Twilight Saga: New Moon Page #9

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BELLA (V.O.)

But I'm sure it's better for them, not

having me around...

INT. TANYA'S ALASKAN HOME (CONTINOUS) - DAY

Alice faces off with Carlisle as the others watch on. Esme

desolate; Emmett blank. He sits next to Rosalie who seems

almost irritated. Jasper isolates himself in a corner.

CARLISLE:

No. We promised Edward.

ALICE:

But she won't do well without us. I get

flashes of her, but they're unclear --

ROSALIE:

Forget her, let's drag Edward home.

ESME:

He'll come back when he's ready.

After Bella moves on.

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CARLISLE:

Yes. When she's living her life, safe

from danger --

JASPER:

(with self-contempt)

You mean safe from us.

Alice wraps an arm around Jasper, soothingly.

ROSALIE:

(pointedly to Alice)

And when will that be?

EMMETT:

Can you see him, Alice?

They all turn to Alice... a beat. She closes her eyes,

trying to get a lock on Edward -- PUSH IN ON ALICE as --

ALICE:

The only decision he's made...

SMASH TO:

EXT. SOUTH AMERICA - ANDES (ALICE'S VISION) - DAY

(Visuals are jumpy, unclear) START HIGH ON A MOUNTAINTOP in

the middle of nowhere. SWOOP DOWN to its peak on which we

find EDWARD. Standing still, face agonized.

ALICE (O.S.)

... is to be alone...

-- and suddenly, he starts running, like he's trying to

outrun his memories, faster and faster -- he races toward a

CLIFF; a RAVINE hundreds of feet below --

Edward doesn't slow, just blasts forward faster; then he

LEAPS off the cliff, FLOATING, but the pain stays with him --

ON EDWARD'S FEET landing hard on the other side of the

ravine - as they hit ground we --

SMASH BACK TO:

CLOSE ON BELLA'S FINGERS

-- as they hit computer keys --

BELLA (V.O.)

Time passes. Every tick that goes

by... aches...

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INT. BELLA'S BEDROOM - NIGHT

INCLUDE BELLA'S COMPUTER SCREEN, as she types...

BELLA (V.O.)

Like the pulse of blood behind a bruise...

Bella stops. A beat as she stares at her own words. Then

she hits "select all" and "delete" --

ON THE COMPUTER - A BLANK DOCUMENT. She types: "Hi Mom,

things are great, grades are up. Hanging with friends.

Stop worrying. I'm fine."

Bella presses "send", and the cheery e-mail disappears.

Bella rises, returns to her rocking chair, staring out

desolately. PUSH PAST HER OUTSIDE...

AN UNKNOWN POV FROM THE WOODS - ON BELLA IN THE WINDOW

-- Someone's watching her, pacing menacingly, hungrily...

DISSOLVE TO:

EXT. BELLA'S HOUSE - DAY

Bella exits to find Charlie out by the street, stuffing

trash into the bins. He talks with neighbor, Bob Marks, who

also attends to his trash: two old, beat up motorcycles.

CHARLIE:

It's about time you got rid of those,

Bob. Seen one too many bikers smeared

on the highway.

BOB:

Save the lecture, Chief. Soon as the

garbage truck hauls `em off, you and

my wife can rest easy.

(starts off, but stops)

Oh, hey, what's the word on that bear

problem? Folks are saying they're

huge.

CHARLIE:

(distracted)

That's just... talk...

-- as Charlie watches Bella walk to her truck, head down.

Bob sees her, too --

BOB:

How you doin' there, Bella?

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Bella, in her own world, doesn't respond. Bob gives Charlie

an understanding shrug and heads off.

ON BELLA as she opens her truck door. Suddenly, it gets

slammed shut again by Charlie.

CHARLIE:

That's it.

BELLA:

That's what?

CHARLIE:

You're going to Jacksonville to live

with your mother.

BELLA:

What? Why?

CHARLIE:

I just - don't know what to do any

more. You don't act like someone left

you; more like someone died.

She looks away. That's how it feels to her.

BELLA:

I'm not leaving Forks.

CHARLIE:

Bells, the bastard's not coming back.

She nods. Knows this all too well.

CHARLIE:

It's not normal, this behavior. And

frankly, it's scaring the hell outta

me, and your mother.

(gentler)

Go to Jacksonville, Baby. Make some

new friends.

BELLA:

I like my old friends.

CHARLIE:

You never even see them anymore.

BELLA:

I do, too. In fact, I'm... um...

Jessica and I are going to Port

Angeles tomorrow. Shopping.

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