The Open House Page #3

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I won't hold it against you. [LAUGHS]

Oh, my goodness. I love this little house.

So nice to see it lived in again.

I can't tell you how sad I was

when I saw that "For Sale" sign go up.

It's definitely a beautiful home.

I'd feel awkward if I didn't tell you...

We came to the open house yesterday.

We just wanted to see the place

one last time

before some stranger snatches it up.

Oh, okay. Yeah...

Oh, I almost forgot.

I do that a lot these days.

Uh... I brought you banana bread.

You and Logan are gonna love it.

Everybody does.

Thank you.

Where is that handsome young boy?

- Oh, he's in the kitchen.

- Oh.

We're making dinner, so...

Well...

I just was gonna swing by

and check in on you.

If you need anything,

don't hesitate to come by.

My husband can't wait

to meet the two of you.

I'm sorry, um...

but I thought...

I thought you had said

your husband passed away.

Passed away?

Oh.

Why would I say something silly like that?

No, no. The Devil himself

couldn't slow him down.

You have yourself a good one.

Buh-bye.

Bye, Martha.

[GASPS]

Sh*t.

Ugh.

[SIGHS]

Logan!

[CLATTERING]

[FLASHLIGHT CLICKS OFF]

[STRIKING MATCH]

Oh, f***.

[MATCHES CLATTER]

[STRIKING MATCH]

[STRIKING MATCH]

[CLOCK TICKING]

[EXHALES]

[SIGHS]

[URINATING]

[FLUSHES TOILET]

[INHALES, EXHALES]

[GRUNTS]

[INHALES]

[EXHALES]

Ally, I was married to a plumber

for 16 years.

I think I know

when a water heater is broken.

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

Thank you.

[SIGHS]

[PANTING]

[RETCHING]

[COUGHING]

Logan?

Logan, sweetheart. Are you okay?

I'm fine.

Oh, honey. Let me walk you home.

No, no, that's all right.

Nonsense. Come on.

Come on.

[GRUNTS]

Where did you come from?

Oh, I always like to start my day

with a nice stroll through the forest.

The nature... the air...

How you liking the neighborhood?

It's fine.

Just hoping that the house sells soon

so that we can go home.

[SCOFFS] You're not going anywhere

anytime soon.

[CHUCKLES]

I'm sure of it.

Houses up here take some time to sell.

What happened?

I'm... I'm fine.

Poor boy got sick on his run.

But not to worry. I was watching on.

- Are you okay, honey?

- [SIGHS] It was just a cramp.

Nothing that a hot shower

and a good breakfast can't fix.

Well, thank you, Martha.

I appreciate it.

Hey, um...

I hope you're both doing all right.

Death...

It's like it moves in and...

never leaves.

Buh-bye now.

She's so weird.

[ENGINE TURNS OVER]

[DOORBELL RINGS]

I'm here for the water heater.

- Great. Uh, it's just in the...

- In the basement, right?

- Yeah.

- I've been here before.

[PRESSES KEY, "RIP VAN WINKLE" PLAYS]

[GRUNTS]

[TURNS FAUCET ON, OFF]

Ma'am?

- Oh! Oh, my God!

- Sorry.

Oh, sh*t. Sorry. Um...

I didn't hear you.

- How did it look down there?

- Normal.

Relit the pilot. It's burning.

Then I changed the thermal coupler.

You should be good to go.

Okay.

- Wll, sorry for the inconvenience.

- No, not at all.

I'm out here almost daily.

This Martha down the road,

she lost her husband a few months back.

She gets kind of sad.

I think she'd flood her house

if it meant me stopping by

for a few hours.

So, her husband did die.

What, she told you something different?

Yeah.

Yeah.

She got Alzheimer's a few months back,

so she gets things

a little confused from time to time.

- That's terrible.

- Yeah.

Oh. And hey, I, uh...

I found this by the water heater.

Thought you might be looking for it.

I'm all right

[MUSIC STOPS]

Found your phone.

Okay. Well, where was it?

In the basement next to the water heater.

Oh.

I must've left it down there

when I went to relight the pilot?

Logan, your phone

has been missing for days.

You just went to check the pilot

last night.

What's your point?

And then I found this...

in the trash.

No. I didn't do that.

Have you been messing with me?

Have I been messing with you?

Are you kidding me?

No, I'm not an idiot, Logan.

First the basement door,

and then the water heater, and now this?

What the hell are you talking about?

Is it because you're pissed at me?

I don't know!

Because I have so much on my plate

right now that I can't deal with you too!

I didn't do anything, Mom.

You're completely f***ing insane.

- Excuse me?

- Just get out of my room.

- No, what'd you say?

- Get the f*** outta my room.

No! You do not get to talk to me

like that! I am your mother,

and I'm allowed to be upset!

I know this sucks.

I know it's not what you wanted,

'cause guess what?

It's not what I wanted either.

So grow up, Logan.

I f***ing hate you!

All you do is put your sh*t

on other people!

Dad's gone, and you don't even care!

He died in front of me! You haven't

asked me one time if I'm okay!

You just dragged me out of school,

brought us to this shitty town!

You don't care if I'm okay with it!

We wouldn't be in this situation

if Dad was still here.

Wanna be an adult and know the truth?

Your father is the exact reason

that we are in this situation.

Your father left us with nothing,

because he was irresponsible,

and he couldn't care less about me

or about you!

[INHALES]

I f***ing wish it was you.

[INHALES]

[EXHALES]

[THUDDING]

[CLOCK TICKING]

Hello?

[GRINDING NOISE]

[GRINDING NOISE]

Oh, my God.

Hey, Dad!

[GROANING]

No, no! Dad!

- [GURGLING]

- Dad! No!

[PANTING]

It's okay. It's just a nightmare.

You were having a nightmare.

What?

We have a showing in an hour,

so we gotta go.

Wait a minute. What time is it?

1:
00 p.m.

You slept all day.

Logan, let's go!

- Is your room clean?

- Yeah.

- Where are you going?

- For a run.

[BREATHING HEAVILY]

[GASPS] Oh!

- Hi.

- Oh, Naomi, uh...

- Yeah, hi.

- Sorry.

No, no. Um... you just startled me.

Wow. I'm so glad I ran into you again.

- How are you?

- Good.

I'm, uh, just picking up some photos

I had developed.

- Oh, are you a photographer?

- It's just a hobby.

- That's great.

- Uh-huh.

Hey, sorry I sort of disappeared

on you last time.

Couldn't find you.

Figured I'd just get out of your hair.

No worries.

[CHRIS] I know you don't know me.

Last thing you need right now is

some guy scaring you in the parking lot

and stalking your house. [CHUCKLES]

I just wanted to give you my number...

in case you guys ever need anything.

You know I just know

you guys are new around here.

No pressure.

Well, thank you.

That's very sweet of you.

[DOOR CREAKS OPEN]

[CELL PHONE CHIMES]

Naomi, it's Allison.

We got a call from our realtor

that our house was broken into.

Call me.

Logan, get in the car.

Get in the car.

["SILENT NIGHT" PLAYING]

Oh, my God.

Mom.

[TELEPHONE RINGS]

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