ÓÑÇéÌáʾ£ºÈç¹û±¾ÍøÒ³´ò¿ªÌ«Âý»òÏÔʾ²»ÍêÕû£¬Çë³¢ÊÔÊó±êÓÒ¼ü¡°Ë¢Ð¡±±¾ÍøÒ³£¡
1 twilightĺɫ-µÚ40²¿·Ö
¿ì½Ý²Ù×÷: °´¼üÅÌÉÏ·½Ïò¼ü ¡û »ò ¡ú ¿É¿ìËÙÉÏÏ·ҳ °´¼üÅÌÉ쵀 Enter ¼ü¿É»Øµ½±¾ÊéĿ¼ҳ °´¼üÅÌÉÏ·½Ïò¼ü ¡ü ¿É»Øµ½±¾Ò³¶¥²¿! Èç¹û±¾ÊéûÓÐÔĶÁÍ꣬ÏëÏ´μÌÐø½Ó×ÅÔĶÁ£¬¿ÉʹÓÃÉÏ·½ "Êղص½ÎÒµÄä¯ÀÀÆ÷" ¹¦ÄÜ ºÍ "¼ÓÈëÊéÇ©" ¹¦ÄÜ£¡
it¡£¡¡I¡¡couldn't¡¡afford¡¡it¡¡now¡£¡¡I¡¡didn't¡¡know¡¡when¡¡he¡¡would¡¡return¡£¡¡
I¡¡concentrated¡¡on¡¡my¡¡escape¡£¡¡I¡¡had¡¡to¡¡hope¡¡that¡¡my¡¡familiarity¡¡with¡¡the¡¡
airport¡¡would¡¡turn¡¡the¡¡odds¡¡in¡¡my¡¡favor¡£¡¡Somehow£»¡¡I¡¡had¡¡to¡¡keep¡¡Alice¡¡
away¡¡¡
I¡¡knew¡¡Alice¡¡was¡¡in¡¡the¡¡other¡¡room¡¡waiting¡¡for¡¡me£»¡¡curious¡£¡¡But¡¡I¡¡had¡¡to¡¡
deal¡¡with¡¡one¡¡more¡¡thing¡¡in¡¡private£»¡¡before¡¡Jasper¡¡was¡¡back¡£¡¡
I¡¡had¡¡to¡¡accept¡¡that¡¡I¡¡wouldn't¡¡see¡¡Edward¡¡again£»¡¡not¡¡even¡¡one¡¡last¡¡
glimpse¡¡of¡¡his¡¡face¡¡to¡¡carry¡¡with¡¡me¡¡to¡¡the¡¡mirror¡¡room¡£¡¡I¡¡was¡¡going¡¡to¡¡
hurt¡¡him£»¡¡and¡¡I¡¡couldn't¡¡say¡¡goodbye¡£¡¡I¡¡let¡¡the¡¡waves¡¡of¡¡torture¡¡wash¡¡
over¡¡me£»¡¡have¡¡their¡¡way¡¡for¡¡a¡¡time¡£¡¡Then¡¡I¡¡pushed¡¡them¡¡back£»¡¡too£»¡¡and¡¡
went¡¡to¡¡face¡¡Alice¡£¡¡
The¡¡only¡¡expression¡¡I¡¡could¡¡manage¡¡was¡¡a¡¡dull£»¡¡dead¡¡look¡£¡¡I¡¡saw¡¡her¡¡alarm¡¡
and¡¡I¡¡didn't¡¡wait¡¡for¡¡her¡¡to¡¡ask¡£¡¡I¡¡had¡¡just¡¡one¡¡script¡¡and¡¡I'd¡¡never¡¡
manage¡¡improvisation¡¡now¡£¡¡
¡¨My¡¡mom¡¡was¡¡worried£»¡¡she¡¡wanted¡¡to¡¡e¡¡home¡£¡¡But¡¡it's¡¡okay£»¡¡I¡¡convinced¡¡
her¡¡to¡¡stay¡¡away¡£¡¨¡¡My¡¡voice¡¡was¡¡lifeless¡£¡¡
¡¨We'll¡¡make¡¡sure¡¡she's¡¡fine£»¡¡Bella£»¡¡don't¡¡worry¡£¡¨¡¡
I¡¡turned¡¡away£»¡¡I¡¡couldn't¡¡let¡¡her¡¡see¡¡my¡¡face¡£¡¡
My¡¡eye¡¡fell¡¡on¡¡a¡¡blank¡¡page¡¡of¡¡the¡¡hotel¡¡stationery¡¡on¡¡the¡¡desk¡£¡¡I¡¡went¡¡
to¡¡it¡¡slowly£»¡¡a¡¡plan¡¡forming¡£¡¡There¡¡was¡¡an¡¡envelope¡¡there£»¡¡too¡£¡¡That¡¡was¡¡
good¡£¡¡
¡¨Alice£»¡¨¡¡I¡¡asked¡¡slowly£»¡¡without¡¡turning£»¡¡keeping¡¡my¡¡voice¡¡level¡£¡¡¡¨If¡¡I¡¡
write¡¡a¡¡letter¡¡for¡¡my¡¡mother£»¡¡would¡¡you¡¡give¡¡it¡¡to¡¡her£¿¡¡Leave¡¡it¡¡at¡¡the¡¡
house£»¡¡I¡¡mean¡£¡¨¡¡
¡¨Sure£»¡¡Bella¡£¡¨¡¡Her¡¡voice¡¡was¡¡careful¡£¡¡She¡¡could¡¡see¡¡me¡¡ing¡¡apart¡¡at¡¡
the¡¡seams¡£¡¡I¡¡had¡¡to¡¡keep¡¡my¡¡emotions¡¡under¡¡better¡¡control¡£¡¡
I¡¡went¡¡into¡¡the¡¡bedroom¡¡again£»¡¡and¡¡knelt¡¡next¡¡to¡¡the¡¡little¡¡bedside¡¡table¡¡
to¡¡write¡£¡¡
¡¨Edward£»¡¨¡¡I¡¡wrote¡£¡¡My¡¡hand¡¡was¡¡shaking£»¡¡the¡¡letters¡¡were¡¡hardly¡¡legible¡£¡¡
