Ghost Story Page #4

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AM-- AMBULANCE.

GET AN AMBULANCE.

MILBURN COUNTY.

EMERGENCY.

WHY CAN'T THEY HURRY ?

THINK I'LL TAKE A BITE

OUT OF YOU.

EVA ?

HELLO ? MILLY ?

THIS IS RICKY.

THIS IS THE WORST STORY

WE KNOW.

- THE WORST THING

THAT EVER HAPPENED TO US.

- THE MOST DREADFUL THING.

WE THOUGHT WE COULD KEEP I A SECRET.

SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER.

- GUILT.

- AFTER ALL THIS TIME.

WE THOUGHT IT HAD NOTHING

TO DO WITH ANY OFOURPROBLEMS.

NOW JOHN IS DEAD TOO.

IF I HADN'T--

AH, DON'T BLAME YOURSELF.

I USED TO MALIGN HIM

TERRIBLY, BUT--

EVA GALLI.

THERE, I'VE SAID IT.

- YEAH.

- WELL, WHAT HAPPENED

TO HER ?

WELL, THAT'S OBVIOUS,

ISN'T IT ?

WE KILLED HER.

THE TWO OF YOU ?

ALL OF US.

THE CHOWDER SOCIETY,

IN THE SPRING:

OF 50 YEARS AGO.

THAT WAS THE START OF IT.

THE BEGINNING.

MUST HAVE MONEY.

SHE'S RICH.

- WHERE IS SHE FROM ?

- EUROPE, I GATHER.

EVA GALLI.

SHE'S... AN ANGEL.

EVA.

MAKE WAY.

GOOD AFTERNOON, MISS GALLI.

NED WANDERLEY.

MAY I HELP YOU,

MISS GALLI ?

I'M SEARS JAMES.

HELLO.

- OH, AH--

WE WERE, UH,

JUST ON OUR WAY--

MISS GALLI--

THE MOST SPECTACULAR--

TAKE MY ARM.

AM I RIGHT, JOHN ?

ONE MORE YEAR OF MED SCHOOL

AND I'LL COME BACK HOME.

MILBURN NEEDS:

ANOTHER GOOD G.P.

BRAVO.

WHAT ABOUT YOU,

RICKY ?

OH, UH, GOSH,

MISS GALLI, UH--

RICKY, IS "MISS GALLI"

THE BEST YOU CAN DO ?

UH--

EVA.

UH, WHAT WAS

THE QUESTION ?

YOUR PLANS:

AFTER GRADUATION.

OH, WELL, MY, UH--

MY FATHER'S GOT HIS HEAR SET ON TAKING ME

INTO THE FIRM.

SO--

HAWTHORNE:

AND HAWTHORNE.

FOREVER.

- AND WHY NOT ?

WHAT'S WRONG WITH THAT ?

DON'T TAKE ANY GUFF

FROM HIM, RICKY.

OLD PENCIL STUBS,

OUT-OF-DATE LAW BOOKS.

AND YOU, EDWARD ?

ARE YOU GOING:

TO STAY HERE TOO ?

HUH ? WHAT ? IN THIS TOWN ?

NOT ON YOUR LIFE.

NED'S GONNA BE

A FAMOUS POLITICIAN.

STATE SENATOR, MAYBE.

THOUGHT I'D LIKE

TO BE PRESIDENT.

AH.

THE CHOWDER SOCIETY.

LOOK AT YOU, STANDING HERE.

THIS IS A DANCE.

EDWARD ?

DON'T WORRY,

I WON'T EAT YOU.

THINKS SHE'S TOO GOOD

FOR US.

I DON'T THINK SHE'S SO--

SO MUCH.

SHUT UP, NETTIE.

RICKY, MOVE AROUND

TO THE OTHER SIDE.

IN FRONT OF SEARS.

D.W. GRIFFITH.

JOHN, TAKE A STEP

TO YOUR RIGHT.

STOP.

STAY THERE !

DON'T MOVE, ANYBODY !

JOHN !

EVA, SAY YOU'LL STAY

WITH US FOREVER.

I'VE ONLY RENTED THE HOUSE

FOR THE SUMMER.

WHY DON'T YOU BUY IT ?

