Dream Boy Page #2

Thanks, Ma'am. I'll have him back

by 11:
00, I promise.

Get ready.

I'll meet you by my truck.

Nathan?

Yes, Mom.

Do you need some money?

I got $5.

You know, your daddy's been

real nervous lately,

and I couldn't get him

to lay down last night.

He didn't rest.

NATHAN:
So, where are we goin'?

We're gonna go meet

Randy and Burke.

You drink beer?

Yeah.

You reckon' you can keep quiet

about it?

It doesn't bother me

that you drink beer. It's okay.

Answer my question.

I can keep quiet about it.

I can keep quiet about anything.

We're going swimming.

That's where we're going.

But I can't swim.

You can watch me.

BURKE:
Yeah!

[Laughing]

- BURKE:
Did you see that ride?

- RO Y:
Yeah, sure did.

What'd you think about that?

It's pretty high.

It's high, all right.

I bet you won't do it.

I bet I won't either.

I'm with you, Nathan.

I ain't jumping off

that top part either.

I got no need to break my neck.

Well, I do.

Whoo!

[Laughter]

Glad you came out here

with us, Nathan.

Let him alone, Burke.

He can't swim.

Well, maybe he'll learn

if I throw him in.

Don't bother him, Burke.

I mean it.

Are you man enough

to jump in the water right now,

or am I gonna have to

throw you in?

- I don't want you to throw me in!

- Then you better jump!

I want you to let me go!

Leave him alone! Let go of him!

I didn't throw him in the water.

I should have, though.

Nice ride, buddy.

RAND Y:
Yes, it was.

What do you think?

It looked like something was

chasing you all the way down.

I wish I could swim.

I'll teach you.

Next time, it'll be just us.

You wanna go somewhere now?

Wanna go to a movie or somethin'?

I don't mind.

Do you mind?

What?

Comin' out here.

No, I don't mind.

Well, we could go

to a movie sometime, too.

I ain't tryin' to hurt anybody.

You ain't hurt nobody.

Touch me.

[Grunts]

Where'd you learn screwing

like that? Huh?

Who taught you to screw like that?

Answer me!

Nobody.

You're a liar.

No, I'm not.

[Engine turns over]

Roy?

Roy, please.

NATHAN'S MOM:
Harland.

Come on downstairs.

[Sighs]

Nathan.

I'm talking to you, Nathan.

I know you're awake.

I saw your eyes come open.

Did you have a good time tonight?

You better answer me,

or I'm coming in there.

Yes, sir.

Your mom was the one who said

it was all right for you to go out.

It wasn't me.

Where'd you boys go?

Swimming.

Did you go swimming, too?

No, sir.

That's right. You don't know how.

Open your eyes, Nathan.

Look at your dad.

I'm sleepy.

Open your eyes.

NATHAN'S MOM:
Harland.

Harland, what're you doin' up there?

I'm talkin' to Nathan.

Come on downstairs.

Leave him alone. He's tired.

Let me check on Nathan

for a moment.

I'll be down there in a little while.

You promised me

that you wouldn't bother him.

I told you it's all right.

I'm checking on him

to see if he had a good time.

You shouldn't let him

go out like that.

He ought to come to church

with us.

He can come to church with us

on Sunday.

Come on downstairs.

Please.

Come on.

[Harland screams]

Did he touch you?!

Did he touch you?!

Nathan?

You out here?

I called you a couple times.

Everything all right?

Yeah, everything's fine.

I was kind of hoping

I'd get to see you on Friday.

I had some stuff I needed to do.

I know that there's something wrong.

Why don't you just tell me what it is?

What is it?

Did I do something?

No, nothing.

I just got to get home.

Roy, wait.

Please.

Nathan!

Nathan!

RO Y'S MOM:
Roy!

Come back!

[Snoring]

[Sobbing]

How long have you been out here?

Since after supper.

You were out here last night, too.

Yeah.

I gotta go inside pretty soon.

My parents will be wondering

where I am.

Hey, it's okay. I'll be fine.

You can't stay out here.

Yes, I can.

You should come to my house.

Your parents will send me home.

You can sleep in the barn tonight.

I'll show you a place.

You and your folks have a fight?

Yeah, somethin' like that.

You'll be safe in here, okay?

Thanks.

Good mornin'.

Did you sleep?

Yeah.

I think your mom is awake.

The light's on in your kitchen.

I'll hide these.

You get ready for school, okay?

Don't run from me!

Get away from him!

So I talked to Burke and Randy.

We're gonna go camping

this weekend.

All right.

About time you lazy a**holes

got here.

I see you got your ma to let you

come with us. That's good.

Nathan ain't no baby.

So, where we goin'?

It's a secret place

my uncle showed me.

A good long walk into the woods.

Pretty far from everything.

- What the f***'s here?

- You'll see.

We'll see?

Hush up, Burke.

Enjoy the walk.

So much for nice weather.

You don't want none for yourself?

No.

What's the matter?

You want some more?

I'm good.

All right.

You tell me when, partner.

A lot of people killed

in these woods.

Don't start now, Roy.

No, I mean it.

Two men just killed here

last summer, wasn't it?

That's right. Two of 'em.

RO Y:
Them two suckers

from East Baton Rouge.

They found one of them hanging

upside-down with his nuts cut off.

You two sonofabitches

don't scare me.

You know a lot of stories, Roy,

don't ya?

What do you say, Randy? You want

to hear some ghost stories?

Suit yourself.

All right.

So this man from Madisonville

was goin' out with this girl

he shouldn't have been

goin' out with

'cause she was married.

She didn't want to leave her husband

'cause he was a rich man,

and they lived

in this huge mansion together.

So this man, Jimmy Hicks,

decides he's gonna kill this guy

'cause he wants this girl

all to himself.

So he drives up

to this huge mansion

with doors, like, nearly twice

the size of him,

and he knocks on the door

three times.

[Knocks three times]

The woman's husband comes out,

and he pulls a hatchet

from behind his back.

The guy tries to plead with him,

but it doesn't make any difference.

So he turns and runs,

and Jimmy brings the hatchet

right down on the guy's back.

And he doesn't stop there.

He keeps on swinging,

and he chops the guy up

into little bits.

With that last swing,

he cuts the guy's hand right off.

Now he decides he's gonna bury him

in his own backyard.

So he takes him out back,

digs a grave,

tosses the body in

piece by piece.

Then, when he's finished,

he remembers

the bloody hand

with all the fingers.

Dammit, Burke! Cut it out!

But he goes back,

and the hand's not there.

So he figures he must have buried it.

He goes home, takes a shower,

washes all the blood off.

When he comes out,

it's dead quiet.

He hears a knock at the door.

[Knocks three times]

So he goes up to the peephole.

No one there.

So he figures his mind's

just playing tricks on him.

So he turns, goes to bed.

Now, sometime

in the middle of the night,

he wakes up.

He can't breathe.

He reaches out,

but there's nobody there.

There's a weight on his throat.

And he tries to get up,

and he goes to the mirror

by his bedside,

and he sees the hand

wrapped around his throat.

Now, every now and then, police

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