I¡¡love¡¡you¡£¡¡I¡¡am¡¡so¡¡sorry¡£¡¡He¡¡has¡¡my¡¡mom£»¡¡and¡¡I¡¡have¡¡to¡¡try¡£¡¡I¡¡know¡¡it¡¡
may¡¡not¡¡work¡£¡¡I¡¡am¡¡so¡¡very£»¡¡very¡¡sorry¡£¡¡
Don't¡¡be¡¡angry¡¡with¡¡Alice¡¡and¡¡Jasper¡£¡¡If¡¡I¡¡get¡¡away¡¡from¡¡them¡¡it¡¡will¡¡be¡¡
a¡¡miracle¡£¡¡Tell¡¡them¡¡thank¡¡you¡¡for¡¡me¡£¡¡Alice¡¡especially£»¡¡please¡£¡¡
And¡¡please£»¡¡please£»¡¡don't¡¡e¡¡after¡¡him¡£¡¡That's¡¡what¡¡he¡¡wants¡£¡¡I¡¡think¡£¡¡
I¡¡can't¡¡bear¡¡it¡¡if¡¡anyone¡¡has¡¡to¡¡be¡¡hurt¡¡because¡¡of¡¡me£»¡¡especially¡¡you¡£¡¡
Please£»¡¡this¡¡is¡¡the¡¡only¡¡thing¡¡I¡¡can¡¡ask¡¡you¡¡now¡£¡¡For¡¡me¡£¡¡
I¡¡love¡¡you¡£¡¡Forgive¡¡me¡£¡¡
Bella¡¡
I¡¡folded¡¡the¡¡letter¡¡carefully£»¡¡and¡¡sealed¡¡it¡¡in¡¡the¡¡envelope¡£¡¡Eventually¡¡
he¡¡would¡¡find¡¡it¡£¡¡I¡¡only¡¡hoped¡¡he¡¡would¡¡understand£»¡¡and¡¡listen¡¡to¡¡me¡¡just¡¡
this¡¡once¡£¡¡
And¡¡then¡¡I¡¡carefully¡¡sealed¡¡away¡¡my¡¡heart¡£¡¡
===========================================================================¡¡
22¡£¡¡HIDEANDSEEK¡¡
It¡¡had¡¡taken¡¡much¡¡less¡¡time¡¡than¡¡I'd¡¡thought¡¡¡ª¡¡all¡¡the¡¡terror£»¡¡the¡¡
despair£»¡¡the¡¡shattering¡¡of¡¡my¡¡heart¡£¡¡The¡¡minutes¡¡were¡¡ticking¡¡by¡¡more¡¡
slowly¡¡than¡¡usual¡£¡¡Jasper¡¡still¡¡hadn't¡¡e¡¡back¡¡when¡¡I¡¡returned¡¡to¡¡
Alice¡£¡¡I¡¡was¡¡afraid¡¡to¡¡be¡¡in¡¡the¡¡same¡¡room¡¡with¡¡her£»¡¡afraid¡¡that¡¡she¡¡
would¡¡guess¡¡¡and¡¡afraid¡¡to¡¡hide¡¡from¡¡her¡¡for¡¡the¡¡same¡¡reason¡£¡¡
I¡¡would¡¡have¡¡thought¡¡I¡¡was¡¡far¡¡beyond¡¡the¡¡ability¡¡to¡¡be¡¡surprised£»¡¡my¡¡
thoughts¡¡tortured¡¡and¡¡unstable£»¡¡but¡¡I¡¡was¡¡surprised¡¡when¡¡I¡¡saw¡¡Alice¡¡bent¡¡
over¡¡the¡¡desk£»¡¡gripping¡¡the¡¡edge¡¡with¡¡two¡¡hands¡£¡¡
¡¨Alice£¿¡¨¡¡
She¡¡didn't¡¡react¡¡when¡¡I¡¡called¡¡her¡¡name£»¡¡but¡¡her¡¡head¡¡was¡¡slowly¡¡rocking¡¡
side¡¡to¡¡side£»¡¡and¡¡I¡¡saw¡¡her¡¡face¡£¡¡Her¡¡eyes¡¡were¡¡blank£»¡¡dazed¡¡¡My¡¡thoughts¡¡
flew¡¡to¡¡my¡¡mother¡£¡¡Was¡¡I¡¡already¡¡too¡¡late£¿¡¡
I¡¡hurried¡¡to¡¡her¡¡side£»¡¡reaching¡¡out¡¡automatically¡¡to¡¡touch¡¡her¡¡hand¡£¡¡
¡¨Alice£¡¡¨¡¡Jasper's¡¡voice¡¡whipped£»¡¡and¡¡then¡¡he¡¡was¡¡right¡¡behind¡¡her£»¡¡his¡¡
hands¡¡curling¡¡over¡¡hers£»¡¡loosening¡¡them¡¡from¡¡their¡¡grip¡¡on¡¡the¡¡table¡£¡¡
Across¡¡the¡¡room£»¡¡the¡¡door¡¡swung¡¡shut¡¡with¡¡a¡¡low¡¡click¡£¡¡
¡¨What¡¡is¡¡it£¿¡¨¡¡he¡¡demanded¡£¡¡
She¡¡turned¡¡her¡¡face¡¡away¡¡from¡¡me£»¡¡into¡¡his¡¡chest¡£¡¡¡¨Bella£»¡¨¡¡she¡¡said¡£¡¡
¡¨I'm¡¡right¡¡here£»¡¨¡¡I¡¡replied¡£¡¡
