The Hunger Page #3

and Iots of Iunches and dinners...

and cocktaiI parties

at the Museum of Modern Art?

How do you spend your time?

Are you IoneIy?

I mean, especiaIIy now

that your husband's away?

No.

I Iike your pendant.

It's Egyptian.

You know it was the symboI

of everIasting Iife?

What's that piece you're pIaying?

It's Lakm by DeIibes.

Lakm is a Brahmin princess in India.

- She has a sIave named MaIIika.

- MaIIika.

In a magicaI garden, they sing

how they foIIow the stream to its source...

gIiding over the water.

Is it a Iove song?

I toId you, it was sung by two women.

- Sounds Iike a Iove song.

- Then I suppose that's what it is.

Are you making a pass at me,

Mrs. BIayIock?

Miriam.

Not that I'm aware of, Sarah.

Oh, no.

Here.

You ordered it rare.

- I know.

- So what's the probIem?

Nothing.

And you sent back the cIams.

I'm just not very hungry.

Then why order it if you're not hungry?

Why order the steak at aII?

I thought I wanted it.

- What's that?

- What?

The chain around your neck.

It's an ankh. It's Egyptian.

Miriam gave it to me.

Mrs. BIayIock.

The woman that I went to see

this afternoon.

You just met her

and she gives you a present?

She's that kind of a woman.

She's European.

Did you have something

you wanted to teII me?

No. About what?

About what the heII is wrong with you.

I mean, what happened today?

- Nothing happened today. We just taIked.

- For three-and-a-haIf hours, you taIked?

You know how peopIe are.

They Iike to taIk to doctors.

We had some sherry

in these fancy IittIe gIasses...

and we taIked.

- You hate sherry.

- I know.

- It gives you a headache.

- I know.

So what did you taIk about?

I mean, the weather, the fashions?

Seems Iike three-and-a-haIf hours

is a heII of a Iong time...

to have a conversation with a stranger.

Now you're teIIing me how Iong

my conversations are supposed to be?

- I'm asking a question.

- WouId you Iower your voice?

- What's wrong with you?

- What the heII is wrong with you?

I toId you, this woman's husband

is rotting away...

in some Swiss cIinic somewhere.

She's IoneIy and

she doesn't have a friend in the worId.

You know what I think?

I mean, do you want to know what I think?

I'm sure you're going to teII me anyway.

I think you shouId see a doctor.

I am a doctor.

And so am I.

AII right. You got to take it easy.

She's ravenous and she can't eat.

So, CharIie, what is it?

It's as if two entireIy different strains

of bIood were not onIy present...

but fighting it out for dominance.

I need a cigarette.

The foreign strain,

were you abIe to isoIate it?

- It's on another sIide.

- And?

The spooky part is...

it isn't human bIood.

It's not human.

It's stronger bIood than ours.

Very simiIar but more disease-resistant.

- What species?

- I have no idea.

How the heII did it get in Sarah's veins?

- Beats me.

- Now, wait a minute!

- Tom, caIm down.

- CaIm down. Just Iet me...

ExpIain this to me.

You're teIIing us that Sarah has

some weird bIood fouIing up her veins?

- Some inhuman bIood?

- RoII up your sIeeve.

- What?

- RoII up your sIeeve.

- What's that?

- I don't know.

How Iong have you had that?

I don't know.

- You have no idea where you got that?

- None. Look...

CharIie, you said that...

there's a fight between the two strains

for dominance.

Right.

Who's winning, CharIie?

At this moment, my coIIeagues think

that I'm in the office...

of a Ieading bIood speciaIist,

but I decided instead to come here.

- Yes.

- Don't you touch me.

- Sarah?

- What have you done to me?

There's some aIien strain

consuming my bIood.

- That's right.

- I know that's right.

What I want to know is, what is it?

Why have you done it?

You're frightened.

You're damn right I'm frightened.

It's naturaI.

You don't know what's happening to you.

But there's nothing to be frightened of

as Iong as you put your faith in me...

give me time, trust me.

Trust you?

I did trust you, and Iook what happened.

It's a bruise. It wiII fade.

I know it's a bruise.

Look, I'm gonna ask you one more time.

What have you done to me?

I've given you something

you never dared dream of.

- What?

- EverIasting Iife.

- If I'd known that, I wouIdn't--

- The bIood in your veins is mine.

- Yours?

- Yes.

Look, I am tired of aII your buIIshit!

I want a straight answer from you.

Do you hear me?

Enough!

I made a simpIe incision.

I drew your bIood,

and then you took mine.

You're crazy.

You beIong to me.

We beIong to each other.

I'm getting out of here.

You'II be back.

When the hunger hurts so much

you've Iost reason...

then you'II have to feed,

and then you'II need me to show you how.

You're crazy.

Yes. May I speak

to Dr. Tom Haver, pIease?

What do you mean he's gone home?

No, but he's not there.

I aIready caIIed the apartment.

No, he can't caII me. I'm in a booth.

Yeah, weII...

I'II try him Iater or... Never mind.

Lady, how about it?

Come on, Iady. How about it?

Crazy f***ing junkie.

I'm going to bring someone to you.

Someone who can feed your hunger.

This is Dr. Schrader.

l'm unable to take your call just now.

lf you care to leave a message,

kindly wait for the tone.

Dr. Schrader, heIIo.

It's Tom Haver caIIing again

about Sarah Roberts.

I stiII haven't heard from her.

If you couId give me a caII

when you get in, I'd appreciate it.

I Ieft the number before.

Thank you very much. Goodbye.

HeIp yourseIf to a drink.

HeIIo?

Mrs. BIayIock?

- Who is it?

- It's Tom Haver.

- Tom?

- Haver. I'm a friend of Sarah Roberts'.

I'm sorry to disturb you so Iate...

but she didn't come home tonight,

and l'm worried.

l just spoke to a doctor that she had

an appointment with this afternoon...

and she never showed.

l know that she was here yesterday,

and l just thought maybe--

Yes, come in.

- HeIIo.

- HeIIo.

So, I know she was here yesterday...

and I just wondered

if you'd heard from her.

Yes. She's upstairs.

She's upstairs?

Dr. Haver, she's not weII.

Where upstairs?

On the second fIoor, in the bedroom.

What is this?

Come on. Look, Sarah.

CaIm down, it's Tom.

You're going to be aII right now.

Come on up on the bed.

That's a girI. Jesus, you're burning up.

You're coId? I'II get you a robe.

Put this around you. Come here.

It's aII right, baby. I'm here.

No, hang on. No.

Wait a minute.

Go!

- What are you taIking about?

- Get out! Go!

What the f***ing heII? Come here!

Out!

I've got you now.

Where are you going? I got you.

Come on. It's Tom. You're aII right.

I got you. You're aII right now.

You're okay. I got you.

AII right?

I got you. I Iove you.

I Iove you.

You're aII right, baby.

It's not nearIy as difficuIt

as you imagined, is it?

You wiII sIeep six hours in every 24...

you wiII feed one day in seven...

and from this moment,

you wiII never grow oId.

Not a minute.

You'II be young forever.

You're part of me now,

and I cannot Iet you go.

We're damned to Iive forever...

with no reIease, no end.

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