new moon(暮光之城-新月英文版)

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es　of　my　sluggish

feet；　I　knew　I　was　too　late—and

I　was　glad　something　bloodthirsty　waited　in　the　wings。　For　in　failing　at　this；

I　forfeited　any　desire　to　live。

The　clock　tolled　again；　and　the　sun　beat　down　from　the　exact　center　point　of

the　sky。

1。　PARTY

I　WAS　NINETY…NINE　POINT　NINE　PERCENT　SURE　I　WAS　dreaming。

The　reasons　I　was　so　certain　were　that；　first；　I　was　standing　in　a　bright

shaft　of　sunlight—the　kind　of

blinding　clear　sun　that　never　shone　on　my　drizzly　new　hometown　in　Forks；

Washington—and　second；　I

was　looking　at　my　Grandma　Marie。　Gran　had　been　dead　for　six　years　now；　so　that

was　solid　evidence

toward　the　dream　theory。

Gran　hadn't　changed　much；　her　face　looked　just　the　same　as　I　remembered　it。

The　skin　was　soft　and

withered；　bent　into　a　thousand　tiny　creases　that　clung　gently　to　the　bone

underneath。　Like　a　dried　apricot；

but　with　a　puff　of　thick　white　hair　standing　out　in　a　cloud　around　it。

Our　mouths—hers　a　wizened　picker—spread　into　the　same　surprised　half…smile

at　just　the　same　time。

Apparently；　she　hadn't　been　expecting　to　see　me；　either。

I　was　about　to　ask　her　a　question；　I　had　so　many—What　was　she　doing　here　in

my　cream？　What　had

she　been　up　to　in　the　past　six　years？　Was　Pop　okay；　and　had　they　found　each

other；　wherever　they

were？—but　she　opened　her　mouth　when　I　did；　so　I　stopped　to　let　her　go　first。

She　paused；　too；　and　then

we　Goth　smiled　at　the　little　awkwardness。

〃Bella！〃

It　wasn't　Gran　who　called　my　name；　and　we　both　turned　to　see　the　addition　to

our　small　reunion。　I　didn't

have　to　look　to　know　who　it　was；　this　was　a　voi