Ace in the Hole Page #2

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his registration is next week.

What are you planning on doing

today besides causing trouble?

Well, Julie's gonna show me around this ghost town.

So! That should take about... I don't know? 10 minutes.

Alright. Please be back by 4,

I have to go to work. Thank you.

C'mon sweetie let's go.

Ready, tiger?

- Bensonville, here we come.

Not quite Brooklyn, huh?

- Not quite.

So... Is that where you lived your whole life?

No! Actually I was born in Queens.

And the... we moved

to Philly (Philadelphia), Boston,

DC (Washington) and then back to Brooklyn.

Oh! And... I'd say... I think Jersey is

somewhere in there too. I don't really remember.

Do you even bother to unpack the boxes?

Yeah everytime. It's kinda like...

My mom always assure that the next move is

gonna be the last one. Type of thing... you know?

She seems nice.

- Yeah.

What about your dad?

- I don't have one.

Sorry.

"Rolic Gardens"?

Seriously. Can we go there?

I hate that place.

Besides, it's not open anyway.

Yeah... the weather's a little bipolar,

as you can see.

But other than that it's not that bad here.

I mean, school sucks,

but I'm sure its sucked in Brooklyn too right?

Yeah.

Thus... You guys are like celebrities.

I mean most people move out of Bensonville,

not in it.

Really?

How bout your genuine Bensonville burger?

How is that one compared to the...

Brooklyn, Boston, Philly burgers?

Pretty good.

Yeah, that's because they mix it up with squirrels out here.

Really?

Good?

Just kidding.

Your boyfriend gave you that?

- Why? You jealous?

No...

Just a friend.

So... what's up with you guys

moving around all the time?

Nothing.

People usually don't move

around the country for no reason.

I do not know ...

My mom just... wants to find a good job.

We want to find places for Lucas like a...

I do not know.

There is no reason really.

Dane, I say to come home by 4,

not start home at 4.

Would you just please come home alright!

I got to go to work.

Listen, sweetheart, honey.

I've got to go to work.

So, Dane will be home any second I promise. So...

Don't go anywhere kay?

Be a good boy. I love you.

I love you, soldier.

- I love you too.

Okay.

Mission failed ...

Okay, Let's see how you like it.

Hey! You okay?

Sh*t!

Hang on a second!

Hey!

This isn't funny!

Dane!

Dane!

Hello?

Julie! what are you doing here in the dark?

Hiding from your new boyfriend?

Let's get outta here.

Hello!

This is Lucas Thompson!

What's wrong with you?

He came after me.

What?

That clown puppet thing.

The one you try to scare me with.

It's trying to get up here.

No!

He was right there.

He chased me.

The puppet chased you?

The one you put in my bed.

Lucas I have no idea what you're talking about.

I didn't put any clown puppet inside your room.

Yeah, you did!

I mean, I might have...

If I would have thought about it. But...

I didn't.

It... It was there!

On the steps ?

- In my bed.

Then I put it in your bed to scare you,

and then it was downstairs.

Okay! You know what?

You got all kinds of weird crap going on in there,

I don't even want to know about it.

but whatever. Clown's gone.

So we're cool.

It's still down there somewhere!

Okay, let's go look.

It was in here.

Hey! You know what? You're wasting my time.

There's nothing down here.

Who the hell's that?

One of your little friends?

I don't have any friends.

Hey!

Hey, little girl! You lost or something?

I don't want to die.

Dane! let's just stay down here.

Did you close that when you came home?

I don't remember.

Is that him?

You didn't happen to see a little girl run by here did you?

Shut up.

Eh... little girl?

She had blood dripping from her eyes.

What?

- She just had a little makeup on. Don't worry about it.

It's all good! Thanks!

Hi, Dane!

Okay... I'm gonna look upstairs.

Sh*t!

Hey!

Shut up!

So! What's the deal with this little girl?

You guys know her?

- No!

I didn't know the clown either.

What clown?

Nothing! He...

He had a dream last night and got scared

because of this stupid thing about clowns.

No, I don't.

But the little girl... she

was... she was in this house?

She said she did not want to die.

- You know what, dude ...?

You don't have to answer every single question.

Seriously! I'm not in the mood.

Dane!

Hello!

Dane, please...

Gotta be in there right?

Dane. Close it.

Are you crazy?

I don't know? We all... we all saw that right?

You're talking about the little girl that

just crawled into the bottomless pit under your house?

Yeah!

I think we all saw that.

Some kinda passage way for dead people.

Why would a little girl be down here?

I'd rather know,

why she followed me into the bathroom at the diner?

- Maybe it's a wormhole?

A what?

A Wormhole. Like a doorway between different universes.

Oh, my gosh!

- What?

Wow! Okay! You know what? You need to stop

reading so much.Trains you little geek.

Pizza guy.

Hey.

Okay.

Anything yet?

No...

When's mom gonna come home?.

- Not til midnight.

Should've called her.

- No!... Bad idea.

Seriously, if you say anything she's just gonna spaz out.

Gets packed up by tonight.

It's fine with me. If it's okay with you? Right?

Would you?

Yeah!.

I mean... but...

What do you think? We should... you know

see what we got before we say anything.

I know what you've got.

You've got a gateway to hell underneath your house.

And that is really cool.

What is wrong with you?!

I know... I probably wouldn't understand anyway, right?

Right. Great!

Listen, you guys. It's getting late,

so don't stay down here much longer. Alright!

and, and, and you too.

You need to go home. Right. And...

Dane clean that up, please.

Good God ...

What do we do now?

Nothing I guess.

And if that little girl comes

into my room tonight?

Guess it's good luck.

Where'd you put the lock?

I didn't touch them.

Where are they then?

Life is ridiculous and boring,

before you move here.

I'd better go.

Good nite...

Hey, Mom.

- Hey guys.

This is Dr. Newman.

We work at the hospital together.

It's Travis.

Hi.

- Hi.

So what are you fellas doing down there?

Little war game?

Yeah, something like that.

But it's actually passed our beddy

bye time isn't it mommy dear?

A snack perhaps? Before you go to bed?

Are you hungry?

Alright you guys? Good night!

I love you!

Good night, baby!

- Nice to meet you.

I am so sorry about Dane.

It's just that he's not used to the idea of me...

You don't have to explain. I get it.

His father is not a very nice person.

We probably got married too young!

And I stayed probably too long...

Susan...

It's... it's okay.

Think she's probably gonna marry him.

Shut up.

Hi!

Dane!

Dane...!

- Yeah. Hang on.

Hi!

- How's up?

I... just saw your mom. I thought you

guys were gonna wait for me?

You know what? I really don't

want to mess with it today.

Why not?

- I don't know. I just don't.

You forget where you live now?

What else we have to do around here?

I think you guys better see this!

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