Her¡¡head¡¡twisted¡¡around£»¡¡her¡¡eyes¡¡locking¡¡on¡¡mine£»¡¡their¡¡expression¡¡still¡¡
strangely¡¡blank¡£¡¡I¡¡realized¡¡at¡¡once¡¡that¡¡she¡¡hadn't¡¡been¡¡speaking¡¡to¡¡me£»¡¡
she'd¡¡been¡¡answering¡¡Jasper's¡¡question¡£¡¡
¡¨What¡¡did¡¡you¡¡see£¿¡¨¡¡I¡¡said¡¡¡ª¡¡and¡¡there¡¡was¡¡no¡¡question¡¡in¡¡my¡¡flat£»¡¡
uncaring¡¡voice¡£¡¡
Jasper¡¡looked¡¡at¡¡me¡¡sharply¡£¡¡I¡¡kept¡¡my¡¡expression¡¡vacant¡¡and¡¡waited¡£¡¡His¡¡
eyes¡¡were¡¡confused¡¡as¡¡they¡¡flickered¡¡swiftly¡¡between¡¡Alice's¡¡face¡¡and¡¡
mine£»¡¡feeling¡¡the¡¡chaos¡¡¡for¡¡I¡¡could¡¡guess¡¡what¡¡Alice¡¡had¡¡seen¡¡now¡£¡¡
I¡¡felt¡¡a¡¡tranquil¡¡atmosphere¡¡settle¡¡around¡¡me¡£¡¡I¡¡weled¡¡it£»¡¡using¡¡it¡¡to¡¡
keep¡¡my¡¡emotions¡¡disciplined£»¡¡under¡¡control¡£¡¡
Alice£»¡¡too£»¡¡recovered¡¡herself¡£¡¡
¡¨Nothing£»¡¡really£»¡¨¡¡she¡¡answered¡¡finally£»¡¡her¡¡voice¡¡remarkably¡¡calm¡¡and¡¡
convincing¡£¡¡¡¨Just¡¡the¡¡same¡¡room¡¡as¡¡before¡£¡¨¡¡
She¡¡finally¡¡looked¡¡at¡¡me£»¡¡her¡¡expression¡¡smooth¡¡and¡¡withdrawn¡£¡¡¡¨Did¡¡you¡¡
want¡¡breakfast£¿¡¨¡¡
¡¨No£»¡¡I'll¡¡eat¡¡at¡¡the¡¡airport¡£¡¨¡¡I¡¡was¡¡very¡¡calm£»¡¡too¡£¡¡I¡¡went¡¡to¡¡the¡¡
bathroom¡¡to¡¡shower¡£¡¡Almost¡¡as¡¡if¡¡I¡¡were¡¡borrowing¡¡Jasper's¡¡strange¡¡extra¡¡
sense£»¡¡I¡¡could¡¡feel¡¡Alice's¡¡wild¡¡¡ª¡¡though¡¡wellconcealed¡¡¡ª¡¡desperation¡¡to¡¡
have¡¡me¡¡out¡¡of¡¡the¡¡room£»¡¡to¡¡be¡¡alone¡¡with¡¡Jasper¡£¡¡So¡¡she¡¡could¡¡tell¡¡him¡¡
that¡¡they¡¡were¡¡doing¡¡something¡¡wrong£»¡¡that¡¡they¡¡were¡¡going¡¡to¡¡fail¡¡¡
I¡¡got¡¡ready¡¡methodically£»¡¡concentrating¡¡on¡¡each¡¡little¡¡task¡£¡¡I¡¡left¡¡my¡¡
hair¡¡down£»¡¡swirling¡¡around¡¡me£»¡¡covering¡¡my¡¡face¡£¡¡The¡¡peaceful¡¡mood¡¡Jasper¡¡
created¡¡worked¡¡its¡¡way¡¡through¡¡me¡¡and¡¡helped¡¡me¡¡think¡¡clearly¡£¡¡Helped¡¡me¡¡
plan¡£¡¡I¡¡dug¡¡through¡¡my¡¡bag¡¡until¡¡I¡¡found¡¡my¡¡sock¡¡full¡¡of¡¡money¡£¡¡I¡¡emptied¡¡
it¡¡into¡¡my¡¡pocket¡£¡¡
I¡¡was¡¡anxious¡¡to¡¡get¡¡to¡¡the¡¡airport£»¡¡and¡¡glad¡¡when¡¡we¡¡left¡¡by¡¡seven¡£¡¡I¡¡
sat¡¡alone¡¡this¡¡time¡¡in¡¡the¡¡back¡¡of¡¡the¡¡dark¡¡car¡£¡¡Alice¡¡leaned¡¡against¡¡the¡¡
door£»¡¡her¡¡face¡¡toward¡¡Jasper¡¡but£»¡¡behind¡¡her¡¡sunglasses£»¡¡shooting¡¡glances¡¡
in¡¡my¡¡direction¡¡every¡¡few¡¡seconds¡£¡¡
¡¨Alice£¿¡¨¡¡I¡¡asked¡¡indifferently¡£¡¡
She¡¡was¡¡wary¡£¡¡¡¨Yes£¿¡¨¡¡
¡¨How¡¡does¡¡it¡¡work£¿¡¡The¡¡things¡¡that¡¡you¡¡see£¿¡¨¡¡I¡¡stared¡¡out¡¡the¡¡side¡¡
window£»¡¡and¡¡my¡¡voice¡¡sounded¡¡bored¡£¡¡¡¨Edward¡¡said¡¡it¡¡wasn't¡¡definite¡¡¡that¡¡
