The Curse of the Cat People Page #5

You don't know what happened to her.

She told lies to herself and believed them.

I tried to stop it...

...but everything I did was wrong.

In the end, she went completely mad.

There was a terrible tragedy.

She killed a man...

...then she killed herself.

It must have been terrible for you.

But you can't let this stand

between you and your child.

Amy.

Do you know

why I came to you, Amy?

Why I came to be your friend?

Because you called to me.

Out of your loneliness,

you called me...

...and brought me into being.

And I came...

...so that your childhood

could be bright...

...and full of friendliness.

Now...

...you must send me away.

I don't want you to leave.

You'll remember me for a while...

...mourn a little.

But then you'll forget.

And that is as it should be.

I'll never forget you.

If you leave, I'll follow you.

No one can follow me.

Don't go. Don't leave me.

Goodbye.

Please don't leave me.

Don't go, please.

Come back, Irena.

Irena.

But you're a teacher, not a parent.

- You haven't any children.

- Wait a minute. You design ships.

That's your business.

You have no special qualifications...

...to handle children,

other than parenthood.

I'm a teacher. I've studied children.

- What do the books tell you about Amy?

- Just one book.

It's called The Inner Life of Childhood.

There's a whole chapter

devoted to children like Amy.

Unhappy and frustrated.

Children have only one way of escape.

They build companions for themselves.

Some children believe

they have a dog or a cat.

Others create children

or grownups for their friend.

That's an indication

of how serious it is with Amy.

You see, you agree with me.

I have every right to be worried.

I've never argued that. It's just you're

going about it the wrong way.

I still find that hard to believe.

Irena.

Irena.

You've got to be her friend

so that she won't need other friends.

You've got to believe what she says.

Her friend will vanish

the moment her hunger for friendship...

...is satisfied by a real person.

- You're talking about Amy?

- Yes.

I want to trust her.

I want to be her friend.

There's no better time than now.

She's probably upstairs this minute,

sobbing out her grief...

...to a friend who doesn't even exist.

Ollie, why don't you go up to her.

Well...

...I'll go up and see

if she's gotten to bed all right.

Irena.

- Ollie, what is it?

- Amy. She's gone.

Operator.

Give me the state police in a hurry.

She's gone into the woods.

And if you stand on the bridge

at the wrong hour...

...the hour when he rides by...

...his great cloak sweeps around you...

I hate this storm. I hate it.

I don't hate the storm.

It blows beyond me.

It was on...

...a night like this...

...that Barbara died.

But I'm Barbara. I didn't die.

- Don't you understand?

- My Barbara was killed.

No, no. You were out of your mind.

You didn't know anybody.

You didn't remember anything.

Look at me. Look in my eyes, Mother.

Say that I'm Barbara.

No. It's not true.

Everything you say is a lie.

You are a poor, lost woman.

You're not my Barbara.

You're always worse

when that little girl's been here.

If that child comes here again...

...I'll kill her.

Yes, I'll kill her.

- What is it, Johnson?

- The dogs tracked her down to here.

Ollie, they'll find her.

It's a bad night.

If anything happens to her,

it's my fault.

They'll find her.

You can make it up to her.

I'll make it up to her.

I'll trust and believe her.

We'll have to leave the car here.

She's gone across the field.

Mrs. Farren.

Mrs. Farren.

Mrs. Farren.

Mrs. Farren.

Oh, little girl.

Poor little girl.

I'll have to hide you.

Little girl...

...I have to hide you.

No. We...

We can't hide you there.

She knows every corner of that room.

We can go upstairs.

There's a little room under the eaves.

I can hide you there.

I rarely go upstairs anymore. You'll...

You'll have to help me.

- Hurry, hurry.

- Yes.

Yes.

Hurry.

I can't do it.

I can't do it.

Mrs. Farren.

Mrs. Farren.

Even my mother's last moments

you've stolen from me.

Come here.

Daddy.

Come here.

My friend.

My friend.

My friend.

My friend.

Amy.

Amy.

Amy.

I thought we'd lost you.

I thought I'd never find you again.

Amy, from now on,

you and I are gonna be friends.

I'm going to trust you.

I'm going to believe you.

You'll like that, won't you?

Yes, Daddy.

Is your friend in the garden?

Can you see Irena, now?

Yes. I can see her.

I see her too, darling.

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