Dream Boy Page #3

in Madisonville find two lovers dead.

They don't even bother

questioning anybody,

'cause they know it's the curse

that was brought on by Jimmy Hicks

that's done 'em in.

You scared yet, Nathan?

No.

[Thunder rumbles]

Do you hear that?

A storm's coming in.

We better get some more wood

for the fire.

Come on.

- Need some help?

- Naw, it's okay.

VOICE:
[Whispers]

Nathan.

What are you looking at?

Nothin'.

Just listening to the wind.

[Animal howling]

Listen to that. Wild.

It sounded like someone's voice.

It's the rain. Come on.

[Rain falling]

Thank you for bringing me out here.

I used to go camping

when I was little

with my dad all the time.

We don't do much

stuff like that anymore though.

I've never been camping

with my dad before.

I don't like your dad much.

He came out to the barn

the other day to talk to me.

He talked about you some.

He said he noticed we were getting

to be good friends.

He was glad you were

getting out of the house.

He said you were too quiet,

you live in your head.

You stayed home too much.

He said that you make up things

that never happened before.

I think he figured out

I knew where you were sleepin'.

Do you mind when I don't do

the same thing back to you?

No, I don't mind.

Careful, it's slippery.

Oh!

Now we go this way.

Let's rest for a while.

We still got a ways further to walk.

It's hot out here.

Sure is.

Well, this place is a little spooky.

People don't come out here

much anymore.

My Uncle Hebon used to take me

out here when I was little.

Where? What the hell's out here?

There's a farm at the end

with a big house.

Nobody lives there anymore.

No, thanks. Not yet.

- Roy.

- Nope.

Fine, more for myself.

Let's walk.

This is what I wanted to show you.

It's a plantation house.

My dad told me about this place.

He saw it one time

when he was huntin'.

I didn't know there was ever

any plantation out here.

The Kennicutts owned it.

They were kin to some of the people

that owned our farm,

where you live, Nathan.

The place is supposed to be haunted.

My Uncle Heben says he saw it

in a book about Louisiana ghosts.

The last full-blood Kennicutt

who lived there

got killed by one of his slaves.

And they cut off his head.

Legend has it he still walks

around the place looking for it.

My uncle Heben told me that every

family's that lived there since

has had a tragedy.

It's been happening

for over 30 years.

Roy, it sounds like you're tellin'

ghost stories again.

This is true.

I say we go get a closer look.

That figures.

Let's go upstairs first.

VOICE:
[Whispers]

You awake, Nathan?

BURKE:

What is that?

RAND Y:

What's that down there?

That's blood, ain't it?

RO Y:
It looks like it.

What's that smell?

It's sulfur.

How do you know?

They said the Devil

used to smell like sulfur.

Oh, that's real funny.

Sh*t!

What is that?

Did you see that?

Yeah.

BURKE:
I don't see anything.

Shut up!

- He's there.

- Where? Do you see him?

BURKE:
Nathan's full of sh*t, man.

There's nothing out there.

Be quiet!

No, man! He's trying to scare us!

Sonofabitch! Give me the flashlight!

No, I'll hold on to it!

Come on, Randy.

Let's see what's up there.

Come on.

That sure scared

the sh*t out of me.

Did you really see something?

My uncle told me

he saw a ghost here one time.

You think that's what we saw?

I don't know.

But if it is a ghost,

I bet it's that old man.

If someone cut my head off,

I'd want it back.

There's more ghosts than that.

How do you know?

I don't. It just...

It just feels like

there's all kind of ghosts.

Are you trying to scare me now?

No.

But this place does feel like

there's people in it.

Don't you think so?

I don't know.

Have you ever been to a place

where it feels like

you've been there before?

No.

You feel like you've

been here before?

Not quite.

More like I'll never leave.

VOICE:
Nathan.

What is it?

Nothing.

I thought I heard something.

It's probably the guys.

Do you remember what we did

when you were a little boy?

What is it?

What's wrong? What do you see?

I thought I saw somebody.

Don't look.

I don't know what it is you see,

but don't look anymore.

What are you doing?

So, this is what you guys do?

Get the hell out of here!

- You see that, Randy?

- Yeah.

Looks like Roy sucks dick

pretty good.

Jesus, Roy.

You do that to him?

Get away!

VOICE:
Nathan.

I saw you. Roy had your dick

in his mouth

when he was in front of you

on his knees.

Do you suck his cock?

He wasn't doing that.

It wasn't like that.

Yes, he was.

[Muffled screaming]

Do you like me doing it?

You ain't goin' nowhere.

[Groaning in pain]

RAND Y:
Jesus.

Jesus. He's dead, ain't he?

Go catch up with Burke.

You think it happened

like Burke said?

I don't trust nothin' Burke said.

Go on, now.

[Sniffles]

[Sobbing]

[Indistinct chatter on police radio]

He's over here, Mr. Davis.

PREACHER ROBERTS:

"...dwell with them,

and they will be His people.

And He will be their God.

And God shall wipe away

all tears from their eyes,

and there shall be no more death,

neither sorrow, nor crime,

neither shall there be anymore pain

for the former things

are passed away.

And He that sat

upon the throne said,

'Behold, I make all things new."'

[Engine turns over]

[Sniffles]

Nathan!

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