[ When she woke in the white room several days ago, the men there told her there had been an accident, that she had hurt her head very, very badly. They told her name was El, and that the accident had made it hard for her to speak, to remember and say the words.
That was the first lie.
El knows that it's not words she's forgotten -- it's something more. Something from before the accident. El knows she never knew those words in the first place.
When they release her, El keeps the gown they gave her. There's something familiar about it, and lately, El has taken to wearing it more and more. It might help her to remember. She doesn't know. So many things are gone.
Those walking along the street will find a slip of a child, head shaved, staring up at one of the posters. Lightly, she traces one of the words with her fingers.
Happy.
Then, she turns to look behind her, as if she knew someone was there all along. ]
04: on the network.
[ The phone rings. Should you choose to pick it up, no one speaks. Instead, after a few seconds of silence, this song plays. ]
eleven | stranger things
[ When she woke in the white room several days ago, the men there told her there had been an accident, that she had hurt her head very, very badly. They told her name was El, and that the accident had made it hard for her to speak, to remember and say the words.
That was the first lie.
El knows that it's not words she's forgotten -- it's something more. Something from before the accident. El knows she never knew those words in the first place.
When they release her, El keeps the gown they gave her. There's something familiar about it, and lately, El has taken to wearing it more and more. It might help her to remember. She doesn't know. So many things are gone.
Those walking along the street will find a slip of a child, head shaved, staring up at one of the posters. Lightly, she traces one of the words with her fingers.
Happy.
Then, she turns to look behind her, as if she knew someone was there all along. ]
04: on the network.
[ The phone rings. Should you choose to pick it up, no one speaks. Instead, after a few seconds of silence, this song plays. ]