Survivor Dialogue
“I still see him.”
“I haven’t gone back since it happened.”
“Can I tell you a secret? I’ve started joking about what happened so it seems like I’m over it. But it really hurts to see people laughing about it. It’s irrational, I know. But… It’s the truth.”
“I dreamt about it again tonight.”
“Can’t even remember the last time I wasn’t scared.”
“Why can’t I just be normal again?”
“In my dreams he found me again… When I woke up, I wasn’t sure if it was real or not.”
“Most days, I’m fine.” “And at night?” “That… That’s a different story.”
“That night? A part of me was killed, and it’s a murder that’ll never be avenged.”
“Sometimes I go weeks without thinking about it, but then it hits me out of nowhere and I have to start over.”
“I should be over it by now.”
“You know what pisses me off? He gets to move on and live his life, as if nothing happened. And every night I return to that room.”
“I’m so tired of not getting over it.”
“Everyone tells me it’s not my fault, and maybe it’s not. But I could have avoided it, had I been a bit smarter.”
“I don’t even remember any of it. Why am I still struggling?”
“Sometimes I can’t tell if you want me to be okay or if you want me to struggle.”
(Febuwhump 2026, Day 5: Survivor)
