1- the escape

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WEEMS- Dr. Valerie Kinbott's office is on the second floor. Other Nevermore students swear by her.

(A/N- PROOFREAD)

WEDNESDAY- You'll be here until I'm done?

WEEMS- Perhaps afterward we can visit the Weathervane for hot chocolate

WEDNESDAY- Principal Weems, this feeble attempt at bonding is beneath you, and chauffeuring your students around is below your pay grade.

WEEMS- Given your history, I'm sure you're intent on running away. I'm here to prevent that from happening.

WEDNESDAY- I wish you luck.

[door slams]

(A/N- VALERIE IS THE THERAPIST WEDNESDAY GOES TO IN CASE YOU DON'T KNOW OR REMEMBER)

VALERIE - I read the notes from your school counselor.

WEDNESDAY- Mrs. Bronstein. She had a nervous breakdown after our last session and had to take a six-month sabbatical.

VALERIE- Go ahead and take a seat.

VALERIE- How did you feel about that?

WEDNESDAY- Vindicated. But someone who crochets for a hobby isn't a worthy adversary.

VALERIE- Adversary? I hope we can forge a relationship based on trust and mutual respect.

[scoffs]

VALERIE -This is a safe space, Wednesday. A sanctuary where we can discuss anything. What you're thinking, feeling, your views on the world, personal philosophy.

WEDNESDAY- That's easy. I think that this is a waste of time. I see the world as a place that must be endured, and my personal philosophy is to kill or to be killed.

VALERIE- So, for instance, when someone bullies your brother, your response is to dump piranha in the pool.

WEDNESDAY- You know the old saying, never bring a knife to a sword fight. Unless it's concealed.

VALERIE- Point is, you assaulted a boy, and showed no remorse for your actions. That's why you're here. He lost a testicle.

WEDNESDAY- I did the world a favor. People like Dalton shouldn't procreate. I've answered all your questions.

VALERIE- We're not done yet. Therapy is a valuable tool to help you understand yourself. It can teach you new ways to deal with your emotions. It can also help you build a life that you want.

WEDNESDAY- I know the life that I want.

VALERIE- Tell me about it. Everything said in these sessions is strictly confidential. Do your plans involve becoming an author? I understand you've written three novels about a teen girl detective, Viper De La Muerte. Can you tell me about her?

WEDNESDAY- Viper is smart, perceptive, and chronically misunderstood.

VALERIE - Any luck getting your work published?

WEDNESDAY Editors are short-sighted, fear-based life forms. One once described my writing as gratuitously morbid and suggested I seek psychiatric help.

VALERIE-  Hmm.

WEDNESDAY- Ironic, isn't it?

VALERIE- How did you take that?

WEDNESDAY- I sent her a "thank you."

EDITOR- [screams]

WEDNESDAY- I've always been open to constructive criticism.

VALERIE- I'm glad to hear that. Because I was sent the manuscripts as part of your psych evaluation. The relationship I found most intriguing was that of Viper and her mother, Dominica. Why don't we dig into that?... Part of this journey requires us to go to uncomfortable places emotionally.

WEDNESDAY- I don't travel well... Would you mind if I use the powder room first?

[lock clicks]

[clattering]

VALERIE-  Wednesday? Is everything okay? You can't hide for the rest of the session.

Wednesday- I'm all right. Just preparing myself for our uncomfortable journey.

[Hits bag] Nail file.

On Saturday, I can do it in the afternoon, sometime around four o'clock.

[cell phone rings]

[Bumps into a farmer]

farmer- Who let you out? You goddamn weirdo.

[ A VISION WHERE THE FARMER GETS INTO A ACCIDENT AND BREAKS HIS NECK AND DIES]


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