The House of the Devil

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I can tell you like it.

Oh.

I love it.

It's perfect.

Well, great.

It really is such a neat place.

You know, I showed it

to another girl this morning.

But to be honest,

I didn't like her very much.

She looks like trouble,

and I'm way too old to be

dealing with all that nonsense.

I go a lot on my gut feelings,

and I have a good one about you.

You remind me of my daughter.

Oh, thank you.

It's just what

I've been looking for.

Well, great.

Welcome to your new home.

I'll get things moving

on your application,

and we'll have you set up here

in no time.

Um, about the deposit, um...

Okay, I'll tell you what.

If it'll help you out,

and I imagine it would,

I'll agree to waive

all of the deposit stuff.

You just give me

the first month's down.

We'll call it a day, all right?

Really?

That would be incredible.

Well, I remember when

my daughter was looking

for her first apartment.

It's hard coming up

with all that money, isn't it?

You just promise me

that you are gonna take

good care of this place.

I promise.

Besides,

you'll be a good tenant.

I always trust my gut.

Well, you won't regret it.

I swear.

Oh, you know,

I have some things

I have to still take care of

with the gal that lives here.

You just get me the check

by Monday.

I'll have you in by the end

of the week,

if that's okay with you.

I can do whatever.

Good.

Thank you so much.

You bet, sweetie.

Bye-bye.

Heather, come on.

It's morning.

Please leave a message

after the beep.

Hi.

This is Samantha Hughes.

I'm calling in regards

to the babysitter flyer

posted outside my dorm.

I hope this is the right number.

If it is, you can reach me

at 815-1920.

I'm very interested.

Thank you.

Hello?

Samantha.

Yes?

You just left me a message

about the babysitting position.

Oh, yeah, I did.

How did you get this number?

Please excuse the urgency,

but if you're still interested,

I would like to meet you.

Sure.

That would be fine.

Well, I'm afraid

I'm not too familiar

with the layout over there.

Perhaps you could meet me

in front

of the Student Affairs office?

That's where I dropped off

my advertisements.

Okay, I know where that is.

Wonderful.

I'll see you there.

Right now?

Hello?

Psst.

All right, everyone.

Have a great holiday.

I'll see you guys next year.

Whoo-hoo.

Whoo.

So tell me all about it.

I want details.

Well, it's not too big.

When you walk in,

there's, like, a little

living room area on the left

and then a hallway

down the right.

Oh, it is carpet or hardwood?

Hardwood.

Good.

Carpet's filth,

especially for a germaphobe

like you.

I'm not a germaphobe.

What?

I don't like gross things.

Anyway,

the kitchen's kind of blah,

and so is the bathroom.

But I'll paint them cool colors

or something.

Yeah.

Oh.

I wish you had pictures.

Yeah, me too.

I'm sort of sucking

at explaining it right now.

But you'll see it soon.

Yeah, well, it sounds great.

Mm.

This pizza is nasty today.

Gross.

Ugh.

Megan, how am I gonna afford

all this stuff?

I'm-

You're gonna be fine.

It's gonna work out.

That's easy for you to say.

You're not the one

with $84 in her bank account

and a check to write on Monday.

Yeah, but just relax.

It's Wednesday.

You know, if it's a big problem,

I can always call my dad.

No, don't do that.

No, look, he really

doesn't care at all.

Look, I'm not saying

it's gonna get to that point,

but if it does,

you're never gonna be homeless.

Yeah?

It's so weird and annoying

the way that guy

stood you up today.

I know.

You're gonna find something.

Okay?

Did you go to the job board

at the intern office?

That ham-faced girl,

you know, in my class?

Yeah, she said there's

good stuff there sometimes.

No, I haven't been yet.

Although it would be cool

to get something easy

and under the table.

That's what was so good

about the babysitter thing.

Yeah, but it

could have been awful.

You know?

The kid could be from hell.

You don't even like kids anyway.

Yeah, I guess.

You know what you should do?

You should go around campus

and rip down all of the other

posters he put up,

and then nobody else calls him.

How do you like them apples?

That's good payback, right?

Nah.

What?

It's genius,

because then nobody else

will show up.

No, I just want to forget it.

No more drama.

All right, then.

You want to go?

Yeah.

Get a grip.

What the hell time is it?

Night.

Oh, sh*t.

Where's your friend?

Who cares?

Ugh.

Someone called for you.

Who?

I don't know.

Some dude, some guy.

I left his number on your desk.

Where?

Where did you put it?

Chill out.

It's there.

I just-

I don't know.

By your pens, maybe.

When was this?

Please leave a message

after the beep.

Hello, this is

Samantha Hughes again.

I got a message that you called.

Samantha?

Yes?

Oh, thank goodness you called.

Quite frankly,

I didn't think you would.

I'm so sorry about this morning.

Things were very hectic for me,

and I got caught up in lots

of last-minute details.

It was a bit of a catastrophe.

It's all right.

Don't worry about it.

I spoke with another girl

this morning

who I thought was going

to work out,

but she turned out to be

totally unreliable.

And while I can

certainly understand

you being upset with me,

I must be honest,

I'm in dire need of someone.

You mean tonight?

Yes.

It's very important.

Um-

I will pay you double

what I would have normally.

That's $100.

It's very simple.

It wouldn't take even

much of your time.

We would be home soon

after midnight.

Are you there?

Yes, um...

Okay.

I think I can do it.

Oh, thank goodness.

You're saving me.

And I promise to make this

as painless for you as possible.

That's okay.

I can always use the money.

Of course.

Let me give you the address.

- Hey.

- Hey.

Thanks for the ride.

I'm just your monkey

with a cigarette.

Okay.

The whole kit and caboodle

kicks off tonight

just after 10:
30.

I know it's late

for some of you folks,

but stay up.

It's worth it.

Be sure to find a good spot

where you can see the sky.

Ugh.

I'm so sick of hearing

about that stupid eclipse.

It's, like, all anybody

can ever talk about.

They're like, "Oh, gosh.

"Are you gonna go see

the eclipse tonight? Buh."

Oh, God.

You know, it's not like

the moon's gonna explode.

Although that would be

pretty cool.

So do you want me

to come with you?

I don't have to see

Mark tonight.

He hates me anyway.

No, it's okay.

But I feel a little weird,

you know,

just dropping you out here

in, like,

in the middle of Jabib

or wherever we are.

I mean, I had to look at a map.

Well, don't worry.

I'm gonna be fine.

Okay.

Okay, but I have

to tell you something.

But you got to promise that

you're not gonna get mad at me.

What?

All right,

you can't get mad at me.

You got to promise.

- No.

- No-

I don't even know

what it is yet.

God-okay.

Where did you get these?

I'm sorry.

You were upset, and I felt bad.

Megan.

I know, I know.

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