Twilight Saga: New Moon Page #3

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EDWARD:

"Friends" don't spend two weeks

looking for the perfect dreamcatcher.

BELLA:

Stop reading his mind if he bothers

you so much.

EDWARD:

Little hard to tune out.

She just laughs, but Edward looks back at Jacob with

resentment. Jacob holds his gaze.

INT. FORKS HIGH SCHOOL - CORRIDOR - DAY

Edward and Bella enter the double doors -- suddenly a small,

wrapped gift appears in Bella's face. ALICE presents it.

ALICE:

Happy --

BELLA:

Shh!

-- Alice whispers in her ear as she hugs Bella --

ALICE:

-- birthday.

Over Alice's shoulder, Bella sees JASPER, keeping his

distance. He offers her a pleasant nod. She tries to hide

Alice's present, hoping no one noticed --

BELLA:

Alice, didn't I say no gifts?

ALICE:

You did. I didn't. I've already seen

you open it and guess what? You love

it.

BELLA:

You had a vision about my birthday.

ALICE:

And about the green dress you'll be

wearing to your party tonight. Great

color on you.

BELLA:

... My party?

9.

ALICE:

Please? It'll be fun.

BELLA:

(beat, confused)

I... guess I can deal --

ALICE:

(hurriedly)

-- Great! See ya at seven!

Alice hugs her again and races off before she can change her

mind. Which is when Bella realizes --

BELLA:

Wait, Jasper, no fair with the mood

control.

He offers an apologetic bow before Alice drags him away.

EDWARD:

Vampires. You can't trust them.

CUT TO:

CLOSE ON A T.V. MONITOR - Zeffirelli's `68 "Romeo and

Juliet" plays. The suicide scene.

ROMEO:

Arms, take your last embrace, and

lips, O you, the doors of breath, seal

with a righteous kiss...

PULL BACK TO INCLUDE --

INT. FORKS HIGH SCHOOL - ENGLISH CLASS - DAY

The room is dark as we PAN OVER the class, some students

entertained, some moved, Mike trying not to fall asleep.

The teacher, MR. BERTY, mouths every word --

ROMEO:

Here's to my love!

(drinks)

O true apothecary! Thy drugs are quick.

FIND Edward and Bella in the back of the room, desks pushed

together, whisper-talking.

BELLA:

I hate being... celebrated.

10.

EDWARD:

Come on, the last real birthday any of

us had was Emmett's - I think Bing

Crosby was on top of the charts.

(then)

You'll be helping us feel normal for a

night.

Bella sits back, knowing she's trapped. He kisses her hand.

EDWARD:

There are worse tragedies than a

birthday. Look at Romeo. He's

responsible for his wife's death. Who

could live with that?

(looks at the screen)

... Though I do envy him one thing.

BELLA:

(blanches slightly)

Juliet's alright... if you like that

obviously beautiful sort of thing.

EDWARD:

Not the girl - the suicide.

(off her look)

Nearly impossible for my kind. But

humans, a little poison, dagger to the

heart. There are so many options.

BELLA:

(appalled)

Why would you even think about that?

He turns her wrist over, runs his hand over the horseshoe

shaped SCAR on her forearm.

EDWARD:

(shrugs)

I considered it. Once. When James

had you trapped.

FLASHPOP TO "Twilight" - In the ballet studio, JAMES grabs

Bella's arm and BITES --

BACK ON EDWARD - pained.

EDWARD:

I didn't know if I'd find you in time.

If I'd gotten you killed --

BELLA:

It wouldn't have been your fault --

11.

EDWARD:

Either way, I had a plan.

BELLA:

What plan?

EDWARD:

There are... ways for us. At least

one way. I would have gone to Italy,

provoked the Volturi...

BELLA:

The who?

MR. BERTY

Is there something you'd like to share

with the class, Edward?

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