Awaken the Shadowman Page #2

Hey, it's an honest living.

You just don't want

to work for me, right?

Look, let's not get into this

right now, all right?

Let's just focus

on finding mom, please.

Christy?

Christy?

Tom! Tom!

What are you doing here?

- Uh, we're just looking for tom.

- What for?

We need to talk to him

about our mother.

Yeah, who's that?

Evette Morris?

Oh, yeah.

I liked her.

She was real pretty.

Well, thank you.

Jake Morris.

And you must be the other one.

The one who left.

Adam, right?

First man risen from dust.

What are you doing here, boys?

Just wanted to talk to you

about our mom.

Me and evette used to spend

a lot of time together.

Who do you think Johnny law

came calling up first

when she turned up missing?

Yeah, sure. Makes sense.

Of course they did.

Well, uh, sorry

to have bothered you.

No, no. We wanted to talk

to you in person,

- see if maybe you...

- Maybe what?

What are you looking for?

We're just trying

to find our mother.

She's been missing for days.

We're just worried.

I told you, I haven't

talked to her.

Why did you guys stop dating?

What does that matter?

Ever think your mom

just ran away?

Evette was a f***ing whacko.

What did you say?

Whoa. Easy, Seth.

I think you fellas should leave.

I'm sure if you were

in our situation,

you'd understand where

we're coming from.

I have a business

to run here, boys.

If you wanna talk

about your mommy,

go talk to her crazy friends.

What friends? Who?

These friends right here,

behind you.

We're thinking it's time

for you to go.

Come on.

Little punks.

I didn't tell you this,

but mom had

a lot of trouble last year.

I even had to check her

into a clinic at one point

because she wasn't stable.

What do you mean,

"wasn't stable"?

Well, the doctor said

it was a suicide attempt,

but she denied it.

Wait, what?

What was a suicide attempt?

She was mixing pills

and alcohol.

How could you not tell me this?

She got really depressed

after you left,

and it kind

of got worse and worse.

I just didn't want to make you

feel guilty, you know?

How could you not call me?

I mean, is she losing

her mind or something?

Well, she knew you had

a lot going on,

like with the pregnancy

and everything,

and she just didn't

want to worry you, so...

I didn't tell you.

I should have.

I'm sorry.

Hey...

Come here. Come here.

Come here.

What's wrong?

You okay?

You okay?

...What's wrong?

Watchers.

Hey. I just fed Emma.

She's finally asleep.

Their life seems

a lot easier than ours, huh?

What's that supposed to mean?

I know money

can't buy happiness,

but it sure solves

a lot of problems.

Are you not happy anymore?

I am.

You know this year's been hard,

ever since we had Emma.

Look, I know we don't have

everything they do,

but I'm trying.

It's not your fault.

Beth.

Adam.

It's me.

Angela?

Oh, my god, I'm so sorry,

- I didn't recognize you.

- It's okay. It's okay.

- I know.

- Are you okay?

- Do you wanna come in?

- I shouldn't.

I just needed to see you.

I need to warn you.

Warn me about what?

Have you met those people yet?

Your mom's friends?

Yeah, last night.

Lawrence?

The kid, right?

What about him?

Help isn't what they offer.

That place, and those people,

and Lawrence, especially,

just don't trust them.

Why wouldn't we trust them?

He's a monster.

Find me.

Hey, man, wanna give me a hand

with the groceries out of the car?

Wanna tell me what was really

going on with mom?

What do you mean?

Dolls with their eyes

blacked out.

Suicide attempts.

Gateways.

- Tell me.

- Tell you what?

...Tell me everything.

What do you want me to say?

I don't know where she is.

How could you not tell me

our mother tried

to kill herself?

You have a nice history

of keeping stuff from me.

Is there anything else

I should know?

Why would I tell you? Huh?

You left after the fires.

Would you have come back?

Of course I didn't

tell you about mom.

I handled it on my own,

like I always do.

Why would I even bother you

or involve you at all?

You're part of the reason

she got this way.

Really?

You know, you got a lot of balls

putting this on me

after what you've done.

You think I would want

to live here

next to you and Christy

after what you did?

Do you have any idea

how humiliating that was for me?

What, do you think it was just

easy for us or something?

It's not like I planned

this to happen.

- That's bullshit.

- God, I've told you,

nothing happened

while you two were together.

I told you this.

Either way, man,

you don't do sh*t like this.

- You knew I loved her.

- Loved her.

Did you? Hmm?

You dated for what,

not even a year?

I've been married to her

for four years.

How are you still

holding this against me?

You still hung up on her

or what?

I'm glad you're happy.

I, um...

I just wanted to...

I just wanted

to start by apologizing

to all of you.

I, uh...

I know I fought a lot

of this at first,

but the thought

of losing somebody

was just so horrific to me.

The only guilt that I had

is because I wasn't

as strong as all of you...

Or my wife.

And I kept thinking to myself,

did I... did I miss something?

Did I do something wrong?

It was like the light

was never clear to me.

And it's taken some time,

but we, uh...

We're finally happy now.

Your grief is your own,

and no one else can tell you

when it's time to move on,

but you can find

relief in knowing

that those who have moved on

have found a better place,

a clean slate.

I promise you,

you will get there.

You can start over, too.

I'm so proud of you.

You both have given up so much,

but think of the rewards

you'll receive

of the life now unfolding

in front of you.

Whenever you feel weak,

remember...

This will ground you.

It's a symbol of strength

and regrowth.

- Glad you came.

- Oh, hi.

- Oh, my gosh, so cute.

- Thank you.

That was a wonderful speech.

- I'm sorry.

- Why?

Is there something you're not

telling me about my mom?

I told you everything I know.

- Watchers.

- Watchers?

My mom had an interesting

doll collection.

Oh! Her babies.

Evette just loved those old

porcelain antique dolls.

Really?

She blacked out their eyes,

tore off their clothes,

and wrote watchers

on all of them.

Do you know anything about that?

Oh, evette.

Let's push our energy towards

evette's return.

This is a place of peace,

safety, and understanding.

We support each other,

and right now we're in support

of finding evette.

You and Beth are always

welcome here, Adam.

You're welcome anytime.

Shouldn't you be in school?

So, how about a glass of wine?

I brought one from home.

I just shouldn't drink

because of Emma.

Oh, come on. We're not

going anywhere tonight.

Let's relax.

Do something for yourself

for a change.

Wow.

Wouldn't you like to have

anything you've ever wanted?

We're okay.

We get by.

Yeah, but that doesn't

stop you from wanting...

Craving,

needing?

No.

So, I heard you got

a chance to talk

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