Wayward
Season 1 – Episode 6
Episode Title: Mirror
Original release date: September 25, 2025
Plot: As punishment for their revolt, the students are forced to fight for freedom by reaching the summit of the local mount. Soon after beginning, Abbie and Rory are stripped of their resources, including Rory’s inhaler. They meet Daniel and Marty, who assist each other in climbing. Abbie, prioritizing her freedom over the well-beings of her fellow students, scolds Rory, but rescues him as he suffers an asthma attack. Stacey, supported by Rabbit, stabs Daniel, whose death is disguised as an escape attempt. Marty wins the competition, but his tricked reward causes him to join the others. Abbie and Rory embrace. Evelyn uses her techniques to help Leila fight her trauma; after a party gone awry, Leila and Jess went by a pool. Realizing Jess’ manipulative actions and insulting comments, Leila pushed Jess into a pool and watches her drown, admitting having never liked Jess. Alex discovers his house once belonged to a serial-killing cult. Alex is threatened by Dwayne, who killed Maurice and disguised it as suicide, in the cost of his silence. Laura returns to the pond and suffers another hallucination of her past.
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Wayward – S01E06 – Mirror | Full transcript
[“What You Do To Me” playing]
♪ I know I can’t believe… ♪
Damn, that was perfect.
Tell Nikolas thanks for the food.
Benefits of being the hostess.
Free leftovers at the end of every shift.
Oh, and he said if I get my Safe-Check certification, then I could do waitstaff shifts.
And then I’d get tips.
Okay, kiddos.
I am off.
Be good. Take care of Leila, Jess.
And I will see you before school.
[all] In the morning.
[gulps]
You know, a first job is a pretty big deal.
I’m proud of you.
Come here.
Thanks, Mom.
[mom] Aww.
[sighs] I love you.
[mom] Mm, I love you.
[eerie music playing]
[bell rings]
[sounds distort]
[Evelyn] That’s not what really happened.
The mirror room only works if you’re honest with yourself.
Remember again.
[sounds distort and echo]
[coldly] You know a first job’s a big deal, right?
Nikolas is doing us a big favor, hiring you.
[somber music playing]
I miss you already.
[groans, laughs] I think you cracked my back.
Oh, okay. Good night.
Go to bed.
[door closes]
You want to go out tonight?
No. No, I don’t think that we sh–
Yeah. You want to go out.
No, I don’t think it’s a good idea!
No! Jess!
You want to go out tonight! Yes!
[“Butterfly” playing]
♪ Come my lady ♪
♪ You’re my butterfly, sugar baby ♪
♪ Come my lady
Come, come my lady… ♪
Here.
♪ Such a sexy
Sexy pretty little thing… ♪
[coughs] Ugh. It tastes like piss.
Jess is into a little piss play for the right guy.
[Jess] Shut the fuck up!
Ow! You just punched my tit!
[driver laughing] I had to! I’m sorry.
♪ Sex appeal, I can feel ♪
♪ Too much is never enough ♪
♪ You’re always there to lift me up ♪
♪ I was lost, now I’m found
Since you’ve been around ♪
♪ You’re the women that I want
So yo, I’m putting it down ♪
♪ Come my lady
Come, come my lady ♪
♪ You’re my butterfly… ♪
[Jess] Oh. Okay, yeah.
Just pull in right here.
Okay.
Wait. Why are we at my work?
[clicks tongue] Well, we wanna have a fun night out, right?
So you’re gonna help us have a little bit more fun.
Come on, please, Leila. It’ll be so fun.
[Leila sighs]
Anything goes wrong, you can blame it on me.
Yeah.
Okay?
Mm.
Yes!
[both squeal]
[tense music playing]
[laughing]
[sighs happily]
Come on.
Whoo!
Yeah!
Let’s go! Let’s go!
[Evelyn] Leila, each memory hides a feeling.
And the feeling hides a wound.
Show me what happened the night Jess died.
[bell rings]
[sounds distort]
[tense music dies down]
[exhales]
Each of you had a hand in either starting the riot or failing to stop it.
And you know what bums me out the most, you guys?
Is that your protest had so much potential.
But it devolved into chaos.
Why did it devolve into chaos?
[Mule] Straighten up.
It’s because you don’t respect yourselves.
[bus door closes]
And that’s on us.
Especially… Rabbit.
You need to learn what you’re made of.
And that’s what the wild is for.
[clears throat]
Everybody’s pack has the supplies you need.
