Solstice Page #4

I should've known.

[Chuckling]

- [Lish] Ghosts and black magic.

- We should all hold hands.

All right, y'all.

Bear with me. It's been a while.

Let's give it a shot.

Papa Legba-

[Speaking Foreign Language]

[Mouthing Words]

Papa Legba-

[Foreign Language]

[Yelps]

Something just touched my leg!

Don't worry, baby Alligators are just as afraid

of you as you are of them.

Very funny. Stop it.

Let me see that bottle for a sec.

- Swig up.

- Okay.

Dude, what the hell, man?

That's my wine.

-Just a little enticement. Granny's little secret.

- Right.

Papa Legba, bring the one to us.

We welcome her.

[Foreign Language]

- [Electricity Crackles]

- [Megan Gasps]

- Whoa!

- Whoa!

Whoa, man!

What the hell was that?

- [Lish Gasps] I'm done!

- [Nick] No! Don't break the circle.

Um-

[Exhales]

Papa Legba...

we welcome her spirit.

Who is among us?

See us worthy.

We w-

[Yelps]

[Muffled Scream]

- [Gasps]

- [Christian] Megan! Megan, you okay?

- [Mark] What the hell are you thinking, man?

- Megan!

- Don't touch her, Nick.

- [Mark] Guys, come on. Let's get out of the water.

- I'm going.

- We don't have to listen to this guy.

[Mark]

Thanks for the buzz kill, Nick.

Come on, Megan.

Let's go inside. Come on.

Why don't you just leave her alone?

## [Rock On Stereo, Faint]

I felt like I was sinking.

Like drowning?

No. I saw her.

She was warning me.

It was more like being pulled under.

Well, if the key chain

really is cursed, then...

you can do what

every curse-fearing Cajun does.

What's that?

Wrap it in a white cloth and bury it.

According to local custom,

the earth will recycle the bad energy.

After that, you should be fine.

[Sighs]

Better get goin'. Gotta work in the morning.

You gonna come to

the solstice bonfire tomorrow?

[Chuckles]

You sure your friends won't mind?

Or your, uh, jealous boyfriend?

[Sighs]

He'll get over it.

Besides it's my parents' place.

I'll see if I can wander by.

Okay.

[Mark]

Zoe, the house is on fire! [Chuckles]

[Christian]

Night.

I'll see you in the morning.

Okay.

[Crying]

I am not saying good-bye.

Never.

[Rumbling]

[Rumbling Continues]

Sh*t!

[Gasping]

The hat she's wearing-

I've seen it before.

That old guy across the lake

had it in his truck.

So, what?

He took her hat?

She wanted me to

find that photo, Christian.

This too.

- Who?

- Sophie.

- Megan, come on.

- You know what? Never mind.

Megan! Hey.

Megan, where you goin'?

Megan, hey.

She's trying to

tell me something, Christian.

I tried to make it stop, but I can't.

I gotta find out what she wants.

Okay. All this-

Sophie, things in the woods-

- You're starting to freak everybody out.

- What are you talking about?

We came out here to try

and have a good time. Remember?

Look, I know what I saw.

If you were there, you would have seen it too.

Look, Megan. Believing in something

does not make it real, okay?

Okay. So what about the old guy?

Was he just a figment of my imagination too?

I admit he's a little weird. But why on earth

would he bother to mess with you? That's stupid.

Thanks for your support, Christian.

You know who

you sound like right now?

Then maybe you should've

listened to her!

Megan!

Our first lovers' spat? Hmm?

What the hell was that?

What?

[Engine Starting]

[Crow Cawing]

- [Dog Barking]

- [Gasps]

- It's okay, boy. It's okay.

- [Barking Continues]

Okay.

- Can I help you with something?

- You kids havin' fun?

[Chuckles]

Yeah, it's a gas.

Where's your girlfriend?

She's not around.

That's too bad.

See you later.

