Dead Awake Page #4

Just tell me, please.

Got him all riled up.

It's OK.

Does he still have sleep paralysis?

Honey, it's hard to have sleep

paralysis when you never sleep.

What?

Oh, he hasn't been to

sleep in over a year.

The doctors call it

fatal sleep insomnia.

At this rate, he might

have a month left, maybe two.

You all just need to leave.

Come on.

Just breathe.

It's coming!

You good?

Good.

Oh, Jesus!

Uh, I'll drive.

Yeah.

How did it go?

He didn't stop it.

He's just not sleeping,

and it's killing him.

Researchers say that you're awake

when you experience sleep paralysis,

but I think they're wrong.

I believe you're still in a dream state.

And I believe that that's where

the hag exists, in the space

where dreams and reality meet.

How the hell do you

fight something like that?

First, you have to

fight the physical threat.

Your fear begins the first time

you wake up and you can't move.

Once that seed is planted,

you convince yourself

that you really can't move.

And so you can't.

It's a vicious cycle.

You OK, man?

Unfortunately, I'll share the same fate

as that man you found.

Haven't had a proper night's

sleep in four months.

How are you not sleeping?

I've been taking highly

concentrated caffeine pills.

This is an infusion pump.

When I absolutely must

get some sleep, I use it.

It administers a shot of adrenaline

after about two minutes.

Two minutes?

That's nothing.

Takes four to five minutes

to strangle someone to death.

Brain damage from lack of oxygen

can occur after around three.

What's all that?

This is fluoride.

It's normally used as an anesthesia.

A little induces sleep, a

lot and you'll never wake.

I don't think we'll be needing that.

So what's the plan?

A large shot of adrenaline.

If I administer this

while the hag has contact,

it will force you awake, and should

weaken its connection with you.

If you can break the paralysis once,

then psychologically you should

be able to break it again

on your own, and fight it.

So you want to watch us sleep and wait

for that thing to strangle us?

I know the risk, but unfortunately

we're running out of time.

We're running out of options.

- I'll do it.

- No.

I will.

I started this for you and Linda.

I'll finish it.

What now?

Lie down.

Now sleep, and I'll inject

you once she's made contact.

Don't fall asleep.

I'll be right here.

Don't let me die.

What's next?

We watch, wait.

Maybe when the time comes,

uh, you let me do that.

I'm fine.

I'm fine.

Something's happening.

She's still sleeping.

Her eyes are closed.

Very rare to experience sleep paralysis

when your eyes are closed.

Kate?

She's paralyzed.

She... she's paralyzed!

Come here!

I dropped it!

Where is it?

Find it.

Find it, find it!

Find it.

Oh, I see it.

Hurry!

I got it.

I got it.

What do I do?

Thigh.

The thigh!

OK?

You OK?

Are you OK?

I'm fine.

I think it worked.

Are you sure?

When I broke out of the

paralysis, it disappeared.

It disappeared.

Wonderful, wonderful.

But if she's gone, that's only for you.

We still have to repeat

the process for you.

Let's do it.

Ah, she'll...

she'll do the stickin'.

Oh, god.

What?

You said belief opens the doorway.

The files you gave me,

my parents have them.

Have they read them?

Yes.

OK, OK but that doesn't

mean that they believe.

You don't understand.

I told them to research it.

Sh*t.

Hello, this is Dave and Clare Beauman.

Please leave a message after the beep.

Hey guys, it's me.

Um, call me back as soon

as you get this, OK?

Hello, this is Dave and...

Oh my god.

They're not answering.

What if something happened to them?

Hey, stop, it's OK.

They're OK.

And we're almost there.

Dad.

Wh... what's wrong?

Where's mom?

I don't know, sleeping.

Oh, hi, honey.

Hey.

How are you doing?

I'm just looking through some stuff.

And that's why I'm not an artist.

I think they're beautiful.

It's nice to see you smile.

I'm just trying to be grateful.

Grateful for the time I had with her.

Grateful that I still have you.

You all right, honey?

Yeah.

You want to tell me what's going on?

I think he bought it.

He was definitely giving

me the evil eye, though.

He's probably wondering why

we're spending so much

time together.

We should get out of here

before he starts grilling us.

Let me just change first.

OK.

Wait, no, just, uh, just...

just grab some clothes.

I got to stop at home.

I gotta feed Trix

All right, let's go.

Trix.

Hi, Trix.

Ah, you want like an

energy drink, or anything?

No.

But can I use your shower, though?

Yeah, Yeah, sure.

How you feeling?

Wide awake.

How about you?

Spent.

Uh, you know, running on fumes.

No, it's all good.

Maybe you should take a cold shower.

To wake you up.

Yeah, no.

I'm fine.

No, you go ahead, you go ahead.

I'm just, I'm just, going to, uh...

two of these.

Come talk to me while I'm in there.

It'll help keep you awake.

You got, like, a funny story

you could tell, or something?

I'm not really known for my funny.

How about, uh, I don't know,

something about you and Beth.

Uh.

I'm sure you guys had

some wild adventures.

Uh, let's see.

All right, there was one time,

we were probably 13 or 14.

This boy had a crush on Beth at school.

She couldn't stand

him, but I decided they

were perfect for each other.

So I set up a date with him

and pretended I was her.

Even let him get to first base.

Next day, he comes to school,

goes up to her, and kisses her.

Beth decked him right in the face.

OK, it's your turn.

Evan.

Evan.

Evan.

What are you doing?

Open your eyes.

What?

You're sleeping.

Evan.

Evan.

Oh.

Wake up.

Evan.

How is he?

He's in a coma.

Even if he comes out of it, there could

be permanent brain damage.

I'm so sorry.

But we're not finished.

What?

You gave me the adrenaline

shot, and it disappeared.

Yes, but we only

weakened it's hold on you.

We gave you a fighting

chance, that's it.

You still have to face it.

Kate, you have to break

the paralysis on your own.

I don't think I can.

No, no, you have to.

It's tasted your fear.

It will keep coming after you again

and again until you're dead.

It found you because of

your connection with Beth.

You're strong, but the longer you wait,

the weaker you'll become.

Kate, you have to do this.

OK.

OK.

Power surge blew all the lights.

Your two worlds are meeting.

Coming closer and closer.

Take...

Thank you, but I hate tea.

Maybe some warm milk to help you relax.

Relax?

Linda's dead because of me.

Evan's in a coma.

You must stop blaming yourself.

I don't exactly know

how to stop my feeling.

Feelings aren't facts, Kate.

Emotions are in the mind.

And the mind, you control.

Aside from guilt, what else do you feel?

What do you mean?

Underneath the guilt, when

you think about your sister,

your friends, what that thing has

done to them, what do you feel?

Anger.

That's it.

Tap into that.

That's where your power lies.

But before you find that

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