The Hollow Child Page #3

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This is crazy.

I mean, you don't actually

believe any of this, do you?

You don't know!

You haven't seen them!

Neither have you!

You just said so and you burned

your house down!

And out she walked, without

a singe on her.

The fire never even touched her.

And she looked at me and laughed

so soft and sweet...

the most awful sound

I ever heard.

What happens to the people

they take?

What happens to them, Alison?

Alison!

I told her. I told her not to go

into the forest.

I had a bad feeling.

Their lives are ground-down,

day-by-day, minute-by-minute...

lived out by those things, while

they waste away into nothing...

in strange halls deep

beneath the earth...

their souls are trapped.

I've seen her. I've seen her

in the woods.

My sister is dead.

No, no, this is her.

You said their souls were

trapped.

She's gone!

You'll never find her.

The path is secret, it's hidden.

Only their eyes can see it.

Run away.

That's your only hope.

Run before it turns everyone

against you.

Sam.

I know.

I sound just like her.

I don't expect you

to believe me...

but I know she's out there.

Thanks for coming with me.

You wanna take a walk

in the woods?

So what are we actually

looking for?

Alison said something about

halls beneath the earth...

so like a cave or something.

Well, that should be easy.

Keep looking, okay?

This isn't getting us anywhere.

Maybe there's a trick to it.

Like, you know, walking

backwards or something.

I don't know, it's just

something I read in a book.

Maybe Alison was right.

She's not.

Come on, two smart cookies

like us?

We'll figure it out.

Thanks, Logan.

I... um...

You should just go home.

No, look, I wanted to help.

It's just, I thought that

if I did that...

Go home, Logan.

You're Janie, aren't you?

I saw your picture at Alison's.

There has to be a way I can find

Olivia, something I can do.

I don't understand, okay?

What do you want?

Say something!

(STEPS APPROACHING)

Who are you talking to?

No one.

Um, I'm sorry, but could you

show me the way out of here?

Yeah, I'm kind of lost...

and I actually don't know

where we are.

What if we make her show us

the way?

What?

The creature, she knows

where the cave is.

And we just make her think

that we've found it...

and then we try to rescue

Olivia.

Sam...

No, really!

I mean, she'd have to at least

go and check, right?

Then we just follow her there.

Easy.

Yeah, I don't know.

Just help me with this. Please?

No.

Come on, let's just go.

Logan? Hey, no, shh,

just a second.

Yeah, yeah. Tomorrow after

school.

No, she doesn't suspect

anything.

Yeah, I got the location

of the cave from Alison.

Mm-hm. Tomorrow.

We're gonna get to the

bottom of this.

(OMINOUS MUSIC PLAYING)

[SAM]

Liz, have you seen my phone?

I can't keep track of all

your things, Sam.

Hurry up, you're gonna

be late.

Just watch it!

You're really hung up on her,

aren't you?

I tried to kiss her.

She doesn't let anyone in.

You know, she just makes me

feel so crazy!

She used to have a sister,

Grace.

Her mom was this total burnout

reject...

always going to parties

and stuff.

And then one day, she just

never came home.

And Sam was alone with Grace.

What happened?

Eventually the upstairs

neighbors...

noticed the mail piling up.

When they found her, Sam was in

really rough shape.

And Grace was...

(SOLEMN MUSIC PLAYING)

(BELL RINGING)

Logan, I...

It's not that. I just want

to help with Olivia.

So, I went back home and grabbed

a bunch of stuff.

I wasn't sure what we'd need...

so I just grabbed a bit

of everything.

A rope, there's some granola, a

knife...

my dad's earthquake

preparedness kit.

It's got flares, a radio

and first aid...

bandages and a poncho.

You are...

Thanks.

Thank you.

(BELL RINGS)

Samantha? Can I have a word,

please?

What's this about?

We just want to ask you

a few questions.

She's not under arrest, is she?

No, no.

It's just, I'm supposed to be

meeting someone.

It's really important.

Well, call 'em, tell 'em

you're gonna be late.

You have a cell phone,

don't you?

All the kids have cell phones

these days.

What, did you leave it at home?

I lost it.

Oh.

This it?

Where were you last night?

You recognize this place?

Did Alison... her house burned

down?

Did she...

No, we haven't found a body,

doesn't mean there isn't one.

We found your phone

at the scene.

I'm just curious

how it got there.

I was at home all night

with my family.

I'm going to go call her

parents.

That's a good idea,

get them over here.

You want to tell me

what this is about?

Please, I just really need

to call my friend.

Okay? He's... he's waiting

for me.

(PHONE VIBRATES)

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING)

(FAINT RUSTLING)

(TREE CREAKING)

(FOREST SOUNDS CONTINUE)

I'm not scared.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING)

(SADISTIC LAUGHTER)

(PHONE CALL RINGING)

He's not answering.

Her parents are here.

Can I have a glass of water?

Sure.

Have you noticed something

different...

in her behavior lately?

No... I mean, not really.

We've been through a rough patch

lately...

with Olivia missing,

as you know.

It's been hard on everyone.

Liz, please, you don't have to

defend her against every singl...

Yes, we have, we've had problems

with her recently.

Hey!

Sam!

No! Stop!

Let me go! Let me go!

Logan's out there! He needs me!

Who?

- Please, she's going to kill him!

- What?!

- Who are you talking about?

- Olivia! She's a monster!

(SOFT MUSIC PLAYING)

Oh, God.

Oh, God.

Oh, God, no. Please, no.

[LOGAN] Oh, God, no. Please, no.

Oh, God, no. Please, no. No!

What the hell, Sam? What are we

supposed to think?

You're sneaking out of the

house...

going God knows where,

getting up to God knows what.

Saying crazy things about

Olivia.

We want to understand, Sam.

We're worried.

Yes, we're worried about

our family.

We don't know if we can trust

you around her right now.

But that's not Olivia.

It's not.

And I really don't know how

to make you see it.

I just really don't,

but it's not her.

She killed Alison and she put

my phone there...

and she's really dangerous,

okay?

I mean, Logan's...

What happened to him?

What did you do?

- Olivia! What did you do?

- Olivia!

What's wrong with Sam, Mom?

Come here.

Sometimes people, people get

broken.

The world takes something from

them and they can't get it back.

What's going to happen to her?

I don't know.

Poor little thing.

Okay, here's what's going

to happen.

You're going to go to your room

and you're going to wait...

there until the social worker

arrives.

I knew this was a mistake,

I knew it.

I knew it right from the start.

Yeah.

So did I.

Remember when we first met?

I put my hand on your shoulder

and you flinched.

And I thought, "what has the

world done to this poor kid?"

Nobody deserves that.

I know how cruel that world

can be.

And I really wanted to change

that for you.

I know you're a good kid, Sam...

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