Lab Journal Entry #33

[matril]

"Consequences"

Int., Tori’s bedroom. TORI is sitting on her bed alone

TORI
(Twisting hands anxiously) Last night was...awful.

(Cut. In feeble defense) It wasn’t a corpse.

(Cut) I mean, some of the material was existing bio-matter but it was never...alive.

(Cut) I still feel like a murderer.

(Cut) I don’t know if I felt worse after I brought the other one to life. I know I haven’t ever really felt right since then.

(Cut) Eli was right. I can’t atone for one wrong by doing another. I just don’t know if there’s any atoning for it at all.

(Cut) He’s still in town, but I haven’t seen him since last night. I don’t know if he’ll stay. I’m not sure if I want him to. He deserves better. But if he left – (Face crumples) I don’t know. He’s the only one who knows everything. I mean, other than (indicating camera) you. But you can’t be implicated like him. (Frown deepens) I guess you could. Maybe some of you are beginning to think you have an obligation to contact the authorities? I really couldn’t blame you for it. I’ve been treating these videos like some kind of confessional, but I shouldn’t be surprised if there’s real world consequences –

Phone rings. TORI, ever more jittery, answers

TORI
Hello? (Pause.) Yes, I know her. Why –? (Pause. Growing horror) No. No. No, that can’t be. (Pause) Yes, okay, I’ll be right down. (Hangs up. Tries to speak, can’t. Turns off camera)