A bottle of water, a tarp, a flint to make your fire, a trowel to bury your shit, and a map so that you don’t get lost.
Take it.
Take out your maps.
I’m not gonna explain this twice.
Maps!
Here… is where we are.
And this… is where we want to end up.
Mount Otis.
And if you even think about makin’ a run for it…
Oof. Know this.
If you place one toe outside the parameters marked on this map, you will run into a bear trap or a Tall Pines staff member like me.
Mount Otis is like 50 miles away.
How long are we gonna be up here?
As long as it takes. Any other questions?
Yeah. What happened to Leila?
Leila should be here!
She started that bullshit, and Rory’s a fucking idiot for–
Shut up! Enough whining!
[whimpers] Today is about personal accountability!
[breathing shakily] Jeez.
Come on.
And it’s not without reward either, guys.
The first person to make it to Mount Otis and ring… that bell…
gets to leave.
What do you mean, leave?
Exactly what it sounds like.
Leave Tall Pines.
That’s right.
You all seem to think you’re ready for the big, wide-open world.
Well, one of you will get the opportunity to do it.
Let’s go! Hurry up, little chickens!
Yeah!
Maybe we should share resources–
Okay! Abbie, wait, wait, wait.
My shoe’s untied.
Are we going this way?
[static crackles]
[Jess gasps]
You’re the fucking best.
[cell phone rings]
Yeah? Front door.
Just be quiet.
[girl 1 laughing] Hi!
I see you.
What?
[guy 1] You’re crazy!
[girl 2] Yo, what up?
Hey!
[guy 2] Sick!
[guy 3] Where’s the bar?
[excited chatter]
[Jess] Hey, guys.
Jess!
Who wants ouzo?
[girl 3] Me!
You said it was just us.
You were begging me to go to a party last week. Here it is.
Okay.
Oh! We got some tunes!
[Greek folk music on record player]
[softly] What?
[unsettling tones play]
[bag rustles]
[Leila] What are those?
Ecstasy.
Pretend that you brought them.
[“In the Pines” playing]
What do they do?
I’m giving you instant hero status, ‘kay?
Everyone will be in love with you.
You’re welcome.
[kisses]
Holy shit. Guys, little announcement.
[“In the Pines” fades]
Leila brought E.
[group exclaims]
[girl 4] Oh my God, Leila!
What?
[girl 5] Badass!
[guy 4] Shit, dawg!
[girl 5] Leila!
[girl 6] Okay!
[guy 5] Give me some!
Give me some of that!
[laughing]
[guy 5] Give me some.
[girl 7] Come here.
[guy 4] ‘Kay, little Jess.
[indistinct, excited chatter]
[background sounds dampen]
[Evelyn] She could be so warm when she wanted something from you.
It’s just what sisters do.
[Evelyn] Stop protecting her, Leila.
You need to open the wound.
[sighs]
[energetic music playing]
[birds calling]
[panting]
[fly buzzes]
[groans]
Oh, this compass is busted, dude.
It won’t stop spinning.
I think all those other guys are gonna try and go over this raggedy, bumpy part, but if we head west along this stream–
The compass is broken.
We don’t even know where west is.
Isn’t west always left?
Like “westy-lefty”? Isn’t that a thing?
Give me your water!
What? No. Let go!
Now!
Get off!
[groans]
[Rory] Jesus!
Hey, man.
We can’t just hit each other. Oh!
I’m not playing!
[tense music playing]
[sighs]
You suck, Alexandra!
[gasps] Good one.
Oh my God.
Are you okay? Oh man.
Did your nose cartilage shoot up into your brain? Because that can happen.
No, come on, man.
We just have to keep moving.
What? What is it?
I… uh, it’s nothing, I just, um…
It’s not a big deal, but I… I, uh, left my inhaler in the bag.
Then why’d you let her take it?
I was scared.
[sighs] I’m so sick of being scared.
[determined music playing]
[“Get the Party Started” playing]
Oh! I touched it.
Dude, I think I felt its heartbeat.
Hey, guys.
Fish don’t have hearts. That’s mammals.
Guys, please! Come on.
[guy 1] Here, fishy, fishy.
Guys, you’re being fucking idiots.
You know, this is why no one’s gonna have sex with you.
We know why you won’t.
[guy 2] Yeah.
At least I get some. What about you?
I’m on a dry streak. You know that.
Off you go.
[guy 1] Love you, Ash.
[laughs]
[“Makes Me Wanna Die” by Tricky playing]
Wouldn’t it be nice if our whole universe was just a tank that someone else was responsible for?
