Tyler Crowley was impossible. He followed me around, obsessed with making amends to me somehow. I tried to convince him that what I really wanted more than anything else was for him to forget all about it, especially since nothing had happened to me. But he was so insistent, following me between classes and sitting at the now overcrowded lunch table. Mike and Eric were even less friendly to him than they were at each other. I’m afraid I gained yet another unwelcome fan. What I found odd was that no one seemed concerned about Edward. I explained over and over that he was the hero, but everyone else said that they hadn’t even seen him there until the van was pulled away.
I wondered to myself why no one else had seen him standing so far away right before I was nearly crushed. I realized that no one else was as aware of Edward as me. Edward was never surrounded by crowds of curious bystanders eager for his firsthand account. People simply avoided him. The Cullens and the Hales sat at the same table as always, not eating, and talking only among themselves. None of them glanced my way, especially Edward. When he sat next to me in class, he seemed totally unaware of my existence. He sat as far away from me as the table allowed. His fists would suddenly ball up, skin stretched even whiter over the bones, just as the first day I sat next to him. Which made me wonder if he wasn’t quite as oblivious as he appeared. There was no conclusion I could come to regarding his behavior, other than he wished he hadn’t pulled me away from Tyler’s sliding van.
Yesterday we were so furious at each other, I was angry that he wouldn’t trust me with the truth even though I held my part of the bargain. But he saved my life, no matter how he’d done it, dissipating my heated anger into awed gratitude.
Tyler is a whole different case, if he continues this ridiculous “let me make it up to you” charade, I might have to tell Charlie to issue a restraining order. All I want is some peace of mind. Which is why I’ve made a list of things to do to keep me busy, mostly making dinner for Charlie and some light reading after homework. I just want the week to be over to put this all behind me.