[Door Creaking]

[Clock Ticking]

[Clock Chiming]

[Continues]

[Ends]

[Door Creaks]

- [Dog Barking]

- [Gasps]

[Vehicle Approaching]

[Grunting]

[Bangs]

[Banging Continues]

Come on!

- [Groans]

- [Dog Barking]

[Groans]

[Barking]

- [Barking]

- Get 'em, Bernard!

[Panting]

[Barking Continues]

[Barking Continues]

[Gasps]

[Yelps, Whimpers]

[Gasps]

[Chattering]

- [Nick] Hey, guys. Happy St.John's, everyone.

- [Together] Hey.

- Beautiful night for the solstice.

- [Mark] Dude.

Totally missed

the goat slaughter. Sorry.

It's okay, really.

You've seen one, you've seen 'em all.

- [Zoe] Nick, why don't you have a seat?

- Thanks.

- So, uh, where's Megan?

- [Lish] Oh, she's not feeling so hot.

- She's upstairs.

- [Megan]Actually, I'm fine.

- [Lish] Ah.

- Hey.

So I, uh, brought you guys

a little something for the occasion.

- What you got?

- Dead Man's Dram.

- Cajun moonshine.

- [Chuckling] Now you're

speaking my language, man.

Uh, I need some lime juice.

Can't drink this stuff straight.

And I believe you guys have

some lime juice here, right?

Yes, we do.

- Come on. I'll- I'll show you.

- Cool.

Why can't you drink it straight?

[Megan]

Nick, I gotta ask you something.

What is it?

You know about this little girl?

That's Malin.

She was Leonard's granddaughter.

Whole town helped look for her.

His granddaughter?

Did they ever find her?

[Sighs]

No.

She just disappeared.

Good old Leonard.

Never been the same since.

Oh, my-

[Coughs]

Oh, man!

[Coughing]

This is the sh*t.

By the way, Loyola came through

on my scholarship.

Really? That's great news.

- What, you're movin' into the city?

- Uh, yeah. Looks like it.

Congratulations.

- Happy solstice, everyone.

- All right.

Happy St.John's.

I have to pee so bad.

[Coughing]

[Rustling]

- You okay?

- I'm fine.

I'm just gonna go to the bathroom.

What is she gonna do,

take a piss in the woods?

[Sighs]

- Bogeyman!

- [Screams]

I got ya!

[Chuckles]

- [Grunts]

- A**hole!

- [Christian] Hey! Whoa, what happened?

- She hit me, man.

- What'd it look like, man?

- Megan.

- Megan. Megan, are you all right?

- What did you do to her?

- Stop it! Come on. What'd he do to her?

- [Gagging]

- Megan. Megan!

- [Coughing, Choking]

Whoa.

Megan, are you okay?

- Oh, my God. She's sick.

- Megan, you're okay. Megan?

- [Coughing]

- [Lish] Megan?

[Zoe]

What's wrong?

- Oh, my God! What is that?

- [Zoe] Nick, what the hell?

- [Christian] Jesus! It looks like mud!

- [Mark] It's the moonshine!

- [Christian] She's sick. Mark, gimme the keys.

- [Lish] What the hell?

I'm taking her to the hospital.

Gimme the keys right now!

- [Zoe] Megan!

- [Christian] What was in the moonshine?

- [Mark] Jesus Christ, man! Look at her!

- Gimme the keys!

[All Shouting]

[Screaming]

Let me out!

[Gasping]

- [Christian] Megan, are you okay? You passed out.

- [Gasps]

- I know where she is.

- Where who is?

It's in the woods.

I've been there before.

[Zoe]

Megan, come back!

Megan, you should

just lay down. Please.

- We'll take you to the emergency room.

- What the hell's goin' on?

- We need to go there right now.

- I am not wandering around

in the middle of the night!

- Then don't.

- Megan. Megan, wait!

[Sighs]

I'm gonna come with you.

- Dude, what the hell, man?

- Stay here with Lish.

Oh, that's enough.

[Christian] Megan! There's nothing out here

except that creepy old guy.

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