She closes her eyes. He probably wonβt be back, she thinks. Or he will, differently. What they have now they can never have again. But for her the pain of loneliness will be nothing to the pain she used to feel, of being unworthy. He brought her goodness like a gift and now it belongs to her. Meanwhile his life opens out before him in all directions at once. Theyβve done a lot of good for each other. Really, she thinks, really. People can really change one another.Β You should go, she says, Iβll always be here. You know that.
NORMAL PEOPLE (2020)Β dir. Lenny Abrahamson, Hettie Macdonald


