YOU HAVE LOTS OF MONEY.

GOOD. KEEP STILL,

EVERYBODY.

OHH.

- COME ON !

SIX, SEVEN.

SHE HAS TO STAY,

DOESN'T SHE, NED ?

- A-A-AND !

NED !

HERE WE GO !

JOHN !

WHERE ARE YOU GOING ?

FOR A WALK.

I'LL COME TOO.

"ALL DAY 'TIL EVENING

I WATCHED THE RAIN...

"BEAT WEARILY

UPON THE WINDOW PANE.

"I WAS NOT SORROWFUL

BUT ONLY TIRED,

"AND EVERYTHING

THAT I EVER DESIRED--

HER LIPS, HER EYES,

ALL DAY BECAME TO ME--"

YOU'RE BEING VERY BAD.

I WANT YOU.

WATCH OUT !

NED ! HEY, NED,

WATCH THE OAR, WILL YOU ?

YOU DON'T MIND,

DO YOU, FELLA ?

NED ?

DO YOU WANT TO TRY AGAIN ?

NED !

WHAT ?

IT'S NOT THE END

OF THE WORLD.

?? THE BLUE OF HER EYES ??

?? AND THE GOLD OF HER HAIR ??

?? ARE A BLEND

OF THE WESTERN SKY ??

?? AND THE MOONLIGHT BEAMS ??

?? ON THE GIRL OF MY DREAMS ??

?? SHE'S THE SWEETHEART ??

?? OF SIGMA CHI ????

WELL, IT'S ABOUT TIME.

RICKY ? WOULD YOU

DRIVE ME HOME, PLEASE ?

YES, MA'AM !

YOU'RE DRUNK.

GODDAMN RIGHT,

I'M DRUNK.

SO ARE YOU.

A TOAST.

OOOH.

AH.

STAND UP.

ALL RIGHT.

STAND UP.

RICKY ?

TO THE MYSTERIES

OF WOMEN.

YEAH.

TO WOMEN !

ALL WOMEN:

ARE MYSTERIES TO ME.

JOHN ! JOHN !

SO TELL US, NED.

- YES ! COME ON.

- WHAT ?

PLEASE.

MY DEAR FRIENDS--

DON'T HOLD OUT.

NO SECRETS, REMEMBER ?

WHAT WAS IT LIKE ?

IT WAS...

AWESOME.

- OOOH !

- REALLY ?

YOU HAVE NO IDEA.

SHE'S A GODDESS.

A GODDAMN GODDESS !

I KNEW IT !

I KNEW IT.

?? BEAMS ON THE GIRL

OF MY DREAMS ??

?? SHE'S THE SWEETHEART ??

?? OF SIGMA CHI ????

SHH !

SHH !

SHH, SHH, SHH.

SHH !

M-MAYBE-- MAYBE

N-NOBODY'S HOME.

OF COURSE SHE'S HOME.

HER LIGHTS ARE ON.

SUCH A LITTLE:

OLD MAN. GOD !

RING THE BELL, NED.

NO, NO, NO, WAIT !

SHUT UP !

IT'S TOO LATE. I TELL YOU.

TOO LATE ?

FOR WHAT ?

- HELLO, NED.

- EVA.

YOU'VE BROUGHT EVERYONE,

I SEE.

HI, EVA.

EVA.

WELL, ARE YOU JUS GOING TO STAND HERE,

OR ARE YOU ALL:

COMING INSIDE ?

ALL RIGHT, JOHN.

NOW LET SOMEBODY ELSE

HAVE A CHANCE.

JOHN ?

I'M DANCING

WITH THE GODDESS.

OHH.

I THINK IT'S TIME

THIS ROMEO WAS IN BED.

OH, NO, NO, COME ON.

IT'S EARLY.

WHAT ABOUT MY DANCE ?

YOU HEARD THE LADY.

LET'S GO.

YOU JUST WANT HER ALL

TO YOURSELF, DON'T YOU, NED ?

UH-UH.

I SUPPOSE YOU'RE

GOING TO SPEND THE NIGHT.

I DON'T THINK SO.

NO.

NO. WHY NOT ?

SEARS. PLEASE.

NO. I WANT MY DANCE.

GET YOUR THINGS.

