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To Faye, From Faye
<p>Setting: A familiar room. Younger Faye is on the floor, laying down, feet crossed in the air. Older Faye lays beside her and does the same.</p><p></p><p>Younger Faye: (Voice flat) You can go. There’s nothing to see. It’s just... empty.</p><p></p><p>Older Faye: (Softly) Yeah, I know... I remember how the emptiness feels. It’s the heavy, loud kind.</p><p></p><p>Younger Faye: (A flicker of surprise) You... remember this? The weight? Everything?</p><p></p><p>Older Faye: I remember the color of this carpet. I remember counting the ceilings because it was easier than counting the hours. I remember you laying upside down because it helped calm your breathing. I remember you.</p><p></p><p>Younger Faye: (Voice cracks) Then just tell me one thing. Does it ever get better?</p><p></p><p>Older Faye: (lets the question hang) Yes. Not all at once. But yes. The emptiness in your chest will be replaced with a heartbeat so strong it will surprise you.</p><p></p><p>Younger Faye: (Voice cracks) Then why are you here? If you got out, why would you ever come back to this room?</p><p></p><p>Older Faye: Because you're here. And no one came for me then. No one sat in the dark with me. No one saw me but I see you.</p><p></p><p>Younger Faye: (A tear escapes) Am I drowning?</p><p></p><p>Older Faye: No. You're learning how to build a boat in the middle of the ocean. It feels impossible. But you are building it.</p><p></p><p>Younger Faye: I don't feel like I'm building anything. I feel like I'm sinking.</p><p></p><p>Older Faye: I know. And I can't pull you out. But I can sit here in the water with you and promise you that the shore is real. I've stood on it. It has your footprints.</p><p></p><p>Younger Faye: (Whispering) I'm so tired.</p><p></p><p>Older Faye: Then rest. Right here. I'll keep watch. I'll remember for both of us that this is not the end of your story.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p>
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