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Prom Committee is a chick thing, but I gotta cover it for the paper anyway, and they need a guy to help choose the music,

so I need your play list.

Hey, listen, I was wondering, did you have a date to.

What’s up, Arizona?

Huh?

How you liking the rain, girl?

Better get used to it, girl.

Yeah, Mike, hey, you’re real cute, man.

Oh, I know.

That was really awesome.

Why you shooting down my game?

Let a playa play.

Yeah, okay.

What you playing at, T-Ball?

Hello.

I’m sorry, I didn’t get a chance to introduce myself last week.

I’m Edward Cullen.

You’re Bella?

Yes.

Onion root tip cells, that’s what’s on your slides right now.

Okay?

So, separate and label them into the phases of mitosis, and the first partners that get it right are gonna win the Golden Onion.

All right, good.

Ladies first.

You were gone.

Yeah.

I was out of town for a couple of days.

Personal reasons.

Prophase.

Do you mind if I look?

It’s prophase.

Like I said.

So are you enjoying the rain?

What?

You’re asking me about the weather?

Yeah, I.

I guess I am.

Well, I don’t really like the rain.

Any cold, wet thing, I don’t really.

What?

Nothing.

It’s anaphase.

You mind if I check?

Sure.

Anaphase.

Like I said.

If you hate the cold and the rain so much, why’d you move to the wettest place in the continental US?

It’s complicated.

I’m sure I can keep up.

My mom remarried, and.

So you don’t like the guy, or.

No, that’s not.

Phil’s really nice.

It’s metaphase.

You want to check it?

I believe you.

Why didn’t you move with your mother and Phil?

Well, Phil’s a minor league baseball player, and he travels a lot, and my mom stayed home with me, but I knew it made her unhappy,

so I figured I’d stay with my dad for a while.

And now you’re unhappy.

No.

I’m sorry, I’m just.

I’m just trying to figure you out.

You’re very difficult for me to read.

Hey, did you get contacts?

No.

Your eyes were black the last time I saw you, and now they’re, like, golden brown.

Yeah, I know, it’s the.

It’s the fluorescents.

Bella.

Bella.

Dial 911.

I already called.

They’re gonna send somebody over soon.

Bella, I’m so sorry.

I panicked.

Bella, I’ve got 911 on the phone now.

Bella.

You okay?

You and I are gonna talk.

You all right?

I’m fine, Dad.

Calm down.

I’m sorry, Bella.

I tried to stop.

I know.

It’s okay.

No.

It sure as hell is not okay.

Dad, it wasn’t his fault.

You could’ve been killed.

You understand that?

Yes.

But I wasn’t, so.

You can kiss your license goodbye.

I heard the chief’s daughter was here.

Dr. Cullen.

Charlie.

I’ve got this one, Jackie.

Isabella.

Bella.

Well, Bella, looks like you took quite a spill.

How do you feel?

Good.

Look here.

You might experience some post-traumatic stress or disorientation, but your vitals look good.

No signs of any head trauma.

I think you’ll be just fine.

I’m so sorry, Bella.

I’m really.

You know, it would’ve been a whole lot worse if Edward wasn’t there.

He knocked me out of the way.

Edward?

Your boy?

Yeah, it was amazing.

I mean, he got to me so fast.

He was nowhere near me.

Sounds like you were very lucky.

Charlie.

I gotta go sign some paperwork.

You should.

You should probably call your mom.

Did you tell her?

She’s probably just freaking out.

Fifteen kids that saw what happened.

What was I supposed to do, then?

Let her die?

This isn’t just about you.

It’s about all of us.

I think we should take this in my office.

Can I talk to you for a minute?

Rosalie.

What?

How did you get over to me so fast?

I was standing right next to you, Bella.

No.

You were next to your car, across the lot.

No, I wasn’t.

Yes, you were.

Bella, you’re.

You hit your head.

I think you’re confused.

I know what I saw.

And what exactly was that?

You.

You stopped the van.

You pushed it away with your hand.

Well, nobody’s gonna believe you, so.

I wasn’t gonna tell anybody.

I just need to know the truth.

Can’t you just thank me and get over it?

Thank you.

You’re not gonna let this go, are you?

No.

Well, then I hope you enjoy disappointment.

And that was the first night I dreamt of Edward Cullen.

I need everybody’s permission slips, okay?

Sammy, please collect them.