things¡¡change£¿¡¨¡¡It¡¡was¡¡harder¡¡than¡¡I¡¡would¡¡have¡¡thought¡¡to¡¡say¡¡his¡¡name¡£¡¡
That¡¡must¡¡have¡¡been¡¡what¡¡alerted¡¡Jasper£»¡¡why¡¡a¡¡fresh¡¡wave¡¡of¡¡serenity¡¡
filled¡¡the¡¡car¡£¡¡
¡¨Yes£»¡¡things¡¡change¡¡¨¡¡she¡¡murmured¡¡¡ª¡¡hopefully£»¡¡I¡¡thought¡£¡¡¡¨Some¡¡things¡¡
are¡¡more¡¡certain¡¡than¡¡others¡¡¡like¡¡the¡¡weather¡£¡¡People¡¡are¡¡harder¡£¡¡I¡¡only¡¡
see¡¡the¡¡course¡¡they're¡¡on¡¡while¡¡they're¡¡on¡¡it¡£¡¡Once¡¡they¡¡change¡¡their¡¡
minds¡¡¡ª¡¡make¡¡a¡¡new¡¡decision£»¡¡no¡¡matter¡¡how¡¡small¡¡¡ª¡¡the¡¡whole¡¡future¡¡
shifts¡£¡¨¡¡
I¡¡nodded¡¡thoughtfully¡£¡¡¡¨So¡¡you¡¡couldn't¡¡see¡¡James¡¡in¡¡Phoenix¡¡until¡¡he¡¡
decided¡¡to¡¡e¡¡here¡£¡¨¡¡
¡¨Yes£»¡¨¡¡she¡¡agreed£»¡¡wary¡¡again¡£¡¡
And¡¡she¡¡hadn't¡¡seen¡¡me¡¡in¡¡the¡¡mirror¡¡room¡¡with¡¡James¡¡until¡¡I'd¡¡made¡¡the¡¡
decision¡¡to¡¡meet¡¡him¡¡there¡£¡¡I¡¡tried¡¡not¡¡to¡¡think¡¡about¡¡what¡¡else¡¡she¡¡
might¡¡have¡¡seen¡£¡¡I¡¡didn't¡¡want¡¡my¡¡panic¡¡to¡¡make¡¡Jasper¡¡more¡¡suspicious¡£¡¡
They¡¡would¡¡be¡¡watching¡¡me¡¡twice¡¡as¡¡carefully¡¡now£»¡¡anyway£»¡¡after¡¡Alice's¡¡
vision¡£¡¡This¡¡was¡¡going¡¡to¡¡be¡¡impossible¡£¡¡
We¡¡got¡¡to¡¡the¡¡airport¡£¡¡Luck¡¡was¡¡with¡¡me£»¡¡or¡¡maybe¡¡it¡¡was¡¡just¡¡good¡¡odds¡£¡¡
Edward's¡¡plane¡¡was¡¡landing¡¡in¡¡terminal¡¡four£»¡¡the¡¡largest¡¡terminal£»¡¡where¡¡
most¡¡flights¡¡landed¡¡¡ª¡¡so¡¡it¡¡wasn't¡¡surprising¡¡that¡¡his¡¡was¡£¡¡But¡¡it¡¡was¡¡
the¡¡terminal¡¡I¡¡needed£º¡¡the¡¡biggest£»¡¡the¡¡most¡¡confusing¡£¡¡And¡¡there¡¡was¡¡a¡¡
door¡¡on¡¡level¡¡three¡¡that¡¡might¡¡be¡¡the¡¡only¡¡chance¡£¡¡
We¡¡parked¡¡on¡¡the¡¡fourth¡¡floor¡¡of¡¡the¡¡huge¡¡garage¡£¡¡I¡¡led¡¡the¡¡way£»¡¡for¡¡once¡¡
more¡¡knowledgeable¡¡about¡¡my¡¡surroundings¡¡than¡¡they¡¡were¡£¡¡We¡¡took¡¡the¡¡
elevator¡¡down¡¡to¡¡level¡¡three£»¡¡where¡¡the¡¡passengers¡¡unloaded¡£¡¡Alice¡¡and¡¡
Jasper¡¡spent¡¡a¡¡long¡¡time¡¡looking¡¡at¡¡the¡¡departing¡¡flights¡¡board¡£¡¡I¡¡could¡¡
hear¡¡them¡¡discussing¡¡the¡¡pros¡¡and¡¡cons¡¡of¡¡New¡¡York£»¡¡Atlanta£»¡¡Chicago¡£¡¡
Places¡¡I'd¡¡never¡¡seen¡£¡¡And¡¡would¡¡never¡¡see¡£¡¡
I¡¡waited¡¡for¡¡my¡¡opportunity£»¡¡impatient£»¡¡unable¡¡to¡¡stop¡¡my¡¡toe¡¡from¡¡
tapping¡£¡¡We¡¡sat¡¡in¡¡the¡¡long¡¡rows¡¡of¡¡chairs¡¡by¡¡the¡¡metal¡¡detectors£»¡¡Jasper¡¡
and¡¡Alice¡¡pretending¡¡to¡¡peoplewatch¡¡but¡¡really¡¡watching¡¡me¡£¡¡Every¡¡inch¡¡I¡¡
shifted¡¡in¡¡my¡¡seat¡¡was¡¡followed¡¡by¡¡a¡¡quick¡¡glance¡¡out¡¡of¡¡the¡¡corner¡¡of¡¡
