ā how are you feeling today? ā Ā
ā what have you done? ā Ā
ā you speak of monsters, superheroes. thatās the stuff of myth and fairytales. ā Ā
ā are you stalking me or something? ā Ā
ā i know itās a lot of blood, but youāre going to be okay. ā Ā
ā itās like youāre not even here anymore. itās like youāre a ghost. ā Ā
ā i can only help you if youāre truthful. if you open up to me. ā Ā
ā itās okay to not be okay. ā Ā
ā even with it staring you in the face, you canāt admit it. canāt admit youāre wrong. ā Ā
ā itās just scary to open up like that. to say how you really feel. especially to people you care about the most. ā Ā
ā i think maybe a part of me died that day too. ā Ā
ā it looks like a fairytale. a dream. ā Ā
ā everyone looks at me likeā¦like iām a monster. ā Ā
ā you start to believe all the things they say. that this place is cursed. ā Ā
ā do you ever feel like youāre losing your mind? ā Ā
ā look, iām just trying to turn that frown upside down. ā Ā
ā this year is my year. i can feel it. ā Ā
ā iām afraid you can become lost in the darkness. ā Ā
ā why do you keep pushing me away? ā Ā
ā i want today to be about me and you. ā Ā
ā if they wanna find out who you are, they will. ā Ā
ā please, just go away. ā Ā
ā only by facing all of ourselves, the good and the bad, can we become whole. ā Ā
ā i play that moment back in my head all the time. ā Ā
ā so much has happened since you left. ā Ā
ā did i survive? no, i assure you, i am still very much in hell. ā Ā
ā you are scared. youāre tired. you are injured. ā Ā
ā youāre not what i thought youād be like. ā Ā
ā i just want to say thanks for saving my ass back there. ā Ā
ā hey, we donāt need to do this. ā Ā
ā you think because you demonstrate some talent that youāre somehow immune to the rules? ā Ā
ā why is this on me? why am i the bad guy? ā Ā
ā never tell me the odds. ā Ā
ā i donāt even know how to describe it. iāve never seen anything like it. ā Ā
ā thereās nothing to worry about. okay? ā Ā
ā sorry. didnāt mean to scare you. ā Ā
ā now, where does it hurt? ā Ā
ā this place and the people here are not what you think. ā Ā
ā i am different. i do not belong. ā Ā
ā so, um, are we just not gonna talk about it? ā Ā
ā just try to take some deep breaths. ā Ā
ā if i show you something, you wouldnāt tell anyone, right?Ā ā Ā
ā people just change, okay? thatās it. ā Ā
ā you gotta stop pretending to be someone else. ā Ā
ā i was so excited to see you, it was hard to breathe. ā Ā
ā iāll smile as i watch them die a slow, agonizing death. ā Ā
ā thirty seconds or i leave without you, okay? āĀ Ā
ā well, well. arenāt you a sight for sore eyes? ā Ā
ā iā¦i didnāt mean to scare you. ā Ā
ā looks like itās gonna be up to us again. ā Ā
ā iām sorry. iām having trouble understanding any of this. ā Ā
ā i believe you are our best hope. our only hope. ā Ā
ā youāre bright red in the face right now. ā Ā
ā i think itāll be easier if weāre a team. ā Ā
ā you canāt run from me. ā Ā
ā weāre running out of time here. the world is running out of time. ā Ā
ā everyone i love, i hurt. ā Ā
ā you donāt even seem nervous. iām impressed. ā Ā
ā what if iām not good? what if iām the monster? ā Ā
ā do you flee or stand your ground and fight? ā Ā
ā in dark days like this, we need something to believe in. ā Ā
ā what youāve been through, what youāre still going throughā¦itās a lot for anyone. ā Ā
ā iām not moping. ā Ā
ā thereās not that many. we can take āem. ā Ā
ā you remind me of someone. someone i used to know very well. ā Ā
ā we have a big fight ahead of us. ā Ā
ā so, that is it? you give up, then? ā Ā
ā did you get some rest? i have a feeling youāre gonna need it. ā Ā
ā itās okay. you can admit it. no more lies. ā Ā
ā sounds too good to be true, yes? ā Ā
ā youāll have to excuse the staring. youāre a bit of a celebrity. ā Ā
ā do you really expect me to believe anything you have to say? ā Ā
ā the way you looked at me. youā¦you were scared of me. ā Ā
ā small world, isnāt it? itās a small world. ā
ā i promise iām gonna stop asking this, butā¦youāre seeing that too, right? ā Ā
ā iāve really missed that. your laugh. ā Ā
ā i will do anything for you. ā Ā
ā you have demons in your past. ā Ā
ā you have more important things to worry about. ā Ā Ā Ā
ā i actually thought youād be kinda mean and scary. ā Ā
ā i donāt want you to go. ā Ā
ā iāve given you everything you asked for. iāve compromised my principles. iāve risked my life. ā Ā
ā you didnāt think it would be that easy, did you? ā Ā
ā or what? are you gonna shoot me? ā Ā
ā theyāre laughing. at you. they think youāre weak. ā Ā
ā i know. youāre frightened of me. ā
ā like i saidā¦weāre alike, you and i. ā Ā
ā who knew something so small could cause so much trouble? ā Ā Ā Ā
ā you know, i think thereās a part of you, buried somewhere deep, that wanted me to die that day. ā Ā
ā if you want to make it out of here alive, you must do exactly as i say. ā Ā
ā i understand the stakes quite well. ā Ā
ā you canāt hurt me more than they already have. ā Ā
ā whatever comes out of thereā¦hold your ground. ā Ā
ā youā¦youāre not supposed to be here. ā Ā
ā you know you can talk to me. ā Ā
ā i know what itās like to be different. ā Ā
ā you helped me. now i help you. ā Ā
ā i donāt believe in all that supernatural crap, all right?Ā ā Ā
ā why are you staring at me? ā Ā
ā imagine what we could do together. ā Ā
ā the more you move, the more this is gonna hurt. ā Ā
ā no one ever comes out here. weāre safe. ā Ā
ā iām going to try to forget you said any of that. ā Ā
ā my heart canāt take it anymore. ā Ā
ā for a while i tried to be happy. normal. ā Ā