My Friends

Louisa wakes up because the car begins moving. When the driver realizes there is someone in her backseat, she screams. On the radio, Louisa hears the announcement that C. Jat has died. She cries and apologizes to the driver for falling asleep in her car. It’s Louisa’s birthday, but she is so overcome with grief that she wanders around the city painting. A man (Ted) approaches her, but he frightens Louisa, and she throws a paint can at his face.

Ted gives Louisa the postcard, which the artist wanted him to return. He is carrying two boxes, one of which Louisa correctly guesses is the artist’s ashes. She tells Ted she is sorry that he lost his “human,” which is what Fish was for her. She got to hold Fish’s ashes briefly after her death. Ted gives her the other box and explains that the artist sold everything to buy it. He turns to leave and hears Louisa’s reaction when she finds the painting inside the box.