their¡¡eyes¡£¡¡It¡¡was¡¡hopeless¡£¡¡Should¡¡I¡¡run£¿¡¡Would¡¡they¡¡dare¡¡to¡¡stop¡¡me¡¡
physically¡¡in¡¡this¡¡public¡¡place£¿¡¡Or¡¡would¡¡they¡¡simply¡¡follow£¿¡¡
I¡¡pulled¡¡the¡¡unmarked¡¡envelope¡¡out¡¡of¡¡my¡¡pocket¡¡and¡¡set¡¡it¡¡on¡¡top¡¡of¡¡
Alice's¡¡black¡¡leather¡¡bag¡£¡¡She¡¡looked¡¡at¡¡me¡£¡¡
¡¨My¡¡letter£»¡¨¡¡I¡¡said¡£¡¡She¡¡nodded£»¡¡tucking¡¡it¡¡under¡¡the¡¡top¡¡flap¡£¡¡He¡¡would¡¡
find¡¡it¡¡soon¡¡enough¡£¡¡
The¡¡minutes¡¡passed¡¡and¡¡Edward's¡¡arrival¡¡grew¡¡closer¡£¡¡It¡¡was¡¡amazing¡¡how¡¡
every¡¡cell¡¡in¡¡my¡¡body¡¡seemed¡¡to¡¡know¡¡he¡¡was¡¡ing£»¡¡to¡¡long¡¡for¡¡his¡¡
ing¡£¡¡That¡¡made¡¡it¡¡very¡¡hard¡£¡¡I¡¡found¡¡myself¡¡trying¡¡to¡¡think¡¡of¡¡excuses¡¡
to¡¡stay£»¡¡to¡¡see¡¡him¡¡first¡¡and¡¡then¡¡make¡¡my¡¡escape¡£¡¡But¡¡I¡¡knew¡¡that¡¡was¡¡
impossible¡¡if¡¡I¡¡was¡¡going¡¡to¡¡have¡¡any¡¡chance¡¡to¡¡get¡¡away¡£¡¡
Several¡¡times¡¡Alice¡¡offered¡¡to¡¡go¡¡get¡¡breakfast¡¡with¡¡me¡£¡¡Later£»¡¡I¡¡told¡¡
her£»¡¡not¡¡yet¡£¡¡
I¡¡stared¡¡at¡¡the¡¡arrival¡¡board£»¡¡watching¡¡as¡¡flight¡¡after¡¡flight¡¡arrived¡¡on¡¡
time¡£¡¡The¡¡flight¡¡from¡¡Seattle¡¡crept¡¡closer¡¡to¡¡the¡¡top¡¡of¡¡the¡¡board¡£¡¡
And¡¡then£»¡¡when¡¡I¡¡had¡¡only¡¡thirty¡¡minutes¡¡to¡¡make¡¡my¡¡escape£»¡¡the¡¡numbers¡¡
changed¡£¡¡His¡¡plane¡¡was¡¡ten¡¡minutes¡¡early¡£¡¡I¡¡had¡¡no¡¡more¡¡time¡£¡¡
¡¨I¡¡think¡¡I'll¡¡eat¡¡now£»¡¨¡¡I¡¡said¡¡quickly¡£¡¡
Alice¡¡stood¡£¡¡¡¨I'll¡¡e¡¡with¡¡you¡£¡¨¡¡
¡¨Do¡¡you¡¡mind¡¡if¡¡Jasper¡¡es¡¡instead£¿¡¨¡¡I¡¡asked¡£¡¡¡¨I'm¡¡feeling¡¡a¡¡little¡¡¨¡¡I¡¡
didn't¡¡finish¡¡the¡¡sentence¡£¡¡My¡¡eyes¡¡were¡¡wild¡¡enough¡¡to¡¡convey¡¡what¡¡I¡¡
didn't¡¡say¡£¡¡
Jasper¡¡stood¡¡up¡£¡¡Alice's¡¡eyes¡¡were¡¡confused£»¡¡but¡¡¡ª¡¡I¡¡saw¡¡to¡¡my¡¡relief¡ª¡¡
not¡¡suspicious¡£¡¡She¡¡must¡¡be¡¡attributing¡¡the¡¡change¡¡in¡¡her¡¡vision¡¡to¡¡some¡¡
maneuver¡¡of¡¡the¡¡tracker's¡¡rather¡¡than¡¡a¡¡betrayal¡¡by¡¡me¡£¡¡
Jasper¡¡walked¡¡silently¡¡beside¡¡me£»¡¡his¡¡hand¡¡on¡¡the¡¡small¡¡of¡¡my¡¡back£»¡¡as¡¡if¡¡
he¡¡were¡¡guiding¡¡me¡£¡¡I¡¡pretended¡¡a¡¡lack¡¡of¡¡interest¡¡in¡¡the¡¡first¡¡few¡¡
airport¡¡cafes£»¡¡my¡¡head¡¡scanning¡¡for¡¡what¡¡I¡¡really¡¡wanted¡£¡¡And¡¡there¡¡it¡¡
was£»¡¡around¡¡the¡¡corner£»¡¡out¡¡of¡¡Alice's¡¡sharp¡¡sight£º¡¡the¡¡levelthree¡¡
ladies'¡¡room¡£¡¡
¡¨Do¡¡you¡¡mind£¿¡¨¡¡I¡¡asked¡¡Jasper¡¡as¡¡we¡¡passed¡£¡¡¡¨I'll¡¡just¡¡be¡¡a¡¡moment¡£¡¨¡¡
¡¨I'll¡¡be¡¡right¡¡here£»¡¨¡¡he¡¡said¡£¡¡
