Demons Page #6

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She'd come here

whenever she was upset.

We used to have horses.

She's always had an

affinity for animals.

Jewel?

Jewely?

- Jewel!

Let us help you.

- Finish the exorcism,

father Hampstead.

- Oh, Jewel...

- You weren't here.

- Finish the

exorcism, father Hampstead.

- There is no demon.

- What did you say?

- She's not possessed.

She's in terrible pain.

She's been tortured,

beaten, raped, drugged.

She's had a psychotic break.

Who wouldn't?

- Better stop talkin'

nonsense about my daughter.

She just dove out a

second story window.

- Adrenaline is a powerful drug.

- Jasper, stop!

- She is and has been in

the grip of the devil.

- No!

It's you.

It's both of you.

- No, please,

I don't want to play

today, it hurts...

- I don't want to open it.

- You don't have to.

You were there.

- Mama, why?

Why?

- Jewel...

Jewel, they're not worth it.

- Daddy!

- It mocks me.

- Don't be so surprised, Jasper.

She heard it all from you.

- No!

- What are you gonna do?

- I gotcha, Kayleigh.

I gotcha.

- Just, hold on.

- No...

Goodbye, mama.

- She was coming to me.

She was coming to me.

- You are no man of god.

You're an instrument of evil.

Precious daughter's

blood is on your hands.

That means far less

than the welfare of her soul,

which if it descends

to the bowels of hell,

the very destination

the demon intended,

well then, by

great heavenly god,

that too is on you, sir.

Help me, mama.

- What are you doing?

- You may be the only

person in this world

who means anything right now.

- There's something missing.

- Kayleigh!

Please forgive me!

You're all I have!

You're all I have!

- No, mom!

You have nothing!

Nothing at all.

You can stay here

tonight but I want you

gone first thing in the morning.

- Please stay and talk to me.

- Colin will show you to your

bedroom when you're ready.

Goodbye, mama.

- It was you.

The universe always

balances the scales.

- I spoke with the bishop,

and for the record,

you decided not to

proceed with the exorcism.

- So that's what happened.

- And, you were not at the

grants when the girl died.

- Because that's what's

best for the archdiocese?

- It's what's best

for everybody.

I think you know that.

- What about the grants?

- The grants are just happy

it's been ruled an accident

by both the sheriff's

department and the archdiocese.

Based on your report,

smacks a bit like suicide or

something even more sinister.

- Yeah, maybe it was a suicide.

Maybe, she'd been through

too much to go on.

- Maybe.

And then there's the not

insignificant matter of Mr. Grant

assaulting a priest.

And that's important

to Mr. Grant that Jewel

has a church funeral,

is buried within the church.

Colin, you got into an

impossible situation.

You tried.

That's all you can do.

- I tried, and failed.

I was completely

out of my depth!

- Aren't we all?

- No, that's not good enough.

There has to be a reason.

There has to be a consequence

for what happened.

- There will be.

God will handle it.

Colin, listen to me.

You have something

special to offer.

That is rare.

Do you understand me?

- She was pregnant.

- Use your anger, use

your rage to do some good.

You understand better than most

what it means to overcome

impossible obstacles.

Honor her.

That's all you can do.

- It's not a

good time, Kayleigh.

You should be with family now.

- Why?

The only one of them that

mattered to me is dead.

- What do you want?

- What do I want?

My sister just died.

My mother and father

may as well be dead.

- And I'm...

So sorry...

I didn't do enough.

- I need to

talk to the only priest

that I feel

comfortable talking to.

- So you've come for

spiritual reasons.

- I've come seeking peace.

I need to understand.

- Have you heard the

term trauma bonding?

That's what's happening here.

We've been through a

difficult situation together.

We share similar histories.

- Hey, I went to

college, remember?

Philosophy major?

Psych 101 was a requirement.

- I have to be concerned

with the consequences

of my relationships.

Of my actions, especially now.

- You're right.

There must be a

consequence for all of this.

But maybe the things

that haunt us both...

That we share, were supposed

to bring us together.

At least right now.

Maybe that was the intention.

- Whose intention?

- I don't know.

Maybe this god of

yours has a plan.

- Kayleigh, please.

- I never said goodbye.

I never even went

to the funeral.

I just ran to you.

- Maybe she's giving

you another chance.

- Sometimes, they come to help.

- It is with great happiness

in my pretty Lil' soul

that I pronounce you

now wife, and husband.

You may now kiss

your hot-ass bride.

- I have to confess, I

woefully underestimated you.

And when you were lying

there by the pool,

naked with your purple hair

I thought...

- I know.

I know things.

But you should know

better than anybody,

things aren't always what

they seem on the surface.

- Bet you're ready for

that honeymoon, huh?

- Greek islands, nude beaches.

Yeah, it's kinda my thing.

You should probably

take that trip soon too.

- Yeah.

- You have a beautiful family.

It doesn't matter how the two

of you got to this moment.

Just that you're here.

- Thank you.

- Mmnmm, mmnmm, mmnmm.

- Another one.

- Oh man,

it just went down my shirt.

- Another one.

- - Okay.

- Don't get too

drunk, you bastard.

You have some business

to attend to later.

That business is me.

- Ooh!

- It's perfect.

- Jewel, I want you

to meet your niece.

This is Jewel.

- Come on, sweet girl.

- Bye, Jewely.

- That's it, I won again.

Now you gotta go read

a book or something.

I got stuff to do.

- I want to play

with you some more.

- May I join you?

- You want to play with me?

My sister doesn't

want to play no more.

- Oh, she's mean.

I would love to play with you.

But how about some other game?

How about one inside, huh?

- Yeah.

- Yeah, show me.

Where's daddy?

- Off overseeing

the building of some

shelter for the church.

Said he'd be home late.

What are you gonna do?

- Kayleigh, come play with us.

- Yeah, Kayleigh, come

play with us, it'll be fun.

Kayleigh doesn't

wanna play with us.

- Mmm...

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