october 25th, 2012
1:11am
Hey Chels,
I think I might get a break from raking leaves tomorrow as it's supposed to rain, but we'll see. Depending on how bad it is, it might be easier to get them while they're all wet and heavy. It was beautiful out today but so dang windy, it was kind of pointless to rake but I did anyway. I just don't want my neighbors to have to deal with ALL the leaves from my trees, I want to be able to get at least some of the leaves out of there and bagged up.
So... I started on your second nb today.... I think I'm gonna focus on them today and Friday and then get back to studying on Monday. For two hours every day and then the rest of the days are free to do with what I choose. I am so happy I finally got my new phone!! I cannot wait to spend the next two years with this phone. I honestly think that this is going to be my last phone ever, that's how much I love it.
So, James should have gotten his stuff today. You know, I was going to give it a month to get over him but you know... I think I'm pretty much over it already. I mean it's an adjustment because I've spent the last few months talking to him and now we aren't speaking at all, but you know... I really feel like he didn't understand women at all. As cute and sweet as he was, he really didn't get me, either. He kept trying to get me to say something about him to make him feel good but no matter what I said it was wrong. His insecurity level was getting to me. You know for a fact I don't judge people by what's on the outside. To me I just saw a kind soul. But he was always calling himself fat or saying he had a small dick and it bothered me because I never thought either of those things about him but I could never say what he wanted me to say. So whatever, I don't have to deal with that anymore.
I've been talking with Larry this whole week and I've come to this conclusion: I will never ever feel about anyone the way I do about him. I mean, it goes beyond how I feel about him physically. Because obviously there's an attraction there, but no. I'm not saying I'm "in love" with him or anything, that's a concept too scary for me to even conceive of right now. But I just love that man. In school he was always there, bugging me, talking to me, never judging me. And since we've been reunited we have reestablished that closeness and we seem to have gotten through what we went through this year. I'm not saying he's forgiven of everything and he's perfect and I'm ready to marry him. Fuck that. I'm just ready to let him back in as a friend for now. But I will say that I'm not looking to date anyone at the moment so... Yeah. I just have a deeper connection with someone I've already known for a long time and yeah I'm free to do what I want but right now I'm enjoying having my friend back and yes there is flirting, lol. I can't help but flirt with him lol. But I feel different about it too, like I'm not so worried about if we end up together as I'm just going with how I feel and right now I feel like I'm tired lol.
The sad thing is that Geoff still hasn't spoken to me at all. I think he's done with me. I'm just sick of not speaking up anymore so this is all part of a new me. I'm gonna speak up if something bothers me. Deal with it.
1:39am
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BELLA
I cut it since last time I saw you.
CHARLIE
Guess it grew out again.
She just nods. Silence.
CHARLIE
How's your mom?
BELLA
Good.
More silence. Yikes. They pass a SIGN: “The City Of Forks
Welcomes You - Pop. 3246.” Bella sighs.
5.
7 EXT. FORKS, WASHINGTON - DAY
7
As the cruiser drives through, Bella takes in this logging town
-
every storefront has a wood carving. The Timber Museum's sign is
two loggers sawing a stump. The POLICE STATION is a small wooden
building across from City Hall..
.
8 EXT. CHARLIE'S HOUSE - DAY
8
The cruiser pulls up to the old two-story house. A woodshed full
of firewood. There's a small boat in the garage, fishing gear, an
old buoy. Bella climbs out... home.
9 INT. CHARLIE'S HOUSE - DAY
9
Bella and Charlie carry in her bags. The house isn't stylish
(the only new thing here is a Flat Screen T.V.), but it's
comfortable, lived-in. Lots of fishing memorabilia; photos
of Charlie fishing with Quileute Indian BILLY BLACK.
Handmade cards to “Daddy” and photos of Bella. She winces at
herself, age 7, in a tutu, sitting stubbornly on the ground.
CHARLIE
I put Grandpa's old desk in your
room. And I cleared some shelves
in the bathroom.
BELLA
(grimacing)
That's right. One bathroom.
Bella's eye lands on a PHOTO of a much younger Charlie and
Rene, on vacation, beaming with love.
CHARLIE
I'll just put these up in your room
-
BELLA
I can do it
-
They both reach for the bags, bumping one another awkwardly.
Bella backs off, letting Charlie carry the bags upstairs.
