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〃Let's take her to the kitchen table;〃 Carlisle said to Edward。
Edward lifted me effortlessly; while Carlisle kept the pressure steady on my
arm。
〃How are you doing; Bella?〃 Carlisle asked。
〃I'm fine。〃 My voice was reasonably steady; which pleased me。
Edward's face was like stone。
Alice was there。 Carlisle's black bag was already on the table; a small but
brilliant desk light plugged into
the wall。 Edward sat me gently into a chair; and Carlisle pulled up another。
He went to work at once。
Edward stood over me; still protective; still not breathing。
〃Just go; Edward;〃 I sighed。
〃I can handle it;〃 he insisted。 But his jaw was rigid; his eyes burned with
the intensity of the thirst he
fought; so much worse for him than it was for the others。
〃You don't need to be a hero;〃 I said。 〃Carlisle can fix me up without your
help。 Get some fresh air。〃
I winced as Carlisle did something to my arm that stung。
〃I'll stay;〃 he said。
〃Why are you so masochistic?〃 I mumbled。
Carlisle decided to intercede。 〃Edward; you may as well go find Jasper before
he gets too far。 I'm sure
he's upset with himself; and I doubt he'll listen to anyone but you right
now。〃
〃Yes;〃 I eagerly agreed。 〃Go find Jasper。〃
〃You might as well do something useful;〃 Alice added。
Edward's eyes narrowed as we ganged up on him; but; finally; he nodded once
and sprinted smoothly
through the kitchen's back door。 I was sure he hadn't taken a breath since I'd
sliced my finger。
A numb; dead feeling was spreading through my a
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