FirstBorn Page #4

Some kissing.

And...

after mounting him for

the requisite amount of time...

he agreed to give me

a few days off.

He said he might give me a week

if I slip him a digit next time.

- Thank you.

- You're welcome.

[Thea cries]

[James groans]

I'll go.

No, it's another nightmare.

Aaaah!

[soft squelching noise]

[skittering noises]

[clatter]

What is it?

It's about to touch you.

[skittering noise

growing louder]

Aaaah!

Aaaah!

[high-pitched whirring]

[James groaning]

Come out now!

[James shrieking,

glass shattering]

- [Charlie] James!

- [James] Charlie!

[Charlie] James! Open the door!

[James shrieking]

[Thea shouting, loud clattering]

Let him go! Let my daddy go!

[clattering stops,

James gasping]

[James] Dad, it's me, uh...

Can you come over, please?

No, we're fine.

It's just, um...

Just come over, will ya?

[footsteps approaching

on stairs]

It's because of me

they break things.

I gave her a face.

We can't control her.

What if we get her medication

like...

a sedative or...

You want to drug our child?

She is acting up.

She is not listening to us.

She's six years old.

Yeah, well, it's getting worse.

I... I just want her

to be normal.

[Alistair] She'll never be

normal.

She'll always be different.

Elizabeth. I need to send her

to Elizabeth.

She'll know what to do.

She always knows.

Sit.

This is Thea...

Shh!

Drink.

Now that the formalities

are out of the way...

would you like to go

and play outside?

Little girls shouldn't be

stuck indoors.

No, um... I'd rather

she stayed with us.

Nonsense, it's perfectly

safe here.

Go!

Thea! Thea. Stay where we

can see you, please?

Now...

where were we?

I don't know what my dad's

told you

about us and Thea.

[Elizabeth] He told me

very little.

He's still somewhat shy

when he speaks to me.

I thought you were friends,

though.

He was a student of mine.

- Right, OK, look, listen...

- Um...

Can we start at the beginning?

My dear girl, I was there

at the beginning.

That's where Thea and I

first met.

Isn't that right?

[muted gurgling]

[baby crying]

[Charlie] How do we stop it?

Stop it?

It... is her.

So you're saying that we have

to live with this.

[Elizabeth] Yes.

She is your daughter.

She'll get hurt!

That's the price that is paid

for her gift.

[James] Gift?

[Elizabeth] You can't stop it.

But you can help her to manage.

Like I've had to.

I've spent almost all my life

learning how to protect myself.

And how did you do it?

Like so many...

I had to turn to the occult.

I can give you books,

reading material

in terms of visualization.

Can you teach her?

- It's not a good idea.

- [James] What?

Why is it not a good idea? Why?

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