Demons Page #5

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it was a pretty weird

situation 'cause,

he was my priest friend,

and his girlfriend,

and she was smokin' hot.

I mean, I guess she'd

have to be, right?

- Well, you don't give up

celibacy for an ugly person.

- That's deep.

- You know, ugly people

need to get laid too.

Stop it.

- I was really flattered

that he'd flown her

all the way to la to met

me and get my approval.

- I'm sure that

was his rationale.

- Sort of.

- Yeah.

- So um, we'd finished dinner

and were sitting around,

having this brilliant

conversation over several bottles

of really nice red wine,

and all of a sudden, do you

remember this, Kayleigh?

She just stopped in the

middle of a f***in' sentence,

picked up half a bottle

of wine, tipped it up,

and chugged the whole thing.

Slammed it back down on the

table and I looked to Colin

and I went, "all right

buddy, permission granted."

I even forgave her

for being catatonic

for the rest of the night.

- You saw something that night.

You've been holding this

weight for a long time.

- I have to go to the bathroom.

- Please.

Oh, f***!

Sh*t.

- What happened?

- Tell me how you can help me.

- You've come to a

moment of convergence.

That's why everything is

crushing in on you right now.

You've become sort

of a wormhole,

connecting this realm to

the realm of the spirit.

Why would this be

happening to you right now?

- My sister...

- Talk to me.

- She would have

been 26 tomorrow.

Today.

- 26.

Do you know anything

about numerology?

- Not really.

- The number 26...

- The numeric value

of the name of god in Hebrew.

- And, containing

the number six,

god's diametrical opposition.

The number of

imbalance, of lack.

26 is the number of

the cosmic messenger,

of angels and powers

not of this plane,

who have something

to impart or need of

or connection to

this place and time,

for the good or ill of those

of us who reside in it.

They're all, each

of them, emanations.

They're the 26 dimensions

of ultimate reality.

From a singularity,

a divine mind,

god.

Your sister will

never be closer to you

than she is right now.

Whatever it is that's

between you two,

now is the time to solve it.

- You believe in god?

- I believe in everything.

- Is that the police?

Do I smell of weed?

Is it legal here?

I'm gonna hide.

- Mr. Hampstead, I

apologize for disturbing you,

but this woman says she's

a relative of yours?

- Yes, you could say that.

What's the trouble?

- This lightning storm's

kind of wreaked havoc

around the area.

Power outages, as you know.

Big ol' oak tree got struck a

little piece down the road some

downed limbs are blocking

the thoroughfare.

Found this young lady sitting

cross-legged in the street,

bawling her eyes out.

- Kayleigh gave me

directions to the hotel.

I didn't know what

other route to take.

- You don't have

GPS on your phone?

Never mind,

we'll take care of her.

- Thank you, sir.

Sir, is everything okay?

- Yeah, everything's fine.

- My partner drove her car back.

It's parked right out

on the street there.

- Thank you.

- Have a good night.

Y'all stay safe in there.

- Yeah, okay, fine, fine, fine.

- Thought this was

in my realm now.

- Couldn't bring

myself to stay away.

Had to come out and

check up on her.

Make sure she's comfortable.

As comfortable as

can be expected.

But I sense I'm not

welcome here anymore.

I care about that little

girl, father, both of them.

And you had better act quickly

if you want to save her life.

Remember what I told you.

That, and malnourishment,

doesn't bode well.

- What was that about?

What did he tell you?

- I need to see your sister.

- Goddamn it,

what did he tell you?

I deserve to know.

- You better not let your father

hear you blaspheme.

- You think he

scares me anymore?

- I think...

You're not as hard

as you think you are.

- Your father

was a complicated man,

he kept me at arm's length.

- Oh f*** off, mom.

Just take some responsibility

for once, for one time,

in your miserable life.

Just admit your

share of the blame.

Your daughter died!

Has that still not sunken in?

- For a multiplicity of reasons.

- What?

What does that even mean?

- We failed her, all of us.

Even you, father.

- Please don't call me that.

- Dr. Connor said he

gave her something

to make her more comfortable,

but I don't think it's working.

- Where's Mr. Grant?

- He's gotta work for a livin'.

- When will he be home?

Kayleigh.

Would you grab my satchel

out of my car, please?

- Yeah.

Now's as good a time as any.

I know it's been rough.

That's an

understatement, I'm sure.

But there's a way through this.

I'm here to help

you through this.

- How do you know Latin?

- F*** off!

You wanna play?

I'm good at playing.

- Close the door.

- You!

- In the name of Jesus

Christ our god and our lord,

by the strength and intercession

of the immaculate

virgin Mary, mother of god,

and blessed Michael

the archangel,

and the apostles Peter and

Paul and all the saints,

all powerful and holy

authority of our ministry,

we confidently undertake to

repulse the attacks and deceit

of the devil!

- I should do something.

- What you gonna do?

B*tch please.

You can't save every

living soul, okay?

- I am so

sorry this is happening

on your wedding weekend.

- I'm not.

This is why I'm

supposed to be here.

Not the wedding.

No offense, love.

- Ugh.

I'm way too stoned

to be offended.

- Yeah.

The uninhibited mind lies open

to the domain of the spirit.

- Can you say that again so

that it makes some sense?

- Native American vision

quests, ancient oracles,

intoxicants, they're

all commonly used to

free the mind and bridge

the gap between worlds.

Kayleigh's drunk, and my guess

is drunker than she's been

in a long time.

Her guard's down.

- Oh.

I understand completely.

- I love you.

- Oh, lord.

- Mama?

- He started it.

- Well why in the hell

didn't you call me, woman?

My god!

- What in the name

of holy god is going on?

- I'm doing exactly

as you asked.

Please give me some time.

- I'm gonna be here

for my daughter.

- Daddy, please!

- Oh sweet Jesus, help us!

- Let me out!

Let me the f*** out!

- Is that you talkin',

or the demon?

- Kayleigh, don't!

- Listen to me, Jewely...

- We need something

to tie her down with.

You finish the exorcism.

No, Jewel!

No, no, I wasn't...

- go ahead, daddy.

Jewel?

Oh come on...

- Kayleigh?

Jewel!

- I just want to know

why are you still

so angry with me?

- Mrs. Grant, you

can't possibly not know

the answer to that question.

- I made some mistakes.

I was alone.

And now I'm more

alone than ever.

Haven't you ever felt helpless?

- Can you feel her?

She's here.

Maybe she's come to kill you.

- Kayleigh baby, come on.

Let's go outside

and get some air.

- I'm fine right here.

- What's happening?

- Take my hand.

Kayleigh, take my hand.

Kayleigh, take my hand now.

It's okay.

- May I join you?

- Where are we going?

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