The Ballerina Page #2

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than surrounded by all this

beautiful f***ing nature right?!

Okay.

Behave.

Glen hi!

You made it just in time.

I was going all WWF on

this tent and losing.

What?

Let's get to work.

You have got to be kidding me!

So you're gonna start with

dried leaves and pine needles.

And then a bigger branch.

So that as the fire builds...

Why are you doing this?

What?

Come on really?

You don't know us right?

So why all the good

Samaritan sh*t?

Are you trying to get in

my mom's panties or what?

Just trying to help.

Well, just so you know

in the three years

since my dad left she's

had like 100 boyfriends.

She probably has like

chlamydia or something.

I'll keep that in mind.

Now go get some more firewood.

Sh*t.

Four seasons it ain't.

[laughter]

[Little Boy] Uh oh.

[laughter]

Mom I got a joke.

Okay, everybody shh.

Jack has a joke.

Why didn't the

lion eat the clown?

I don't know honey, why

didn't the lion eat the clown?

Because he tasted funny.

What did Jupiter say to Saturn?

Oh Brian.

[Brian] Turn around

so I can see Uranus.

Whoa whoa whoa, blow

it out blow it out.

Quick, quick,

quick, blow it out.

[laughter]

Mmm.

[Sophia] Daddy.

[Glen] Perfect, perfect.

Here baby.

Sweetheart.

Honey.

Sophia, Sophia, look

at daddy sweetheart.

Look at daddy, look at daddy.

Sophia, Sophia, look

at daddy sweetheart.

[Sophia] Daddy.

[Glen] What is it baby?

There's a girl.

[ominous music]

[Glen] What girl, what girl?

She's next to that

tree over there.

No sweetheart, there's

no girl by tree.

There's no girl.

She's not by the tree anymore.

Where is she sweetheart?

Where is she?

She's right behind you daddy.

[eerie music]

[Glen] Baby.

[loud screaming]

Baby!

I got you baby.

I got you.

Look at me, look at me.

Glen don't, let her sleep.

I gotta get her home.

Boys, get to Marjorie's.

I got you, I got you baby.

She needs professional help.

These are level four

psychosomatic hallucinations.

Clearly sparked by

an emotional trauma.

It's always happened

in her sleep before.

This is the first time it's

happened when she was awake.

How long has it been going on?

A year.

Since the accident.

What accident?

Glen, what accident?

Glen I might be able to help.

I need to know what

this is all about.

For god sakes Glen.

How am I supposed to help

if you don't trust me?!

They died okay?!

They died.

They were on their way to

Sophia's ballet recital

and they were in an accident

and they were killed.

After that I f***ing drank

myself into oblivion.

Lost my job, house, my truck.

And f***ing CPS was

on the verge of taking

Sophia from me and

there's no way in hell

I'm gonna let that happen!

So I loaded up and

then disappeared.

That's it.

That's what happened.

Glen.

I'm so sorry.

Look don't, don't please.

Look, you asked, I told you.

Because you said

you could help her

if you knew what happened.

Now you know.

So please, please, help me.

Okay, but I don't

think you're gonna

like what I suggest.

What?

Glen, she,

she needs to see a doctor.

No I can't do that.

Why not?

I just told you, they'll

take her from me.

Glen...

No, it's not an option!

It's not an option.

Look you said if you

knew what happened

you could help her.

You Doe, not some doctor.

Look you said you

picked up a few things

along the way right?

I mean what would they

do if she was a patient

in that hospital

you used to work at?

I don't know.

Hypnosis probably.

Good, good, okay.

Hypnosis.

Yes.

Your hair is so beautiful.

Did your mom used to braid it?

I bet you miss her

so much don't you?

And my brothers.

I know honey.

It is so hard when we

lose people we love.

So hard.

Sometimes I think about

the way they died you know?

All smashed and bleeding.

I try not to but

I can't help it.

I think about how much

it must of hurt them.

Oh honey, it all

happened so fast

I'm sure they didn't

feel anything.

That's what my daddy says.

Can you tell me

about these shadows?

My daddy thinks they're

just bad dreams.

What do you think?

They're not dreams,

they're real.

Do you see them all the time?

Only at night.

That must be so frightening.

They try to take me.

Take you where?

I don't know, away.

Nobody's gonna take

you anywhere okay?

I won't let them.

Alright, are you ready to start?

Me too.

Close your eyes.

Now imagine that

you are in the most

beautiful meadows

you've ever seen.

The sun is shining

and it is so warm.

Butterflies are fluttering

from flower to flower.

So beautiful.

When you wake up, you'll feel

happier than you

ever have before.

You won't remember anything

about the shadow people.

They'll be gone for good.

And they will never come back.

All you'll remember are sweet

memories of your family

and how happy you feel when

you're with your daddy.

You'll feel yourself

slipping into a

deeper and deeper sleep.

Deeper and deeper.

Deeper.

Deeper.

I need a drink.

I think she's gonna be okay.

How about you?

Me, yeah I'm fine.

Yeah, I can see that Glen.

Hell, you're a better

liar than I am.

Can I be blunt?

Sure.

Kids are pretty

resilient you know?

And they can bounce

back pretty quick.

Even from big stuff like...

So you're saying

that she should be

over this by now.

I'm saying that it's

a little strange

that she's so strongly

effected by it yeah.

It was her mother and her

three brothers for god sake.

I know that.

Yes, I know.

Still.

Look, I'm just going

off of what I've seen

for the past 15 years.

Alright, I get your point.

So what's the, I

mean why is she not...

Because of you Glen.

Me?

I'm sorry but yeah.

Kids are so sensitive to

their parents feelings.

And as long as you

have this stranglehold

on your guilt and your grief,

then she's gonna struggle.

My guilt?

Yeah.

Yeah about the accident.

I mean it was your fault right?

I mean if you would of

done this differently

or that differently then,

they'd all still be here right?

I mean that's how it

plays our in your head.

Right?

[slow paced music]

[Sophia] Do you know who it was?

[Glen] Who?

Flopsy.

Flopsy?

[laughter]

You mean like our Flopsy?

Uh huh, and he

gives me a big hug

and said, "You got any carrots?"

And then I woke up.

So, hang on a second.

You didn't have any

bad dreams or anything?

I never have bad dreams daddy.

[slow paced music]

- Knock knock anybody home?

- [loud scream]

[Doe] Sh*t Glen!

Yeah.

You scared me to death!

[Glen] Sorry.

I'm almost done.

There's coffee on the table.

[Glen] Morning.

Morning.

How is everything,

is Sophia okay?

I don't know what you

did, but it worked.

She doesn't even remember

having bad dreams.

Wow.

Yeah.

You sound surprised.

No, it's just that,

I'm glad.

Anyway, I wanted to

stop by this morning

and you know, say thank you.

You're welcome.

[slow paced music]

Doe.

Maybe we shouldn't.

Well maybe we should.

So you must be thinking like,

oh my god, everything

her smartest kid

said about her is true.

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