INT. BEDROOM - DAY

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A dim, messy bedroom. Light filters through grimy blinds.

 

HANNAH (20) sits on a chair, her hair and clothes dirty.

 

She stares at a BLACK CANDLE with a flower symbol carved into it.

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Door opens. HANNAH'S MOTHER (50s) enters with a tray of food.

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MOTHER

Hannah, honey. Please eat

something.

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She sets down the tray. Hannah shakes her head. 

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MOTHER

At least come out for a second,

everyone is here to see you. We

are all very worried.

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Mother picks up a fallen PICTURE FRAME and places it on the desk.

 

It's a FAMILY PHOTO of Hannah, her siblings, and parents.

 

Hannah doesn't look up.

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HANNAH

I can't. Get out.

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Her mother sighs, leaves the tray, and exits.

 

As the door closes, it reveals a DEMON, pitch-black and underexposed.

 

Eerie and intimidating. Hannah sees him in the mirror.

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The demon points at the candle, which magically ignites with a tall flame.

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Hannah looks at the flame, frightened.

 

The demon appears behind her, whispering inaudibly.

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Hannah nods, teary-eyed.

 

She reluctantly holds her hand over the flame.

 

Pain consumes her.

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A larger flame appears in the room's center.

 

From it, a black flower blooms.

 

Hannah falls from the chair.

 

She crawls towards the flower. 

 

Picks it and inhales its scent.

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A BLACK CENTIPEDE leaps from the flower onto Hannah.

 

It crawls all over her body.

 

She panics, trying to catch it.

 

Her movements become a frenetic contemporary dance. 

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Shadowy tendrils crawl up her legs.

 

She SCREAMS but continues dancing until...

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The demon's HAND slams her to the floor.

 

The door opens.

 

Hannah's mother rushes in, concerned.

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MOTHER

Are you ok?

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Hannah breathes rapidly. No sign of the demon, centipede, or tendrils. She nods.​ Mother sits beside her.

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MOTHER

At least take a shower. It'll

make you feel better.

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Hannah shakes her head again. Mother takes Hannah's hand.

 

MOTHER

Please, for me.​

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Hannah meets her mother's eyes, softening. 

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INT. BATHROOM - MOMENTS LATER

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Water cascades over Sandra, washing away dirt. The demon watches from behind the curtain.

 

She ignores him, scrubbing furiously at her skin.

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INT. BEDROOM - LATER - MONTAGE

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Hannah, clothes changed. Looking better, slowly starts to clean up her room.

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LATER

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The room is now clean.

 

Hannah sits at the desk, starts to eat from a food tray.

 

As she chews, she feels something in her mouth.

 

THE BLACK CENTIPEDE suddenly crawls out.

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She freaks out, jumping back into the demon's arms.

 

He grabs her hand, leading her into a macabre contemporary dance.

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They move together, like a battle in motion.

 

She seems trapped under his command. 

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The dance turns sensual.

 

Hannah gives in as they spin, falling onto the bed.

 

She touches the demon's torso, her hands crawling up to his neck, but then... 

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...she grasps his throat.

 

Forcefully, she strangles the demon as he flails.

 

Hannah uses all her strength.

 

The demon is helpless, his power waning. 

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Sweating, Hannah smiles triumphantly and looks back.

 

He's gone.

 

She's alone on the bed. Panicking, she looks around. The demon is now in the corner, unharmed. 

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She throws the bedside lamp at him. It shatters against the wall. The demon appears in the opposite corner. 

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MONTAGE 

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Hannah throws her room into disarray again, trying to hurt the demon unsuccessfully.

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LATER

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Hannah crawls on the floor, panting. Her room is a mess again. She cries helplessly.

 

Her eyes fall on the now-broken family photo.

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EXT. BACKYARD - NIGHT

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A bonfire crackles. Hannah emerges from the house, blinking in the firelight. Her FATHER, SISTER, and BROTHER stand around the fire, worried.

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HANNAH

I'm ready to go to the

hospital.

 

Hannah's mom slowly nods with a faint smile. She opens her arms, and Hannah melts into her.

 

Her siblings and father close in.​ They envelop her in a group hug.

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CLOSE ON: Hannah's face, tears streaming. For the first time, her eyes are clear.

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FADE TO BLACK.