Beth
Honey, I need to tell you something.
Beth
Please understand that I feel I am simply not strong enough to tell you in person.
Willem
That is why I’m typing this.
Willem
Just tell me already.
Beth
I will never see you again.
Willem
WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT
Beth
I’m going to tell you because you deserve to know.
Beth
I am in major breach of confidentiality but I simply could not go on living without some type of closure.
Beth
I need to know that you know.
Willem
Jesus Christ. Where are you? I need to see you.
Beth
I already told you, I will never see you again.
Willem
Jesus. You better be joking.
Beth
Willem, yesterday morning I received a message. You’re probably not going to believe me, but I’m going to tell you anyway.
Beth
It was from NASA. Willem, we’ve made contact.
Willem
Contact? What in the world…
Beth
Willem. There are other people out there. Well, they’re not people, they’re very different from people.
Beth
In fact, I’m not sure you’d be able to comprehend.
Willem
Beth, tell me what’s going on.
Beth
Whatever these things are...we’ll call them people for now...they…
Beth
They contacted Earth. NASA. They knew who I was.
Willem
How could they possibly? That is ridiculous.
Beth
They are much smarter than people. They know things we can never know.
Willem
Why did they mention you?
Beth
They mentioned me because of my status with Mensa.
Willem
Want you? I don’t understand.
Beth
Willem, they consider me the smartest person on Earth.
Beth
I am an invaluable resource to them. An insight into humanity that nobody else can provide.
Willem
You are so arrogant. I’ve always resented that.
Beth
Well you understand at least why I will never come home.
Beth
Willem, they need me. They need to study me. I have so much to teach them and they have so much to teach me.
Beth
Can you imagine a more meaningful or important calling?
Willem
So just go. Just get out of here and never come back. I’ve never been smart enough for you anyway.
Beth
Willem, that’s not true.
Willem
No, it is. You always make me feel bad about my intelligence. About how I’m not as smart as you.
Willem
Our whole time together. You make me feel dumb. You make everyone around you feel dumb.
Beth
I don’t believe that.
Willem
It’s true. It’s probably good you make friends with these people because no person on Earth could ever truly like you.
Beth
You’re trying to hurt me. It is a defense mechanism.
Beth
I don’t want to part on these terms. Forgive me.
Willem
Stop talking to me.
Beth
I love you. Please know that.
Beth
Honey, it’s me. I’m talking to you! Can you believe that?
Willem
I told you to stop talking to me.
Beth
Come on. Honey, I love you.
Beth
Willem, I’ve travelled over three hundred thousand light years since you last spoke to me.
Willem
I didn’t think cell service reached that far.
Willem
How are you possibly sending these messages?
Beth
I made some requests. I told them I’d like to communicate with you via my own species communication systems and they were generous enough to accommodate me.
Willem
They were able to do that?
Beth
These people can do anything they want. They are unfathomably intelligent.
Willem
What is it like there?
Beth
I’m not sure I know how to describe it.
Willem
Even with your intelligence?
Beth
I don’t think a word exists for what this place is like. For what these people are like and the knowledge they possess.
Beth
It’s like nothing you or me have ever imagined. It’s beyond our understanding. Beyond mine.
Beth
I need to go now. We have a lot of work to do and my head is killing me. I will contact you soon.
Willem
What kind of work are you talking about?
Beth
They told me they’d like to share something with me. Some type of knowledge. An eternal truth.
Beth
The key to everything and infinity and that which is beyond infinity.
Beth
WILLEM YOU NEED TO ANSWER ME NOW
Willem
You already said that.
Beth
TROUBLE. AND I amm a stupid woman. Very stupid.
Beth
WILLEM. STUPID STUPIDDq
Willem
Can you read my messages? Are you getting these? Tell me if you’re getting these.
Willem
Then tell me what’s going on.
Beth
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Willem
Why are you typing nonsense? Is there a problem with the technology you are using?
Beth
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Willem
BETH!!?? THIS IS NOT FUNNY.
Beth
HAHAHAHHHHHHHHH VERY FUNNY
Willem
You are scaring the shit out of me.
Beth
You are DEAD. YOU ARE ALL DEADwr[ooo.
Willem
I don’t understand. Please stop this.
Willem
What the hell happened to you????
Beth
Willem this is Beth. My mind is not well. I need you to send for help. This is very important.
Willem
Honey? I am so confused.
Beth
Beth is dead forever. She will never come back because she knows things she was never supposed to know.
Beth
Her mind has been corrupted in ways that are unimaginable to your worthless stupid brain. Good bye.
Willem
I don’t know what to do.
Beth
Honey, I love you. Forever.
