2 New Moon

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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.
Aliceignored 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.
Alicewas 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 toCarlislenow ." 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?"
Alicepaused now, listening with an expression that grew more appalled every second. Her mouth
opened into a little O of horror, and the phone shook in her hand.
"Why?" she gasped. "Whywould you do that, Rosalie?"
Whatever the answer was, it made her jaw tighten in anger. Her eyes flashed and narrowed.
"Well, you're wrong on both counts, though, Rosalie, so that would be a problem, don't you think?" she
asked acidly. "Yes, that's right. She's absolutely fine I was wrong& It's a long story& But you're
wrong about that part, too, that's why I'm calling& Yes, that's exactly what I saw."
Alice's voice was very hard and her lips were pulled back from her teeth. "It's a bit late for that, Rose.
Save your remorse for someone who believes it."Alice snapped the phone shut with a sharp twist of her
fingers.
Her eyes were tortured as she turned to face me.
"Alice," I blurted out quickly. I couldn't let her speak yet. I needed a few more seconds before she
spoke and her words destroyed what was left of my life. "Alice,Carlisle is back, though. He called just
before& "
She stared at me blankly. "How long ago?" she asked in a hollow voice.
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"Half a minute before you showed up."
"What did he say?" She really focused now, waiting for my answer.
"I didn't talk to him." My eyes flickered to Jacob.
Aliceturned her penetrating gaze on him. He flinched, but held his place next to me. He sit awkwardly,
almost as if he were trying to shield me with his body.
"He asked for Charlie, and I told him Charlie wasn't here," Jacob muttered resentfully.
"Is that everything?"Alice demanded, her voice like ice.
"Then he hung up on me," Jacob spit back. A tremor rolled down his spine, shaking me with it.
"You told him Charlie was at the funeral," I reminded him.
Alicejerked her head back toward me "What were his exact words?"
"He said, 'He's not here,' and whenCarlisle asked where Charlie was, Jacob said, 'At the funeral.'"
Alicemoaned and sank to her knees.
"Tell meAlice ," I whispered.
"That wasn'tCarlisle on the phone," she said hopelessly.
"Are you calling me a liar?" Jacob snarled from beside me.
Aliceignored him, focusing on my bewildered face.
"It was Edward." The words were just a choked whisper. "He thinks you're dead."
My mind started to work again. These words weren't the ones I'd been afraid of, and the relief cleared
my head.
"Rosalie told him I killed myself, didn't she?" I said, sighing as I relaxed.
"Yes,"Alice admitted, her eyes flashing hard again.
"In her defense, she did believe it. They rely on my sight far too much for something that works so
imperfectly. But for her to track him down to tell him this! Didn't she realize& or care& ?" Her voice
faded away in horror.
"And when Edward called here, he thought Jacob meantmy funeral," I realized. It stung to know how [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]

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