The Abandoned Page #2

[MUSIC CONTINUES]

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

[PANTING]

[INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]

[THUNDER RUMBLING]

- They really spared no expense.

[THUNDER RUMBLING]

And nobody will live here?

- They never finished it.

- It's so dark in here.

Uh! What is that smell?

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

[SCREAMS]

Uh!

- First night,

you found an intruder.

Very promising, Ms. Streak.

- Jerk.

- This way.

- Hey, Cooper,

did you hear that?

- Hear what?

[INTENSE MUSIC]

- Never mind.

[THUNDER RUMBLING]

[BEEPING]

Ah!

[HUFFS]

- Complimentary

first night meal. Enjoy.

- This looks like hospital food.

- You know why hospital food

tastes the way it does?

- Why?

- 'Cause it makes you wanna get out of the hospital.

Think about that.

- Uh, why are you

being so nice to me?

- I'm not being nice.

- That's company policy.

In a few hours, your stomach's

gonna be grumbling

and you're gonna

wanna fall asleep.

You need that fuel.

- She's pretty.

- Is that your daughter?

- Yup.

- Are you guys close?

- Hey.

Enough.

- You know,

I have a daughter, too.

- Good.

- Her name's Clara.

[KEYBOARD KEYS CLACKING]

[KEYBOARD KEYS CLACKING]

[COMPUTER BEEPS]

[KEYBOARD KEYS CLACKING]

[COMPUTER BEEPS]

[KEYBOARD KEYS CLACKING]

[BEEPS]

How come I can't get

441 on the screen?

- Because there is no 441.

- It says 441 right here.

- They never got around

to finishing it

before they ran out of money.

- Where's the circuit breaker

for the cameras?

- I said there's no 441.

It doesn't matter what the blueprint says.

If anyone should know, it's me.

I've been here

since the beginning of time.

- Well, someone

should check it out.

- That's a good idea,

someone should do that.

So why don't you go down there?

Matter of fact, I'm telling you

to go down there

and don't come back

until we have 441 on the grid.

What are you waiting for?

[SNAPPING FINGERS]

- Fine, I will.

- Ah-ah.

[DOOR SLAMS SHUT]

[SIGHS]

[EERIE MUSIC]

- 4-4-1-4-3-7-8-5-2.

4-4-1-4-3-7-8-5-2. 4-4-1..

4-3-7... 8-5-2.

Circuit breaker, where are you?

4-4-1-4-3-7-8-5-2.

[STREAK SIGHS]

4-4-1..

[CLICKS]

4-3-7..

[CLICKS]

8-5-2.

8-5-2.

8-5-2.

[CLICKS]

[CLANGS]

- You happy now?

- Hello?

Is someone there?

Is somebody there?

- You talkin' to the walls now?

- That what you're doin'?

What are you doing?

[CLANKING]

- Nothing.

[POUNDING ON DOOR]

[INDISTINCT WHISPERING]

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

[DOOR SLAMS SHUT]

- Keeping busy?

- I heard something in there.

- Yeah, what's that?

- I don't know, behind the door.

- There's nothing there,

I told you that.

- You knew about this,

didn't you?

Why are there cameras down there

and why were they turned off?

- Because it's

an unfinished section

and they told us

not to go down there.

- There's something there.

- Impossible.

- There.

Can you see it?

[BUZZING]

Oh, God!

[PANTING]

I told you

something's not right.

[DOORBELL BUZZING]

- No, we have company.

- What does he want?

- Probably wants shelter for the night.

[SIGHS]

- What are we gonna do about it?

- Well, one of us is gonna

have to go down there

and tell him to scram

before he breaks that window.

[NO AUDIO]

And I guess

that person will be me.

- I didn't realize.

- Save it.

- I'm coming with you.

- Oh, really? Now?

[POUNDING ON DOOR]

Sorry, buddy,

you gotta turn around.

- Please, man,

it's so cold out there.

- I have no place to go.

- Can't do it.

- Come on, you have

all that space in there

and it just stands empty.

I just need one night inside!

- You gotta move on.

- I told you.

