The Skulls II Page #4

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the Order down,

or you, Winston.

We are a special breed.

Only the best.

As we say,

"Elected by God".

Did you have a good time?

Yeah, yeah, it was

a pretty impressive party.

Yeah, it was.

So, what do you say?

New start?

Yeah, sure.

Hey!

Don't forget your key.

I got it.

It's right here.

Not that one.

- What's this?

- It's your key.

All right.

See ya, man.

See ya.

- Who is it?

- Hey, it's Ryan.

Kelly! It's great to see you.

Is my lovely girlfriend here?

Um, Ali's not here.

What are you talking about?

Her class isn't till, like, 11:00.

Yeah. Um, I think she went

out early this morning.

Really?

I think she was having breakfast

at Gypsy Co-op probably.

- And?

- She wasn't alone.

Who was she with?

Ryan, what's going on

with you two?

Kelly, who was she with?

- Ali, what's going on?

- Whoa, whoa, whoa.

Slow down. Maybe, you know,

we should talk about this outside.

- Sit down. Ali--

- Ryan, you hit me!

- That was an accident. You know that.

- You hit my girlfriend?

- Your girlfriend?

- You hit me because I'm going out

with Hutch. Don't deny it.

Going out with Hutch?

What are you talking about?

You are scaring me.

You need to just leave. Go.

I think it'd be

for the better, man. Shut up!

- Ali, what is going on?

- She wants you out.

- Just back off, all right?

- Then stop spreading those rumors about me.

- You got something

to say to me, Ryan? Say it to my face.

- Get out of here.

Ryan!

- Is that the way

you deal with all your problems?

- But I barely touched you.

It is over.

Now just get out of here. Just go.

Hey. If you don't leave right now

this instant, I'm calling the cops.

-Ali?

- Go.

- Go. Get out of here.

- This is crazy, Ali.

"Long is the way, and hard,

that out of hell leads up to light."

Now, in Milton's Paradise Lost,

this is a literal passage

about heaven and hell.

But Dante is talking

more about...

everyday experience--

the hell of personal relationships,

the hell of responsibilities,

the hell of staying awake

through a particularly boring lecture.

Mr. Sommers?

Is this the part where

I amaze you and the rest of the class...

by rattling off some incredibly astute comeback,

proving that I was paying attention all along?

No. No, this is the part where you're

given an "F" in group discussion.

So, you see, hell is very much apart

of our everyday experiences,

as we have just proven

with our very own Mr. Sommers.

- Thank you.

- Hi, you've reached Ali and Kelly.

We're not here right now,

so leave a message after the beep.

Ali, it's me.

I know this is the 100th message

I've left for you, but I need to talk to you.

Call me back. I need to know

what's going on. I'm missing something here.

All right, I'm on my cell.

Oh. And hey, Kelly.

Sommers, get your head

into the game!

- A lot of stuff's

gone down in the last few days.

- Is that right?

Yeah. Listen, what are you doing now?

Let's go for a beer.

Uh, I'd love to, but I'm late

for Statistics. I gotta get going.

Next time.

Yeah.

What's happening, man?

- Hey.

- What are you doing?

Just, uh-- just some research.

Don't study too hard.

You might ruin our reputation.

- Right.

- The past 24 hours must seem

like a roller coaster, huh?

Last night, the initiation.

This morning you get this beautiful bike.

And just hours later,

you lose your girlfriend.

I heard what happened

at the restaurant.

A lot of people thought

that you looked... violent,

even dangerous.

- That isn't what happened.

- Did you really hit Ali?

- No.

- Well, that's a nasty-looking bruise--

- Hey, I didn't hit her.

All right. But all I'm saying is...

we'll be there for you.

- What do you mean, you'll "be there" for me?

- Don't worry about it.

I'm sure between Hutch and I

we can talk Ali out of pressing charges.

What?

Pressing charges?

Ryan, trust me.

Look, you'll see how

we can help here,

how we can make your problems

just, you know, disappear.

We'll be there for you

no matter what.

Just like I know

you'll be there for us.

Right?

A Skull above any other.

- Ryan.

- Hey.

- Is she here?

- No.

Look, I heard what happened

at Gypsy. You gotta tell me what's going on.

- You heard about that?

- The whole campus is talking about that.

When was the last time

you slept?

It's been a while.

Why don't you come in?

I just don't get why

Ali's acting like this.

She left me a message

saying not to even let you in the house.

It's the Skulls.

They must have scared her.

Ali doesn't exactly

scare easily.

- Maybe they bribed her. I don't know.

- Yeah, but why?

Exactly. Why? I mean,

if this thing on the roof...

with Diana Rollins is just a hoax,

then what's the big deal?

It's like on one hand,

they give me the bike of my dreams.

But on the other, they coerce Ali,

they turn her against me,

and then they threaten

to charge me with assault.

I don't know. It's like-- it's like

they're trying to tell you something,

give you a message.

It's like a warning,

but it doesn't make any sense.

Nothing's happened.

Maybe it's for something

that's gonna happen.

You got any ideas?

Well, I got one, but--

I don't know.

Well, Ali has to

come home sometime.

I'll see if I can

talk to her.

That's great.

I appreciate that.

Well, um--

Yeah.

- I'll see you.

- Give me a call.

Okay.

- Yes?

- Mrs. Beckford?

What do you want?

My name is Ryan Sommers,

and I'd just like to talk to you

about your son, Will.

What is it, dear?

We don't want any trouble.

Please.

I just wanna find out

what really happened to your son.

Sir, I'm not here

to threaten you.

I'm here because I don't

wanna see this happen again,

and... I need your help.

Thanks.

We fought for as long as

we could until the money gave out.

Getting an attorney to

represent us was nearly impossible.

He dropped the case

after a month.

But what about

the New Haven police?

You have no idea what you're getting

yourself tangled up in, do you?

The Skulls are everywhere,

in everything.

I know, but surely there could

have been someone who could have

helped you with your case,

just by the sheer nature of it.

I mean, the student body knew about it.

The dean of the school knew about it.

It doesn't make a difference.

No matter who challenges them,

they have a way of silencing that person.

There are no exceptions.

I know.

I'm just--

I'm trying to get to the truth.

The truth is our son

was taken from us...

for an article in a newspaper.

He was caught inside the Skulls' Tomb

and they killed him for it.

Mr. and Mrs. Beckford,

I'd be lying if I said I understood

what you've been through...

because I don't.

But the fact is...

that these people are just going

to keep doing whatever they want...

until somebody stops them.

- You can't stop the Skulls.

Best you can do is survive them.

Hey, Kel, what's up?

I've been waiting

for you, stranger.

You didn't come home last night.

I'm sorry.

I should have called.

Ryan came by.

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