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Jasper slammed into Edward; and the sound was like the crash of boulders in a 
rock slide。 
There was another noise; a grisly snarling that seemed to be ing from deep 
in Jasper's chest。 Jasper 
tried to shove past Edward; snapping his teeth just inches from Edward's face。 
Emmett grabbed Jasper from behind in the next second; locking him into his 
massive steel grip; but 
Jasper struggled on; his wild; empty eyes focused only on me。 
Beyond the shock; there was also pain。 I'd tumbled down to the floor by the 
piano; with my arms thrown 
out instinctively to catch my fall; into the jagged shards of glass。 Only now 
did I feel the searing; stinging 
pain that ran from my wrist to the crease inside my elbow。 
Dazed and disoriented; I looked up from the bright red blood pulsing out of my 
arm—into the fevered 
eyes of the six suddenly ravenous vampires。
 2。STITCHES
CARLISLE WAS NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO STAYED calm。 Centuries of experience in the 
emergency room were evident in his quiet; authoritative voice。 
〃Emmett; Rose; get Jasper outside。〃 
Unsmiling for once; Emmett nodded。 〃e on; Jasper。〃 
Jasper struggled against Emmett's unbreakable grasp; twisting around; reaching 
toward his brother with 
his bared teeth; his eyes still past reason。 
Edward's face was whiter than bone as he wheeled to crouch over me; taking a 
clearly defensive 
position。 A low warning growl slid from between his clenched teeth。 I could 
tell that he wasn't breathing。 
Rosalie; her divine face strangely smug; stepped in front of Jasper—keeping a 
careful distance from his 
teeth—and helped Emmett wrestle him through the glass door that Esme held 
open; one hand pressed 
over her mouth and nose。 
Esme's heart…shaped face was ashamed。 〃I'm so sorry; Bella;〃 she cried as she 
followed the others into 
the yard。 
〃Let me by; Edward;〃 Carlisle murmured。 
A second passed; and then Edward nodded slowly and relaxed his stance。 
Carlisle knelt beside me; leaning close to examine my arm。 I could feel the 
shock frozen on my face; and 
I tried to pose it。 
〃Here; Carlisle;〃 Alice said; handing him a towel。 
He shook his head。 〃Too much glass in the wound。〃 He reached over and ripped a 
long; thin scrap from 
the bottom of the white tablecloth。 He twisted it around my arm above the 
elbow to form a tourniquet。 
The smell of the blood was making me dizzy。 My ears rang。 
〃Bella;〃 Carlisle said softly。 〃Do you want me to drive you to the hospital; 
or would you like me to take 
care of it here?〃 
〃Here; please;〃 I whispered。 If he took me to the hospital; there would be no 
way to keep this from 
Charlie。 
〃I'll get your bag;〃 Alice said。 
〃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 arm。 
Though it erased the sting; it reminded me of the gash; and I watched 
Carlisle's face carefully to distract 
me from what his hands were doing。 His hair gleamed gold in the bright light 
as he bent over my arm。 I 
could feel the faint stirrings of unease in the pit of my stomach; but I was 
determined not to let my usual 
squeamishness get the best of me。 There was no pain now; just a gentle tugging 
sensation that I tried to 
ignore。 No reason to get sick like a baby。 
If she hadn't been in my line of sight; I wouldn't have noticed Alice give up 
and steal out of the room。 
With a tiny; apologetic smile on her lips; she disappeared through the kitchen 
doorway。 
〃Well; that's everyone;〃 I sighed。 〃I can clear a room; at least。〃 
〃It's not your fault;〃 Carlisle forted me with a chuckle。 〃It could happen 
to anyone。〃 
〃Could〃 I repeated。 〃But it usually just happens to me。〃 
He laughed again。 
His relaxed calm was only more amazing set in direct contrast with everyone 
else's reaction。 I couldn't 
find any trace of anxiety in his face。 He worked with quick; sure movements。 
The only sound besides our 
quiet breathing was the soft plink; plink as the tiny fragments of glass 
dropped one by one to the table。 
〃How can you do this?〃 I demanded。 〃Even Alice and Esme〃 I trailed off; 
shaking my head in wonder。 
Though the rest of them had given up the traditional diet of vampires just as 
absolutely as Carlisle had; he 
was the only one who could bear the smell of my blood without suffering from 
the intense temptation。 
Clearly; this was much more difficult than he made it seem。 
