The Last Light Page #2

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and it's out there.

Jeffrey, don't ever do that again.

I hate that color.

You're an a**hole.

Go get me another color,

one you approve of.

Jeffrey, what are you doing?

I just wanna see what's

on today's menu.

You almost got caught last time.

Voila, come on.

Uh-uh.

Come on.

OK.

Hey.

Hey, Jack.

Just, umm, checking on you.

You check in on me a lot.

Hey, can I ask you something?

You can always ask.

You may just not get an answer.

Fair enough.

This is all so boring.

When is Jack gonna get

some more chocolate,

or at least some cigarettes?

Look at this.

An inventory sheet.

When did Jack start this crap?

Sure he did it for a good reason.

Yeah, so he can play

king of the castle.

Why do you hate Jack?

I don't know how you can stand the guy.

I mean, what happened to a democracy?

All we do is follow his

rules, his schedule.

If he hadn't found that gun first.

Do you remember what happened,

like specific details?

I don't know.

I mean, one moment,

life was normal,

and the next, it wasn't.

The light.

Do you remember the light, Jack?

I remember being in my car.

I could barely see a

foot in front of me.

But I just got out

of my car and ran.

I could hear those

things all around

and I kept running and running,

and here I am.

There's nothing good in here.

Let's go.

I actually think that there's

something fun we can do here.

How 'bout you lay off

the strawberry bars

and then you can try

your luck again?

Jerk.

Why do you ask?

You never wanted to

talk about this before.

Trying to figure out if

I missed something...

something that would explain

what the hell happened.

Do you miss your wife?

Yes.

You never really talk about her, but I

can tell you think about her a lot.

Yeah.

Jack, we need you!

It's Meryl.

Meryl, what the hell are you doing?

Get out of my room.

What do you mean, it's fine?

Packing us up...

Can you stop...

So the monsters don't get us...

She's gone f***ing crazy,

that's what's going on.

Mitch and I are gonna get out of here.

How the hell should I know who Mitch is?

We have got to get out of here now,

and that's all there is to it.

Shhhh.

I miss my boy.

He was seven years old.

Seven years old, Jack.

He shouldn't have gone

away, not at seven.

I don't know what got into me.

My head hasn't been

very clear lately.

I think you just need

some rest, Meryl.

You'll feel better.

What's gonna happen to him?

Hey, listen, I think we're all

feeling a little stir crazy

all cooped up in here.

I just want you to worry

about you right now, OK?

Get some rest.

I don't understand.

Mitch was her son?

Yeah, I guess so.

I didn't know she had a kid.

She never mentioned him.

Well, do you think she'll be OK?

Yeah, I think she'll be fine.

She just needs to get some rest.

She just hasn't been

sleeping is all.

Change... It's coming...

My head hasn't been

very clear lately...

Do you remember the night, Jack?

Can you feel it?

I think it dips a little

bit to the left there.

Could you let me focus, maybe?

Why not just...

Just, I wanna focus, OK?

I'm bored.

Let me do something.

See, I told you.

That's why we're playing

stupid sh*t like this.

OK, well I'll play winner...

if Harold wins.

So, Harold can...

Can you let me take my shot please?

Yeah, let me help you.

You need coaching.

Just shut up, OK.

OK. Just...

Meryl!

Don't come near me.

Meryl, whoa!

Calm down.

What's going on?

Told you she was f***ing nuts!

Jeffrey.

Is that thing loaded?

Now listen to me.

I want the key to that door.

I'm leaving.

I'm leaving,

and no one here is gonna stop me.

Meryl, we can't let

you open the door.

Just give me the key.

The creatures could

be right outside.

You're putting everyone in danger.

I said, give me the key!

And if any of you try to stop me,

so help me, God, I

will shoot you dead!

I'll give you the key.

I will.

I'm just...

I'm worried for you.

Where are you gonna go?

You going to find Mitch?

Mitch?

You don't know that

for sure, Meryl.

Of course he is.

Of course he is.

You're a lot like him.

He didn't care about his parents.

No respect.

No respect for the person who

brought him into this world.

And he was gonna grow up

and he was gonna leave me,

like you left your parents.

Imagine that!

Leaving your own mother!

Well, I couldn't let him do that.

I couldn't.

And all it took was a

pillow over the face.

He didn't even wake up.

You shoulda seen how

peaceful he looked

lying there.

Jesus.

He was seven years old, Meryl.

Yes, he was seven.

He was old enough to start

thinking about things

old enough to start

thinking about leaving me.

I am running out of time.

They're gonna be here

and I need that key!

And I swear to God, if any of you

try to follow me, I will shoot you.

Now we hear you.

I'm gonna give you the key.

I'm gonna give her the key.

Just, um, you're making me a little nervous

with that gun pointed right at me.

Well, I'm not putting the gun down.

I'm not asking you to.

Just, maybe not point

it right at me.

Please, Meryl.

Accidents happen.

Thank you.

You don't have to do this.

Just give me the damn key.

What are we gonna do with the body?

We can't leave her here.

Will you guys help me move her?

Where?

Outside.

Past the doors.

They'll come for her.

Sh*t, you wanna feed those things.

We can't leave her here.

She's gonna rot.

And you're OK with this?

Jack's in charge and he's right.

The body will rot.

Whatever, but I want

nothing to do with it.

This is your mess.

You clean it up.

Fine.

Harold

hey.

She...

I can't breathe.

I'm kinda worried about the girls.

Maybe we should go check on 'em all.

I'll still stand watch here.

Jack...

Meryl... You OK?

Do you think she'll be OK?

She'll be fine.

She just needs to get some rest...

Get some rest.

We are all going a

little stir crazy...

Yeah, f***.

Poor Meryl.

She never really did seem

right in the head to me.

Doesn't mean she deserved

to have it blown off.

F***, man.

You slay me.

I wasn't trying to be funny.

You know what,

f*** Meryl.

Honestly, did her, uh, son

deserve to be suffocated,

I mean, come on, this kid

was seven years old.

Nah man, Jack, we're just

simple human beings.

It's not our place to

judge what people do.

That's for something much,

much more powerful than us.

I put her body outside.

Those things came for her.

She's gone.

Yeah, they want what

they want, I guess.

Yeah, God.

I just want some clarity.

I don't know if it's day or night.

Monday or Friday.

July or f***ing December.

It'd be a pretty hot December.

Yeah.

Listen...

You know, this Meryl thing,

is gonna kinda cause a little

bit of a problem, right?

No, I didn't kill, Meryl.

What, Jack?

Jack, I'm not calling

you a murderer.

OK, look, you're the leader.

They're gonna start

questioning your loyalty,

your leadership.

It's just basic human psychology.

You got one of theirs killed.

No, you're right.

I'll keep that in mind.

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