As¡¡soon¡¡as¡¡the¡¡door¡¡shut¡¡behind¡¡me£»¡¡I¡¡was¡¡running¡£¡¡I¡¡remembered¡¡the¡¡time¡¡
I¡¡had¡¡gotten¡¡lost¡¡from¡¡this¡¡bathroom£»¡¡because¡¡it¡¡had¡¡two¡¡exits¡£¡¡
Outside¡¡the¡¡far¡¡door¡¡it¡¡was¡¡only¡¡a¡¡short¡¡sprint¡¡to¡¡the¡¡elevators£»¡¡and¡¡if¡¡
Jasper¡¡stayed¡¡where¡¡he¡¡said¡¡he¡¡would£»¡¡I'd¡¡never¡¡be¡¡in¡¡his¡¡line¡¡of¡¡sight¡£¡¡
I¡¡didn't¡¡look¡¡behind¡¡me¡¡as¡¡I¡¡ran¡£¡¡This¡¡was¡¡my¡¡only¡¡chance£»¡¡and¡¡even¡¡if¡¡he¡¡
saw¡¡me£»¡¡I¡¡had¡¡to¡¡keep¡¡going¡£¡¡People¡¡stared£»¡¡but¡¡I¡¡ignored¡¡them¡£¡¡Around¡¡
the¡¡corner¡¡the¡¡elevators¡¡were¡¡waiting£»¡¡and¡¡I¡¡dashed¡¡forward£»¡¡throwing¡¡my¡¡
hand¡¡between¡¡the¡¡closing¡¡doors¡¡of¡¡a¡¡full¡¡elevator¡¡headed¡¡down¡£¡¡I¡¡squeezed¡¡
in¡¡beside¡¡the¡¡irritated¡¡passengers£»¡¡and¡¡checked¡¡to¡¡make¡¡sure¡¡that¡¡the¡¡
button¡¡for¡¡level¡¡one¡¡had¡¡been¡¡pushed¡£¡¡It¡¡was¡¡already¡¡lit£»¡¡and¡¡the¡¡doors¡¡
closed¡£¡¡
As¡¡soon¡¡as¡¡the¡¡door¡¡opened¡¡I¡¡was¡¡off¡¡again£»¡¡to¡¡the¡¡sound¡¡of¡¡annoyed¡¡
murmurs¡¡behind¡¡me¡£¡¡I¡¡slowed¡¡myself¡¡as¡¡I¡¡passed¡¡the¡¡security¡¡guards¡¡by¡¡the¡¡
luggage¡¡carousels£»¡¡only¡¡to¡¡break¡¡into¡¡a¡¡run¡¡again¡¡as¡¡the¡¡exit¡¡doors¡¡came¡¡
into¡¡view¡£¡¡I¡¡had¡¡no¡¡way¡¡of¡¡knowing¡¡if¡¡Jasper¡¡was¡¡looking¡¡for¡¡me¡¡yet¡£¡¡
I¡¡would¡¡have¡¡only¡¡seconds¡¡if¡¡he¡¡was¡¡following¡¡my¡¡scent¡£¡¡I¡¡jumped¡¡out¡¡the¡¡
automatic¡¡doors£»¡¡nearly¡¡smacking¡¡into¡¡the¡¡glass¡¡when¡¡they¡¡opened¡¡too¡¡
slowly¡£¡¡
Along¡¡the¡¡crowded¡¡curb¡¡there¡¡wasn't¡¡a¡¡cab¡¡in¡¡sight¡£¡¡
I¡¡had¡¡no¡¡time¡£¡¡Alice¡¡and¡¡Jasper¡¡were¡¡either¡¡about¡¡to¡¡realize¡¡I¡¡was¡¡gone£»¡¡
or¡¡they¡¡already¡¡had¡£¡¡They¡¡would¡¡find¡¡me¡¡in¡¡a¡¡heartbeat¡£¡¡
A¡¡shuttle¡¡to¡¡the¡¡Hyatt¡¡was¡¡just¡¡closing¡¡its¡¡doors¡¡a¡¡few¡¡feet¡¡behind¡¡me¡£¡¡
¡¨Wait£¡¡¨¡¡I¡¡called£»¡¡running£»¡¡waving¡¡at¡¡the¡¡driver¡£¡¡
¡¨This¡¡is¡¡the¡¡shuttle¡¡to¡¡the¡¡Hyatt£»¡¨¡¡the¡¡driver¡¡said¡¡in¡¡confusion¡¡as¡¡he¡¡
opened¡¡the¡¡doors¡£¡¡
¡¨Yes£»¡¨¡¡I¡¡huffed£»¡¡¡¨that's¡¡where¡¡I'm¡¡going¡£¡¨¡¡I¡¡hurried¡¡up¡¡the¡¡steps¡£¡¡
He¡¡looked¡¡askance¡¡at¡¡my¡¡luggageless¡¡state£»¡¡but¡¡then¡¡shrugged£»¡¡not¡¡caring¡¡
enough¡¡to¡¡ask¡£¡¡
Most¡¡of¡¡the¡¡seats¡¡were¡¡empty¡£¡¡I¡¡sat¡¡as¡¡far¡¡from¡¡the¡¡other¡¡travelers¡¡as¡¡
possible£»¡¡and¡¡watched¡¡out¡¡the¡¡window¡¡as¡¡first¡¡the¡¡sidewalk£»¡¡and¡¡then¡¡the¡¡
airport£»¡¡drifted¡¡away¡£¡¡I¡¡couldn't¡¡help¡¡imagining¡¡Edward£»¡¡where¡¡he¡¡would¡¡
