Burning Bright Page #3

Where is it?

No! No touching!

(EXCLAIMS)

Are you out of

your freakin mind?

It's in a cage.

It's not like it would be

wandering around

the whole property.

How the hell are you

gonna keep this thing

under control?

Starve it.

How's that?

You have

to starve them.

Hasn't eaten

in two weeks.

That's how you show a cat

who's boss.

And that's you?

I'm just trying to make

a go of it here, Maurice.

Uh-huh.

When Kelly goes to college,

and she will.

She's young,

you know how they are.

Who's gonna

take care of that boy?

Well...

Since Katie died, you've been a godsend

to those kids, Johnny.

I Just...

I'ts not like its the first time she's tried it.

I shou.. I shoul.. I.. I..

I Just..

That's allright,

you just watch your step.

Everything's gonna be fine,

you'll see.

He's a beautiful creature

I think we can go through

the laundry room, okay?

You understand?

Let me go first.

Be very quiet.

(GROWLING)

(GASPS)

No.

No, no.

(HOME MOVIE PLAYING ON TV)

(GROWLS)

(MOTHER SINGING ON TV)

(GUN CLICKS)

(TIGER GROWLING)

KELLY:
Come on,

we gotta go.

No, stay!

(GLASS CRASHING)

(GROWLS)

(ROARING)

(FIRE ALARM BLARING)

(TIGER GROWLING)

(WIND HOWLING)

(GROANS)

(THUNDER RUMBLING)

(ENGINE STALLING)

(SOBBING)

(GRUNTING)

(TIGER MEWLING)

KELLY:
Oh, my God.

So sorry

Mom left you, Tom.

She left me, too.

I'm sorry she did that.

But I'm not gonna

leave you, Tommy.

We're gonna get out

of here, right now.

And wherever I go,

you are coming with me.

No touch.

No touch.

(TIGER MEWLING)

Don't move.

(GROWLING)

(HISSING SOUND)

(WOOD BREAKING)

Go to the laundry room.

(CLATTERING)

Go back. Go back.

We'll go around.

(FLOORBOARDS CREAKING)

(THUDDING)

(SCREAMING)

(ROARING)

(GROWLING)

Get in the freezer.

I know you understand me.

Get in the freezer.

(BOTH GRUNTING)

(TOM WHINING)

(POUNDING ON FREEZER)

(KELLY SHUSHING)

Easy.

All right.

It's okay.

Tom, it's okay.

It's okay.

(WHIMPERING)

It's okay. It's okay.

Now, breathe slowly.

(BREATHING SLOWLY)

Just breathe.

(TIGER GROWLING)

(POUNDING CONTINUES)

Here's what's

gonna happen.

You're just

gonna fall asleep.

That's not so bad, huh?

I bet you're real tired.

Just close your eyes

and go to sleep.

(KELLY HUMMING)

(ELECTRICITY TURNS ON)

Tommy, come on.

Come on.

(SCREWDRIVER WHIRRING)

(SCREWDRIVER WHIRRING)

(CLEARS THROAT)

JOHNNY:
Boy, Phil's

was a madhouse.

Everyone was there,

even Lindsay Bosier.

Tossing back

hurricanes.

Eight months pregnant.

You'd think she'd

have more sense.

Some people, right?

KELLY:
Tom doesn't understand

what happened here.

He can't tell anyone.

So, you gonna

let us go?

You're not the only one

who wanted out.

Your mother was

gonna leave me.

You killed her.

Kelly...

(JOHNNY SCREAMING)

(GROWLING)

(ROARING)

(ROARING)

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