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[ She just looks SO tired. ]
Kris, we are not joining a cult.
[ She just looks SO tired. ]
Kris, we are not joining a cult.
She knows it's not.
... Because Dess still isn't home,
And Noelle still feels alone. ]
Sorry, I just... I miss you, Dess.
So, please... come back soon, okay?
... Please.
She knows it's not.
... Because Dess still isn't home,
And Noelle still feels alone. ]
Sorry, I just... I miss you, Dess.
So, please... come back soon, okay?
... Please.
She knows Dess isn't here. She hasn't been for a while.
... She knows Dess wouldn't want her to feel alone right now. But, she does.
Every year. Every December. Noelle always finds herself here. ]
She knows Dess isn't here. She hasn't been for a while.
... She knows Dess wouldn't want her to feel alone right now. But, she does.
Every year. Every December. Noelle always finds herself here. ]
Dess,
You...
... You know... You can always come home...
Right?
So, why? Why...
Why aren't you home?
Dess,
You...
... You know... You can always come home...
Right?
So, why? Why...
Why aren't you home?
... I think you'd like her too, Dess.
[ Noelle looks next to her,
but there's no one there. ]
I... I really want you to meet her.
When... you come back home.
[ If you come back home. ]
... I think you'd like her too, Dess.
[ Noelle looks next to her,
but there's no one there. ]
I... I really want you to meet her.
When... you come back home.
[ If you come back home. ]
She's really... she's... tough, she's strong... a-and she's really... really kind.
... Mom doesn't... like her. She told me to stay away from her, but...
She's really... she's... tough, she's strong... a-and she's really... really kind.
... Mom doesn't... like her. She told me to stay away from her, but...
[ She's quiet, awaiting a response that never comes. She expects advice, but acquires none. ]
Oh, um... and, there's, this girl, you know?
... Susie. She's... she's Kris' friend.
[ She's quiet, awaiting a response that never comes. She expects advice, but acquires none. ]
Oh, um... and, there's, this girl, you know?
... Susie. She's... she's Kris' friend.
... But sometimes, it feels like... when I talk to them, I'm...
Talking to someone else.
... I don't know. Maybe it's just because... we haven't talked in so long.
... But sometimes, it feels like... when I talk to them, I'm...
Talking to someone else.
... I don't know. Maybe it's just because... we haven't talked in so long.
... It's been a long time hasn't it?
[ It's been years. ]
I, um... just hope you're okay. Everyone does.
A lot... a lot has happened since the last time we talked.
... It's been a long time hasn't it?
[ It's been years. ]
I, um... just hope you're okay. Everyone does.
A lot... a lot has happened since the last time we talked.
She misses those late-night chats, when things got tough. Maybe it's stupid that she can imagine her sister, right here beside her.
... Maybe it's naive, that she speaks like she is here. ]
She misses those late-night chats, when things got tough. Maybe it's stupid that she can imagine her sister, right here beside her.
... Maybe it's naive, that she speaks like she is here. ]
They outweigh it, even a little bit. It makes the space look lived in.
As if, she's still here.
... It's wishful thinking, but...
At least, she can pretend. ]
They outweigh it, even a little bit. It makes the space look lived in.
As if, she's still here.
... It's wishful thinking, but...
At least, she can pretend. ]
Visibly, it's the first year Dess' room doesn't remain untouched.
A stray hockey puck on a turquoise carpet, closet door slightly ajar. And,
the absence of a guitar. ]
Visibly, it's the first year Dess' room doesn't remain untouched.
A stray hockey puck on a turquoise carpet, closet door slightly ajar. And,
the absence of a guitar. ]