I'll Haunt You When I'm Dead Page #3

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I'm sorry, but,

if this is really happening,

we need to talk about it.

What's really happening?

Evan, what is Sarah talking about?

We...

tried to do a kind of seance.

Seance?

Okay.

And it worked.

It did?

Yeah.

That must have been scary.

Yeah.

I'm sorry, Dad.

I don't think this is very funny.

You're not telling me

you believe this, do you?

Maybe I'm imagining the fact

that we're kind of living in a house

that a lot of people think is haunted.

Sarah, don't let the communal superstition

color your perception of the facts.

That is the most important lesson

that history can teach us, all right?

Okay. So what are the facts?

The facts are that Evan

and Sam played a scary game

and Sam got scared.

There you have it, okay?

So why don't you two

stay away from the scary stuff, all right?

Way ahead of you.

Evan already promised me

that they wouldn't do it again.

Good enough.

I think you should make friends with it.

What's that, honey?

Well, if there's really

a ghost in Evan's room,

I think he should make friends with it.

Well, that's an interesting idea,

but I think we should just

leave well enough alone.

Yeah.

Well, if there was a ghost in my room,

I'd try to keep it happy.

Sam?

Can I talk with you for a sec?

Mom, she's fine.

Just sit down with me.

You're probably gonna hate this.

This is one of those weird adult

talks that makes kids sick,

and I'm practically a stranger.

But,...

you entered my son's life rather abruptly,

which means you've entered my life.

I could be a friend to you, if you let me.

Okay.

I know how unfair it is.

I get it.

You get what?

This.

No, that's-that's not what you think.

Come on, Sam.

If you don't want to talk to me,

you could talk to a professional,

someone who will listen and

keep what you say to themselves.

No.

Thanks, but no.

There's no shame in it.

I'm not ashamed.

You have him wrapped around your finger.

I think you know that.

Don't hurt him.

They're taking Sarah

to visit a couple of colleges.

Are they nervous leaving us alone?

Yeah, kind of.

What'd they say?

That they're nervous.

Evan.

Yeah?

You know how kids can

understand things that adults can't?

Uh. Sure.

Well?

Well, what?

Well...

like your sister said,

do you wanna make friends

with it, or do you wanna

live with an angry ghost?

What?

What? What are you thinking?

About that thing you said.

Do you think it's possible

that maybe you wanna prove

there's a heaven a little too badly?

So, in other words,

I'm making all of this up.

No, I didn't say that.

Then what did you say?

I'm saying that there's a lot

of good things about this life.

Why rush looking for whatever comes next?

I'm saying I'm scared of the consequences.

I need to know what it wants, okay?

I stared her in the eye.

And I lost my nerve,

and I wasn't prepared.

But I don't know.

I feel like this is...

this is one of those moments,

a moment to really discover something,

and it's happening to us,

you and me.

Do you really want to stop before

you figure out how it ends?

What are you doing?

Coaxing.

What happened to you?

That's the spirit.

Okay.

You ready?

Matthew?

Matthew, are you there?

Matthew, I really need to talk to you.

What have you been trying to tell us?

Okay, Matthew.

If you won't talk to me,

maybe someone else will.

Hilary?

Kate?

Franklin?

Samantha.

Sorry.

Franklin, what happened in this house?

What happened to your family?

My room.

My room.

Matthew?

She's coming closer and closer.

She's coming closer... closer.

She? Who's she?

- Was she who I saw?

- She'll hear you.

Be quiet.

- She's coming closer and closer.

- So who is she?

Matthew, did she kill you?

She's here!

Don't you move!

Please let me go.

Please let me go!

Please! Please!

Evan?

Evan?

Evan?

Evan?

Evan.

No! No! No! Evan! Evan! Evan!

Sam. Look, I need to talk to you.

I don't know what happened

to me last night.

I'm sorry.

I have to see you, okay?

I-I need to see you.

Call me, please.

I'm worried about you.

Okay, bye.

Yeah, I heard you the first time.

What do you want?

Uh...

I was hoping I could speak with Sam.

Who are you?

A boyfriend?

I'm not sure, exactly.

Sam can't come to the phone right now.

Leave a message after the beep.

Hi.

Hey.

I'm sorry about your eye.

It's not your fault.

Yeah, it is.

It doesn't matter.

We're in this together.

Okay.

I'm not sure about this.

Maybe she can tell us something.

Something like what?

Like something useful,

something we should know,

something that could help us.

She was there the whole time.

Maybe she saw something.

Maybe there's something we need to do.

Do?

Yeah.

Well, what do you mean, do?

Well, maybe it wants us to do something,

like unfinished business.

No.

No?

Whatever we started, we need to stop.

Okay? I'm not curious anymore.

I'm scared.

I'm scared we went too far. I'm...

I'm scared you're gonna get hurt.

Hey, I...

I wanted to see if

we could find a heaven, not...

not a hell.

Then what do you think we should do?

We should stop.

And pretend it never happened.

Eventually it'll go away.

Sam, I don't think it's gonna go away.

You know, I just figure

we've gone this far.

Why don't we go a little further?

What do we gain from pretending

like it never happened?

It did happen.

And whatever's in there

isn't just gonna forget about us.

So what do you suggest we do?

We just talk with her a little.

See what she has to say.

I mean, maybe she can let us know

what we're up against, what it wants.

Evan, you need to listen to me.

The way your face...

changed,...

you looked like it.

Do you understand what that means?

It got inside you.

Look, if we started this,

then we need to finish it.

Yes?

Mrs. Morello? It's Evan Asher.

Oh.

What are you doing here?

We need your help.

My help?

Can we come in?

No. No.

I- I don't think so.

What do you mean,

you need my help?

There's something in that house,

and we need to know what it is.

What are you talking about?

Something where?

Well, it's not so much where as-

A ghost.

Okay?

It's a ghost.

And we thought maybe you could help us.

How could you?

How could you come here

and disturb what little peace I have left?

Have you been messing about...

in that little room...

with that box?

Now, you listen to me.

You burn that box and

stay out of there.

- Listen...

- Stay out of there!

Evan.

Hey!

- Evan!

- What?

What if she's wrong?

She makes it seem so simple.

What if it isn't?

We don't have a choice.

Here.

There.

No one will ever bother you again.

You have a room all your own.

Now stay out of mine.

Hey.

Everything's gonna be okay, right?

Yeah.

Everything's gonna be okay.

So it's over?

It's over.

Okay.

Hi, this is the Ashers. Leave a message.

Hey, it's Dad.

Um... They've closed the road to the house,

so we're kind of stuck down here,

some kind of accident...

You're on your own.

As soon as they reopen the road,

We'll head home.

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