In Their Skin Page #4

Is it them?

Was that Harris?

No, sweetheart,

he's okay.

I'm gonna call the police.

Use the phone upstairs.

' Mom!

Sweetheart, I'm coming.

Hey, baby.

Okay, let's come upstairs

with Mommy.

Was that Harris?

All right.

F***.

Sweetheart,

where's your portable phone?

It's in my room.

Okay, can you go get it

for Mommy?

I don't know.

Okay"

Then why don't you help me find

my cell phone?

Okay?

No.

Okay.

Nothing in there?

Where is it?

I don't know.

I just had it.

Sh*t.

[tingling]

Where's your dad?

Burying your dog-

Where?

Come here.

Get over here now!

No.

You piece of sh*t.

Did you do that to my car?

Huh?

[glass shatters]

You-

Damn it!

Bobby!

Come talk to me!

We can work it out!

NO guns!

[gunshot]

[lock clicks]

[footsteps approaching]

I heard a shot.

I thought I saw something.

Did you call the police?

Our landline is dead.

Run for the car.

No, we can't.

- We have a gun.

- We can't.

- We can protect ourselves.

- Listen to me.

They slashed the tires.

You remember a landline

at the Grandlands, right?

[muttering]

There's a phone on the wall

in the kitchen.

What about your brother?

I don't think he'll come.

If he does, it's not going to be

for a while.

Do you remember

how to use this?

I want you to go upstairs,

and I want you

to lock yourselves

in the bathroom, okay?

You do not come out

until you know that I'm back.

I'll call your names

so you know it's me.

No, don't leave.

You're gonna be

the man of the house

until I get back, okay?

All right, go upstairs.

Come on.

Go upstairs.

Be careful.

I will.

I'll wait until I hear

the door shut.

Dad.

[door latches shut]

[ominous music]

If

What's taking him

so long?

He's only been gone

I could have run there

and back by now.

Oh, is that right?

Yeah, I can run

way faster than Dad.

Mm, I don't know.

You know,

he was the 100 meter champion

two years in a row

in our high school.

I mean, I saw him beat guys

with legs taller than you, so...

You saw him win?

Sure.

Both times.

Twice?

Yeah.

You know, the day I met your

father was at a track meet.

And...

Yeah, I was a senior,

and he was a junior,

and I was handing out water

to the athletes.

And I saw him coming out

from this huge group of girls.

Oh, he was so handsome.

Yeah, practically

every girl in town,

they looked at him

like he was a superhero.

[chuckles]

But he made his way to me,

and he said,

"Can I have a water, Mary?"

And I looked at him,

and I thought,

"You're not a superhero."

But I fell in love with him

right there.

[ominous music]

If

[dramatic music]

If

Don't look.

' [groans]

When's Dad gonna be back?

I bet

before you know it.

[toilet flushes]

Wash your hands,

thank you.

Ah-

No, don't even.

[static crackles]

[explosion]

[gunshots from television]

[knocking on door]

~Shh!

Mary?

I've got a gift for you.

Please take everything.

Just leave us alone.

- Mary, stay there!

- Dad!

[Mark grunts]

[scuffling]

Please, what do you want?

Please tell us

what you want.

[Mark groans]

What I want

is for you to put down-

Don't f***ing move!

[dull thud]

Put down the gun that you've got

pointed at the door

and walk out here.

Or we can find

a new daddy for Brendon.

It's your choice, Mary.

Don't let him hurt Dad.

Put your gun down.

Uh...

That ain't the deal.

Keep your hands

in the air.

[Mark grunting]

Stay close, Brendon.

" Dad?

' [groans]

I like your ability

to listen, Mary.

Makes you quite a woman.

[ts k-ts kin g]

Get up.

Get up!

On your feet.

Downstairs.

Go.

No.

My dad said don't move.

You'll never believe

how sorry I am, will you?

Please let us go.

I can't.

Bob would leave me.

No, he won't.

He loves you.

And you can come with us.

We'll take care of you

if you're scared.

Please, Jane.

[footsteps]

Take care of me how?

Food, money, clothing,

whatever you want.

Jane, please,

lam begging you.

Mm-mm.

No.

Cancould my

little brother come?

Who?

Jared?

Yes.

When he took us from our home,

I was 16,

and he saved me from a life

of darkness and betrayal.

Jane, please,

we don't have any time.

Please take the gun.

No, I couldn't.

He'd be mad.

I can't have that.

You understand,

don't you?

You love each other.

What if-

what if Mark left you?

Imagine.

It hurts, don't it?

He's not as bad as you think,

I promise.

He just-

he has dreams.

His-his real wife died,

you know?

She had cancer,

and they couldn't afford it,

and he told us all about her.

She was wonderful.

[footsteps approaching]

All right, son,

you can sit down now.

Well, nobody got shot,

so that's a good thing.

I'm guessing

you don't like me too much

at this point, huh?

Little man?

Did you kill my dog

just because you're a coward?

Hey, hey.

I would never

kill a dog.

Would you kill a dog,

Brendon?

How about you, Jared?

Would you kill a dog?

Where's our dog, Bob?

[scoffs]

That's your concern?

Seriously?

And my name isn't Bob,

okay?

Do I look like a Bob

or a Bobby to you?

Do I look like

a fat, ugly Pole?

No, my name...

is Mark.

Got it'?

Mark Hughes.

You're not Sakowski,

are you?

He didn't even have a boy.

Just a mouthy, stupid

f***in' wife.

You should have paid

more attention, Mr. Lawyer.

Should have worn your glasses.

Who are you?

Well...

We are...

Honey?

Confused.

We're a little confused.

See, the list goes on,

so it's kind of hard

to keep track.

But what's important

is who people think we are.

Who we feel like we are.

You know what?

I should not have spoken badly

about that Polack.

Honey, I should not

have done that.

His life has led us to you

and kept a roof over our head,

and for that,

lam grateful.

I mean,

could you raise a family

in a beat-up old station wagon,

Mark?

No, don't answer that.

Of course you wouldn't.

You wouldn't even try.

That's not the way

to have the ideal family.

So here's the deal-

[car engine whirring]

[brakes squeaking]

Stay there.

Best behavior.

Who is that?

[gun c*cks]

No, no!

Who the f*** is that, Mark?

[keys jingling]

Hello?

Hey, bro.

. HEY-

How are you doing?

- Uh...

- You okay?

Yeah, what-,

how was the drive?

Oh, it was good.

There was barely

another car on the road

for the past hour.

Hi.

Hi, how are you?

Good.

. HEY-

Hey, where's Harris?

Hey, there, younger brother.

They call me Slim Jim.

And this here is my wife,

Tess.

Nice to meet you.

I'm Toby.

Hey, there, Toby.

Hey, now, your brother's

been reluctantly sharing

a few good stories

about you two.

Rumor has it you weren't

the easiest of all boys

to raise.

Well, that's one way

of putting it, I guess.

[laughs]

Slim Jim and...

Tess moved in last year.

Almost a year ago today,

believe it or not.

God damn, has it been

that long already?

Seems so.

Don't time fly?

Well, it's nice

to meet you both.

Likewise.

So where's the little guy?

Oh, he's-

he's upstairs playing.

[chuckles]

Good, I was hoping

to catch him up.

[whimpering]

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