The storm's gonna get worse.

Find some place.

- Please, I'm begging you, man!

- I'm begging ya!

I.. Honest, I mean no harm.

I... I... I.. Honest to God.

I just, just need

one more night inside.

I'll be gone before sunrise.

No one will know.

Please, man, I'm begging ya!

I'm begging ya!

- It's not my call. Sorry.

Move. Streak, shut the door.

Now! Shut it, Streak!

- Come on!

Come on.

Hey, don't leave me here!

Come on, have some compassion,

man! Have a heart!

I'm gonna die out here tonight.

I'm gonna die out here

while you're inside!

And I hope you remember my face!

And I hope you think of me

before you go to bed at night!

- What's he gonna do?

- He's an old man.

We can't leave him like this.

Have a heart, Cooper.

- I said no.

[INTENSE MUSIC]

- Please!

- I'm letting him in.

- No, you're not.

- It's freezing out there.

- I'm not losing my job for him.

- You don't have to worry.

- Thank you. Thank you so much.

- Thank you.

[DOOR SLAMS SHUT]

Nice doggie.

It's good now.

Yeah.

I gotta..

Thank you.

- You can stay here.

- Oh, wow, yeah..

- But you have to leave

before sunrise.

- Okay.

- And don't go walking about. The

entire building's wired with cameras.

We won't hesitate

to throw you out.

- What's your name?

- Jim.

- Look, Jim, I don't know you

but I just put myself

out on a limb for you

and I need to know

you're not gonna screw me over.

- Cross my heart.

- What's your name?

- Julia.

- I'm sorry about

earlier today, Julia.

I'm a good person, really.

I'm not a bad person.

- Prove it.

- Okay.

What's up, boy?

What are you thinkin'?

Huh?

What are you thinkin'?

[INTENSE MUSIC]

[MUSIC ON PLAYER]

[CLANGING]

[METAL CLANGING]

[COUNTRY MUSIC ON SPEAKERS]

[CLANGS]

[GRUNTING]

[SIGHS]

[CLANGS]

[DOOR CREAKING]

[WHOOSHING]

[INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC]

But it's all in vain

[WHIRRING]

What can I do..

[THUDS]

[INDISTINCT WHISPERING]

- Hello?

[BUZZING]

Is anyone there?

- What are you thinking, boy?

Is it time? Hmm?

Oh, yeah.

I think..

It is-s-s.

Yeah.

[RUSTLING]

Let's see. One, two, three.

And dump it back in there.

Let's see if we can do this.

One, two..

Oh, the hell with it.

Mmm.

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

- Cooper, are you seeing this?

Cooper, are you there?

Hello, Cooper?

[WATER RUNNING]

- What are you saying, boy?

Oh, you wanna go out for a walk.

[BARKING]

You heard the nice lady

they'll throw us

back out into the storm!

[DOG PANTING]

Dumb dog.

[DOG BARKING]

Oh, we don't wanna do that.

Do we?

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

[CLANGING]

[THUD]

- Hello?

Is anyone there?

[RATTLING]

[CLANGING]

[EERIE MUSIC]

Cooper, are you there?

[BUZZING]

- I hear your plan, boy.

Yeah.

[DOG BARKING]

Yeah.

[BARKING CONTINUES]

[MUSIC CONTINUES]

What is this place?

[DOG BARKING]

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

[DRAMATIC MUSIC]

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

[INDISTINCT WHISPERING]

- Hello?

- This way.

- Hello?

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

[YELLS]

[STREAK GASPING]

[INTENSE MUSIC]

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

[MUSIC CONTINUES]

[MUSIC CONTINUES]

[SCREAMS]

[DOLL LAUGHING]

[STREAK BREATHING HEAVILY]

- Streak, you okay?

- Where the hell were you?

- I was, uh,

taking care of some, uh..

Some manly duties.

Where the hell

are you right now?

- I'm in a shelter downstairs!

Have you seen this place?

- It doesn't look like

anything to me.

- There's like

all these drawings!

It's like a dormitory

or something!

Did you know about this place?

- I was told not to go

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