You Can't Leave Us

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Katy: Can I come in? 0:21 

Brendan looks from Gracie to the weird girl and to the door. Then he takes a deep breath and calls out, "Come in, Katy." 0:21 

Mel runs over to the window and hops out 0:22 

Gracie clings to Brendan. 0:22 

Brendan watches the weird girl leave. 0:22 

Katy opens the door "I just had a question. I thought Gracie might be able to help me out" 0:22 

Mel giggles and runs through the forest 0:22 

Katy stops when she sees Brendan and Gracie 0:23 

Brendan rubs his temples. "She's not really ... good right now..." 0:23 

Katy: Um... Should I leave? 0:23 

Brendan: No. You can stay and try to talk to her if you want. I'm just waiting for her to get warmer before I ... 0:24 

Brendan trails off because he has no idea how he's going to get Gracie out of the tub, undress her, and change her into something warm without it being awkward. 0:25 

Katy: Gracie, let's get you to your room and changed 0:25 

Katy sets her book on the floor 0:25 

Gracie looks up, still kind of dazed. "Katy?" 0:25 

Katy: Yeah? 0:25 

Gracie nods. "I needed to know it was really you. Cameron wasn't really Cameron... Brendan's real though." 0:27 

Katy: Yeah I'm me. I can't really be hijacked anymore 0:28 

Brendan grimaces and glances at Katy. "Should I leave the room to go get her some clothes? There's towels under the sink." 0:28 

Katy: Sure 0:28 

Gracie has Brendan's hand in a deathgrip and he has to pry her fingers off to get it free. 0:29 

Brendan: I'll be back. Promise. 0:29 

Gracie nods. 0:29 

Katy grabs some towels from under the sink 0:29 

Brendan kisses her forehead and leaves the room, going to Gracie's small closet. 0:29 

Katy: Can you get out of the tub or do you need some help? 0:30 

Gracie: I think I can do it. 0:31 

Katy: Okay 0:31 

Gracie very slowly gets up and holds her breath because her ribs still hurt when she moves. She gradually stands though, her torn dress dripping water back down to the bloody water. Apr 2 

Katy: How bad are you hurt? 0:32 

Brendan gets Gracie some soft pajamas. 0:32 

Gracie: I don't know. Everything kind of hurts. But I'm just not paying attention to it. My ribs ... they're the most sore. 0:33 

Katy: I have some pain pills in my pack.... *facepalms* Which is somewhere in the woods right now. Sorry 0:33 

Gracie shakes her head. "It's okay. I'll live." Then she thinks to herself, 'unfortunately.' 0:34 

Brendan knocks on the bathroom door. "I got her pajamas." 0:35 

Katy: Thanks 0:35 

Brendan opens the door a crack and slides his hand in, leaving the pajamas on the sink in case Gracie's not decent. 0:36 

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