Penny Dreadful
Penny, this is
the fifth time we've stopped
since this morning.
At this rate,
we're not going to get
to the inn until after midnight.
If you're deliberately
trying to sabotage the trip,
you're doing
a pretty good job.
No, I just--
I--
I have to go
to the bathroom.
Is she all right?
Uh, just a little
carsick.
It's just a car.
It's just a car.
It's just a stupid car!
Jesus, Penny.
Get a grip.
Do you want
to be a pathetic freak
for the rest
of your miserable life?
Penny?
Penny?
Penny!
Penny, please.
Penny, please,
wake up.
We've got a gas leak.
Let's get these people out.
He's gone. We've got to get the mother
and the daughter out of there fast.
Daddy?
Penny?
Penny, you'll be okay.
The nice fireman...
is coming
to get you, dear.
Don't be afraid.
No!
We were going
to build a snowman.
I'm sorry,
what did you say?
That's why we were going up.
I'd never seen snow before.
You wanna see plenty
of snow up there
come this time tomorrow.
Cutoff low is setting in overnight.
Weatherman says it might be
as much as three or four feet.
Maybe we should
just go home.
It sounds like
a pretty bad storm.
Penny, is that
what you want?
To come out all this way
just to turn around and go home?
When you first came
to see me six months ago,
you said all you wanted
was to live a normal life,
and that you would do
whatever it took to get you there.
Isn't that
what you said?
And what did I tell you in our
first session, that very first day?
Own it.
I have to own it.
That's right.
It has to be your choice.
Beating our fears and phobias
is all about helping ourselves,
and no amount of counseling
is going to help you
unless you want
to help yourself.
I do.
I want to.
I have to.
I'm not going to ride my stupid bicycle
everywhere for the rest of my life.
You have to confront
your fears head on,
and the only way you can
completely do that is to--
Complete the circle.
Go back to where
it all began.
Okay, what do you say
we get back in the car...
and go on with our journey?
Don't forget your
breathing exercises.
Relaxation tape
number four.
- You know the drill.
- Face forward in a seated position,
eyes closed, arms resting
comfortably by your side,
allowing your mind
to clear itself
of any outside stimuli.
Now repeat after me
and try to visualize
a giraffe...
...Buffalo...
My throat's pretty dry.
There's some bottled water
in the back.
...Coyote--
What's this?
For when we build
that snowman.
You should write
a book about me.
Tell the world what a freak
Penny Deerborn is.
Penny, after everything
we've been through together,
I'd like to think you've moved
beyond feeling sorry for yourself.
Why don't you spare both of us
the poor-pitiful-me routine
and tell me what's
really bothering you?
It wouldn't
have anything to do
with all those phone calls
you're not answering, would it?
I'd rather not
talk about it.
It's going to be a long couple of hours
ahead if we don't talk to one another.
Ben.
He lives in my building,
that's who's calling.
I see.
And why is this Ben
calling you?
To ask me out.
There's nothing surprising about that.
You're a very pretty girl.
- Don't you like him?
- Just the opposite.
So then what's
the problem?
I can just imagine me
on our first date.
"Hi, it's good to see you.
Oh, what a nice car.
I just don't see the point in starting
something I can't finish.
I remember being your age.
Freshman in college--
I had a very serious crush
on this gorgeous guy
in my English Lit class.
Only I was totally convinced
that he didn't even know
I existed.
I mean, he was the quarterback
of the football team,
and I was just
a lowly freshman
with curly hair
and a funny nose.
You don't have
a funny nose.
No, you couldn't have convinced me
of that back then.
So what happened?
I married him.
I like that story.
The only limitations
in this life
are the ones we put
on ourselves, Penny.
What was that?
It's just a pothole.
It's okay.
Remember to breathe.
Okay, relaxation.
Penny?
Penny!
Penny, you didn't take
something, did you?
What?
We agreed no sedatives.
No more self-medicating,
remember?
Yes. I mean, yes,
I remember.
No, I didn't
take anything.
I was just--
just trying to do
what you told me and relax.
You know,
if you took something,
it negates everything
that we're trying to do here.
Orianna,
I'm telling you the truth.
- Honest.
- Okay.
Then you won't mind
emptying out your pockets.
Just as I thought.
This is sh*t. This defeats
the whole purpose of this trip,
and you know it.
You have to trust in the process, Penny.
You have to trust me.
I just-- I didn't think I'd
make it through without it.
I'm so disappointed in you.
We might as well just turn the car
around and head right back--
Look out!
Are you okay?
Oh, God.
Are you all right?
Do you need
a ride somewhere?
He seems to be all right.
I just grazed him.
Oh, thank God.
That was close.
What did he say?
The poor guy's so cold, he could
barely speak above a whisper.
He said something about needing
a lift to a camp near Onyx Pass.
- You're going to give him a ride?
- I just hit him.
We're lucky he's not
calling the police.
The least we can do is give him a ride.
It's freezing out there.
Okay.
Everybody all set?
It's cold out there, right?
You must have been freezing.
So I'm Orianna
and this is Penny.
Penny, would you like
No, I'm fine.
If you're hungry, there's an apple
in the bag back there.
It's okay.
It's just another pothole.
I'm sorry.
I'm just a little nervous.
- Cars make me nervous.
- But you're getting better.
No, actually, I'm more
than a little nervous.
I'm petrified.
I have amaxophobia.
It's a fear of cars.
Orianna is my doctor.
She says its more common
than you would think.
Have you-- have you ever--
have you ever heard of it?
No, I guess not.
I'll just stop talking.
# Don't come knocking
on my door #
# 'Cause there'll be
no more cryin' to me #
# I heard he tore
your heart in two... #
Remember your
breathing exercises.
# Was it anything
like me and you? #
# Did he leave when things
weren't working out #
# And there was nothing
you could do? #
# And did he say,
"We'll still be friends" #
# And "I'll love you
till the end"? #
# Don't come back
cryin' to me #
# When your new love
sets you free #
# Don't come
knockin' on my door #
# 'Cause there'll be
no more cryin' to me... #
Oh, uh, no thank you.
I'm not very hungry right now,
but thank you.
# You say you want
another chance... #
No, thank you, I'm fine.
# That you've learned
about true romance #
# But I know about
the games you play #
# And all along how you
would never stay... #
We're getting close
to Onyx Pass.
So, um...
it doesn't look like
the camp is open.
You said you
work here, right?
Not much of a talker.
I don't see
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