[background voice] "I'm James. I'm 17. And I'm pretty sure I'm a psychopath. I was eight when I realised I didn't have a sense of humour. I'd always wanted to punch my dad in the face. When I was nine he bought a deep fat fryer. He saw it on an American shopping channel. One day, I put my hand in it. I wanted to make myself feel something.
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When I was 15, I put my neighbours cat in a box and took it into the woods. It probably had a name. After that, I killed more animals.
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And I remember every single one. School was beneath me. But it was a good place for observation and selection. Because I had a plan. I was gonna kill something bigger. Much bigger"
ALYSSA
[background voice] "I get these moments when I have to lie down because everything feels, sort of, too much. And I look up and see the blur or the grey or the black, and I feel myself melting into it. And for, like, a split second, I feel free. And happy. Innocent. Like a dog. Or and alien. Or a baby.
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My mum used to be nice but she got divorced with my dad and met tony. Last week, he said he thought I need a bigger bra. So I threw a chicken Kiev at his head. Mum pretended that she hadn't heard him. Now she has the perfect house and the perfect garden in the perfect neighbourhood with perfect twins. Well their heads do smell nice though. It's true. I haven't seen my dad since I was eight. He never fitted in. He couldn't settle. So he had to leave. I don't blame him. But he sends me a card without fail every single birthday. I understand, actually. I don't trust people who fit in"
