Meet Me There Page #3

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Davis Langston, this is the last time you're gonna do

this-

Aunt Lindsay!

It's me, Ada. I'm sorry!

I'm sorry.

Oh, Ada!

Oh, baby... I haven't seen you in ages!

What are you doing here?

We were-

We were here so we just thought...

We'd stop by.

Your friend, is he okay?

Yes ma'am. Just startled me is all.

It's been a bad night.

That's terrible.

Oh, that's terrible.

Come in.

You come in.

Come in now.

Come in. Come in.

Just, let's go.

Come on in.

Come.

Oh, my god...

Are you alright?

Just wrap it up...

Make it all clean and nice...

Just get it inside...

Okay. Right there.

That's gonna be good.

There.

Sorry about the door...

And the lights...

Gave you such a fright.

I'm Ada's aunt, Lindsay.

And, you are?

My boyfriend.

What's going on with Davis?

Out.

Again.

All hours.

I was just waiting for him there when you knocked,

so...

Sorry to scare you like that.

Oh... You didn't give me a scare.

Nothing gives me a scare anymore.

I live in Sheol.

That's actually what-

Aunt Lindsay...

Would you mind if we stayed?

Oh...

No, not at all.

How long you thinking on staying?

We're just passing through.

Calving, could you get the bags?

Thank you.

I think I need to go to bed.

Well, I'll put you two in Daddy's room.

I think I'm gonna stay out here for a while.

Come with me.

You sure?

Alright.

Be careful.

Careful of what?

Don't mind Daddy.

Oh, you should be awfully comfortable here... uh...

Calvin.

Is that French?

I have no idea.

Well...

I don't know what you two do when...

you're in Texas...

But, while you're here in Daddy's house...

I expect that you're gonna respect Daddy's bed.

So...

Of course.

Yeah.

You should be very comfortable right here.

Nice to have you, Calvin.

Does anyone have WiFi around here?

Does your mother know you're here?

No.

How's she doing?

Never sends me a Christmas card...

Or talks to me...

Get nothing for Easter from her...

What happened to our house?

Nothing, I suppose.

We went there earlier to day and it's not there

anymore.

I haven't been over to that house in years.

Aunt Lindsay, it's two streets over.

Where is your mother settling these days?

Hauls you and Jay off into Texas...

Leaves me here...

Well, that's like Del.

Never cares about nobody but Del.

You know, I thought maybe it had been torn down

or burned down...

But, the tree is still there.

I mostly stay here.

By myself.

With Davis.

When he's home.

Not in jail.

Daddy...

Daddy's things.

What is that?

Oh, my Fox?

Ada...

I just got it. It makes me feel stronger.

When did you stop believing in God?

I'm sorry...?

You're so stupid.

Putting cuttings in your flesh is for the dead.

God said you're not supposed to put cuttings in

your flesh.

It says in The Bible!

Aunt Lindsay, I never said I didn't believe in God.

If you were my daughter I would throw you out!

Aunt Lindsay, it's a Fox.

No, don't go...

If you leave me, you'll never come back.

What should I do?

She'll never get better.

I know.

What should I do?

Send her to Hell.

Or leave her there.

When she finds it.

Oh, good morning.

It's so nice to have you here.

How'd you sleep?

Davis is still asleep.

We have to keep it quiet.

Would you like some breakfast?

I can make you some breakfast.

I can make you some, um...

I got some oatmeal...

We're probably just gonna...

Get out.

Take in the sights.

We'll be back later.

It wouldn't take a minute...

Hey, why don't we just walk?

Are you sure?

The whole town is like five streets.

Whatever.

She wasn't always like that.

Like what?

Well, like that.

She was always on drugs...

But she wasn't always... like that.

Like, a weirdo?

Yeah, like a weirdo.

I think, I'm pretty sure...

If you're always on drugs and raising a kid...

That makes you always a weirdo.

I'm pretty sure everyone in this town is on drugs

and raising kids.

You would have to be!

I mean, there's nothing here.

Yeah...

Everything feels like a weird dream...

But, not real, you know? I feel like I've seen it in a

dream...

But, you know how sometimes you have those

dreams...

Where, like, I'm talking to Calvin...

But, really, you're a blue dog?

Wait, I'm a blue dog in your dreams?

Well, like, I don't know. It was an example, but

probably.

Is this a sexy thing?

No. No...

Wait, why am I a blue dog in your dreams?

I don't know. It just happens. It's how dreams work.

Is it some weird Picasso thing?

Being with me is a Blue Period for you?

Probably.

It's probably the Blue Period.

Okay, great.

Cool.

I'm probably gonna become a genius anytime now.

I hope so, and it's my fault.

Probably his most prolific period anyway.

The only thing I remember about this place is the

ghost stories.

There used to be train tracks over there...

Supposedly, some guy got off,"

with a lantern.

And now you can just see it floating around...

at night.

That's colorful.

Yeah, I think the trick is...

No one comes here at night.

So, who knows?

Well...

Your house is gone...

Maybe you're supposed to wander?

That would explain my life.

Hey...

You wanna go check it out?

It's Saturday.

I promised you church.

We had Saturday service all the time.

And, it's Oklahoma... I guarantee you they're open.

Calvin...

Guess I was wrong.

I feel really weird right now.

Why, what's wrong?

Excuse me.

Can I help y'all?

Um...

Yeah, uh...

We were just trying to figure some stuff out.

And, uh...

We ended up here.

So...

And church...

is where you figure stuff out, right?

Hello.

I'm Preacher Woodward.

How y'all doing today? You okay?

You look a little pink, dear.

Y'all come on inside.

Sorry, if we're interrupting...

No, no no.

It's why I'm here.

Y'all come on in.

Nice and warm in here.

Welcome.

So, how can I help y'all?

What's the matter?

Oh, that's just Marlow, my daughter.

Sorry.

She helps me with some of the busy work.

We serve as the town's church...

and mortuary.

Telling people where to go...

and showing them how to get there.

Marlow, hunny...

Say "hello." Be polite.

It's okay.

Come on in.

I, um, God...

Do you have a bathroom I can use?

Is there a bathroom?

We have a bathroom in the fellowship hall...

There's a door in there, but it's locked.

There's another toilet downstairs, right through

them doors-

Okay, that's fine.

Have a seat, bud.

So, tell me...

You said you were looking for answers.

Yeah, um...

I'm actually not sure how much you'll be able to

help us.

My girlfriend, Ada, grew up here...

We're trying to find out if anything weird or bad

happened to her when she was a kid.

So, we drove up from Austin...

I don't know, to...

Visit, or whatever.

And... I don't really know.

She lived here.

She left.

And she came back?

Yeah, is that...

Is that weird?

Marlow...

Hunny"

Please... Give us a moment, okay?

I'm sorry, go on.

Uh...

Things have actually been pretty weird since we got

here.

The house that she grew up in is gone.

And, I got threatened at a gas station.

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