Your sister’s a bullshitter.
I know those weren’t your pills.
No. They’re totally mine.
Mmhmm.
I’m a big deal in the drug world.
People fear me.
[scoffs, giggles]
Okay. All right.
Take it from me, you’re gonna wanna grind your teeth, so just… relax your jaw.
And don’t drink too much because you’re not gonna be able to pee.
Don’t ask me why. I don’t know science.
You smell like cinnamon gum.
[blows]
[chuckles]
♪ See me in psychic pollution ♪
♪ Walking on the moon… ♪
[sounds distort]
Ashley was sweet to you. It felt good.
But Jess wasn’t happy for you, was she?
Leila, are you flirting with my best friend?
[chuckles] What? No.
You’ve known each other since you were 8.
Okay. Stop.
I’m gonna get a drink. Do you need one?
Do you need one?
What? I’m protecting you.
Ashley would eat you alive.
She’s like… a real woman.
And you just got tits.
They’re making you weird. [scoffs]
[static crackles]
She didn’t like it when people gave you attention.
No.
She wanted to keep you small.
You didn’t know her.
I loved her. I wanted to be like her.
Dig deeper, Leila.
You’re not there yet. Remember again.
Please… Please…
[Evelyn] We will keep remembering until you can face your pain.
I don’t want to do this anymore, okay?
[eerie music playing]
Please don’t leave me here!
[Abbie] So what do you do if you get out of breath?
Well, just gotta try and stay calm, I guess.
Take big, deep breaths through the nose.
A good hot cup of coffee has proven to open up air passages.
Oh, really? Okay.
Start roasting the beans.
[chuckles] Yeah.
Um, Abbie, if we do make it to the bell first, only one of us gets to leave, right?
I wanted to know what we were gonna do.
Yeah, we’ll figure it out.
Just maybe not talk so much, yeah?
Save your breath.
Okay.
[fire crackling]
[Daniel] Worst spies ever.
[gasps]
[Abbie] Daniel?
You coming?
[Daniel exhales]
[Rory clears throat] All right. One sip each.
I’m serious.
I can’t believe she took your water.
I knew she was an asshole, but damn, that was fucking low.
How did you get so good at nature?
I did three months in a Utah wilderness program before they shipped me off to this shithole.
That’s probably how you got ripped.
What?
Nothing.
No, it was just kinda cool, actually.
We just woke up every day, hiked a bunch, set up camp for the night.
It was hard, but none of them was trying to fuck with your head.
You know it was…
it’s kind of messed up too, though.
I, uh… met this girl.
Her name was Rhiannon, and… she died.
Like, right in front of me.
She kept telling them she didn’t feel right.
She was throwin’ up.
It was a heatstroke, and, uh, yeah, they just covered her with a tarp and, uh, waited for the helicopter to come.
Do you guys think if we met in the real world instead of here, we would ever hang out?
I don’t know. Maybe.
[“Zorba’s Dance” by Mikis Theodorakis playing]
[laughing]
[Greek folk music continues]
[laughter echoes]
[coughs]
[laughing] Opa!
Dude!
[guy] What?
[music cuts out]
[gasps] Opa!
[instrumental Greek music continues]
You’re crazy! You know that?
You’re crazy!
[teens exclaim and cheer]
[shouting excitedly]
[chanting] Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!
Hey! Hey! Hey!
Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!
[laughing wildly]
Hey! Hey! Hey!
Leila, open your eyes!
No! No, I don’t want to see this part.
You’re missing out on all the fun!
No.
[distorted] Leila! Open your eyes!
[Leila] No!
No!
Now!
No!
[music stops]
[Leila] Mr. Drakos!
[guy 1] Leila!
Get out!
[Drakos] I trusted you! What is this?
[clamoring] [guy 2] Go! Go! Go!
I call police! Get out!
[girl 1] Let’s go! Let’s go! Let’s go!
[guy 3] Go! Go! Go!
[guy 4] Miles is having people at his basement.
Let’s meet up there.
[girl 2] Okay!
I’m with them. I’ll meet you.
[Ashley] I’m sorry.
That wasn’t supposed to happen.
Leila!
Jess, get in the car. Come on.
Yeah, I’ll meet you there. I don’t…
[Ashley] See ya!
Leila!
Leila! Leila, hey! Listen.
Miles’s parents are getting a divorce, and his mom is trying to win points by letting us drink at the house.
Come on. Let’s… Let’s go!