GET YOUR THINGS.

COME ON, WE GOTTA GO.

WE GOTTA GO, JOHN.

COME ON !

- WHOSE TURN WITH EVA ?

- WAIT !

YOU GET YOUR DANCE.

YOU ALL WILL.

UH, WAIT, PLEASE.

MISS GALLI,

I CAN'T DANCE.

WE'RE LEAVING.

I'M TOO DRUNK.

EVA !

AREN'T YOU HAVING FUN,

NEDDIE ?

I'VE HAD ENOUGH.

I HAVEN'T.

I THINK I'LL TAKE A BITE

OUT OF YOU.

WHO'S NEXT ?

- PLEASE.

EVA ?

DANCE WITH ME,

YOU LITTLE TOAD !

SLUT.

POOR NEDDIE.

DID YOU TELL THEM

ALL ABOUT IT ?

DID YOU ?

I--

YOU'RE PATHETIC.

-SHALL I TELL YOU

THE TRUTH ?

- NO !

EVA ?

EVA ? WAKE UP !

WAKE UP !

EVA ?

PLEASE.

SHE'S DEAD.

SHE CAN'T BE !

ARE YOU SURE ?

I TELL YOU,

THERE'S NO PULSE.

I'VE MURDERED HER ?

NO. NO.

IT WAS AN ACCIDENT.

WE'VE GOTTA

CALL THE POLICE.

I'LL GO TO JAIL.

RUINED.

SCANDAL.

I'M A MURDERER.

I'M A GODDAMN MURDERER !

LOOK, WE'RE ALL

IN THIS TOGETHER.

LET'S CALL THE POLICE.

NO. NO !

NO, WE'VE GO TO HIDE THE BODY.

HIDE IT WHERE I WILL NEVER BE FOUND.

OH, JESUS.

SHUT UP !

DO WE REALLY HAVE TO ?

- WE HAVE NO CHOICE.

YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOIN',

NED ?

YES !

- OH, JESUS !

- SHE MOVED !

- OH, MY GOD.

- SHE'S DEAD.

I TELL YOU, SHE'S DEAD.

NO ! EVA ! EVA !

NO ! EVA ! EVA !

NO !

EVA. EVA.

EVA.

WE'D NEVER TALK ABOUT IT AGAIN.

- NOT EVEN WITH EACH OTHER.

WE TOLD OURSELVES

IT WAS A TRICK OF THE LIGHT.

WE PUT IT BEHIND US.

BACK TO WORK, SCHOOL.

GOT ON WITH THE RES OF OUR LIVES.

WASN'T SHE MISSED ?

THE TOWN ASSUMED SHE'D GO TIRED OF IT AND MOVED ON.

THERE WAS A BIT OF TALK,

BUT IT DIED DOWN.

YOU COULD ALMOST FEEL

THE SIGH OF RELIEF

THAT SHE HAD GONE.

YOU MEAN NOBODY EVER

SHOWED UP ASKIN' ABOUT HER ?

IT WAS AS IF SHE

HAD NEVER BEEN HERE.

AS IF IT HAD:

NEVER HAPPENED.

AS IF WE HAD DREAMED

THE WHOLE AFFAIR.

AH, WHAT ABOUT THE CAR ?

STILL AT THE BOTTOM

OF THE DEDHAM POND.

AND YOU STAYED HERE ?

YOU NEVER LEFT.

WE COULDN'T.

NOT FOR LONG, ANYWAY.

WHAT ELSE COULD WE HAVE DONE ?

RUINED FOUR MORE LIVES ?

COULD HAVE GONE TO THE POLICE

AND TAKEN OUR CHANCES.

INSTEAD, WE DID THIS...

OBSCENE THING.

YOU THINK IT'S EVA ?

- AND THAT SOMEHOW OR OTHER

SHE'S COME BACK TO US, HUH ?

- YEAH.

SO DO I.

I THINK MAYBE BY GROWIN' OLD,

MAYBE THE FORCES, OR WHATEVER

THE HELL YOU WANT TO CALL THEM,

HAVE INCREASED.

AND THESE STORIES

AND THESE NIGHTMARES--

- MAYBE THE GUILT--

- IS THAT WHAT KILLED EDWARD ?

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