The Children Page #3

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It's all right.

Paulie.

Ambulance and police

are going to be a half an hour.

Police?

In case the roads are really bad.

God, what happened?

Bloody Paulie.

What do you think?

Is he okay?

Where are the kids?

It's my blood, for God's sake.

Pass me the...

Casey, can you...?

No no.

No.

- Robbie?

- Lainey.

- Oh my God.

- Lainey.

Where are the children?

Where are my babies?

Where are they?

Where are my children?

I think they ran into the woods.

No no.

Chloe, stay stay.

It's okay.

I'll find them. I'll get them.

They're just in the woods.

I want my babies.

I don't know what to do.

Paulie.

Leah.

Nicky.

Leah.

Leah.

Nicky.

Oh.

Is he really dead?

Oh, you're so cold.

Tell me what happened, darling.

I don't know.

What? But you were there.

I think he was on the sledge.

He must have...

- You must have seen...

- I didn't.

I didn't see it, okay?

But you were helping

Robbie with the kids.

I wasn't there.

I was going up the road

to meet Lisa.

She was picking me up

so we could go to the party.

I came back.

I should be with Chloe.

Look for the kids.

Leah.

Leah.

Leah.

Leah, it's okay.

Leah, Leah, what's wrong?

It's me... Casey.

Leah, it's okay.

It's okay.

Princess.

Hi, princess.

- Are you angry with me?

- Of course not, no.

I could never be

angry with you,

whatever you do.

Where is Uncle Robbie?

Sit down.

Come here.

Sit down.

There's something

I've got to tell you.

Wo ai ni.

I love you.

Wo ai ni, Daddy.

I'm sorry I hurt you.

I just felt upset.

What was upsetting you, princess?

Casey.

It's okay.

Come on, Chloe, please come inside.

No, I don't want to leave him.

You're freezing.

Casey will have

the kids back any second.

It's okay.

We can't leave him here.

Come on, darling.

No no, they said

not to move him.

Please, come on.

Chloe, come inside.

The roads are almost blocked.

Yeah, I understand that, but it's been

much more than half an hour.

Sorry, sir, there's no one available

for non-urgent calls.

Yeah, well, this is urgent.

Someone should be

with you in an hour.

Just try and get here

as soon as possible, okay?

Leah?

Leah?

- Mommy!

- Paulie.

Mommy!

Paulie.

Oh, Paulie, it's okay. It's okay.

Mommy.

It's okay. It's okay.

Here, darling.

Come on.

Mommy's here.

It's okay, Paulie.

No, Paulie, wait.

It's okay.

Take my hand.

Take my hand, that's it.

Good, Paulie.

Give me your hand.

It's okay.

No, don't move.

No no no. See?

Come to me.

Come on, that's it.

Mom! Mom!

Casey, Casey.

Okay okay okay.

I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

Paulie.

Paulie.

Mommy, Mommy.

I'm here.

Stop it.

- What's the matter with you?

- Leah?

Chloe!

Tell her not to go in the tent.

I'm not gonna leave you with him.

Leah.

Please, Casey, tell her

not to go in there.

Leah.

Sweetheart.

It's Mommy.

Sweetheart.

Leah.

Oh my God.

Robbie.

Mommy.

Mommy.

Mommy.

Mommy.

No! Paulie!

Let's go.

Come on, get out!

Paulie. Paulie.

- Open it.

- No.

Paulie? Sweet pea?

Paulie.

No. No.

No.

No! No!

- Paulie?

- Oh my God, no!

It's all right.

It's all right.

It's all right. I've got him.

I've got him.

Paulie, Paulie.

Paulie darling.

Paulie, Paulie,

Paulie, Paulie.

Paulie, come on.

Come on, look at me.

Paulie.

Daddy.

It's all right, darling.

I'll be in in a minute.

Just go inside.

She mustn't see.

She mustn't see.

All right, my darling?

Paulie was going to

stab me in the face.

Mother had to get him off.

She had no choice.

Lainey.

Mom,

you have to tell them.

I don't know.

I don't know.

I don't know.

You're monstrous.

How could you?

You never were much

of a mother, Lainey,

but not even Mom would...

You killed your baby.

Jonah,

what are we gonna do?

I think we should... maybe we should

drive to the police station.

Nobody leaves here

until we find my children.

We can't go out there.

They were trying to stab you

in the tent. You saw them.

- We have to find them.

- No, Chloe, don't!

- Let go of me.

- Don't.

I'm sorry.

Uh...

Elaine, you stay here,

wait for the police.

And the rest of us

will look for the kids.

- I'm not leaving Mom.

- You do what I f***ing tell you to.

No, she stays away

from my family.

Mom, Mom.

It's me...

mouse.

It wasn't your fault.

They don't mean to.

I think they're ill.

There was puke

in the woods.

And Paulie was sick

last night, wasn't he?

Even if you don't believe me,

please don't go near

Leah and Nicky.

I think they're really sick.

You were here.

Nicky!

Leah!

Chloe.

What did she do to my babies?

Open your eyes, Jonah.

It's Casey.

She was out there with Robbie.

She attacked me and attacked...

she made Lainey kill Paulie.

Oh, God.

Look, Jonah, blood.

My children's blood.

She's in my house.

What if they go back to my house?

She's in there.

We have to do something, Jonah.

You have to take self-control.

Leah!

Nicky.

Why aren't the police here yet?

Oh, God.

We can't just stay here.

Shh, you're upsetting Mommy.

She's hurt.

She needs to rest.

Poor Mommy.

What about Lisa?

I'll call her.

She can pick us up.

- Help me find the phone, slug.

- I'm looking after Mommy.

Shut up.

Whatever you do,

please don't let them in.

Please. Okay?

- Mommy.

- Oh, God.

Oh, Leah.

Sweetheart.

Oh, God, you're so cold.

Are you sick?

Oh, God, you must be so cold.

Sweetheart, where's your brother?

Where is he, baby?

Where is he?

Jinxie.

Oh my God,

I love you both so much.

It's okay.

- Mommy.

- My beautiful boy.

Mommy is here. I won't let anything

happen to you.

Nicky, don't do that.

Get up. Open the door.

Come on.

Miranda.

Get out, Miranda.

Get out, get out.

Get her. Miranda.

Daddy.

If you've hurt her,

I swear to God...

Dad.

No no no, don't.

No no no!

Jonah, what's going on?

Mommy, Casey was hurting me.

Jonah.

Stay here, darling.

F***ing deserve it!

Jonah, please.

Miranda.

- Oh.

- Bye-bye, Mommy.

What?

Be nice to Leah and Nicky.

Coming, Daddy.

It's okay, princess.

Everything's all right.

Mom.

Casey.

Mom.

Mom.

Don't let them in!

Mom, don't let them in!

Mom!

Mom, say something.

- Please say something.

- Casey, shh.

Mom.

Please.

It's okay, mouse.

Mom.

Mom.

- Nicky.

- Mom, I'm coming.

It's all right, Leah.

It's Lainey.

Oh, God.

Stay.

Stay away from me, please.

Mom!

Nicky, Leah.

Please.

No.

I don't want to hurt you.

Please. Please.

No.

Where's Mommy?

I can't.

Oh, Paulie.

I'm sorry, Casey.

I'm sorry, mouse. I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

Mom! Mom!

Mom! Mom!

Mom!

Casey!

Please.

Bloody Jonah.

I'm so sorry.

I told you he was a knob.

Oh, no.

No, it's okay.

I'll go.

Okay?

Case.

Casey! Casey!

No!

Mom.

- Casey.

- Mom!

Okay. Okay, baby.

It's okay. I'm here.

My brave little mouse.

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