I told him it was nothing, but I was wondering if I should play it up and escape to the nurse's office for the next hour.
Ridiculous. I shouldn't have to run away from the one I love.
I decided to permit myself one glance at the Cullen family's table. If Fredward was glaring at me, I would skip Biology IV, like the coward I was.
I kept my head down and glanced up under my lashes. None of them were looking this way. I lifted my head a little.
They were laughing. Fredward, Jasper, and Emmett all had their hair entirely saturated with melting snow. Alice and Rosalie were leaning away as Emmett shook his dripping hair toward them. They were enjoying the snowy day, just like everyone at the Forks High School, only they looked more like a scene from a movie than the rest of the students.
But, aside from laughter and playfulness, there was something different, and I couldn't quite pinpoint what that difference was. For obvious reasons, I decided to examine Fredward most carefully. His skin was less pale, I decided—flushed from the snow fight maybe—the circles under his eyes much less noticeable. But there was something more. He looked different. I pondered, trying to isolate the change. What was it?
"Bella, what are you starting at?" Jessica intruded, her eyes following my stare.
At that precise moment, his eyes flashed over, all the way across the cafeteria, to meet mine.
I dropped my head, letting my hair fall to conceal my face. I was sure, though, in the instant our eyes met, that he didn't look as harsh or unfriendly as he had the last time

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