Twilight Page #5

the extreme edge of his seat. She's even more baffled now.

MR. MOLINA

(to the class)

Onion root tip cells! That's

what's on your slides. Separate

and label them into the phases of

mitosis. The first partners to get

it right, win... the golden onion!

He excitedly holds up a spray painted onion. Everyone just

looks at him. He's disappointed by their apathy.

MR. MOLINA

Come on, people. Tick tock.

21.

Everyone sets to work. Edward pushes the microscope to

Bella, keeping his distance, his voice controlled.

EDWARD:

Ladies first.

She grabs the microscope defensively and snaps the first slide

in, adjusting the lens. She's curt as she addresses him.

BELLA:

You've been gone.

EDWARD:

Out of town. For personal reasons.

She glances at him but he just leans far away, his face

tight. She looks back into the microscope.

BELLA:

Prophase.

She begins to remove the slide.

EDWARD:

May I look?

She slides him the microscope. He glances through the lens.

EDWARD:

Prophase.

BELLA:

(muttering)

Like I said.

He writes it on the worksheet. Then he takes a breath, as if

trying calm himself, and turns to her with enormous effort.

EDWARD:

Enjoying the rain?

BELLA:

Seriously? You're asking me about the

weather?

EDWARD:

It appears.

BELLA:

No. I don't like the cold. Or the

wet. Or the gray. Or parkas. Or

turtle necks.

Is that a smile playing on his lips? For the first time, he

seems more intrigued than agonized. He studies her. She still

can't tell if he despises her or not. It's infuriating.

22.

BELLA:

What?

He shakes his head and turns to the microscope, switching out

the slides. She looks at him. And keeps looking..

.

BELLA'S POV - ECU ON EDWARD'S FACE

His cheekbones, his lips. So perfect, like a sculpture..

.

EDWARD:

Anaphase.

She snaps out of it. Covers with a dry look.

BELLA:

May I?

(she looks through the

lens)

Anaphase.

EDWARD:

Like I said.

She glances at him, and this time sees a smirk. She simply

holds out her hand for another slide.

EDWARD:

(handing her the slide)

If you hate cold and rain, why move to

the wettest place in the continental U.S.

BELLA:

It's complicated.

EDWARD:

I think I can keep up.

He actually seems interested. She looks into the microscope as

-

BELLA:

My mother remarried.

EDWARD:

Very complex. So you don't like him.

BELLA:

Phil is fine. Young for her, but

nice enough.

(re:
the slide)

Interphase.

CUT ON THE SCHOOL BELL:

23.

36 INT. HIGH SCHOOL - HALLWAY - MOMENTS LATER 36

Bella exits holding the golden onion, and practically runs

into Edward, who's directly in front of her.

EDWARD:

Why didn't you stay with your mom

and stepdad?

He waits for her answer, studying her, as if trying to decipher

her. She's drawn in by his attention, oddly compelled.

BELLA:

Alright, Phil's a minor league

baseball player, so he travels

a

lot. My mother stayed home with me

but it made her unhappy. So

I:

decided to spend time with my

father.

EDWARD:

But now you're unhappy.

BELLA:

No... I -- I just..

.

Bella turns away -- embarrassed, vulnerable.

EDWARD:

I'm just trying to figure you out.

You're very hard to read.

He's clearly trying to read her now... their eyes meet again.

But now she looks more closely at him.

BELLA:

Did you get contacts?

EDWARD:

... no.

BELLA:

Your eyes were black before, now

they're this golden brown or

-

EDWARD:

It's just the fluorescents.

He abruptly turns and walks away. As he does, Bella notes -

-

HIS HANDS clenched into tight fists. Off Bella, utterly

bewildered, both intrigued and frustrated.

37 EXT. HIGH SCHOOL - PARKING LOT - DAY 37

The rain has stopped, but the parking lot is full of water

and patches of black ice.

24.

Shivering, Bella heads for her truck, carrying the onion,

carefully navigating the icy puddles. As she reaches her

truck, she looks across the lot

EDWARD stands by his silver Volvo with his siblings, about to

climb in. A moment as their eyes meet... then he looks toward the

sound of a high pitched SCREECH, that quickly grows LOUDER..

.

Bella turns to see a VAN -- skidding on the ice, careening out of

control, heading directly for her. TIME suddenly fractures,

compressing to stillness, then exploding in bursts of speed as

-

-- THE FACES OF THE STUDENTS - in shock, seeing what's coming.

--THE VAN DRIVER'S FACE -TYLER, desperately trying to gain

control, then shielding his face.

-- EDWARD'S FACE - looking at Bella with horror..

.

THE VAN is about to hit Bella's truck, with her standing in

between, when suddenly, something knocks Bella down, pinning

her to the ground. She looks up - Edward is on top of her.

The world around them FREEZES -- in this fraction of

a

second, their proximity is overwhelming, electrifying. He

breathes in her scent, she takes in his flawless face..

.

Abruptly, we BLAST BACK TO SPEED as several things happen so

quickly, we, and Bella, are unsure what's going on:

-- THE VAN SMASHES into the back of Bella's truck

-

-- Then SPINS around, once again careening toward her and

Edward, then suddenly

-

--EDWARD'S HANDS are creating a deep dent in the side of the

van's body as it shudders to a stop, a foot from Bella.

-- Edward literally pushes the van away.

Then silence. A long beat, void of any sound, as Bella looks at

Edward, trying to absorb what just happened. Edward's fear for

her is still alive on his face. She starts to speak but..

.

THE SCREAMING begins, yelling, calls for help. People leap to

Tyler's aid, run to Bella and Edward. Bella SEES the onion on the

ground, smashed as she would have been. As everyone sweeps in,

Edward moves into the b.g. Mike and Eric run to Bella

-

MIKE ERIC:

Are you okay!? Are you What happened!? Did anyone

hurt?! see what happened?

!

Amid the chaos, Bella sees EDWARD'S SIBLINGS looking at

Edward. But they show no hint of concern for his safety.

Instead, they look at him with disapproval... and fury.

38 INT. HOSPITAL - TREATMENT AREA - DAY 38

The double doors BURST open as Charlie runs in, face white

with terror. He spots

-

25.

BELLA - sitting on a gurney, the E.R. DOCTOR looking into her

eyes with a pen light. On the next gurney over, Tyler, the

van's driver, lies with a mild head wound. Charlie rushes up.

CHARLIE:

Bells. Are you alright?

BELLA:

I'm fine, dad. Calm down.

TYLER:

I'm so sorry, Bella. I tried to stop.

BELLA:

It's okay, Tyler.

CHARLIE:

It sure as hell is not okay.

BELLA:

Dad, it's not his fault-

CHARLIE:

(stern, cutting her off)

We nearly lost you.

BELLA:

But you didn't.

He'd hug her, if that was who he, or who she was. Instead,

he glares at Tyler.

CHARLIE:

You can kiss your license goodbye.

DR. CULLEN (O.S.

)

I heard the Chief's daughter was here.

They look up as DR. CARLISLE CULLEN, mid 30's, approaches, blond,

movie star handsome. His face is kind, but pale, tired.

CHARLIE:

Good. Dr. Cullen.

DR. CULLEN

(to E.R. Doctor)

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