Twilight Page #4

CHARLIE:

Waylon, she hasn't had a Christmas

here since she was four.

WAYLON:

Bet I made an impression, though.

CHARLIE:

You always do.

CORA:

Let the girl eat her cod, Waylon.

(to Bella)

When you're done, I'll bring your

favorite - berry cobbler. Remember?

Your dad still has it. Every Thursday.

BELLA:

(doesn't remember at

all)

That'd be great, thank you.

Cora shoos Waylon away. Left alone now, Charlie and Bella

both reach for the salt, knock hands. Charlie goes for the

ketchup instead. Silence as they eat.

A burst of LAUGHTER from a nearby happy FAMILY only serves to

emphasize their discomfort. Bella tries to bridge the gap.

BELLA:

So... you eat here every night?

CHARLIE:

Easier than washing dishes.

BELLA:

I can cook.

He looks up, as if confused by the concept.

BELLA:

I do the cooking at home - in Phoenix.

Mom's not great in the kitchen.

CHARLIE:

I remember..

.

They both laugh -- recalling an especially bad dinner.

CHARLIE:

How was school? Meet anyone?

16.

BELLA:

A few people... Do you know the

Cullen family?

CHARLIE:

(looks up sharply)

Are people talking about them again?

BELLA:

No... well, a little.

CHARLIE:

Just ‘cause they're newcomers. We're

lucky to have a surgeon like Dr.

Cullen at our podunk hospital. Lucky

his wife wanted to live in a small

town. Lucky his kids aren't like

a

lot of the hell-raisers around here.

BELLA:

... Okay.

CHARLIE:

I just don't like narrow

mindedness.

And he returns to his food. Silence.

25 INT. BELLA'S ROOM - NIGHT 25

Bella looks out at the fog as she talks on the phone.

RENE (O.S.

)

If spring training goes well, we could

be living in Florida permanently.

TELEPHONE OPERATOR (O.S.)

Please insert 25 cents to continue.

BELLA:

Mom, where's your cell?

INTERCUT WITH:

26 EXT. GAS STATION/GARAGE - NIGHT 26

Rene talks on a pay phone, her dead cell phone in her hand.

In the b.g., Phil and an Attendant work on the Subaru engine.

RENE:

Ok, I didn't lose my power cord. It

ran away. Screaming. I literally

repel technology now.

17.

Bella smiles, missing her mom. Rene feeds the phone

quarters.

RENE:

Now, tell me more about your

school, baby. What are the kids

like? Are there any cute guys?

Are they being nice to you?

BELLA:

(a beat, lying)

They've all been really..

.

welcoming.

PUSH IN ON BELLA'S FACE, getting mad all over again as..

.

FLASH POP TO -EDWARD'S FACE, HIS COAL BLACK EYES, THE FURY..

.

SMASH TO:

27 EXT. HIGH SCHOOL - MORNING (BEFORE SCHOOL) 27

ON BELLA, sitting atop a table, an open book in her lap. But her

eyes are on the arriving kids, and the parking lot as they pull

in. She's waiting for Edward.

Jessica, Angela, Mike and Eric kick around a soccerball

nearby. They wave Bella to join them but she smiles,

declining... and returns to watching for Edward. Her face

tells us she's ready for a confrontation.

28 INT. BIOLOGY CLASS - SAME DAY 28

Bella strides in... but stops, surprised to find her lab

table empty. Off Bella, frustrated..

.

BEGIN A SERIES OF SCENES OVER SEVERAL DAYS:

29 INT. CAFETERIA - DIFFERENT DAY 29

Bella sits with Jessica and Angela who watch a YouTube video

on their phone. Bella gives it a cursory look, but is

focused on the Cullen table --only four of them. Edward's

seat is empty..

.

