The Gallows Page #3

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This play is... Why is it so important?

You don't understand.

I don't want you doing this play.

Why do you care?

I don't wanna do football.

You should've stayed on the team.

Finish things that you start.

- You don't walk away like a flake.

- Yo. Yo, Reese.

All right, well, I gotta go.

- Damn, man.

- What?

- Rick Houser.

- Evening, Ryan.

How you doing?

Dandy. What's this?

A camera. For the play.

- Play, huh?

- Yep.

- School night, all right?

- Yeah, we're just going to Ryan's.

Don't worry, Mr. Houser.

We'll have him back by bedtime.

- What's up?

- Hi, Reese.

Yeah.

Back seat, babe.

You got it.

Reese, your dad's got a point, man.

I'm not my dad, Ryan.

I know. That would be impossible.

But you didn't need to quit the team.

Well, I quit the team.

- And I'm not getting back on the team.

- Okay.

- Can we talk for...?

- It's like watching an infant on stage.

- You're a wonderful friend.

- Okay, excuse me.

Reese, can you explain what it is about Pfeifer,

because I don't see it. I don't get it.

- I'm pretty sure you don't.

- Here's him on sta...

- Pfeifer. Pf... Pf... Pfeifer.

- Heh.

C... Can I k... Kiss you?

You almost kissed

a real girl once, right?

- Come on. Yes, I've kissed...

- I think I remember.

I've kissed plenty of girls.

She's a nice person. She really is.

- "A nice person"?

- Just talk to her for five minutes.

All right, all right.

- Here we go.

- Dude, I'm so stoked.

I cannot believe

you talked me into this.

No one's gonna believe we did this.

Can I get a "For Pfeifer" on three?

One, two, three.

For Pfeifer!

- I'm not joining in on that.

- You're a...

You're sure it's fine

to park the car there?

Yeah, dude.

It's completely fine, so relax.

Can I get some stealth, please?

Jesus, heh.

Get up, babe. Babe, get up.

- This is so stupid.

- My boy, Reese Houser.

Just lower your voice a bit.

Trading in his baby balls

for some man testes.

Moment of truth.

Do the honors.

Do it, dude. Come on.

Okay.

It opened.

- Let's go.

- Come on.

It's open.

- Where's the light switch?

- Can we find some lights?

Sh*t.

Find a light switch.

Yeah.

The lights aren't working?

What, is the power out or something?

I cannot see anything at all.

Just ask and you shall receive, man.

Yes.

Whoa, whoa. Hey. Slow down.

There's something I wanna do first.

- We're here to take down the set.

- I know, dude. All right? Let's just...

Come on, please.

- This place is pretty different at night, huh?

- Ryan, can we just get this done?

Yes.

Oh, heh, score.

Stage boy, man,

I told you not to mess with me.

But you did, and now

I got some good stuff up my sleeve.

I have a couple options of what I would like

you to wear at tomorrow night's play.

Here's option number one.

You know? Little booby holes in there.

Number two,

which is my personal favorite.

I hope you enjoy it as well.

Ryan, stop messing around.

- Are you finished?

- Yeah.

Okay.

There's your sign, Cassidy.

Yeah, this place

is super creepy at night.

What do you think, man?

Let's just take this thing down

and get out of here.

Copy that.

Charlie.

Charlie.

Come out and play.

What?

Cassidy, what the hell are you doing?

What I thought we came here to do.

That's my girl.

All right.

I wanna get something.

Yeah.

Felt good. Let me get another one.

...get this one?

Want me to get this one?

- What's up?

- Attaboy.

What is up?

- You gotta like it.

- Bring that light over here.

Will you keep it lit?

- Don't strip it, man.

- Who gives a sh*t? Are you gonna help me?

- One down, bro.

- Will you take something apart too?

I'm holding the light.

I'd like you to take something apart.

That way I'm not doing this...

"Help me take it apart."

The guy with no screwdriver.

Okay.

For you, sir.

Let's go, Shakespeare.

Come on, my man. Let's hear some lines.

- What?

- Now or never. Let's hear some lines.

What are you doing? Help me

take this apart. It was your idea.

August.

August?

I'm so frightened.

Just do it.

August, speak.

Please.

Don't worry, Mary. He wants me.

He's coming for me.

Oh, my God. What are you doing?

- I'm doing the line.

- Just say them better.

He wants me.

He is coming for me.

No one else.

Dost thou understand?

Thou shall be safe...

Whoa. Get down here.

- Sh*t, cut the light.

- Lose the tools, dude. Lose the tools.

- Did you see anyone?

- No.

- I heard it over there.

- Is it that janitor, David?

- Who?

- Who else would be in here?

What do we do?

Reese, do you see anything?

Reese.

Okay, let's go out the back.

- Now?

- Yes, right now.

Let's go.

- Oh, my God.

- Oh, sh*t. Pfeifer?

Heh, you're kidding me.

Oh, my God.

Pfeifer.

- This is gonna be really good.

- Reese?

Oh, my gosh.

What are you guys doing here?

What are you doing here?

I saw Reese's car.

I saw your car in the parking lot.

I told you we should've parked

somewhere else.

- No kidding.

- Can I please talk to you?

Yeah. Let's just talk

over here for a second.

- Ryan, let's go.

- Alone, please.

- Ryan.

- Fine.

- Fine.

- Reese.

- What should I say?

- Make something up.

Ryan.

I'm just gonna leave the light

right here for you guys.

Reese, so, what's going on?

What are you guys doing here?

Well, we, uh... Heh.

Heh, what if you guys got caught?

What if it wasn't me that caught you?

- You wouldn't have been able to do the show.

- I know, I know. It's, heh...

It's stupid. I don't know what I was...

What we were thinking.

I'm sorry.

What are you guys doing here?

Uh...

You know, to, uh...

All right. We came to practice

a little bit. You know?

To go over some of the lines and stuff

because tomorrow's the show...

and I don't feel confident.

I don't wanna let you down...

Pfeifer.

I really don't.

Okay.

Promise?

Yeah.

Yeah, of course.

Okay? Okay.

Let's get out of here.

We shouldn't be here.

Let's go.

Oh, my God. Oh, my God.

What are we gonna do?

Oh, it's so dark.

Night vision app.

I know. I know, heh.

Hit a little snag there with drama queen

coming in and ruining the whole thing...

but Smooth McReese is gonna walk us

out of this so we can we finish this up.

Cassidy, what are you doing?

Fixing the set, babe.

I mean, we just took the set down.

What are you doing?

- But Pfeifer's here. She knows.

- She doesn't know. Look.

Reese is out there coming up

with some lame story.

Pfeifer's gonna leave.

This thing is practically taken apart.

Reese will just call us when he's done...

- and we can finish the job.

- Pfeifer knows.

I don't even have

any service on my phone.

That's weird, but what do you expect

when you're on it 24/7?

- Hey, Ryan, stop being dumb.

- I'm not being dumb.

If you wanna leave, go outside,

call Chelsea, have her come get you...

and you can leave.

But I'm staying.

God. This is so stupid.

It's not stupid, Ryan.

It's over. She knows.

You're stupid.

I told you this was gonna happen.

- I'm not stupid.

- But did I not say:

"If you decide to come, do not back out

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