our share of night, pt. 1.
dialogue prompts from our share of night by mariana enríquez.
do they burn witches now, too?
the important news is never in the papers.
i'm not mad at you. i'm just in a bad mood.
they never play good music on the radio.
if i didn't know you were alive, i'd say you were a ghost.
don't talk about me like i'm not here.
it's harder to keep a secret now, but i can still do it.
what you're feeling is normal.
you really piss me off, asshole.
stay close, where i can see you.
we can pretend to forget, but not for very long.
you can be a real dumbass.
we've needed to talk since you got here. i can tell.
i don't trust anyone. i don't trust myself.
i do blame you. and i forgive you.
to believe is not always to obey.
what do you need? tell me what to do.
open your eyes, if you can.
i survived, but i'll never recover.
i don't care what normal people do. none of us are normal.
can i hear more about your _____?
i can't believe you want to be with me.
you're more than beautiful.
with that body and that face, you can't hate photographs.
a kid in my class called me a ____.
i'm so tired, i can hear colors.
i don't wish this life on you.
money is a nation in itself.
don't you trust yourself?
i'll be with you forever, as long as you don't push me away.
how can you not be able to stop?
i don't understand how you've lasted so long without going crazy.
our children are our immortality.
what do i do if they come back?
i don't care if you lie. but with some things, you have to lie better.
sincerity doesn't make me uncomfortable.
we must not keep what is dead alive.
you don't ask about some things, unless the person brings them up first.
sometimes i'm not myself. i apologize.
what does that mean, 'you're not you'?
why do you never tell me what it is you do?
you don't need to understand it. you just need to know.
sleep for a while. i'll wake you up if anyone calls.
would you like to listen to music?
i don't know if i like music that much. is that weird? i like movies better. or books.
falling in love is just awful.
i'm used to accepting strange things.
of course i would lie to you, if it were necessary.
how did you hurt yourself?
i'm the universal donor, they told me. i can donate blood if you need it.
i don't know what i would have done if you hadn't been there.
people who love each other don't hurt each other.
i don't hate you, but i'm afraid of you.
there's no need to be afraid of me anymore.
everyone deals with death as best they can.
i don't forgive you, but i love you.
it's normal for kids to try to escape their lives.
it's not your fault. don't do that to yourself.
all fortunes are built on the suffering of others.