30 INT. GIRLS BATHROOM - DIFFERENT DAY 30

Bella washes her hands, then looks up at the mirror, startled to

find Rosalie and Alice behind her. They study Bella, Rosalie

with chillingly cold eyes, Alice with curiosity. Bella, uneasy,

hurries out.

31 EXT. FORKS HIGH SCHOOL - DIFFERENT DAY 31

Bella exits with Angela, Mike, Jessica and Eric, becoming a part

of this circle.

18.

She now only glances at Rosalie's car, a red M3 BMW, as it drives

past, noting, again, four Cullens, no Edward. Bella returns to

her friends, finally forgetting about him..

.

SERIES OF SCENES ENDS as we go to

-

32 INT. CHARLIE'S HOUSE - LIVING ROOM - MORNING 32

It's neater, rearranged more attractively. Clearly, Bella's

given it her touch. She sweeps through, folding Charlie's

fleece jacket, straightening up. She grabs her book bag

-

BELLA:

Dad, I'm heading out.

33 EXT. CHARLIE'S HOUSE (CONTINUOUS) - MORNING 33

ON BELLA'S FACE as she opens the door and stops, dismay

filling her. It's pouring down rain --the yard is full of

puddles, some frozen. Bella shivers, wraps her coat tight.

BELLA:

Great.

WHIP PAN to the driveway as Charlie pulls in -driving her

truck.

BELLA:

Dad, I can drive myself to school.

As she walks down the steps, she doesn't realize, something's

watching her -

-

UNKNOWN POV - FROM THE TREES

--tracking Bella's every move as she slips and falls on

a

patch of ice -

-

BACK ON BELLA - fallen on her ass. Charlie climbs out of the

truck, helps her up.

CHARLIE:

You okay, Bells?

BELLA:

Ice doesn't help the uncoordinated.

CHARLIE:

That's why I got you new tires.

She looks over at the truck -- yep, four new tires.

CHARLIE:

The other ones were nearly bald.

19.

BELLA:

You got me new tires. No one's

ever done that before.

Charlie looks at her, confused.

BELLA:

I mean... nothing.

He clearly doesn't get it as heads toward his Cruiser.

CHARLIE:

I'll be late for dinner. I'm heading

down to Mason County. A security guard

at the Grisham Mill got killed by some

kind of animal..

.

UNKNOWN POV - ON BELLA AND CHARLIE, as he speaks..

.

BELLA:

An animal?

CHARLIE:

You're not in Phoenix any more,

honey. They've been hunting it for

a week with no luck. Thought I'd

lend a hand.

BELLA:

Be careful.

CHARLIE:

Always am.

BACK ON BELLA..

.

BELLA:

And thank you. For the tires.

He sees emotion in her eyes. Doesn't understand it, but nods,

heads inside. Bella looks at the tires again, oddly moved..

.

34 OMITTED 34

35 INT. BIOLOGY CLASS/HALLWAY - DAY 35

Rain beats on the roof as Eric walks Bella into class. She

brushes water off her coat as he chats her up.

ERIC:

... and yeah, prom committee is

a

chick thing, but I gotta cover it

for the paper anyway, and they need

a guy to help choose the music -

-

So I need your play list

-

20.

Bella is about to respond when Mike comes up behind her.

MIKE:

Come on, Arizona. Give it up for

the rain.

And he shakes his wet baseball cap onto Bella's head.

BELLA:

Terrific.

She heads toward her seat, brushing off her hair. But she

freezes when she sees --Edward.

Bella straightens, girding herself. Then strides to the

table, and confidently drops her books down, ready to address

him. But he looks up at her

-

EDWARD:

Hello.

Bella stops. Stunned. He is direct, precise, as if every

word is an effort for him.

EDWARD:

I didn't have a chance to introduce

myself last week. My name is

Edward Cullen.

She's too shocked that he's talking to her to answer.

EDWARD:

(prompting)

... You're Bella.

BELLA:

I'm... yes.

Feeling like an idiot, she quickly sits. He abruptly moves to

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