TWILIGHT By：Stephenie Meyer ========================================================== Contents PREFACE 1。 FIRST SIGHT 2。 OPEN BOOK 3。 PHENOMENON 4。 INVITATIONS 5。 BLOOD TYPE 6。 SCARY STORIES 7。 NIGHTMARE 8。 PORT ANGELES 9。 THEORY 10。 INTERROGATIONS 11。 PLICATIONS 12。 BALANCING 13。 CONFESSIONS 14。 MIND OVER MATTER 15。 THE CULLENS 16。 CARLISLE 17。 THE GAME 18。 THE HUNT 19。 GOODBYES 20。 IMPATIENCE 21。 PHONE CALL 22。 HIDEANDSEEK 23。 THE ANGEL 24。 AN IMPASSE EPILOGUE： AN OCCASION ========================================================== Text copyright 2005 by Stephenie Meyer All rights reserved。 Little； Brown and pany Time Warner Book Group 1271 Avenue of the Americas； New York； NY 10020 Visit our Web site at 。lbteens。 First Edition： September 2005 The characters and events portrayed in this book are fictitious。 Any similarity to real persons； living or dead； is coincidental and not intended by the author。 Library of Congress CataloginginPublication Data Meyer； Stephanie； 1973— Twilight ： a novel by Stephanie Meyer。 — 1st ed。 Summary： Grade 9 Up–Headstrong； sunloving； 17yearold Bella declines her mom"s invitation to move to Florida； and instead reluctantly opts to move to her dad"s cabin in the dreary； rainy town of Forks； WA。 She bees intrigued with Edward Cullen； a distant； stylish； and disarmingly handsome senior； who is also a vampire。 When he reveals that his specific clan hunts wildlife instead of humans； Bella deduces that she is safe from his bloodsucking instincts and therefore free to fall hopelessly in love with him。 The feeling is mutual； and the resulting volatile romance smolders as they attempt to hide Edward"s identity from her family and the rest of the school。 Meyer adds an eerie new twist to the mismatched； starcrossed lovers theme： predator falls for prey； human falls for vampire。 This tension strips away any pretense readers may have about the everyday teen romance novel； and kissing； touching； and talking take on an entirely new meaning when one small mistake could be lifethreatening。 Bella and Edward"s struggle to make their relationship work bees a struggle for survival； especially when vampires from an outside clan infiltrate the Cullen territory and head straight for her。 As a result； the novel"s dangerfactor skyrockets as the excitement of secret love and hushed affection morphs into a terrifying race to stay alive。 Realistic； subtle； succinct； and easy to follow； Twilight will have readers dying to sink their teeth into it。 1。 Vampires — Fiction。 2。 High schools — Fiction。 3。 Schools — Fiction。 4。 Washington （State） — Fiction。 Printed in the United States of America ========================================================== For my big sister； Emily； without whose enthusiasm this story might still be unfinished。 =========================================================================== But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil； thou shalt not eat of it： for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die。 Genesis 2：17 =========================================================================== PREFACE I"d never given much thought to how I would die — though I"d had reason enough in the last few months — but even if I had； I would not have imagined it like this。 I stared without breathing across the long room； into the dark eyes of the hunter； and he looked pleasantly back at me。 Surely it was a good way to die； in the place of someone else； someone I loved。 Noble； even。 That ought to count for something。 I knew that if I"d never gone to Forks； I wouldn"t be facing death now。 But； terrified as I was； I couldn"t bring myself to regret the decision。 When life offers you a dream so far beyond any of your expectations； it"s not reasonable to grieve when it es to an end。 The hunter smiled in a friendly way as he sauntered forward to kill me。 =========================================================================== 1。 FIRST SIGHT My mother drove me to the airport with the windows rolled down。 It was seventyfive degrees in Phoenix； the sky a perfect； cloudless blue。 I was wearing my favorite shirt — sleeveless； white eyelet lace； I was wearing it as a farewell gesture。 My carryon item was a parka。 In the Olympic Peninsula of northwest Washington State； a small town named Forks exists under a nearconstant cover of clouds。 It rains on this inconsequential town more than any other place in the United States of America。 It was from this town and its gloomy； omnipresent shade that my mother escaped with me when I was only a few months old。 It was in this town that I"d been pelled to spend a month every summer until I was fourteen。 That was the year I finally put my foot down； these past three summers； my dad； Charlie； vacationed with me in California for two weeks instead。 It was to Forks that I now exiled myself— an action that I took with great horror。 I detested Forks。 I loved Phoenix。 I loved the sun and the blistering heat。 I loved the vigorous； sprawling city。 〃Bella；〃 my mom said to me — the last of a thousand times — before I got on the plane。 〃You don"t have to do this。〃 My mom looks like me； except with short hair and laugh lines。 I felt a spasm of panic as I stared at her wide； childlike eyes。 How could I leave my loving； erratic； harebrained mother to fend for herself？ Of course she had Phil now； so the bills would probably get paid； there would be food in the refrigerator； gas in her car； and someone to call when she got lost； but still… 〃I want to go；〃 I lied。 I"d always been a bad liar； but I"d been saying this lie so frequently lately that it sounded almost convincing now。 〃Tell Charlie I said hi。〃 〃I will。〃 〃I"ll see you soon；〃 she insisted。 〃You can e home whenever you want — I"ll e right back as soon as you need me。〃 But I could see the sacrifice in her eyes behind the promise。 〃Don"t worry a