第36部分(第2/7 页)

f　a　solution。

〃Bells？〃

〃Maybe　it's　too　early　to　go　to　La　Push；〃　I　whispered。

〃I　agree；〃　he　said；　and　he　stepped　out　into　the　rain；　shutting　the　door　behind

him。

As　soon　as　he　was　out　of　sight；　I　dropped　to　the　floor　and　put　my　head　between

my　knees。

Should　I　go　after　Charlie？　What　would　I　say？

And　what　about　Jacob？　Jacob　was　my　best　friend；　I　needed　to　warn　him。　If　he

really　was　a—I　cringed

and　forced　myself　to　think　the　word—werewolf　（and　I　knew　it　was　true；　I　could

feel　it）；　then　people

would　be　shooting　at　him！　I　needed　to　tell　him　and　his　friends　that　people

would　try　to　kill　them　if　they

went　running　around　like　gigantic　wolves。　I　needed　to　tell　them　to　stop。

They　had　to　stop！　Charlie　was　out　there　in　the　woods。　Would　they　care　about

that？　I　wondered　Up

until　now；　only　strangers　had　disappeared。　Did　that　mean　anything；　or　was　it

just　chance？

I　needed　to　believe　that　Jacob；　at　least；　would　care　about　that。

Either　way；　I　had　to　warn　him。

Or　did　I？

Jacob　was　my　best　friend；　but　was　he　a　monster；　too？　A　real　one？　A　bad　one？

Should　I　warn　him；　if　he

and　his　friends　were　were　murderers！　If　they　were　out　slaughtering　innocent

hikers　in　cold　blood？　If

they　were　truly　creatures　from　a　horror　movie　in　every　sense；　would　it　be

wrong　to　protect　them？

It　was　inevitable　that　I　would　have　to　pare　Jacob　and　his　friends　to　the

Cullens。　I　wrapped　my　arms

around　my　chest；　fighting　the　hole；　while　I　thought　of　them。

I　didn't　know　anything　about　werewolves；　clearly。　I　would　have　expected

something　closer　to　the

movies—big　hairy　half…men　creatures　or　something