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DAD: What are we gonna do, what are we gonna do, whatare we gonna do?
MOM: Hey, hey, stop.
MOM: Listen to me!
MOM: We just need to
MOM: uh…
MOM: Make sure she doesn’t notice!
DAD: How are we supposed to do that?!
DAD: She’ll be home from school any minute!
MOM: Well what if we just
MOM: tell her the truth?
DAD: But,
DAD: She’s still so young…
MOM: Well…
MOM: I think there’s a chance she’ll understand.
(Door opens and shuts downstairs)
(footsteps on the stairs)
GIRL: Mom! Dad! I’m hooome!
MOM: Oh who am I kidding.
MOM: This is gonna break her heart.
DAD: Oh god.
(Footsteps)
GIRL: Oh!
GIRL: Hi Mom! Hi Dad!
GIRL: What are y’all doing outside my room?
GIRL: Doesn’t matter!
GIRL: I wanna show Mr. Fishflakes the drawing I did of him in art class today!
MOM: Oh sweetheart, about that-
GIRL: Oh Mr. Fishflaaaaaaakes!!!
GIRL: Look Mr. Fishflakes!
GIRL: It’s you!
GIRL: Huh?
GIRL: M-Mr. Fishflakes?
(Tap!)
GIRL: GASP!
MR. FISHFLAKES: Hrk!
MR. FISHFLAKES: Bleh
kra-KOW!
(DONG!)
GIRL: Mom? Dad?
GIRL: Is Mr. Fishflakes…
GIRL: Dead?
GIRL: *Sniff*
GIRL: (Sobbing)
DAD: Hey hey hey, it’s ok!
DAD: Look at me kiddo.
DAD: I know you’re sad right now,
DAD: But Mr. Fishflakes is in a better place!
DAD: He’s uh…
DAD: Er, um…
DAD: He’s up in fishy heaven!
GIRL: Fishy heaven?
DAD: Oh yeah, fishy heaven’s the best!
DAD: There’s plenty of fish food,
DAD: Tons of fishy friends to play with,
DAD: And best of all, endless water
DAD: So he can swim and swim to his little heart’s content.
GIRL: Dad?
DAD: Yeah kiddo?
GIRL: I don’t think fishy heaven is real.
GIRL: WAAAAAH!!!
MOM: Hey, it’s okay!
MOM: *phew*
MOM: You’re right.
MOM: Fishy heaven isn’t real.
MOM: It’s just,
MOM: Something us adults tell kids to protect you from the truth.
GIRL: Well,
GIRL: What is the truth?
MOM: Well the truth is that Mr. Fishflakes died.
MOM: And death is just…
MOM: A natural part of life.
MOM: When we lose somebody we care about,
MOM: We feel grief.
MOM: That’s what you’re feeling now.
MOM: It’s completely normal.
MOM: I know it hurts.
MOM: The reason it hurts so badly is because you cared abouthim so much.
MOM: What matters is that we’re here for you,
MOM: And that you gave him a good life!
GIRL: *sniff!* I guess I did.
MOM: Now get in here!
MOM: Alright, now who’s ready for dinner?
GIRL: Ooh, I am!
What?
MOM: “Fishy Heaven?”
DAD: Yeah yeah.