The Passion of Darkly Noon Page #4

That's what I believe.

Come on. Come on.

Go to heaven.

- Go to heaven!

- Heaven.

Dead dog.

- Dead dog.

- Say goodbye.

- Bye-bye.

- Bye, Dog!

Where'd that come from?

Well, I don't know where it come from,

but if I can get hold of it,

I do know where it's going.

Go to heaven.

Heaven.

Darkly.

- Darkly?

- Ma? Pa?

Is that you?

Where are you?

- We're up here, Darkly.

- We're up here, Darkly.

Don't be scared, Son.

We're here to help you.

- Right, Ma?

- Right, Pa.

We're here to tell you what to do.

You've got the Lord's work to do.

The Lord's work.

- The Lord's work.

- The Lord's work.

The Lord's work.

- The Lord's work.

- The Lord's...

Callie!

Callie!

Callie!

Lee?

Callie!

Where have you been?

I've been worried sick about you.

Jesus!

What happened to you? What happened?

Clay!

Clay? Clay, it's all right.

Clay, don't hurt him!

Clay, don't hurt him!

I don't know! I don't know!

Lee, keep calm!

No!

Stop it! Stop it!

Oh, my God.

Oh, my God, Lee!

What have you done to yourself?

Take your things and go.

You've got to, Lee.

You've got no choice.

Don't, Clay. Leave him.

Time for my walk in the dark.

No.

Gone? Gone where?

I don't know. He just went.

I told him to go.

I... Wait. Why?

He was just a kid, for Christ's sake, Callie.

He was ill.

I know.

I know.

Well, do you have any idea

where he could be?

Come on, Callie.

He wouldn't just go. He was my friend.

Besides, he had nothing.

He had nowhere to go.

Just go on out to work. I'm fine.

Clay, leave the rifle here.

I didn't want to

say anything in front of Clay.

If he knows where he can find him,

I think he'll kill him.

You know where he is?

Is it my fault?

Is it something I did?

Callie, where is he?

Lee, you up here?

Lee?

Jesus Christ!

What are you doing here?

What's going on?

Leave me alone.

Just go. Just leave me alone.

No.

Hell. You're coming with me. Come on.

No. No. Not yet.

Listen. You remember what I said?

About me running away?

I'm doing it.

Tomorrow night.

I'm taking the truck, and I'm gone.

And you're coming with me.

The two of us, we're getting out of

this forest once and for all.

No!

All right.

All right.

Tomorrow night.

All right.

I'll come back for you here tomorrow night.

Okay.

You hang on till then, okay?

Yeah.

Damn.

Roxy!

Darkly.

Darkly, don't upset yourself, Son.

Good morning, Son.

Did you see what she did?

Terrible sin.

Don't think I have ever known a forest

with more sin. Have you, Pa?

Don't think I have, Ma.

Ma, Pa, I...

I'm sorry I ran away the other day.

I was very scared.

Don't mention it, Son.

Have you been eating properly?

- Yes, ma'am.

- And saying your prayers?

- Yes, sir.

- Every night?

- Well...

- Now, don't lie to us, Son.

Well, almost every night. Just...

It's just that

I do when I can.

You know you should

say them every night, Son.

Praise the Lord

for all his merciful blessings.

I've tried. It's just that it's...

It's very difficult here,

and there's a lot that I don't understand.

I know, Son.

But you're here for a reason.

- Hallelujah.

- Hallelujah.

I am?

Of course you are, Son.

Should we tell him, Ma?

I think so, Pa.

Now, listen, Son.

There once was a happy family in this forest.

Clay, his poor mother there,

and her husband.

It was a good family. And then...

Why, then a witch came upon them

and spoiled their happiness forever.

- But, Pa...

- Son?

She said that...

That it was Clay's father

who was the one who

tried to attack her, and then...

You believe that, Son? You believe her lies?

Well, I don't think we do, do we, Ma?

Of course not, Pa.

It was her. All her. Putting a spell on men.

Now, don't tell me

you can't feel it yourself, Son.

Look at you. Look what she's done to you.

She's cursed you, Son!

But it wasn't your fault.

It was hers.

You're helpless in the spell of a witch.

You know, I am.

But you gotta fight back, Son.

That's the reason you're here.

God has tested you,

and you've got to prove to him

that you've passed the test.

Pa?

You've got to purify the forest.

You know the way it is, Son.

The word of our Lord.

When someone sins, try to forgive them.

And if you can't, well,

- kill them.

- No faith without blood. Right, Pa?

You know what you got to do.

- Hallelujah.

- Hallelujah.

Hallelujah.

Hey, Lee! You ready, partner?

Lee?

Callie.

I'm your punishment.

For the love of God!

Precisely.

Stop it! Stop it! Please! Stop it!

No!

Clay!

I love you.

Clay!

Clay. Clay! Clay, where's Callie?

I love you, Darkly.

Who will love me now?

He's dead, Callie.

No. No! No!

Callie.

I could have stopped him.

We gotta go.

- No.

- We gotta go.

Clay! Clay!

Clay.

Callie.

There's nothing left of him.

Hello.

Hello!

My God. You folks had a tragedy.

Yes.

Same with us.

See, I run a circus,

and a few days ago,

the boat we were using

to cross the river sank.

We lost about everything.

Our giant silver shoe went floating off.

Now all we got left is this little model.

It's my son's favorite thing.

It's very beautiful.

By the way, this is my family.

We've all been lost since the wreck.

It's funny.

I thought you could

only go halfway into the forest.

Then you'd just start making your way out.

No, it can go on forever sometimes.

Can you help us? Do you know the way out?

Yes.

Callie, come on.

Is that for me?

Thank you.

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