Yeah.

Guys, let’s go.

Come on, get in.

In.

Let’s go.

Look at you, huh?

You’re alive.

I know, yeah.

False alarm, I guess.

Yeah.

Now, I wanted to ask you, you know, if, you know it’s like a month away, but.

Do you wanna go to prom with me?

So, what do you think?

About what?

Do you want to go?

To prom?

With me?

I.

Prom Dancing.

Not such a good idea for me.

I have something that weekend anyway.

I’m going to Jacksonville that weekend.

You can’t go another weekend?

Non-refundable ticket.

You should ask Jessica.

I know she wants to go with you.

All right.

All right.

Yo, yo, yo.

Hey, guys, come on.

We gotta go.

We gotta go.

Green is what?

Good.

Let’s go.

Guys, come on.

Other bus, other bus.

Let’s go.

Egg shells, carrot tops.

Compost is cool.

Now, stuff that in there, Eric.

Yes, sir.

Yes, sir.

Very good, very good.

Now, I am gonna make a steaming cup of compost tea.

Okay.

Give me that.

Yeah.

This is recycling in it’s most basic form, guys.

Don’t drink it.

It’s for the plants.

What’s in Jacksonville?

How did you know about that?

You didn’t answer my question.

You don’t answer any of mine, so.

I mean, you don’t even say hi to me.

Hi.

Are you gonna tell me how you stopped the van?

Yeah.

I had an adrenaline rush.

It’s very common.

You can Google it.

Floridians.

That’s what’s in Jacksonville.

Can you at least watch where you walk?

Look, I’m sorry I’m being rude all the time.

I just think it’s the best way.

Bella.

Guess who just asked me to prom.

Who?

Yeah, I actually totally thought that Mike was gonna ask you.

It’s not gonna be weird, though, right?

No.

Zero weirdness.

You guys are great together.

I know, right?

Tyler.

Gross.

Bella, look.

It’s a worm.

It’s a worm.

Bella, we shouldn’t be friends.

You really should’ve figured that out a little earlier.

I mean, why didn’t you just let the van crush me and save yourself all this regret?

What, you think I regret saving you?

I can see that you do.

I just.

I don’t know why.

You don’t know anything.

Hi.

Are you gonna be riding with us?

No, our bus is full.

Your mom called.

Again.

Well, that’s your fault.

You shouldn’t have told her about the ‘almost’ accident.

You finished?

Yeah.

Yeah, I suppose you’re right.

She always did know how to worry.

She seems different.

She seems happy.

Phil sounds like an all right guy.

Yeah, he is.

All right.

No, you need the mitts.

You need them.

No, why do you keep arguing with me?

You just need them.

You’re gonna get frostbite.

I don’t even know.

Yeah.

Hey.

La Push, baby.

You in?

Should I know what that means?

La Push Beach down at the Quileute Rez.

We’re all going tomorrow.

Yeah, there’s a big swell coming in.

And I don’t just surf the Internet.

Eric, you stood up once, and it was a foam board.

But there’s whale watching, too.

Come with us.

La Push, baby.

It’s La Push.

Okay, I’ll go if you stop saying that, okay?

Seriously, dude.

It’s creepy, man.

What?

That’s what it’s called.

So.

Edible art?

Bella.

Thanks.

You know, your mood swings are kind of giving me whiplash.

I only said it’d be better if we weren’t friends, not that I didn’t wanna be.

What does that mean?

It means if you were smart, you’d stay away from me.

Okay, well, let’s say for argument’s sake that I’m not smart.

Would you tell me the truth?

No, probably not.

I’d rather hear your theories.

I have considered radioactive spiders and Kryptonite.

That’s all superhero stuff, right?

What if I’m not the hero?

What if I’m the bad guy?

You’re not.

I can see what you’re trying to put off, but I can see that it’s just to keep people away from you.

It’s a mask.

Why don’t we just hang out?

Everybody’s going to the beach.

Come.

I mean, have fun.

Which beach?

La Push.

I don’t know.

I just.

Is there something wrong with that beach?

It’s just a little crowded.

Hey, it’s freezing.

I’m paddling out, Coates.

I don’t know if it’s worth it anymore.

We drove all the way out here.

I’m at least paddling out.

Yeah.

She’s right.

You guys are babies.

So, I keep thinking that Eric’s gonna ask me to the prom, and then he just doesn’t.