"I have too much Charlie in me. She's more outgoing than I am, and braver. She's irresponsible and slightly eccentric, and she's a very unpredictable cook. She's my best friend." I stopped. Talking about her was making me depressed.
"How old are you, Bella?" His voice sounded frustrated for some reason I couldn't imagine. He'd stopped the car, and I realized we were at Charlie's house already. The rain was so heavy that I could barely see the house at all. It was like the car was submerged under a river.
"I'm seventeen," I responded, a little confused.
"You don't seem seventeen."
His tone was reproachful; it made me laugh.
"What?" he asked, curious again.
"My mom always says I was born thirty-five years old and that I get more middle-aged every year." I laughed, and then sighed. "Well, someone has to be the adult." I paused for a second. "You don't seem much like a junior in high school yourself," I noted.
He made a face and changed the subject.
"So why did your mother marry Phil?"
I was surprised he would remember the name; I'd mentioned it just once, almost two months ago. It took me a moment to answer.
"My mother… she's very young for her age. I think Phil makes her feel even younger. At any rate, she's crazy about him." I shook my head. The attraction was a mystery to me.
斯蒂芬妮·梅尔,2008年12月,由《暮色》改编的电影公映
或许是因为“哈利·波特”自书籍改编拍摄成电影的巨大成功,“暮光之城”在全球销量超过1000万册、版权转售近40个国家之后,也引发了一场影视改编权争夺战。最终,好莱坞Summit Entertainment公司拿下了《暮色》的电影改编权,由导演过《芳龄十三》《狗镇议员》《基督诞生记》的奥斯卡金牌导演凯瑟琳·哈德威克执导。《暮色》搬上大银幕的消息一经公布,有关男女主角人选问题又成为众多粉丝们议论的话题,最终女主角锁定为克里斯汀·斯图尔特,而男主角落在了《哈利·波特与火焰杯》中迪戈里的扮演者罗伯特·帕丁森手中。据悉,由《暮色》改编的同名电影预计于今年12月在全美公演。不久前在加州环球城落下帷幕的2008年美国MTV电影奖颁奖礼上,电影《暮色》曝光了一段高清片花。一经推出就引起疯狂浏览热潮,被美国娱乐网站誉为“热门度直逼《印第安纳琼斯》”。