I’m gonna lose my job, Jess.
Okay? I could get arrested.
It was fucked up.
It’s like you want to mess up my life.
You always want to do this.
Hey! Listen.
It’s gonna be fine. Okay?
Look, we can just call him tomorrow.
He’s a sweet old man.
We’ll use our little-girl voices, and then we’ll just blame it on the guys.
I just want to go home.
Do you know what fixes everything?
You stole that?
[laughs] I’m pretty resourceful. [giggles] Here.
Come on. Come on. Come on. Come on.
Yeah! [laughs] Ugh.
Ah! [coughs] Phew. There you go!
God! You were so wound up. [laughs] [chuckles] Now, follow me.
[“Someone Who is Cool” by Odds playing]
There is still more fun to be done. [laughs] Come on. Come on.
[cheers]
[exciting rock music fades]
Rory. Wake up.
Okay. Daniel’s gone.
We gotta go.
Come on.
[nearby rustling]
[suspenseful music playing]
Who’s there?
Daniel?
Daniel!
[panting]
Hey. Hey, guys.
Marty, have you been following us this entire time?
Yeah. Um, can… can I walk with you?
You can share my water.
It’s mostly full.
And I don’t backwash.
Of course you can come with us.
[Marty sighs]
[chuckles softly] Okay.
Just don’t slow me down.
[quietly] Okay.
[tense, energetic music playing]
[Abbie] Why are you at Tall Pines Academy anyway?
You’re like a Care Bear, not a criminal.
I don’t know. I… I sat down.
[scoffs] You sat down?
Yeah. I was on my way to school, and I sat down on the sidewalk, and I wouldn’t get up.
They said I was depressed.
Were you?
I don’t really understand anyone who isn’t.
[girl] Help!
Did you hear that?
[girl] I’m down here! Help!
Help! I fell!
[sobs] My leg’s messed up bad, please!
We’re coming. Just hold on!
No, wait. Wait. Where’s all of our stuff?
What? I don’t know, I just…
I took what I needed and dumped them!
Now, just please, help me!
If she doesn’t have your puffer, let’s go.
What? Hey! Hey!
[Alexandra] Please help me!
She’s hurt.
Oh my God, it hurts so bad.
We need to help her, Ab.
No. What if it’s a trap? Okay?
She screwed us over, and if we help her, we’re gonna have to carry her to the end.
We’ll never win.
We’re already carrying dead weight.
[Alexandra] Please!
Why won’t you help? Just…
Without your inhaler, it’s just too dangerous, okay?
You can barely breathe.
[unsettling music playing]
[Alexandra] Look, I’m sorry!
I’m sorry I punched you, okay?
Just please.
We’ll send help when we get to the top.
No! No, please, come back!
Abbie!
Abbie, please come back!
Abbie!
Rory. Rory.
I’m sorry.
[Alexandra] No, Rory.
I’m sorry.
[Alexandra] Please don’t go!
No, come back!
Come back!
[tense music fades]
[sighs]
You can go for Ashley if you want.
Oh stop.
She’s like super hot.
And… she says that you’re great, by the way.
Stop.
What?
I’m giving you permission.
You can scissor my best friend.
Stop!
What?
You can scissor Ashley!
Stop!
Oh shit.
Sorry!
Fuck off!
I’m sorry. I’m sorry. Here.
No, it’s really nice in here. [laughs] You should come in.
No way. I don’t want to get wet.
[ethereal music playing]
[Jess sighs]
[sounds dampen]
[Jess, muffled] Leila!
Help me!
[crickets chirping]
[Jess] Leila!
Please help me, somebody!
[coughing]
[sighs]
[tense music rises]
Jess! Jess!
Jess!
Jess!
Help! Help!
Somebody help me, please!
Jess, please wake up!
Help me, please!
Help me, please!
Somebody help me!
Help me, please!
Jess! Jess, please wake up. Please.
Please no! Somebody help me!
Please! Somebody help!
Please.
[Evelyn] Remember again.
Show me what you feel!
This is what happened!
Again.
[static crackles]
[frantic music ends]
[sniffles]
[sighs]
Now I know you’ve been following me.
Now, do me a favor and leave.
[unsettling music playing]
I’m serious, Stacey.
I will drop you, okay? Back off.
You think the rules don’t apply to you.
That you’re the exception.
That you don’t have to earn it.
The Leap messed you up so bad.
No, they fixed me.
You live in a world without consequence.
You can’t see the pattern of your own behavior.
