Chapter 6 SCARY STORIES
As I sat in my room, trying to concentrate on the third act of Macbeth, I was really listening for my truck. I would have thought, even over the pounding rain, I could have heard the engine's roar. But when I went to peek out the curtain — again — it was suddenly there.
I wasn't looking forward to Friday, and it more than lived up to my non-expectations. Of course there were the fainting comments. Jessica especially seemed to get a kick out of that story. Luckily Mike had kept his mouth shut, and no one seemed to know about Edward's involvement. She did have a lot of questions about lunch, though.
"So what did Edward Cullen want yesterday?" Jessica asked in Trig.
"I don't know," I answered truthfully. "He never really got to the point."
"You looked kind of mad," she fished.
"Did I?" I kept my expression blank.
"You know, I've never seen him sit with anyone but his family before. That was weird."
"Weird," I agreed. She seemed annoyed; she flipped her dark curls impatiently — I guessed she'd been hoping to hear something that would make a good story for her to pass on.
The worst part about Friday was that, even though I knew he wasn't going to be there, I still hoped. When I walked into the cafeteria with Jessica and Mike, I couldn't keep from looking at his table, where Rosalie, Alice, and Jasper sat talking, heads close together. And I couldn't stop the gloom that engulfed me as I realized I didn't know how long I would have to wait before I saw him again.
“暮光之城”作者斯蒂芬妮·梅尔被指抄袭
“暮光之城”系列以少女伊莎贝拉·斯旺和英俊迷人的吸血鬼爱德华·卡伦之间的爱情为主线,并融合了吸血鬼传说、狼人故事、校园生活、喜剧冒险等各种吸引眼球的元素。该系列包括四部作品,分别是《暮色》、《新月》、《月食》和《破晓》。在2008年出版的《破晓》讲述了伊莎贝拉和爱德华的婚后生活,她经历了怀孕、生产,并展开了作为吸血鬼的新生活。作者斯蒂芬妮·梅尔本是一位有三个孩子的全职主妇,一次偶然的感触让她提起了笔杆,不料却自此成为风靡全球的畅销书作家。“暮光之城”系列已在全球卖出了7000万册,其首部作品《暮色》已拍成电影并在全球获得了3.8亿美元的票房,第二部《新月》也将在今年11月上线。
自出版以来,“暮光之城”已成为一座制造谣言的黑洞。今年4月的时候,读者论坛上也曾传出消息,说梅尔女士曾经的大学室友告她抄袭,而第二部电影《新月》的拍摄也因此暂停。然而事实证明当时的传言只是空穴来风。