Gym was brutal. We'd moved on to basketball. My team never passed me the ball, so that was good, but I fell down a lot. Sometimes I took people with me. Today I was worse than usual because my head was so filled with Edward. I tried to concentrate on my feet, but he kept creeping back into my thoughts just when I really needed my balance.
It was a relief, as always, to leave. I almost ran to the truck; there were just so many people I wanted to avoid. The truck had suffered only minimal damage in the accident. I'd had to replace the taillights, and if I'd had a real paint job, I would have touched that up. Tyler's parents had to sell their van for parts.
I almost had a stroke when I rounded the corner and saw a tall, dark figure leaning against the side of my truck. Then I realized it was just Eric. I started walking again.
"Hey, Eric," I called.
"Hi, Bella."
"What's up?" I said as I was unlocking the door. I wasn't paying attention to the uncomfortable edge in his voice, so his next words took me by surprise.
"Uh, I was just wondering… if you would go to the spring dance with me?" His voice broke on the last word.
"I thought it was girls' choice," I said, too startled to be diplomatic.
"Well, yeah," he admitted, shamefaced.
I recovered my composure and tried to make my smile warm. "Thank you for asking me, but I'm going to be in Seattle that day."
"Oh," he said. "Well, maybe next time."
"Sure," I agreed, and then bit my lip. I wouldn't want him to take that too literally.
He slouched off, back toward the school. I heard a low chuckle.
Taillight 尾灯
Shamefaced 害羞的
Composure 镇静
Slouch 没精打采地站
体育课很残忍。我们改学篮球了。我的队友从没给我传过球，这还算不错，可我还是摔倒了很多次。有时还把别人也带倒了。今天我表现得比往常还要糟糕，因为我满脑子想的都是爱德华。我努力将注意力集中到自己的双脚上，但赶上我真正需要平衡的时候，他又总是潜回到我的脑海中来。
离开，正如往常一样，是一种解脱。我几乎是一路跑到了我的卡车边上；没想到有那么多的人我想要避开。卡车在那次事故中只受到了很轻微的损坏。我得换尾灯，要是我真干过油漆工的话，我会把漆给补一下。泰勒的父母只好把他们的那辆客货两用车当废铜烂铁给卖掉了。
我拐过拐角处，见到一个高大的黑色身影靠在我的车上，吓得我几乎突发心脏病。后来，我认出来了不过是埃里克，我才又开始挪步。
"嘿，埃里克，"我招呼道。
"嗨，贝拉。"
"什么事儿？"我边开门边问。我没有注意到他语气中的不自在，所以他的下一句话令我大吃了一惊。
"呃，我只是在想……你愿不愿意跟我一起去参加春季舞会？"他说到最后一个字的时候都声如蚊蚋了。
"我想是女孩子说了算吧，"我惊讶得口不择言了。
"唔，对，"他承认道，一脸的羞愧。
"哦，"他说，"嗯，也许下次吧。"
"一定，"我同意道，然后咬住了嘴唇。我不希望他把我的话理解得太死了。
他垂头丧气地走开，回学校去了。我听见了一声吃吃的暗笑声。
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