stand¡¡at¡¡the¡¡edge¡¡of¡¡the¡¡road¡¡when¡¡he¡¡found¡¡the¡¡end¡¡of¡¡my¡¡trail¡£¡¡I¡¡
couldn't¡¡cry¡¡yet£»¡¡I¡¡told¡¡myself¡£¡¡I¡¡still¡¡had¡¡a¡¡long¡¡way¡¡to¡¡go¡£¡¡
My¡¡luck¡¡held¡£¡¡In¡¡front¡¡of¡¡the¡¡Hyatt£»¡¡a¡¡tiredlooking¡¡couple¡¡was¡¡getting¡¡
their¡¡last¡¡suitcase¡¡out¡¡of¡¡the¡¡trunk¡¡of¡¡a¡¡cab¡£¡¡I¡¡jumped¡¡out¡¡of¡¡the¡¡
shuttle¡¡and¡¡ran¡¡to¡¡the¡¡cab£»¡¡sliding¡¡into¡¡the¡¡seat¡¡behind¡¡the¡¡driver¡£¡¡The¡¡
tired¡¡couple¡¡and¡¡the¡¡shuttle¡¡driver¡¡stared¡¡at¡¡me¡£¡¡
I¡¡told¡¡the¡¡surprised¡¡cabbie¡¡my¡¡mother's¡¡address¡£¡¡¡¨I¡¡need¡¡to¡¡get¡¡there¡¡as¡¡
soon¡¡as¡¡possible¡£¡¨¡¡
¡¨That's¡¡in¡¡Scottsdale£»¡¨¡¡he¡¡plained¡£¡¡
I¡¡threw¡¡four¡¡twenties¡¡over¡¡the¡¡seat¡£¡¡
¡¨Will¡¡that¡¡be¡¡enough£¿¡¨¡¡
¡¨Sure£»¡¡kid£»¡¡no¡¡problem¡£¡¨¡¡
I¡¡sat¡¡back¡¡against¡¡the¡¡seat£»¡¡folding¡¡my¡¡arms¡¡across¡¡my¡¡lap¡£¡¡The¡¡familiar¡¡
city¡¡began¡¡to¡¡rush¡¡around¡¡me£»¡¡but¡¡I¡¡didn't¡¡look¡¡out¡¡the¡¡windows¡£¡¡I¡¡
exerted¡¡myself¡¡to¡¡maintain¡¡control¡£¡¡I¡¡was¡¡determined¡¡not¡¡to¡¡lose¡¡myself¡¡
at¡¡this¡¡point£»¡¡now¡¡that¡¡my¡¡plan¡¡was¡¡successfully¡¡pleted¡£¡¡There¡¡was¡¡no¡¡
point¡¡in¡¡indulging¡¡in¡¡more¡¡terror£»¡¡more¡¡anxiety¡£¡¡My¡¡path¡¡was¡¡set¡£¡¡I¡¡just¡¡
had¡¡to¡¡follow¡¡it¡¡now¡£¡¡
So£»¡¡instead¡¡of¡¡panicking£»¡¡I¡¡closed¡¡my¡¡eyes¡¡and¡¡spent¡¡the¡¡twenty¡¡minutes'¡¡
drive¡¡with¡¡Edward¡£¡¡
I¡¡imagined¡¡that¡¡I¡¡had¡¡stayed¡¡at¡¡the¡¡airport¡¡to¡¡meet¡¡Edward¡£¡¡I¡¡visualized¡¡
how¡¡I¡¡would¡¡stand¡¡on¡¡my¡¡toes£»¡¡the¡¡sooner¡¡to¡¡see¡¡his¡¡face¡£¡¡How¡¡quickly£»¡¡
how¡¡gracefully¡¡he¡¡would¡¡move¡¡through¡¡the¡¡crowds¡¡of¡¡people¡¡separating¡¡us¡£¡¡
And¡¡then¡¡I¡¡would¡¡run¡¡to¡¡close¡¡those¡¡last¡¡few¡¡feet¡¡between¡¡us¡¡¡ª¡¡reckless¡¡
as¡¡always¡¡¡ª¡¡and¡¡I¡¡would¡¡be¡¡in¡¡his¡¡marble¡¡arms£»¡¡finally¡¡safe¡£¡¡
I¡¡wondered¡¡where¡¡we¡¡would¡¡have¡¡gone¡£¡¡North¡¡somewhere£»¡¡so¡¡he¡¡could¡¡be¡¡
outside¡¡in¡¡the¡¡day¡£¡¡Or¡¡maybe¡¡somewhere¡¡very¡¡remote£»¡¡so¡¡we¡¡could¡¡lay¡¡in¡¡
the¡¡sun¡¡together¡¡again¡£¡¡I¡¡imagined¡¡him¡¡by¡¡the¡¡shore£»¡¡his¡¡skin¡¡sparkling¡¡
like¡¡the¡¡sea¡£¡¡It¡¡wouldn't¡¡matter¡¡how¡¡long¡¡we¡¡had¡¡to¡¡hide¡£¡¡To¡¡be¡¡trapped¡¡
in¡¡a¡¡hotel¡¡room¡¡with¡¡him¡¡would¡¡be¡¡a¡¡kind¡¡of¡¡heaven¡£¡¡So¡¡many¡¡questions¡¡I¡¡
still¡¡had¡¡for¡¡him¡£¡¡I¡¡could¡¡talk¡¡to¡¡him¡¡forever£»¡¡never¡¡sleeping£»¡¡never¡¡
leaving¡¡his¡¡side¡£¡¡
