？〃

Alice　paused　now；　listening　with　an　expression　that　grew　more