Stephanie Page #3

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We were afraid, how's that?

I was afraid.

Of what?

Don't lie.

I was afraid of myself, maybe?

That I wouldn't be strong enough

to take care of the things

that I need to take care of.

What do you need to do?

Well, that's the scary part,

I'm not quite sure.

Can I help?

Maybe, princess.

You're strong, Stephanie.

I'm talking about

strength up here.

Strength on the inside.

Your mommy and me,

we made you.

We made your eyes that color

and we made your hair

straight and blonde.

That's what we did.

We made everything out here.

But up here, on the inside,

that's all you.

All the way.

The good and the bad,

that's for you to control.

That's for you to change,

if you want to.

The fear and the anger

and the doubt,

they're what call the monster.

And when you get those feelings,

the bad feelings,

all you have to do

is make them small.

That's how you beat it.

That's the number one rule.

Don't let

the bad things get big,

everything will be fine.

You get it?

Mm-hmm.

Now, I'm betting locked up

inside that head of yours,

you have enough strength

to stop that monster cold.

Dunk.

You all right?

Mm-hmm.

I love you, Daddy.

She's lived longer

than any of them, right?

Yeah.

Do you really believe

that she isn't gonna end up

like the rest of them?

I talked to her,

she can keep herself calm.

- She's a tough kid.

- You talked to her.

Maybe it is,

I don't know, we don't know.

We have to protect her.

This procedure, I can do it,

- I can keep her safe.

- You're not

that kind of doctor,

it's too dangerous,

the procedure could kill her.

The best thing to do

right now is we just wait.

That's all I'm asking you

to do is wait.

- Wait for what?

- What if she can't?

You've seen

what those things can do.

Yeah. I've seen it,

in my house.

Mom?

Dad?

Mom?

Dad?

Daddy?

Daddy!

Hi, princess.

Mom?

Dad?

No!

Steph!

All right, take it easy,

she's fine, she's fine.

Look at me,

you got to stay calm. Okay?

The monster killed you.

Nobody killed me.

Listen to me, baby,

you got to stay calm.

No, Daddy, the basement.

Run!

- Daddy! Dad!

- Shh! Shh, shh...

Daddy!

All right, it's okay.

It's okay. It's okay.

Shh! We have to be quiet.

The monster might hear us.

We did it.

Come on, it's clear.

Mom!

Ow. Ow.

Francis.

Stephanie! Wait!

Stephanie!

The monster!

The monster! The monster!

I'm sorry.

I'm sorry, it's you.

It's you.

The monster is you.

Baby, how'd you sleep?

I had a weird dream.

Oh, I'm sorry.

Your mom will be back

in a little while, she had

a meeting at the hospital.

Sure.

Hey, Paul.

Hey, Steph.

I don't wanna remember.

I don't want to remember.

It's okay.

You're all right.

I'm sorry.

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