Which means you’ll never break it.
You shouldn’t have hurt her, Daniel.
No, Rabbit deserved it.
[sniffles] But I don’t want to hurt you, Stacey, okay?
I feel bad for you.
They didn’t fix you. They broke you.
Okay?
Come on. Let’s go. Get outta here.
Let’s get going. Come on! [sniffs]
[groans]
[moaning] [innards squelch]
[unsettling music dies down]
[gasps]
[chuckles slightly]
[bell rings]
[muffled coughing]
[Jess] Leila!
Leila, help me out!
[Jess gasping for air]
Leila!
Jess! Jess!
[distortion fades]
[Jess] Help!
[Evelyn] How long did you stand there?
[Jess] Leila, help me!
I don’t remember.
She just…
[Jess gasping and coughing]
You stood here.
Right here.
[Jess] Leila!
And realized that Jess liked to hurt you.
[Jess sobbing] Help me!
[static crackles] [weakly] I tried to save her.
[Jess groaning] I tried to save her.
[energetic music playing]
[Abbie grunting]
[breathing heavily]
[Rory] Okay.
[grunts]
Come on, man, please!
Even Marty’s keeping up.
[panting] Okay? We’re almost there!
Uh, I… I… I gotta pee.
[Abbie] What? Can’t it…
No.
[Abbie] Right.
Hey. Maybe if he goes to the bathroom again, I say we just split.
If we’re not going fast enough, why don’t you go?
What? What’s wrong with you, dude?
We should have helped Alexandra, and we just left her there.
That’s dark, Abbie.
Okay, well, thank you for your feedback.
Why are you acting so different?
It’s not you.
Well, maybe I’m acting different because I’m starving and dehydrated and I got punched in the face and because all of this is my best friend’s fucking fault!
I don’t have to be in a good mood to protect your feelings.
People have to help each other!
Even Daniel helped us!
But Daniel’s psycho!
He probably jerked off watching us sleep!
[voice breaking] I can’t keep taking care of everyone else all the time.
And it never changes or makes it better.
Everything just still fucking sucks!
So now I just have to think about myself first.
Where’s Marty?
Fuck.
Shit. He took off!
Abbie, wait!
[Abbie] Marty!
Slow down!
Abbie! Wait!
Marty!
Marty!
I knew it.
Rory, why did–
[Rory gasping] Rory. Rory. Hey.
Whoa. Whoa. Whoa. Whoa. Breathe. Breathe.
[wheezing] I can’t. I can’t.
We’re so close.
‘Kay? The summit’s right there.
Just come on, please.
I can’t keep going.
Go.
I’m sorry.
[sighs] We got one.
[Mule] Mm.
[Duck grunts, sniffles]
[panting]
[breathing heavily]
[cries out]
[coughs, grunts]
[groans]
No!
Whoa!
Marty!
[sobbing]
[Duck] Look at you go!
Didn’t see that coming.
Wow.
[Duck] Did not see that coming.
Unexpected. Hmm?
[shouts]
[nearby rustling]
There.
[both panting]
[Abbie straining]
[groans]
[Abbie] Someone help him.
He can’t breathe.
[Rory coughing]
[Duck] Congratulations again, Marty.
We’re very proud of you.
You’re free to go.
Uh, go where?
Here?
That’s right, buddy.
It’s all up to you now.
I put some extra food and a water purifier in your pack, so you should be good to go.
That is, of course, unless you’re not as tough as you thought.
[softly] Okay.
[inhales sharply] Come on, man. Just go.
Come on, go. Go, Marty.
Just run.
[sighs]
Come on, Marty.
[sniffles, clears throat]
[exhales]
[takes a deep breath]
[somber music playing]
[slow footsteps]
[Marty exhales shakily]
[Mule on radio] We got Alexandra.
We’re on the way to the infirmary.
Copy that. We’re on our way back too.
Wait, where’s Daniel?
Daniel went off program.
He tried to run.
He’s not comin’ back to campus.
Yeah. Tall Pines wasn’t a good fit for him.
[door squeaks closed]
[engine starts]
[sounds distort]
[distorted version of “In the Pines” playing]
[indistinct police radio chatter]
[mom sighs, sobs]
Oh my God.
[Evelyn] I know you’re ashamed, but you’re ready.
Show me.
No one would give a shit about you if it wasn’t for me.
I make you interesting.
[Evelyn] How did you really feel about Jess?
[tense music playing]
I hated her.
[music cuts out]
[Jess gasps]
[tense music swells]
[Jess] Leila!