10 INT. BELLA'S ROOM - DAY 10
An antique rolltop desk sits in a corner. The room is filled with
childhood remnants that have seen better days. As she unpacks her
CD case, loneliness finally overwhelms her. She sits heavily on
the edge of the bed, tears threatening..
.
Then we hear a HONK outside. Bella runs across the hall and looks
out the window to see
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11 OUTSIDE - A FADED RED TRUCK, CIRCA 1960 pulls up... 11
6.
EXT. CHARLIE'S HOUSE - DAY
Bella exits to find Charlie greeting the driver, JACOB BLACK,
16, Quileute Indian, amiable with long black hair, and hints of
childish roundness in his face. The two of them help Jacob's
father, BILLY BLACK (from the photos), into a wheelchair.
CHARLIE
Bella, you remember Billy Black.
BILLY
Glad you're finally here. Charlie
hasn't shut up about it since you
told him you were coming.
CHARLIE
Keep exaggerating, I'll wheel you
down the hill.
BILLY
Right after I ram you in the ankles.
Billy takes several rolls at Charlie, who dodges. Jacob shakes
his head at their two fathers as he shyly approaches Bella.
JACOB
I'm Jacob. We made mud pies
together when we were little kids.
BELLA
Yeah... I think I remember..
.
(re: the dads)
Are they always like this?
JACOB
It's getting worse with old age.
Charlie then pats the hood of the truck, addressing Bella
-
CHARLIE
So what do you think of your
homecoming gift?
BELLA
No way. The truck is for me?
CHARLIE
Just bought it off Billy, here.
JACOB
I rebuilt the engine and -
-
BELLA
It's perfect!
7.
She beams. It's the first genuine smile we've seen on her.
She rushes to the truck. Jacob eagerly joins her.
JACOB
Okay, so you gotta double pump the
clutch when you shift, but -
-
He hands her the keys as she climbs in.
BELLA
Maybe I can give you a ride to school.
JACOB
I go to school on the reservation.
BELLA
Too bad. Would've been nice to
know at least one person.
As she starts up the truck we MATCH CUT
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12 EXT. FORKS HIGH SCHOOL - BELLA'S TRUCK - DAY 12
Loud, belching and turning heads as Bella parks, mortified. All
eyes are on her as she climbs out of her truck and steps in
a
PUDDLE, soaking her sneakers. She slinks toward school, as we
begin
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13 INT. HIGH SCHOOL - A SERIES OF SHOTS - DAY 13
-- Bella (never without her IPOD) makes her way thru kids who
stare openly; a few brave ones say hi. They're all talking
about her. This is her hell.
-- Bella wanders the walkways looking for room numbers, lost.
-- Constant stares at Bella, the outsider..
.
SERIES ENDS when a sweet, nerd-cute, motor mouth boy, ERIC,
appears in her path.
ERIC
You're Isabella Swan, the new girl. Hi.
I'm Eric. The eyes and ears of this
place. Anything you need. Tour guide,
lunch date, shoulder to cry on.
Bella just looks at him. Is he for real?
BELLA
I'm kind of the “suffer in silence” type.
ERIC
Good headline for your feature
-
I'm on the paper, and you're news,
baby, front page.
8.
BELLA
I -- no, I'm not news -- I'm, seriously,
not at all
-
ERIC
Whoa, chillax. No feature.
BELLA
(relieved)
Would you mind just pointing me
toward Mr. Varner's class?
He leads her away, enjoying the attentive stares, as she cringes
from them
-
ERIC
You've missed a lot of the semester,
but I can hook you up - tutor, cliff
notes, medical excuse..
.
INT. GYM - DAY 14
The boys' basketball team runs drills on half the basketball
court. A girls' volleyball game occupies the other half.
Bella, in gym clothes, avoids the volleyball like it's
radioactive. An energetic, athletic team captain, JESSICA,
motivates the players.
JESSICA
Block it, Chloe! Yeah! Good attack!
Unfortunately, the volleyball heads toward Bella. She closes
her eyes and flails at it, SMACKING it. It flies off court
-
-- and beans a basketball player in the head. He is MIKE
NEWTON, good looking, affable, with blond spiky hair.
MIKE
Ow!
BELLA
(hurries to him,
embarrassed)
Are you alright? I warned them not
to make me play.
MIKE
It's only a flesh wound.
Mike grins and she smiles, relieved. A BELL RINGS, class over.
MIKE
You're Isabella, right?
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