I¡¡could¡¡see¡¡his¡¡face¡¡so¡¡clearly¡¡now¡¡¡almost¡¡hear¡¡his¡¡voice¡£¡¡And£»¡¡despite¡¡
all¡¡the¡¡horror¡¡and¡¡hopelessness£»¡¡I¡¡was¡¡fleetingly¡¡happy¡£¡¡So¡¡involved¡¡was¡¡
I¡¡in¡¡my¡¡escapist¡¡daydreams£»¡¡I¡¡lost¡¡all¡¡track¡¡of¡¡the¡¡seconds¡¡racing¡¡by¡£¡¡
¡¨Hey£»¡¡what¡¡was¡¡the¡¡number£¿¡¨¡¡
The¡¡cabbie's¡¡question¡¡punctured¡¡my¡¡fantasy£»¡¡letting¡¡all¡¡the¡¡colors¡¡run¡¡
out¡¡of¡¡my¡¡lovely¡¡delusions¡£¡¡Fear£»¡¡bleak¡¡and¡¡hard£»¡¡was¡¡waiting¡¡to¡¡fill¡¡the¡¡
empty¡¡space¡¡they¡¡left¡¡behind¡£¡¡
¡¨Fiftyeight¡¡twentyone¡£¡¨¡¡My¡¡voice¡¡sounded¡¡strangled¡£¡¡The¡¡cabbie¡¡looked¡¡
at¡¡me£»¡¡nervous¡¡that¡¡I¡¡was¡¡having¡¡an¡¡episode¡¡or¡¡something¡£¡¡
¡¨Here¡¡we¡¡are£»¡¡then¡£¡¨¡¡He¡¡was¡¡anxious¡¡to¡¡get¡¡me¡¡out¡¡of¡¡his¡¡car£»¡¡probably¡¡
hoping¡¡I¡¡wouldn't¡¡ask¡¡for¡¡my¡¡change¡£¡¡
¡¨Thank¡¡you£»¡¨¡¡I¡¡whispered¡£¡¡There¡¡was¡¡no¡¡need¡¡to¡¡be¡¡afraid£»¡¡I¡¡reminded¡¡
myself¡£¡¡The¡¡house¡¡was¡¡empty¡£¡¡I¡¡had¡¡to¡¡hurry£»¡¡my¡¡mom¡¡was¡¡waiting¡¡for¡¡me£»¡¡
frightened£»¡¡depending¡¡on¡¡me¡£¡¡
I¡¡ran¡¡to¡¡the¡¡door£»¡¡reaching¡¡up¡¡automatically¡¡to¡¡grab¡¡the¡¡key¡¡under¡¡the¡¡
eave¡£¡¡I¡¡unlocked¡¡the¡¡door¡£¡¡It¡¡was¡¡dark¡¡inside£»¡¡empty£»¡¡normal¡£¡¡I¡¡ran¡¡to¡¡
the¡¡phone£»¡¡turning¡¡on¡¡the¡¡kitchen¡¡light¡¡on¡¡my¡¡way¡£¡¡There£»¡¡on¡¡the¡¡
whiteboard£»¡¡was¡¡a¡¡tendigit¡¡number¡¡written¡¡in¡¡a¡¡small£»¡¡neat¡¡hand¡£¡¡My¡¡
fingers¡¡stumbled¡¡over¡¡the¡¡keypad£»¡¡making¡¡mistakes¡£¡¡I¡¡had¡¡to¡¡hang¡¡up¡¡and¡¡
start¡¡again¡£¡¡I¡¡concentrated¡¡only¡¡on¡¡the¡¡buttons¡¡this¡¡time£»¡¡carefully¡¡
pressing¡¡each¡¡one¡¡in¡¡turn¡£¡¡I¡¡was¡¡successful¡£¡¡I¡¡held¡¡the¡¡phone¡¡to¡¡my¡¡ear¡¡
with¡¡a¡¡shaking¡¡hand¡£¡¡It¡¡rang¡¡only¡¡once¡£¡¡
¡¨Hello£»¡¡Bella£»¡¨¡¡that¡¡easy¡¡voice¡¡answered¡£¡¡¡¨That¡¡was¡¡very¡¡quick¡£¡¡I'm¡¡
impressed¡£¡¨¡¡
¡¨Is¡¡my¡¡mom¡¡all¡¡right£¿¡¨¡¡
¡¨She's¡¡perfectly¡¡fine¡£¡¡Don't¡¡worry£»¡¡Bella£»¡¡I¡¡have¡¡no¡¡quarrel¡¡with¡¡her¡£¡¡
Unless¡¡you¡¡didn't¡¡e¡¡alone£»¡¡of¡¡course¡£¡¨¡¡Light£»¡¡amused¡£¡¡
¡¨I'm¡¡alone¡£¡¨¡¡I'd¡¡never¡¡been¡¡more¡¡alone¡¡in¡¡my¡¡entire¡¡life¡£¡¡
¡¨Very¡¡good¡£¡¡Now£»¡¡do¡¡you¡¡know¡¡the¡¡ballet¡¡studio¡¡just¡¡arou
¿ì½Ý²Ù×÷: °´¼üÅÌÉÏ·½Ïò¼ü ¡û »ò ¡ú ¿É¿ìËÙÉÏÏ·ҳ °´¼üÅÌÉ쵀 Enter ¼ü¿É»Øµ½±¾ÊéĿ¼ҳ °´¼üÅÌÉÏ·½Ïò¼ü ¡ü ¿É»Øµ½±¾Ò³¶¥²¿!
ÎÂÜ°Ìáʾ£º ο´Ð¡ËµµÄͬʱ·¢±íÆÀÂÛ£¬Ëµ³ö×Ô¼ºµÄ¿´·¨ºÍÆäËüС»ï°éÃÇ·ÖÏíÒ²²»´íŶ£¡·¢±íÊéÆÀ»¹¿ÉÒÔ»ñµÃ»ý·ÖºÍ¾Ñé½±Àø£¬ÈÏÕæдԴ´ÊéÆÀ ±»²ÉÄÉΪ¾«ÆÀ¿ÉÒÔ»ñµÃ´óÁ¿½ð±Ò¡¢»ý·ÖºÍ¾Ñé½±ÀøŶ£¡