City of Dead Men Page #2

healing ceremonies.

Sh*t like that.

Still... a little heads-up

would've been nice.

What would be the fun of that?

- This food is disgusting!

- It has hairs on it.

Do me a favor and bring

me a plate of good food.

Sorry, sir. They'll

make you a new one.

Of all the places in the world,

why Medellin?

I was born here.

My mom was Colombian.

I knew there was something

about you I liked.

She died when I was five.

I don't remember her at all.

My dad was stationed

here when they met and...

He didn't even know

I was born until she died.

After she passed, he came down

and took me up to San Diego.

Now you're back.

How about you? You don't sound

like you are from around here.

No, I was born in this city.

But I spent most of

my time traveling.

Living with shamans

in Chile, Peru...

Studying at ashrams in India.

Learning

the intricacies of life...

And death.

So what made you come back?

"Chimba."

P*ssy.

No.

- Home.

- Yeah.

It has a way

of calling us back.

Let me ask you a question.

If you knew you had

one year left to live...

How would you live

the rest of your life?

You see, life is just a long,

scenic drive off of a cliff.

Most people try to distract

themselves along the way.

They turn to god or try

to live a meaningful life.

But at the end of the road,

whether you're a good person...

Or a son of a b*tch...

It's all the same cliff.

So just do whatever

the hell we want?

Exactly.

Shapishico.

Let me show you some things

your boyfriend can't. Come on!

Why are you playing hard to get?

Huh?

See, me and the others, we live

as if we are already dead.

A dead man has

no responsibilities.

He does not live

for anyone else.

He doesn't worry of how

he will make a living.

A dead man has no past.

A dead man has no regrets.

We do what we want,

when we want...

F*** everything else.

Wait right here.

Excuse me, sir.

- Yes?

- Excuse my Spanish.

What is this area called?

- Santo Domingo.

Is being a dead man

something you want?

Let's go.

Three and a half kilometers

of Medellin's finest curves.

Even finer than Pauly's mother.

This is insane.

The things you fear,

they control you.

If you fear death,

then death will control you.

To be one of us,

you must fear nothing.

Are you scared, Michael?

I'm not scared.

I just don't want to die.

"I'm not scared.

I just don't want to die."

I should have brought

my extra large tampons.

What for?

For this giant p*ssy.

Live like you're already dead.

Life is the most fun that way.

Let's go!

Check this f***er out!

- Are you scared, Michael?

- What are you doing?

Let me go, f***.

Let me go!

Come on.

Let me go!

Hey you made it!

I almost died.

Yeah, that was the point.

Almost.

You think this

is a f***ing joke?

Easy guys, easy.

When you were up on that hill,

you were afraid to die.

But you faced it.

And now how do you feel?

Your muscles are tense,

your spine tingles, your hair is

standing on end, it's electric.

You're the most alive

when you're close to death.

This is how we live.

What do you want, Michael?

More.

People think they

can tell us how to live.

They think because

they're older,

they have all of the answers.

But you know what?

That's not true.

You want to know why

I became a dead man?

Because all we know is

that we are here today...

And that's all that matters.

Old people, they get stuck

thinking about the past.

They tell us to understand what we

do today is important tomorrow.

But guess what?

It's not, at all.

What matters is right here,

right now.

The past is gone.

Danny?

Are you all right?

You're just seeing things...

Just seeing things.

Dude, we're gonna

have the best gear.

I'm gonna cash in some favors so we'll

get the works. Full sound package.

I'm going to make sure we have

a river of pharmaceuticals...

And narcotics

running through this place.

Weed, weed, weed, tons of weed.

Get it together,

Michael, come on.

Ketamine. Ghb.

And Blackstar.

Blackstar?

I want everybody on it.

No, no, not if you want it...

I'll get it for you.

This is going to be

our biggest party yet.

It's just in your head.

You're just seeing things.

Michael.

What are you seeing?

Nothing man.

I'm, I'm...

I'm good.

Oh really?

Yeah, I'm okay.

Let's go.

Shapishico.

No!

Help!

Michael! Hey!

Hey! Michael!

Hey! Hey! Stop!

Relax.

Hey! Relax!

- What's going on?

Just night terrors,

I get them sometimes too.

Just relax.

You're fine, you're fine.

You should get that cleaned up.

Doesn't this place

kind of freak you out?

Oh, are you scared?

What?

You're not at all?

I'm ready for anything.

Come on, let's race.

- All right.

- On three.

Three!

Cheater!

Loser!

I'm stuck!

There.

Melody?

Melody.

Melody.

Oh my god...

It's not funny.

I really got you, didn't I?

Yeah, you scared

the living sh*t out of me.

That was the idea.

Where did you get that?

Come on. Come on,

I'll show you.

Come on.

Right here.

Check this out.

It's one of the kids

who killed himself.

I guess there's no reason to move

their files if they're dead, right?

Yeah, I guess.

Come on jump, let's go.

Let's go!

- Are you sure about this?

- Yeah!

I've done this a million

times. Trust me.

See? It wasn't hard. Come on.

Come on, Michael.

Really? Are you going

to splash me right now?

Are you serious?

You're in so much trouble.

- Oh really?

You're in so much trouble.

You're just seeing things.

You're just seeing things.

Where are you going?

What, what's wrong?

Michael!

Michael!

What's wrong?

My little brother Danny...

I saw him in the water.

There's nobody there.

You're fine.

I've been seeing things.

Since that first time at the hospital,

something is wrong with me.

I used to have

nightmares, but this is...

This is worse.

It's like I feel him with...

With me everywhere I go.

It must be the stuff you drank.

It's not real.

It's my fault Danny died.

It's my fault that he's gone.

You loved him, right?

Of course.

Then I'm sure he knew that

and he would have forgiven you.

Mauricio, take off the mask while we're together.

- No.

Take it off, nothing

will happen to you.

No, I'm not taking

off the mask.

Are you still

having nightmares?

They're not nightmares if

I have them when I'm awake.

Shapishico.

Shapishico is just a story,

it's not real. Relax. Look...

- Excuse me, doctor.

- It's time for his medicine.

Let's just do this. Take it off while

we're here, just the two of us.

No!

Mauricio take your medicine.

- I'm not taking off the mask.

- It will be okay.

No! I don't want to.

You have to take it.

It will help you, don't worry.

It makes things worse.

No!

I'm not going to take it!

Relax.

You see? Nothing happened.

It's ok.

No, Shapishico.

Shapishico is just

a story, it's not real.

Shapishico.

No.

No.

Shapishico.

Are you lost?

Nope, I'm just looking around.

Jacob might want you here.

But the rest of us don't.

- Really?

- Yes.

Be careful.

Best to leave the dead alone.

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