Twilight Saga: New Moon Page #12

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Motorcycle parts are spread out on blankets. Jacob moves

among them excitedly, piecing them together. Bella watches.

BELLA:

If we're going to be working on this

every day, we should probably include

some homework. Don't want the Dads to

think I'm a bad influence on you.

JACOB:

You influence me? Please.

BELLA:

I am older than you.

JACOB:

Age ain't nothin' but a number.

BELLA:

And I convinced you to secretly build

us two-wheeled death machines.

JACOB:

(sudden mock-horror)

God, you're right, you're like Satan --

QUIL (O.S.)

Yo, Jake, you in there?

Bella abruptly sits up, starts to pull a tarp over the bikes.

JACOB:

It's cool, it's just my boys.

QUIL ATEARA and EMBRY CALL enter, both 16. Quil is short,

stocky and feisty, with short hair. Embry is tall, thin and

laid back, with chin-length black hair.

EMBRY:

Hey, Jake --

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They stop when they see Bella. The two guys share a smile.

JACOB:

Hey. This is Bella. Bella, that's

Quil and Embry.

QUIL:

So the bike building story is true.

BELLA:

Taught him everything he knows.

QUIL:

What about the part where you're his

girlfriend?

BELLA:

Oh, we're just friends.

EMBRY:

Ooh. Burn.

JACOB:

(scrambling)

I said she's a girl and a friend.

QUIL:

Embry, you remember him making that

distinction?

EMBRY:

Nope.

Bella rescues Jacob --

BELLA:

So I guess you guys have girlfriends.

JACOB:

(laughs loudly)

Right. Quil took his cousin to prom.

Embry chuckles, as well.

QUIL:

Yeah, that's still a riot. You want

funny, Black? I'll give you funny.

Quil makes a run at him, he dodges; a playful scuffle ensues.

Embry, amused, saunters over to Bella.

EMBRY:

I got five bucks on Quil.

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BELLA:

You're on.

The scuffle continues. Off Bella, enjoying them...

A SERIES OF SCENES...

INT. JACOB'S GARAGE - OVER THE COURSE OF SEVERAL DAYS

The bikes begin to take shape, the parts on the blanket thin

out.

BELLA (V.O.)

I never forgot my reason for doing

what I was doing...

Jacob clowns for Bella's amusement, pretends to skewer

himself with a pipe. She laughs.

BELLA (V.O.)

But being with Jacob was a bigger perk

than I expected...

He constantly touches her, playful, affectionate. It's

effortless in contrast to Edward's intense restraint. We

can see her spirits beginning to lift.

EXT. JACOB'S GARAGE - NIGHT

Bella and Jacob exit, make their way across the yard to her

truck. Bella seems lighter, happier than before.

JACOB:

Quil keeps asking to come over. I

think he likes you a little too much.

BELLA:

Tell him I'm not into the cougar

thing.

JACOB:

What is it with you and age? I mean,

that Cullen guy was young, didn't seem

to... bother you.

He instantly regrets saying Edward's name as he sees it

crush her spirits. Off Bella, retreating into herself...

BELLA (V.O.)

Not even Jacob could keep away the

nightmares...

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EXT. WOODS - NIGHT (NIGHTMARE)

Bella TEARS through the forest, searching desperately. Then

she turns -- finds Edward a few yards away, his face cold.

She steps toward him -- but he BOLTS backward, suddenly

twenty yards away --

BELLA (V.O.)

... the terror, the loneliness.

-- he rapidly retreats further until he disappears, leaving

Bella utterly alone, darkness closing in on her...

INT. BELLA'S BEDROOM - NIGHT

Bella SCREAMS in her sleep. The light turns on and Charlie

hurries to her side, gently shaking her awake.

CHARLIE:

You're alright, Bells. You're okay.

Her eyes open, tears streaming down her cheeks. He doesn't

quite know what to do, so hands her a glass of water from

her bedside table. She sits up, sips. He pulls the

dreamcatcher from her bedpost.

CHARLIE:

This thing's not working very well.

BELLA:

It's... not as bad as it was.

CHARLIE:

Yeah right.

(beat)

I know what it's like, you know. When

your mom left me. I had a hell of a

time. Imagined doing all kinds of

crazy things, just to stop the pain.

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