The Life Impossible

Grace and her friends head out to Amnesia. The island is alive with sound. At the club entrance, Grace gives her name, as Lieke put her on the list.

Grace becomes immersed in the energy of the club. She’s surprised and delighted by everything she sees and feels connected to everyone there.

The music overtakes Grace, and she is surprised to enjoy the techno. She’s impressed by Lieke, too. She feels an intense emotion like grief, love, and light at once. She stares at Lieke and feels her and Christina’s memories together. She transfers these positive feelings to Lieke. Then, Lieke starts talking over her track. She tells the club about Christina’s mission to save Ibiza and asks everyone to join her at the protest tomorrow and spread the word. Grace, Marta, and Alberto are thrilled. They let themselves enjoy the music and dance.

Grace feels happy dancing with Alberto and Marta. At 3:30 am, she gets the idea to go to the casino to win the money they promised Sofía. She’s confident that they can win it, as she can now read the future. The friends call a cab and head out.

The friends arrive at the casino. Grace convinces the man at the door to let them in by accessing his memories and pretending to be his lover’s mother.

Grace and her friends play roulette and win a large sum. Then, Grace sees Art in the poker room and decides to play him.

Alberto and Marta worry about Grace’s safety, but she insists on playing Art so that she can win the money and access his mind. She wins the first several rounds, gradually sensing emotions from Art.

Grace feels an array of contradictory emotions from Art. He’s wicked but feels fear, shame, and insecurity. Grace beats him several more times, enjoying herself throughout. In the last round, Art says that he found her weakness, gesturing toward Marta at the door. The casino descends into chaos, and Marta collapses.

Grace and Alberto rush to Marta’s side. Grace realizes that Art is manipulating her mind. She understands that he was the little boy who saw La Presencia and is controlling everyone in the casino. Grace tries to protect Marta’s mind but then tries to stop Art instead.

Art tells Grace that she shouldn’t have come to Ibiza. Then, Grace sees him on the beach as a child. He almost drowned because his parents were distracted. He saw La Presencia while under the water. Ever since, he’s blamed his parents for nearly letting him die. Grace is confused as to why La Presencia would show itself to someone so wicked and accuses Art of using his powers for evil. Then, she realizes what she must do. She opens Alberto’s seawater jar and dumps the water. It moves toward Marta, filling her body and reviving her. Furious, Alberto leaves the casino. Afterward, Grace collects her poker chips.

Grace and her friends attend the protest in the Parc de la Pau. Twenty-seven thousand people are in attendance. Marta gives a speech. Then, Alberto insists that they confront Sofía.

The friends race to the stage, where a press conference with Sofía and Art is about to begin. The friends demand that Sofía make good on her promise, as they’ve fulfilled their end of the deal. She apologizes, insisting that it’s too late to break her agreement with Eighth Wonder. Grace tries accessing her mind but realizes that Art is controlling her. She feels suddenly weighed down and collapses.

Grace finds herself in Salacia.

Grace encounters a red bike in Salacia and then sees Daniel. She runs to his side, crying and apologizing. He tells her that his death wasn’t her fault. He chose to ride his bike in the rain because he was angry and wanted to be alone. He begs her to let go of her guilt and remember him happily. Then, she sees a bluebird that looks like the bluebird picture that Daniel drew her years ago.

Grace wakes up. Sofía tells her that she doesn’t belong in Ibiza. With Alberto’s encouragement, Grace looks to the sea, remembers Christina and Alberto’s predictions, and summons all the Ibiza wildlife. Countless birds and animals swarm the area. Then, a snake bites Art, and he dies. Grace didn’t want to kill him but understands that nature had other plans.

Grace tells Maurice that she survived the chaotic experience. She then muses on stories, spoilers, mystery, and life.

Sofía voids the deal with Eighth Wonder, and Es Vedrà remains untouched. Journalists report on the events surrounding the press conference, but the story is quickly distorted. Alberto also tells Marta about his diagnosis.

Grace, Alberto, and Marta go out on Alberto’s boat so that Alberto can take a last dive before his health fades. On board, Marta records Alberto giving a speech about his life. He cuts himself short, deciding that he doesn’t want to go to Salacia and will die a natural death instead. He’s lived a good life and wants to enjoy his remaining time.

Grace and Marta stay by Alberto’s hospital bed 10 days later. Before he dies, Alberto makes Marta promise that she will live for him. After he dies, Marta and Grace cry.

Grace and Marta scatter Alberto’s ashes in the water near Es Vedrà. Then, they play some music and dance on the boat. Grace accesses Marta’s memories of sailing to Formentera with her parents.

Grace begins visiting Formentera regularly. She enjoys her days and feels grateful for every moment.

Grace tells Maurice about the things she’s found enjoyable in recent days. She’s been gardening, visiting with Marta, and investing in the house. She even got a tattoo of Daniel’s bluebird drawing on her wrist.

Grace walks in the rain and remembers one of her last conversations with Alberto. She asked him if she should use her powers to help people around the world. He suggested that she was most needed in Ibiza. She describes what she felt while talking with Alberto and encourages Maurice to open himself to such moments in his own life.

Grace writes another email to Maurice. She knows that he hasn’t read her manuscript yet but encourages him to be open while reading it. She also says that he’s welcome to buy her Lincolnshire bungalow, as Christina’s gift changed her life and she’s decided to stay in Ibiza.

Maurice emails Grace again. He reiterates his gratitude for sharing her story and also thanks her for the bungalow. He describes how much her friendship means and how often he thinks about her tale. He’s coming to visit her in September and expresses his excitement for the trip.