The Stranger Within Page #3

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Heh, heh.

Okay, I'm decent now,

you can come in.

Hey, Sarah.

Could you, uh...?

Mind waiting downstairs?

I'll be right there.

Sure.

Thank you.

You okay?

Yeah, she's a sweetheart.

So go work your magic, mister.

Go.

It's a good apple.

Heh, heh.

Worlds apart

And I feel

That we're running out

Of love

While we are here

Soft-spoken

Goodbye

'Cause nothing is real

Nothing is real

So Michael's on the mainland

for a film festival,

and we are gonna have coffee.

Another film festival?

Ha-ha-ha. Yup.

Guy gets around.

Did you, uh, call for the boat?

I'll take you down.

No, I think I can do it.

I'm proud of you, kiddo.

- Robert!

- What?

Robert, there's someone

under the bed.

There's someone under the bed.

Okay, okay.

Look. Look.

Okay. Okay.

Please be careful.

Okay.

There's nobody

down there, babe.

Hey, smile.

How could you?

What do you mean?

Patrick just broke up

with me on the phone.

Oh, sweetie, I'm so sorry.

Why are you sorry, huh?

I know it was you.

We didn't mean to.

You're my best friend.

It just happened.

Nothing just happens.

It's all about you, isn't it?

It's all about you.

No. I'm sorry.

It's all about you.

How could you?

You're a liability, Emily.

You tried to go back

to work after the incident

and you weren't ready.

People are afraid

to book you now.

You walked away from that play.

It was theater. I couldn't stand

how everybody was looking at me

after everything that happened.

You're an actress.

I wanna do movies.

What about that comedy

I got you?

You turned it down.

It was a crappy supporting role.

I had to play a mom.

You're not 17 anymore.

Oh, I realize that.

You know, this girl showed up

at our house the other day.

Her boyfriend

fell off a cliff and died.

It was awful.

Jesus Christ.

I know.

There's never

a boring moment around you.

Robert's at home right now

taking care of her.

I bet he is.

Michael.

She's 19.

You don't feel threatened?

Should I?

Tsk.

It is so nice here.

How do you feel?

Alone, I guess,

without John.

How about your parents?

I'd rather not talk about that.

What's your next project?

Oh, I think I'm gonna work

in the herb garden a little.

It's lovely.

Ha-ha-ha.

I meant as an actress.

I know.

Is it hard to get jobs now?

I mean, like,

after your breakdown?

I'm sorry, I didn't...

It's okay. You can't be

out of the game for too long.

But it hasn't really

affected me, as an actress.

I'd love to be an actress.

Yeah?

I got offered a part

recently, a comedy,

but I turned it down.

The lead?

No.

But I'm glad to see

you're feeling better.

Did they ever find out

who he was?

They're still looking.

Some mentally disturbed person.

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