〃Years and years of practice;〃 he told me。 〃I barely notice the scent 
anymore。〃 
〃Do you think it would be harder if you took a vacation from the hospital for 
a long time。 And weren't 
around any blood?〃 
〃Maybe。〃 He shrugged his shoulders; but his hands remained steady。 〃I've never 
felt the need for an 
extended holiday。〃 He flashed a brilliant smile in my direction。 〃I enjoy my 
work too much。〃 
Plink; plink; plink。 I was surprised at how much glass there seemed to be in 
my arm。 I was tempted to 
glance at the growing pile; just to check the size; but I knew that idea would 
not be helpful to my 
no…vomiting strategy。 
〃What is it that you enjoy?〃 I wondered。 It didn't make sense to me—the years 
of struggle and self…denial 
he must have spent to get to the point where he could endure this so easily。 
Besides; I wanted to keep 
him talking; the conversation kept my mind off the queasy feeling in my 
stomach。 
His dark eyes were calm and thoughtful as he answered。 〃Hmm。 What I enjoy the 
very most is when 
my enhanced abilities let me save someone who would otherwise have been 
lost。 It's pleasant knowing 
that; thanks to what I can do; some people's lives are better because I exist。 
Even the sense of smell is a 
useful diagnostic tool at times。〃 One side of his mouth pulled up in half a 
smile。 
I mulled that over while he poked around; making sure all the glass splinters 
were gone。 Then he 
rummaged in his bag for new tools; and I tried not to picture a needle and 
thread。 
〃You try very hard to make up for something that was never your fault;〃 I 
suggested while a new kind of 
tugging started at the edges of my skin。 〃What I mean is; it's not like you 
asked for this。 You didn't 
choose this kind of life; and yet you have to work so hard to be good。〃 
〃I don't know that I'm making up for anything;〃 he disagreed lightly。 〃Like 
everything in life; I just had to 
decide what to do with what I was given。〃 
〃That makes it sound too easy。〃 
He examined my arm again。 〃There;〃 he said; snipping a thread。 〃All done。〃 He 
wiped an oversized 
Q…tip; dripping with some syrup…colored liquid; thoroughly across the 
operation site。 The smell was 
strange; it made my head spin。 The syrup stained my skin。 
〃In the beginning; though;〃 I pressed while he taped another long piece of 
gauze securely in place; sealing 
it to my skin。 〃Why did you even think to try a different way than the obvious 
one?〃 
His lips turned up in a private smile。 〃Hasn't Edward told you this story?〃 
〃Yes。 But I'm trying to understand what you were thinking〃 
His face was suddenly serious again; and I wondered if his thoughts had gone 
to the same place that mine 
had。 Wondering what I would be thinking when—I refused to think if—it was 
me。 
〃You know my father was a clergyman;〃 he mused as he cleaned the table 
carefully; rubbing everything 
down with wet gauze; and then doing it again。 The smell of alcohol burned in 
my nose。 〃He had a rather 
harsh view of the world; which I was already beginning to question before the 
time that I changed。〃 
Carlisle put all the dirty gauze and the glass slivers into an empty crystal 
bowl。 I didn't understand what he 
was doing; even when he lit the match。 Then he threw it onto the alcohol…
soaked fibers; and the sudden 
blaze made me jump。 
〃Sorry;〃 he apologized。 〃That ought to do it So I didn't agree with my 
father's particular brand of faith。 
But never; in the nearly four hundred years now since I was born; have I ever 
seen anything to make me 
doubt whether God exists in some form or the other。 Not even the reflection in 
the mirror。〃 
I pretended to examine the dressing on my arm to hide my surprise at the 
direction our conversation had 
taken。 Religion was the last thing I expected; all things considered。 My own 
life was fairly devoid of 
belief。 Charlie considered himself a Lutheran; because that's what his parents 
had been; but Sundays he 
worshipped by the river with a fishing pole in his hand。 Renee tried out a 
church now and then; but; much 
like her brief affairs with tennis; pottery; yoga; and French classes; she 
moved on by the time I was 
aware of her newest fad。 
〃I'm sure all this sounds a little bizarre; ing from a vampire。〃 He 
grinned; knowing how their casual 
use of that word never failed to shock me。 〃But I'm hoping that there is still 

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