He opened his mind to hopefully catch a stray thought about what Jasper was up to but all he heard was one of the many military strategies that occupied the other vampire 's mind so often , only this one was repeated over and over again . Distract them . Corner them . Take control . Make them submit . Edward let his mind wander over the kids crowding the cafeteria to distract himself but he was n't able to concentrate on anything as another wave of longing rushed through him , causing him to squirm rather ungracefully in his chair , much to Jasper 's amusement and his siblings ' confusion .

Available options:
1). To amuse Jasper .;
2). To distract his thoughts .;
3). To find important information .;
4). None of the above choices .;
Answer the following question: Why did Edward focus on the other students ?
2).