Help!
Leila!
Leila! Leila!
[bell rings, echoes]
[sobbing]
[Evelyn] Who’s that crying, Leila?
I think it’s me.
[Evelyn] Yes. It’s you, crying as a baby.
[baby crying]
[Leila] My mom always loved Jess more.
[sounds distort]
[Evelyn] And why? Why are you crying?
[tense music peaks, fades]
[softly] I’m crying out for my mother.
[somber, ethereal music playing]
[Evelyn] It’s okay to cry. I’m here.
I’m here.
[breathing shakily]
[Evelyn] I’m here.
Now that you’ve shown me your wound, I can heal it.
Mm.
[typing]
[ethereal music fades]
[eerie music playing]
[door opens]
[eerie music dies down]
Hey.
[Alex] Hey.
You’re in early.
Yeah.
Looking for brownie points? [laughs] No, I couldn’t sleep.
Was trying to stay busy.
Oh, good.
‘Cause, uh, I got something interesting for you.
[gasps]
Who’s this?
That’s, uh, Maurice Iverson.
They’ve known about him for years.
Several arrests for stalking and harassing Tall Pines Academy staff.
Yeah, Murrow County police believe it’s a suicide, but, um, someone beat his ass real bad before this.
Detective picked up some prints, so…
Well, this is not our jurisdiction, though.
No. But, um, the lab tech processing the evidence, she graduated from Tall Pines.
Small world, huh?
Can I see your hands, Alex?
[Alex sighs]
Hmm.
You must have been real mad.
I’m getting real sick of cleaning up your mess.
Did you do this?
No, it was a suicide. Right?
Unless you think we should dig further into it.
[clears throat]
Is that my gun from my house?
Yeah. Now, I’m gonna take this one too.
Evelyn wants this to work.
We all do.
You and Laura belong here.
And Tall Pines is a very forgiving place.
This could all go away.
Or it could not.
You’re looking a little pale, buddy.
Maybe you should, uh, head home.
[frantic music pulsing]
[music peaks, fades]
We need to pack a bag, and we need to get out of here tonight.
Dwayne threatened to frame me for murder.
He took my gun.
They’ll be watching the house.
Please, please–
I think this is for the best.
What?
We’ve been struggling to fit in.
[“I’m In The Mood” playing]
And you’ve been so anxious.
You’ve been looking for things that aren’t really there.
[Alex gasps]
I think Dwayne was acting in your best interest.
Let’s take a beat.
Come here. Dance with me.
♪ I’m in the mood for love… ♪
[softly] Found one in the living room, one in the bedroom.
[whispering] We have to leave.
Please. Please, Laura. We can’t stay.
I know you’re scared, but we can’t leave now.
Laura, I didn’t want to tell you this, but your parents, they didn’t abandon you.
They came back to get you.
They came back to get you, and then they were never seen again.
Laura, I think that they… killed your parents.
[sighs]
If we leave now, I’ll never know the truth.
It’s not safe. This place is sick.
No, she is the sickness.
Oh my God.
Alex. Alex, listen to me.
She will never stop coming for us.
She will never stop.
Just promise me that we’ll leave before the baby comes.
I won’t let anything happen to the baby…
♪ I’m in the mood ♪
…or to you.
♪ For love ♪
[toads croaking] [crickets chirping]
[door banging]
[toads croaking]
[breathing shakily]
[Laura] No!
I want them out of my head.
I can make this all go away for you.
[ominous music playing]
[takes a deep breath]
[Evelyn] You’re lying on your back, crying out for your mother.
She is standing, facing the wall.
She has her back to you.
A bell rings.
Your mother turns to face you.
She is silent, but her mouth is open wide.
[eerie music swells]
[Evelyn] In her mouth is a door.
[“Life’s a Gas” by T Rex playing]
♪ I could have built a house
On the ocean ♪
♪ I could have placed our love
In the sky ♪
♪ But it really doesn’t matter at all ♪
♪ No, it really doesn’t matter at all ♪
♪ Life’s a gas ♪
♪ I could have turned you
Into a priestess ♪
♪ I could have burned your fate
In the sand ♪
♪ But it really doesn’t matter at all ♪
♪ No, it really doesn’t matter at all ♪
♪ Life’s a gas ♪
♪ But it really doesn’t matter at all ♪
♪ No, it really doesn’t matter at all ♪
♪ Life’s a gas ♪
♪ I hope it’s gonna last ♪
[rock song ends]
