e somehow； and you drive up。〃 She shook her head； this time
in confusion。 Her voice
was strained。 〃I saw you go into the water and I waited and waited for you to
e up； but you didn't。
What happened？ And how could you do that to Charlie？ Did you stop to think
what this would do to
him？ And my brother？ Do you have any idea what Edward—〃
I cut her off then； as soon as she said his name。 I'd let her go on； even
after I realized the
misunderstanding she was under； just to hear the perfect bell tone of her
voice。 But it was time to
interrupt。
〃Alice； I wasn't mitting suicide。〃
She eyed me dubiously。 〃Are you saying you didn't jump off a cliff？〃
〃No； but〃 I grimaced。 〃It was for recreational purposes only。〃
Her expression hardened。
〃I'd seen some of Jacob's friends cliff diving；〃 I insisted。 〃It looked like
fun； and I was bored〃
She waited。
〃I didn't think about how the storm would affect the currents。 Actually； I
didn't think about the water
much at all。〃
Alice didn't buy it。 I could see that she still thought I had been trying to
kill myself。 I decided to redirect。
〃So if you saw me go in； why didn't you see Jacob？〃
She cocked her head to the side； distracted。
I continued。 〃It's true that I probably would have drowned if Jacob hadn't
jumped in after me。 Well；
okay； there's no probably about it。 But he did； and he pulled me out； and I
guess he towed me back to
shore； though I was kind of out for that part。 It couldn't have been more than
a minute that I was under
before he grabbed me。 How e you didn't see that？〃
She frowned in perplexity。 〃Someone p