Invisible Monsters

Shannon is told she should at least have her jaw rebuilt or she could die from sleep apnea. She is depressed because she has just learned she doesn’t qualify to be a hand or foot model, and she expresses a desire to die. Brandy suggests she should embrace her current situation, saying, “The best way is not to fight it, just go. Don’t be trying all the time to fix things” (144).

Back in the house for sale, after seeing Manus restrained by the real estate agent, Shannon drags a semiconscious Brandy back to the bathroom where she continues to feed her pills. Shannon finds her postcard from the Space Needle tucked inside Brandy’s book. She decides her past is over and she needs to move on.

Shannon remembers Brandy teaching her and Manus how to steal drugs while touring houses for sale. Brandy expresses a wish to find her sister and explain everything to her. At the same time, Shannon writes Evie a letter asking for the insurance money on the house in exchange for not going to the police and telling them Evie shot her. Shannon claims to have had reconstructive surgery and to have won Manus back, claiming Manus is willing to testify as well.