Twilight Page #18

No! Edward, don't..

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94.

James inhales as her blood pools. He leans in, hungry. Bella,

half-conscious, watches him turn the camera on his own face

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VIDEO CAMERA'S POV - ECU ON JAMES' FACE

JAMES:

Cut! The end.

Suddenly -- JAMES IS KNOCKED OUT OF FRAME!

He rises to find himself face to face with Edward. James

CHARGES Edward, forcing him up against a column.

JAMES:

You're alone... because you're

faster than the others. But not

stronger.

James SMASHES Edward's face into the mirror until it cracks.

EDWARD:

I'm strong enough to kill you.

Edward FLINGS James backwards -- SMASHING through

a

freestanding mirror -- into the doorway. He scoops Bella up

and leaps toward the balcony exit door -- when suddenly he

and Bella are JERKED downward.

James YANKS Edward violently onto the floor -- KNOCKING Bella

out of his arms -- as James FLINGS Edward up into the top

window -- EMBEDDING him in the casement and bricks.

James crouches beside Bella. He grabs her HAND

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Looking directly at Edward with a sinister grin -- he SINKS

HIS TEETH into Bella's hand! She SCREAMS in agony.

Edward's rage ERUPTS -- he climbs out of the window casement

and SUICIDE-DIVE-BOMBS James, savagely PLOWING him through

the floorboards.

ON BELLA -- as the venom travels through her veins.

BELLA'S POV - dark figures twist and fight, in and out of

focus.

Her eyes suddenly POP OPEN to see the EXPLOSIVE RAW REALITY

of James KICKING Edward, delivering death blows when -

-

Suddenly Edward's hand SHOOTS UP and GRABS James' ankle.

Edward ROARS up to his feet and SWINGS James around like

a

baseball bat, SMASHING him into mirror after mirror.

James is battered, beaten. Bella moans -- and the sound of

her pain slices through Edward. In an animalistic fury,

Edward BITES OFF a piece of James' flesh ..

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95.

WHIP PAN from Bella's horrified face to DR. CULLEN --now

standing beside Edward, placing a hand on his son's shoulder.

Edward turns to see his father -- and EMMETT, JASPER, and

ALICE, dropping down from the balcony.

Edward's expression changes --he realizes he's gone too far.

He backs off as his siblings crouch into attack mode and

LUNGE at James like a pack of animals.

Dr. Cullen rushes to the injured Bella who SCREAMS again in

pain. Edward dashes toward her -

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BELLA'S POV -ON THE THREE CULLEN SIBLINGS, going in and out

of focus... it almost looks like a tribal dance as they rip

out the floorboards and build a fire ... it's like a funeral

pyre as they rip James apart, throwing limbs into the fire..

.

BACK ON BELLA -- as Edward reaches her side. Dr. Cullen works

fast to assess her wounds, focusing on a massive bleed from her

leg. But clearly her hand hurts the most. She writhes in pain.

INTERCUT BELLA'S DISORIENTED POV WITH THE CHAOTIC REALITY:

Dr. Cullen applies pressure to the gash on her thigh -

-

DR. CULLEN

Her femoral artery's been severed.

She's losing too much blood

-

BELLA:

It's on fire! My hand!

EDWARD:

Venom -

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DR. CULLEN

(working on Bella)

You have to make a choice. Either

let the change happen

-

EDWARD:

No!

BELLA'S POV -ALICE appears behind Edward, fuzzy, indistinct.

ALICE:

It's going to happen. I've seen it

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EDWARD:

It doesn't have to be that way.

DR. CULLEN

Alice, find me a tourniquet.

A:

rag, a shirt.

96.

Alice holds her nose and avoids the blood as she rips the

sleeve off her blouse and kneels to aid Dr. Cullen.

BELLA:

It's burning!

EDWARD:

What's the other choice? You said

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DR. CULLEN

(to Alice)

Tighter, above the knee

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EDWARD:

Carlisle.

DR. CULLEN

You can try to suck the venom out.

EDWARD:

I -- won't be able to stop

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DR. CULLEN

Find the will to stop. But choose,

she only has minutes left.

Edward looks down at Bella, thrashing in pain. Finally,

Edward takes her hand. She tries to pull it away.

EDWARD:

It's alright, Bella. I'll make it

go away.

He looks at her - then starts to suck the venom from her

hand. They never take their eyes off one another, the

connection palpable, intense..

.

CLOSE ON BELLA'S EYES -wild with pain. But subsiding..

.

CLOSE ON EDWARD'S EYES -the frenzy has begun. He sucks

harder. Hungrily. Anguished, he wants to stop but can't.

Dr. Cullen's voice sounds miles away..

.

DR. CULLEN

Stop. Her blood is clean, you're

killing her.

-- but the bloodlust is too strong. He is killing her. Bella

looks at him, forgivingly, as she begins to lose consciousness..

.

BELLA'S POV -ON EDWARD -growing blurry... he disappears

into the blinding light. It's as if she's underwater, like

her dreams..

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BELLA (V.O.

)

Death is peaceful. Easy.

97.

Bella starts to float away... we're losing her..

.

Suddenly from the darkness, Edward reaches out a hand..

.

A brilliant light flares..

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134 BELLA'S FACE APPEARS IN THE WHITENESS

Eyes closed. But they slowly open. She squints at the light.

BELLA:

Life... is harder..

.

An oxygen tube rests under her nose. She reaches for it,

confused. A hand stops her as her surroundings come into focus.

RENE (O.S.

)

You're awake, baby! You're okay!!

!

INT. HOSPITAL ROOM - DAY

Bella lies in a hospital bed. Bandaged, leg in a cast. In bad

shape. Rene hovers over her, tears in her eyes. On the dresser,

SEE get well cards and a PHOTO MONTAGE of her friends from Forks.

BELLA:

Edward? Where's -

RENE:

He's asleep.

She nods across the room to a chair in which Edward “sleeps.

”

RENE:

He never leaves. And your dad's

down in the cafeteria.

BELLA:

What... happened?

RENE:

Baby, you fell down two flights of

stairs and through a window.

Bella is drawing a blank, confused. Rene jogs her memory

-

RENE:

Edward came here to convince you to

come back to Forks. His father

brought him down. You went to their

hotel but you tripped on the stairs.

A moment... then Bella realizes it's a cover story. She nods.

BELLA:

Sounds like me.

98.

Rene's cell phone BEEPS. She opens it. Reads a text, starts

typing in a reply.

RENE:

It's Phil. He's worried about you.

BELLA:

Mom, you're... texting.

RENE:

(smiling)

I told him to stay in Florida. The

Suns signed him!

BELLA:

That's great mom.

RENE:

Jacksonville is always sunny and

you'll have your own bathroom..

.

BELLA:

Mom, wait. I want to live in

Forks. I have Dad..

.

(re:
the get well cards)

... and friends..

.

RENE:

(re:
Edward)

And he's there.

Bella shrugs, conceding the truth.

RENE:

Charlie doesn't like him. Blames

him for your leaving.

BELLA:

What do you think?

RENE:

(lowering her voice)

I think that boy is in love with

you.

Bella smiles. Rene grins. Bella glances at Edward.

BELLA:

Um, Mom, would you mind getting Dad?

I:

want to talk to him. Apologize.

RENE:

I'm sure he doesn't care about

that, Baby. But I‘ll go get him.

99.

Rene kisses Bella's forehead. Exits. Bella watches her go.

The door shutting behind her. Bella turns back to find

Edward standing next to her with deep concern. Her eyes

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