{shuffles under blankets, curling up}

{sharp hissing} "You know you can't get away that easily..." {swipes at blanket}

{burrows deeper in blankets}

"There's nothing you can do. Nothing you could ever do will save you from me. Nobody can take you away. Not a therapist, not your friends, not Josh, not anyone."

{muffled} "But Joshie..."

{swipes at blanket again} "SHUT UP ABOUT HIM ALREADY, YOU BITCH! He's using you."

{muffled} "But I've known him forever. I care about him. And I know he feels the same way."

{circles blanket} "What you feel doesn't matter, you sissy-ass bitch. What you do is all that's important. And you've done terrible things. You've forgotten, you've questioned me, you've rebelled against me, you've fought me, you've fled me, you've avoided me."

{burrows deeper in blankets}

"But oh, sweetheart, you can't avoid me forever. As much as I know you want to belive Josh will save you, he won't. He'll try, but he'll fail. Everyone else has. I will destroy you from the inside, ravage your heart and your mind and your soul, and then you will have the honor of destroying your life."

{muffled crying} "But..."

{circles blanket slower, like a hungry shark circles a swimmer} "But nothing.