[And there it is, the movement that catches his eye. Billy's looking at him now, and Teddy can see it now.
His eyes are pure blue, shining brightly with - with a spell. A spell when he'd promised Teddy he wouldn't do anything like this while he was still possessed. Altering his reality, taking a memory and -
This is nothing but a memory, it's not
Why did you even think it was her
She's dead
Didn't you accept that you'd always be alone in the world?
Teddy backs up until he hits the door, the motion making it shut, and his hand grips the doorknob, wanting to turn it and flee, run away from all this and not come back for a while. But he can't move. He's frozen on the spot, pressed against the door as if he could phase through it, staring at his mother whose confusion slowly turns to hurt.]
B-Billy, this - Make it go away, please -
[Now the other family members are standing, looking equally confused.
"Teddy?" his mom asks. "Teddy, what's wrong? It's me... come here, it's all right..."
His head presses back against the door, teeth clenched, tears escaping and falling down his cheeks.
This was wrong, this was so wrong. This wasn't - this wasn't how she acted, how was he so fooled? This person standing here isn't her, could never be her, yet the way she's looking at him, like his expression is hurting her, feels like the hole in his heart that she left behind has been cut open even wider.]
[Action, October 25th]
His eyes are pure blue, shining brightly with - with a spell. A spell when he'd promised Teddy he wouldn't do anything like this while he was still possessed. Altering his reality, taking a memory and -
This is nothing but a memory, it's not
Why did you even think it was her
She's dead
Didn't you accept that you'd always be alone in the world?
Teddy backs up until he hits the door, the motion making it shut, and his hand grips the doorknob, wanting to turn it and flee, run away from all this and not come back for a while. But he can't move. He's frozen on the spot, pressed against the door as if he could phase through it, staring at his mother whose confusion slowly turns to hurt.]
B-Billy, this - Make it go away, please -
[Now the other family members are standing, looking equally confused.
"Teddy?" his mom asks. "Teddy, what's wrong? It's me... come here, it's all right..."
His head presses back against the door, teeth clenched, tears escaping and falling down his cheeks.
This was wrong, this was so wrong. This wasn't - this wasn't how she acted, how was he so fooled? This person standing here isn't her, could never be her, yet the way she's looking at him, like his expression is hurting her, feels like the hole in his heart that she left behind has been cut open even wider.]