As was my routine, I glanced first toward the Cullens' table. A shiver of panic trembled in my stomach as I realized it was empty. With dwindling hope, my eyes scoured the rest of the cafeteria, hoping to find him alone, waiting for me. The place was nearly filled — Spanish had made us late — but there was no sign of Edward or any of his family. Desolation hit me with crippling strength.
I shambled along behind Jessica, not bothering to pretend to listen anymore.
We were late enough that everyone was already at our table. I avoided the empty chair next to Mike in favor of one by Angela. I vaguely noticed that Mike held the chair out politely for Jessica, and that her face lit up in response.
Angela asked a few quiet questions about the Macbeth paper, which I answered as naturally as I could while spiraling downward in misery. She, too, invited me to go with them tonight, and I agreed now, grasping at anything to distract myself.
I realized I'd been holding on to a last shred of hope when I entered Biology, saw his empty seat, and felt a new wave of disappointment.
The rest of the day passed slowly, dismally. In Gym, we had a lecture on the rules of badminton, the next torture they had lined up for me. But at least it meant I got to sit and listen instead of stumbling around on the court. The best part was the coach didn't finish, so I got another day off tomorrow. Never mind that the day after they would arm me with a racket before unleashing me on the rest of the class.
斯蒂芬妮·梅尔
2003年之前,她只是一位默默无闻的家庭主妇
斯蒂芬妮·梅尔,这位炙手可热的魔幻畅销书“女王”,原来却是一位默默无闻的家庭主妇。梅尔1973年12月出生于美国康涅狄格州的哈特伍德,在亚利桑那州的凤凰城的一个大家庭长大。她兄妹6人,有趣的是,在“暮光之城”系列小说里面,她为角色“借用”了她兄弟姐妹的名字。后来,梅尔入读犹他州的著名教会大学“杨百翰大学”,主修的是英国文学。实际上,梅尔的爱情和婚姻也像她的成长,非常顺利。在家乡亚利桑那,她认识了绰号“潘秋”的克里斯滕森。他们于1994年结婚。婚后的生活一如既往地平静,他们育有3个儿子:盖波、西斯和艾利。像大部分美国人一样,梅尔在生活和创作上有着严格的道德指标,反对吸毒,反对传媒中的性和暴力,她甚至没有看过R级影片。