Chapter 43

Rosalie pulled her hand back from her friend's face. "Snap out of it, Bella."

Bella gasped before glaring at her. "You smacked me."

"And you're no longer panicking." Rosalie crossed her arms over her chest. The truth was, she knew better, but she figured that it would either make her friend lose consciousness or snap her out of it.

"I need to get out of here."

"Okay, where do you want to go?" Rosalie murmured softly.

Bella shook her head as she pulled herself out of her sleeping bag. "I think I'm going to head home."

As Bella rolled up her sleeping bag to stuff in her backpack, Rosalie stared at Alice.

'What did I do?' Alice mouthed.

Rosalie didn't reply, but narrowed her eyes in heavy implication that she should know.

Bella looked between the two, seemingly unaware of the tension. "Look, you two stay and enjoy the rest of the party. I'm just not feeling it anymore."

Bella managed to scramble out of the living room before Rosalie could figure out what to say to stop her.

"This is your fault, you know," she grumbled at Alice as she heard the front door slam shut.