Devil in the Dark Page #3

you out on my back.

Okay.

Don't die.

Sh*t.

...first and ten.

The closing minutes

of the fourth quarter.

Are you ignoring this?

Christ almighty!

Oh, boy.

All right, boys.

All right. Enough.

Clint! Let go

of your brother!

Enough. Hey. Come on.

Fine.

Adam,

go and set the table.

Clint, get those stinky,

bloody clothes off right now.

You know, your uncle and i

used to fight like you guys.

Was your brother

a d*ckhead, too?

He's not a d*ckhead.

You guys

are just different.

Oh, you think you're

the first brother

to be annoyed by

his younger sibling?

I don't know.

Why can't

he just be normal?

I know your brother doesn't like

the same things as us.

Adam probably thinks

it's you that's not normal.

I hate him.

You know, time changes

everything, bud.

You're gonna have to suck it up

and be the older brother.

I'll try.

Good. Now go wash up

for dinner, huh?

You smell like

a slaughter house.

I love you, dad.

I love you, too, son.

Just tell me, Rambo.

Go that way 300 yards.

300 yards?

That's like three

football fields.

Yes.

And then I want you

to push up and go left.

Okay, but if I see the deer,

why don't I just shoot it?

I have a gun.

Because your job is

to push it up to me.

Oh, I see.

Because you want

first shotsies.

Okay, that's cool.

I get it.

Shotsies?

Just go.

Hey.

So?

Did you miss?

No, I got him for sure.

He just didn't drop.

I can t believe you took

the shot.

Me either.

So where'd you hit him?

In the chest, I think,

but he moved a little bit

when I shot.

What'd he look like?

He was big.

You, okay?

Yeah, yeah.

Come on, let's get him.

Anything?

No, nothing.

What is that?

I-i--

what is that?

I don't know!

Come on,

let's just go.

Adam, come on.

What is that sh*t?

It's dinner,

all right?

And it'll be delicious.

You know, I can't believe

you took that shot.

Never in a million years

did I think you would do that.

I feel like sh*t about it.

You eat meat, right?

I think we should go home

tomorrow.

No. We can't leave

that deer out there.

And all of a sudden why are

you so anxious about going home?

This was your idea.

Why did you wanna come

up here?

Not that I mind,

I've been meaning to call you,

it's just-- why?

I just wanted to see

the town again.

After 15 years?

It just seemed like

the right time.

You're the one who turned

this into a hunting trip.

I thought we could just go

camping or something.

I've been having

these...Dreams.

So you wanted to come up here

because of dreams?

I gotta say that's

a little weird.

You know, dad would have

been happy about this.

Why?

Because I'm hunting?

No, you idiot.

Because...

You know, no matter what,

he was our dad.

He was way more

of a dad to you.

Well you certainly didn't

take the high road

when he needed you,

did you?

He didn't need me.

He had you.

I had to look after him

all by myself.

You think that was fun?

Do you really think that he

would have wanted me around?

I wanted you around, Adam.

I wanted you there for me.

For me.

Can you jus-- you know what?

Never mind.

You know he asked about you

all the time?

He wanted to know

what you were up to.

And he hoped you would visit

one last time.

I came for the funeral.

The fu-- the funeral?

That was closure for you.

I didn't come up here

to defend him.

That part of

our lives is over.

I just promised him I would

make it right.

And when you suggested

coming up here I thought--

I thought you could close

the book.

You and I will never agree

about our father.

If you're okay with that,

then I'm okay with closing

the book.

That looks like sh*t.

What came between

you and dad, anyway?

You.

Who are you?

You okay?

Yeah. I-i just, uh...

I had a bad dream.

Want your binkie?

Adam, I got it.

You're kidding?

That's great.

Let's go.

Yeah.

Maybe we can see something

from up there.

Where?

Oh, sh*t.

Come on.

What the hell?

Adam.

This is seriously

f***ed up, man.

One second.

No, no.

No, Adam, this is

a very bad idea.

I recognize this place.

It's, uh...

Listen, I don't care.

We gotta get outta here.

Yeah, you're right.

Let's get the hell

outta here.

Adam. Slow down.

Adam, slow down!

Adam!

Oh, sh*t! Sh*t!

Hang on, buddy!

Here we go. Here we go.

No, no, no! Aah!

What did you do?

I'm sorry, bro. I had to.

You wouldn't have been able

to move if I didn't.

You have any morphine

in that pack?

No, sorry.

What do you want? Let me get it.

I got it.

You can give it a try,

but I wouldn't get

your hopes up.

Nothing.

We're moving more in the open

tomorrow morning.

Give it another try then,

all right?

Sure.

What the hell was that sh*t

up there?

I'm not sure, man.

What?

Nothing.

It's just my imagination

getting the better of me.

What?

It was just an old deer

or something.

Antlers were all broken

and ugly.

What happened to you

up there?

I don't know.

You said you recognized

the place, but you've--

you've never been

there since--

since when?

You don't remember?

Dad and I lost you

when you were four.

We were hiking and you just...

Disappeared.

What? What happened?

Nothing. Nothing happened.

We-- we found you after a few

hours, dad was panicking and...

Seriously, you don't

remember at all?

No. Nothing.

You never did

like the outdoors.

I still don't.

Dad just thought you were gay.

What was that stupid thing

dad used to say?

Something about being at

the office and hunting...

Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah.

A bad day huntin' beats a good

day workin' every time.

I've never disagreed

with him more.

That's saying something.

What's with all these crows?

Adam!

Adam! Adam!

- What the f***?

- What the f***!

- What the hell was that?

- We are leaving right now!

What the hell grabbed me?

Come on!

Was it a bear?

No, no!

Goddamn bear!

Why won't you tell me

what it was? Clint!

Because I don't know,

Adam!

It's nothing

I've ever seen before.

Jesus Christ!

It doesn't change the fact

that we gotta get off

the goddamn mountain!

All right?

It doesn't matter! We'd be in

the same boat if it was a bear!

No, we wouldn't! At least,

a bear is an animal!

Whatever, we gotta leave.

Being scared and pissing

ourselves doesn't get us off

this goddamn mountain!

Do you even know where

you're going?

- I am just trying to get away.

- Farther away.

What the f*** does that mean?

Well what the hell do you

wanna do? Huh?

You wanna-- you wanna wait

for that thing to come?

Come on.

- Almost there.

- Okay.

Come on. Sit down.

Are you okay?

Are you gonna

be all right here?

Yeah.

If you see anything

that isn't me, you shoot it.

You hear me?

I'll come back down.

That's a good plan.

Where's your phone?

In the pocket of my bag.

Oh, god.

You good?

Yeah.

Okay.

If you could hurry

that'd be fantastic.

I'm on it.

You okay?

Yeah, I'm good!

Goddamn cell phone.

Adam! You still okay?

Yeah, I sure am!

Yeah, I m coming down now!

Come on.

Adam! I see something!

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