Near Dark Page #2

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I'm dying.

You're just in time.

Drink this.

I asked you once If you listened

to the night. Now listen to me.

Look, the night.

It's so bright...

It'll blind you.

Huh.

Sarah.

- Morning, daddy.

- Morning, baby.

- You sleep some? - i sleep some

You sleep a little?

A little. Bad dreams.

Me too.

Not much, loy, But the highway patrol found

What might be your winnebago.

It was left in Some fill and torched.

Nobody was inside.

Probably switched cars. Could be

your boy's fallin' inWith some trouble.

- What are you Doin' about that?

- All we can.

Well, it's not enough, Eakers.

Loy, you're just gonna

Have to bear with us For a bit.

Yes, operator,

I'd like to reverse charges...

On a long-distance call

To oklahoma.

Caleb.

Caleb. Caleb.

Look, caleb.

I wanted to go home too.

You know, i called, mae.

Ain't nobody home. Nobody was home.

Jesus! This is f***ed, mae.

I'm scared.

So was i, but don't be.

Just feel it. Feel what's in you.

That's what scares me.

I feel it.

Look, you're in my hands.

You'll be fine.

What'll we do now?

Anything we want...

To the end of time.

But y ou have

To learn to kill.

I don't wanna kill.

You wanna die?

Mae, i ain't no killer.

Well, just don't

Think of it as killing.

Don't think at all.

Just use your instinct.

It's just something that you do Night after night.

It's only Ever a question of how.

- Instinct.

- Instinct.

Evenin'. Whoo! Evenin'.

It would be my pleasure And honor to invite

you two Lovely ladies for a drink.

All right. All right.

It's making me shaky.

That's because you have to.

Kill. That's right

. The night has its price.

Where are we, diamondback?

Hat road is this? You got me.

Isn't that where

I had the flat tire?

You pulled over.

And there you stood

By the side of that road.

And i just knew

You were trouble.

And you were right.

How many years ago

Was that?

Just remember, hon. You don't remember

the dateOf that night neither, do you?

Oh, jesse.

Look. You see what i see?

Hey, whichever way You're headin',

I'd appreciate a lift.

Sure thing. Climb in.

- Turn off the car.

- Hey, a**hole, my pal here...

Told you to turn off the car.

Now, you mind if iDance

with your wife?

She's a real...

Look at this one. Ooh, yeah.

You're not Gonna look so good...

With your face ripped off.

Lord, did we Get lucky tonight.

She is so beautiful.

And he is so f***in' stupid.

You kids,

Y'all running from home?

Sure. Hey, that's okay by me.

Sometimes home is bad.

Me, i got a truck For of home.

Nice setup you got here.

How do you fly it?

Hey, you drive

A truck before?

I've driven a semi.

Semi... that's five.

Five gears, brother.

This got thirteen.

You got two to the rear

And the rest go forward. Anyone smoke?

Yeah.

Got a light?

What about the rest?

Rest? Shifting.

You know how

To shift, don't ya?

Watch this.

Come on, baby,

Talk to me. Talk to me.

Come on, baby,

Talk to me.

Come on, there.

Show me how to

Brake and stop it.

Okay, now this is The most important thing

When you wanna brake a truck.

You got to remember

You got two brakes.

And one brake is for the cab.

This one over here.

And the other one

Is for the trailer. This one right here.

When you want to brake The truck,

you gotta Brake the trailer first.

Come on, baby.

Then, you got To brake your cab.

Or else. Or else what?

Or else you jackknife.

The trailer hits the cab,

No more truck.

No more truck,

No more truck driver.

Hey, uh, you okay?

You got a problem, kid?

What's the matter, boy?

You can't drink and drive?

You want to be the captain

Of a boat this big, boy,

You gotta be able

To stand the water, huh?

What's the matter, boy?

You really sick? Huh?

Caleb...

You could kill me

If you drink too much.

Shh. Honey.

Let's you and me go make A phone call.

See if anybody Knows anything. Okay?

Sheriff eakers?

Loy colton here.

You did?

A positive make?

Where was he?

Hope, kansas, bus station?

Cop said

He was goin' home?

Well, you checked the house? He

should have been there By now.

No, i'm in waco, texas.

I guess i'm headin' In the wrong direction.

Think i'll turn around

And head north.

Real brave boy.

Jesse, he needs

More time. Please.

Look, one more night.

One more night.

Then i'm gonna get

My wet dream, boy!

Why wait? We're gonna do it

anyway. He ain't one of us.

You don't belong.

Besides, you're so damn ugly,

It makes my gums ache.

I wonder about you, mae.

I should be wondering About you.

It ain't right for mae

To be carrying you, caleb.

He makes a kill tonight!

I don't care how you do it.

You do it, or you're done.

And done means dead

Without guile.

It means you be

Real uncomfortable...

For a long, long time.

That's your mama

Talkin', boy.

Well, i'll be goddamned.

Sh*t-kicker heaven.

Hey, come on, caleb. Let's belly up to

the bar And get us some refreshment.

Park your carcass.

Hi. Howdy.

Bartender, give me A couple of shots,

Whatever donkey piss

You're shoving down These cocksuckers' throats.

Hey. Hey! You spilled my drink.

Well, why don't you Lick it

up off the bar, Meatball?

Why don't you

Lick it up yourself?

Hey, i ever tell you

The one about buffalo bill?

Ah, hell You're all right.

Go on, give him another one.

Tequila. Beer in a glass.

Now pay the man. -

Oh, bartender?

That'll be a double shot...

Of your very best

Watered-down sh*t Right here.

There are two ways you can

Leave these here premises.

Is that a fact?

That's a fact.

On your feet

Or on your back.

That's pretty tough words

For a bartender, huh?

Gee whiz. If you're not

gonna Serve me a drink, well...

I'll just Have to drink his.

How can you Drink that sh*t?

Go on, hit him a couple Of times.

I'm tryin'To show the boy somethin'.

Now you hit

Him back, caleb.

You son of aOhh!

Phew!

Did i do that?

"did i do that"?

Good times.

- Just the glass. The glass.

- Just the glass?

You're shakin' all over.

You nervous? I would be too if

i were you. But then again,

I'm not you.

You know, Your skin is as soft

As a preacher's belly.

You know that?

Don't you want the beer?

No, honey The drink's on me.

What you people want?

Just a couple more

Minutes of your time,

About the same duration

As the rest of your life.

? Oww!

Oww, oww, oww, hoo-hoo-hoo!

Oww, oww, oww!

You know what?

What? This is the best

time I've had...

Since i nailed your mama

In the back Of your daddy's truck.

He was there Watchin' too.

I didn't see nothin', man.

To tell you the truth,

I think he liked it.

I'm cool, man.

I know she did.

Don't f*** with me.

You know what

I said to your mama?

You know what I said to her?

I said, "shh.

This ain't gonna hurt. "

I said...

"shh!"

I hate 'em when

They ain't been shaved.

Whoo! Mmm!

It's finger-lickin' good.

Hey, jess, I think i smell like

A dead polecat.

Well, this is a kick, Ain't it?

Holy sh*t!

Holy sh*t! Jess.

Am i alive?

Hey. You look like

40 miles of rough road.

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