↓ TranscriptChapter 26 (Emily wearing a work uniform and a name tag. Her fringe is also a little longer than she has previously kept it.)
Chapter 26
↓ Transcript(They are on Emily’s bed; she is in pyjamas and has messy hair.) Dee: Well… happy birthday. Emily (holding a small black scrap): Ooh! What’s this? Dee: Fabric from my robe. It’s immaterial, so… I don’t know, play around[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
↓ TranscriptDee: So… sixteen, huh? Emily: Yup! I’m going to get my learners’ permit tomorrow. Dee: Oh dear… You, on the road? Should I be afraid? Emily: Hah! Yeah, that’s a new one. Oh, and I have to start looking[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
↓ TranscriptDee: … Of course, I’d forgotten how you like your meat still walking around. Emily: Ohhh! Dee: How you prefer eating carrots that are still in the earth, bread made of wheat that’s still growing in the paddock… Emily:[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
↓ TranscriptI APPLIED FOR A NUMBER OF JOBS, BUT THE ONLY ONE THAT WANTED ME WAS THE NURSING HOME AFTER ALL. Voice on phone: Do you think you’d be free to come in on Tuesday, after school? We’ll interview you[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
↓ TranscriptIT WAS HARD WORK; HARDER THAN I’D EXPECTED. BUT I WAS KEPT ON AFTER MY TRIAL, AND I LEARNED AN AWFUL LOT. Emily: OK Lucy, are you ready to have your shower? Lucy: Oh yes, but – you’ll give[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
↓ TranscriptI DID, OF COURSE, RUN INTO DEE SOMETIMES. THE FIRST TIME WAS A BIT OVER A MONTH INTO MY EMPLOYMENT. (Emily is conversing with two other staff members in a hallway. She notices through an open door that Dee[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
↓ TranscriptManager: But how did you know? She died that very second… did you hear something? Emily: No… I just… knew? Somehow? I can’t explain it. But there wasn’t time to… save her… Manager: Well… we’ve got a lot of[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…