"Hey...are you there, Belle?"
"...I'm here."
"What's wrong? You sound sad."
"I'm fine."
"Really."
"I'm not sad. I'm fine. I'm normal. I'm happy, okay, Seth?"
"...you don't sound happy, Belinda."
"Well, you're not making me happy."
"...Belle, calm down..."
"..."
"Hey, how about the next time I drop by, I take you to Dad's salon? You could use a trim. Maybe a new look could brighten your spirits, eh?"
"No thanks."
"Why? Your hair is all over your eyes! People can't see your face at all anymore. Come on, Belle, listen to me - "
"...that's the point of it."
Also, Eric is one of her later boyfriends. By then she's ice.