The Covenant Page #2

hell, and with the stress

of the move, I just want you

to look at this objectively

for a second, okay.

Shitty old house, with bad

plumbing and rusty knobs,

or our mother's house is

suddenly haunted after 30 years.

- No, you weren't there,

you didn't see the...

Last night, when I

was taking a bath I...

Maybe I am imagining things.

- Let's go somewhere.

- Go somewhere?

- Yeah, anywhere, I don't

know, some place that isn't

this f***ing house.

- Yeah.

Just uhm, let me go

freshen up really quick.

- Hi folks what

can I get for you?

- Club soda.

- Club soda.

- A Coors light draft please.

- Okay.

- God this place brings

back a lot of memories.

- Not for me, that

might be the blackouts.

- Are you sure that

you're okay being here?

- Yeah, yeah it's not a problem.

As long as they serve soda.

- How long has it been now?

- Seven years next month.

- Congratulations,

that's, that's great.

- One day at a time,

that's what they tell me.

- What?

- Here you go, that'll

be 4.50 unless you guys

wanna open a tab.

- Hey, Richard.

- Oh, I'm sorry, just uh,

just throw us the tab.

- Okay.

- Hey are you okay?

- Yeah, I'm fine, that's all.

- Lizzy?

Lizzy, it's you!

I thought I was never

gonna see you again.

I have missed you so much.

- Sarah, what are you doing?

You wanna go inside,

it's nice and warm.

Come on.

Just take a seat.

- My little girl.

- What?

- She wants me to play with her.

She came back

because she needs me.

- It was a dream.

Did you forget to take

your medication tonight.

Or well, maybe mixing it

with beer was a bad idea?

- What, no I saw her.

- You saw her?

- I know that she's here.

- Sarah...

- no, Richard it was Elizabeth.

- Okay, let's get to bed huh?

Hello?

- Saw you at the bar

tonight, sorry I had to leave

so suddenly.

- How'd you get this number?

- Sister started to

backslide, you had a chance

to stay out of it,

but now it's too late.

- What, are you

f***ing threatening us?

- She belongs to us Richard.

- All right you listen to me.

If I see you within a mile

of my sister I will...

Hello, hello?

F***er!

Wow geez you scared me.

- I need to speak with you.

- Are you just getting

tired of watching me

from your window?

- It's about your sister.

- What about her?

- You need to leave this

place and never come back.

- Really?

- As long as you remain

in that house with her,

you're not safe.

- You're friends with that

a**hole who called me in

the middle of the night?

- It's hard to explain

but there's this presence

within her, within that house.

- Okay I have no idea

what you're playing at,

but I've heard all

I'm gonna listen to.

- You can not drink

from the cup of the lord

and the cup of demon.

You cannot partake of

the table of the table

and the table of the demon.

- Just get help lady, seriously.

Sarah?

- It was an accident.

- Jesus f***ing Christ,

you're cutting yourself now?

Sarah what are you

doing to yourself?

- It was an accident.

- Oh I'm sure it was, I have

to take you to an emergency...

- get out!

- Sarah, oh f***,

Sarah come back here!

Ah f***.

Sarah open the door.

Sarah, Sarah open the door.

That's it I'm calling 911.

- Just leave me alone.

- You want an ambulance

here, cops, because that's

what's gonna happen if you

don't unlock this door.

Hey, you hear me?

That's it I'm dialing.

- This is ridiculous Richard.

- Tell me about it.

- Sarah Doyle?

- Right here.

- Why don't you have a seat

upon the bed for me Sarah.

Let's see what we're

looking at here.

- It was an accident.

- I'm not so sure about that.

- Go to hell Richard.

- Go to hell, you're

mutilating yourself.

- Sir!

- And she needs to be

committed for her own sake,

she's trying to kill herself.

- Please, sir

you're not helping.

Maybe you should wait outside.

- Yeah maybe so.

- Hon, is that true, are

you trying to hurt yourself?

- It was an accident.

- Well let's see

what we got here.

And you did this today?

- Yeah.

- Judging by the scabbing,

I'm guessing you had

your accident about

two weeks ago.

You really should've

come in and see us when

this happened, it's

too late for stitches.

This is gonna leave

one nasty looking scar.

- Father burk?

- Yes.

- Ah you know, it's fine I

have rounds to finish anyway,

so I'll see you later.

- Okay, okay.

- Uh, Richard Doyle,

St. Martin's basketball.

- Oh sure I knew your mother

real well, and your sister,

what's her name?

- Sarah.

- Sarah how is she?

- Uhm...

Not good father, just not

good, she's kind of the reason

I'm here.

Uhm, she's been cutting

herself, and she tells me

it was an accident,

but I have my doubts.

- Gee, I'm sorry to hear this.

Look I've got to do a

mass in the chapel here,

in about five minutes,

I could see her tonight

if you think it'd

do her some good.

- Uhm, uh, maybe yeah, yeah,

yeah, yeah that would be great,

uhm, we're just, we're over

on brook street, my mom's

old house.

- Sure, I know just

where it is, about 6:30?

- 6:
30, that's great,

thank you so much father,

thanks so much.

- Okay, you bet, okay.

- I really appreciate

it father, really.

You should really

try to eat something.

- I really wish you didn't

invite a priest over.

- What am I gonna do?

I don't know, maybe

simply talking to someone

who isn't me could be of help.

- I don't need help.

For the last time, the

cut was an accident.

- Okay, I don't

wanna argue, but...

Last night, crazy dream.

That's gotta be him now.

Father thanks for

coming, please come in.

- Thank you Richard.

- Ah please have a seat.

- Good, good, good, ah thanks.

- Can I get you

anything, coffee, tea?

- Oh, no, no I'm fine, I'm fine.

- I'll go get Sarah.

- Good, good.

- Father's here.

- Why are you doing this?

- He just wants to help you.

- Whatever, fine.

- Sarah, I don't know if

you remember me or not,

I'm father burk.

- Hi.

- Your brother

Richard here thought

that maybe you needed

somebody to talk to.

- I'm not a religious

person father.

- That's all right, we

can talk about anything.

In fact I've been told

many times that I'm

a very good listener, so

just relax and take it easy.

Would you feel better if we

had Richard leave the room?

Richard would you mind

giving us a little privacy?

- Uh, sure, yeah whatever

you think is best.

- Okay.

Now I can't help but notice

that bandage on your arm,

how did that happen?

- I cut myself.

- Yeah Richard told me,

but he thinks there may be

more to it.

- I don't really

care what he thinks.

- Well Richard told me you

had trouble sleeping lately,

that you don't

feel like yourself.

- I lost my daughter

to leukemia last year,

and my husband to suicide.

So, to be honest I

can't really remember

what acting like myself

is supposed to look like.

- I'm sorry, I didn't know,

would you like to talk

about that some?

- What is there to talk about?

- Well that tremendous

hurt that you went through.

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