Tanya opens up to Belinda, a spa manager, about the deep-seated grief and loneliness she feels following her mother's death. Seeking a sense of rejuvenation, she confesses her history of needy behavior and her desperate desire to escape a cycle of emotional decay.
BELINDA: What I’m hearing is you have a lot of pain.
TANYA: Yeah.
BELINDA: Both localized and amorphous. And fatigue.
TANYA: I feel like taking a nap right now.
BELINDA: Why do you think you’re so tired?
TANYA: I think it’s cause I’m so close to the floor.
BELINDA: No, in general.
TANYA: Oh. Well, m
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