The Reflected Self

Go on, I got it, I got it.

It’s.

I was going to say it's really nice!

Got a great personality I'm sure.

You alright?

I can work with this.

You sure?

There must be so much history here.

Strange to think we're now a part of it.

There's like

three other bedrooms if you don't like this one.

It's not the room.

I'm going to make this work for us, Nia.

I Promise.

I know.

Because if you don't.

You back yet?

Oi!

Finally!

Ooh you making pancakes?

Nope!

There you go.

Oh.

Look, your blood pressure is going to thank me

when you're older.

Living with you is going to give me higher blood pressure

than any food.

Hm. Forbidden fruit.

I'm going to take a walk.

Where?

Look. I just.

I just really want you to be careful, alright?

Look.

If it's just going to be the two of us,

I can't be your only hobby.

Nia, wait.

I had a Snickers on the way home.

What you doing?

I am not clearing that up.

Is that revenge for the Snickers?

Well.

You bring me to Norman Bate's house

what else do you expect me to do in my spare time?

Want to hear something funny to cheer you up?

Go on.

It's Dark.

Just say it.

It's funny how you can die in a house fire,

yet still be cremated.

Fucking hell, Nia.

I suppose Dad would have laughed at that.

Mum not so much, but.

How's your unpacking going?

It's not.

You bored yet?

I started bored.

Come on. Let's do something fun.

You know, this wasn't exactly what I had in mind

when you said we should do ‘something fun’.

You used to love playing chess together, though.

Alright keep it down. No need to tell everyone.

Don't touch it.

You know,

it was never the chess that I wanted to

spend time with.

Oh come on.

I'm pouring my heart out, you can't look at me like that.

I know I should have been there more for you.

I should have been there to cheer you on at matches,

and help with homework,

and just be a shoulder to cry on.

I, I didn't need all that.

I just, I needed, well.

You.

I can't change the past, Nia.

But I promise.

Look.

I promise, I am here now.

And I am not going anywhere.

OK?

As long as we've got a roof over our heads,

food in our stomaches,

maybe I'll feel like I've done something right.

Well that just got serious very quickly.

Jenga!

Right.

I'm going to go to the shops, get us some picky bits,

you know, real food, and maybe a couple of alcoholic beverages

and we'll get this party started.

Nia?

You going to go on your own?

Alright.

Are you alright!?

Yea, just slipped.

On what?

No, just slipped.

I leave you for five bloody minutes!

Come on.

Dion, it's OK, it's OK.

Who are you?

Dion, It's me.

It's me!

Stop, stop, stop!

What are you doing in my bedroom!?

Where’s Nia?

Calm down.

Nia!

Where’s my sister?

Your sister?

She’s not here.

No one is.

Nia!

Nia!

Nia!

Nia!

Nia!

Dion.

Just breathe.

What's happening to me?

I don't know how much you remember.

Or if you're even aware of what's happening right now?

What do you remember exactly?

Remember, what?

Why are you here?

In this house?

Our house burned down.

Me and Nia, we got this place.

OK, Dion, I've been dreading having to explain this to you.

But your entire family died that night in the fire.

No, I know that.

No, everyone.

Including Nia.

No, no, no.

No she couldn't. I was just with her. There's no way.

Can you explain exactly where that was?

Here! In this house!

Dion.

Would you like to know what really happened?

- That is what... - Wake up!

Nia.

Please, wake up!

- Nia! - I need you to wake up!

Nia!

- Nia! - Dion, please.

Oh my God.

- I don’t know what to do. - Nia!

Oh my God, please wake up.

Oh my God.

Please just wake up I need you to wake up. Please!

Wake up!

Ah, Nia!

Are you alright?

Yeah. Let's get inside.

Are we going to talk about this?

Or just sweep it under the carpet?

I mean,

I'm fine either way, it's your funeral.

I don't know.

Maybe I was dreaming?

I think it was more than a dream.

Do you want to know what really happened?

You were having some kind of night terror.

Thanks for that by the way.

And then.

Well I thought you woke up in some kind of...

Daze.

Like sleepwalking, except...

It wasn’t.

It was as though you were asleep

and awake at the same time.

Well then I kept trying to wake you up and...

You just kept muttering to yourself about some, woman?

That woman.

I've been having visions of her.

We'll come back to that, but, go on.

The other night.

She was standing at the foot of my bed.

I was here, but I mean I wasn't,

‘here’.

It was so familiar, Nia, but,

Unfamiliar.

She said that.

What?

Next thing I know we were outside walking.

But you know this is real, right?

Here and now, with me?

I know how this sounds.

I believe you, I just.

I don't know what we do now.

Do you need help?

What?

Nothing.

It's her isn't it, the woman?

No, no, no.

Can you see her now?

Nia, please just.

I just.

Nia, Stop!

Nia I'm sorry!

Looks like the weather's picking up, doesn't it?