billy? is the'.t you honey?
dinner will be ready in ten minutes. okay. he hurries upstairs w iith
how was work?
have you asked that tracy girl out yet?
i was just curious.
don't start that again. your father's coming home tonight.
it'll put him in a bad mood.
billy, honey.
dad and i just don't want you to have to struggle like we did. we want to help, until you can support yourself as a writer.
it'll get published.
if it takes that long, yes.
please, let's forget about this. just for tonight. okay? billy pauses. finally gives in and nods. lynn stands. she pops another valium and exits to greet her husband. we hear them, exchange an excited ".hello". they kiss and laugh, glad to be in each other's arms. billy just sits. burning.
i think he's just darling. mogwai. rand holds the creature out to billy.
you two look so cute together. i have to take a picture. lynn walks to a nearby drawer, opens it and removes-a kodak instamatic. mogwai is on billy's shoulder, licking his cheek.  billy hates it.
okay smile. billy forces a smile. mogwai still licks his cheek. lynn snaps the picture. flash! mogwai lets out a high scream. frightened of the bright light, mogwai jumps back, accidentally scratching billy's cheek.
slowly moves to the kitch n doorway. sh listens.
jumps at the noise. scared, she runs to the kitchen phone.
stands in the kitchen, tightly holding the phone receiver.
standing in the kitchen. frightened. she downs two valiums from her bottle.
she's arrived at the top of the stairs. it's dark up here. she looks to the end of the hallway.
standing below the open attic door. she tightly clutches her valium bottle. she looks up. nothing but darkness. lynn pops another valium. she climbs theladder, into the attic.