Twilight Page #17

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BELLA:

No... we can't.

(then)

When will you get here?

EDWARD:

In a couple hours. Then you and

I:

will go somewhere. Together. The

others will keep hunting.

(then, determined)

Bella, I swear to you, I'll do whatever

it takes to make you safe again.

Off Bella, her eyes welling..

.

118 EXT. SCOTTSDALE HOTEL - DAY 118

SEE Alice in the lobby, settling the bill. Jasper loads up

the car out front.

119 INT. SCOTTSDALE HOTEL - BEDROOM - DAY 119

Bella gathers her things, then her phone RINGS again.

INSERT CALLER I.D. -It reads “HOME.” Bella answers -

BELLA:

Mom, I'm so glad you got my -

-

89.

RENE (O.S.

)

(panicked)

Bella? Bella? Where are you?

BELLA:

Calm down, Mom. Everything is fine,

okay? I'll explain every

-

HEAR RUSTLING on the line, as if Rene dropped the phone.

BELLA:

... Mom? Are you there?

Then Bella HEARS a voice that sends a chill down her spine

-

JAMES (O.S.

)

Nice house you have here. Not the

best on the block, but comfortable.

INTERCUT WITH:

120 INT. RENE'S HOUSE, PHOENIX - DAY 120

VERY CLOSE ON JAMES, his sinister eyes and vicious smile.

JAMES:

I was prepared to wait for you.

But then Mom came home after she

received a very worried call from

your Dad. It all worked out quite

well.

Bella's eyes are wild with fear.

JAMES:

I must say, Forks High School doesn't

protect its students' privacy very

well. It was just too easy for

Victoria to find your previous address.

RENE (O.S.

)

Bella? Bella?..

.

BELLA:

Leave my mother out of this.

JAMES:

You're protective of her. That's

nice. You can still save her. But

you'll need to get away from your

friends. Can you do that?

BELLA:

I... don't think so.

90.

JAMES:

If your mother's life depends on it?

Bella is terrified, but there's no choice here.

BELLA:

Where should I meet you?

James grins as he fingers a PHOTO of Bella that's attached to

the refrigerator with a magnet. It's the same photo Charlie

has of her, age 7, in a tutu, sitting on the floor.

JAMES:

The old ballet studio around the

corner. And I'll know if you bring

anyone along. Poor mommy would pay

the price for that mistake.

(sniffs the air)

She smells like you. Delicious.

STAY ON BELLA as she hangs up, panicked. She starts flinging

open drawers, searching for a weapon - a pen, a sewing kit.

Useless. Then she remembers..

.

Her purse. She dumps out the contents, and FINDS the pepper

spray Charlie gave her. She clings to it, her only protection

now.

121 OMITTED 121

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126 OMITTED 126

127 INT./EXT. SCOTTSDALE HOTEL - TWILIGHT - DRIVING 127

Bella walks through the lobby, scanning for Jasper and Alice.

She spots them outside under the porte cacher, loading the

Mercedes, deep in a heated discussion. She slips out the

opposite door, rushes toward a Taxi and jumps in, closes the

door. The DRIVER is an elderly woman with a hacking COUGH.

BELLA:

(taking a breath for

courage)

8th and Palo Verde, please.

The taxi pulls out. Bella watches the hotel disappear. Off

her FACE IN THE REAR WINDOW..

.

91.

BELLA (V.O.

)

I've never given much thought to

how I would die..

.

128 EXT. SCOTTSDALE HOTEL - NIGHT - BELLA'S POV 128

Once again, we see the polished malls, the manicured cactus

gardens. All empty for the night.

BELLA (V.O.

)

But dying in the place of someone

I:

love seems like a good way to go..

.

129 OMITTED 129

130 OMITTED 130

131 EXT. MIMI'S SCHOOL OF DANCE - NIGHT 131

Bella climbs out of the taxi. It pulls away, leaving her on the

curb facing the deserted building. Bella twirls her mother's

ring around her finger, then reaches for the pepper spray.

BELLA (V.O.

)

I can't bring myself to regret the

decisions that brought me face to

face with death... they also

brought me to Edward.

She slips the pepper spray into her jeans pocket. She wraps

her purse strap around her wrist. She takes a breath,

approaches the school. Peers in the windows. The blinds are

drawn. But from inside, we HEAR a faint sound..

.

RENE (O.S.

)

Bella? Bella?

It's time. Bella goes to the front door. It's unlocked.

132 OMITTED 132

133 INT. MIMI'S SCHOOL OF DANCE - STUDIO - NIGHT 133

Bella cautiously enters this grand, empty room of mirrors.

A:

ballet bar wraps around the walls -

-

RENE (O.S.

)

Bella, where are you?

Bella whirls, trying to find its source. She follows the sound to

a cleaning supply CLOSET. She throws open the door to FIND

-

A T.V. - ON SCREEN A VIDEO PLAYS - Bella, age 7, hides in the

very closet the T.V. is in now. Little Bella looks up at us.

92.

RENE (O.S.

)

Don't you want to dance, baby?

Little Bella shakes her head stubbornly. The frame jiggles

as Rene hands someone the camera. Rene, ten years younger,

appears on screen and kneels next to Bella.

BELLA:

Everyone makes fun of me.

RENE:

But you're a wonderful dancer.

BELLA:

Mom, I suck.

LAUGHTER behind Bella. She spins, trying to locate James in

the mirrors.

JAMES:

That's my favorite part. Stubborn

child, weren't you?

Bella's face flushes with rage... and relief.

BELLA:

She's not here.

JAMES:

Sorry. But you really made it too easy.

Visible in the mirror, he sighs, disappointed. Then he steps

up next to her and points a VIDEO CAMERA at Bella.

JAMES:

So to make things more entertaining,

I'm going to make a little film of our

time together. Borrowed this from

your house. Hope you don't mind.

(turns it on)

And... action!

Bella FLINGS her purse at him, and runs for the door.

JAMES:

Excellent! An escape attempt.

Suddenly, he's right behind her. She freezes.

JAMES:

It'll break Edward's little heart.

He smells her hair. Touches her throat.

BELLA:

Edward has nothing to do with this.

93.

JAMES:

He will. His rage will make for

more interesting sport than his

feeble attempt to protect you.

He's having too much fun to notice --the peppers spray in

her hand. She spins around and sprays him.

Then she runs, as James REELS back briefly. But he leaps

over her and lands RIGHT IN FRONT OF HER.

Amused, he flings her across the floor like a bowling ball.

She SMASHES hard into a mirrored column. James captures it

on film.

JAMES:

Beautiful! Very visually dynamic.

I chose my stage well.

He advances toward her.

JAMES:

Still stubborn, aren't you? Is that

what makes you special? Because

frankly, I don't see it.

He inhales as if he can taste her already

-

JAMES:

Too bad he didn't have the strength

to turn you. Instead, he kept you

this fragile little human. It's

cruel, really.

James flips on the camera, but the lens is coated with pepper

spray. He tries to wipe it off.

JAMES:

Well done! You've succeeded in

annoying me.

He STOMPS on her shin! HEAR her tibia SNAP! Bella SCREAMS in

agony.

JAMES:

Tell Edward how much it hurts.

Abruptly, the camera is in her face

-

JAMES:

Tell him to avenge you.

BELLA:

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