The Unborn Page #3

to make its way from the other side.

It enters our world in stages. Always it

inhabits the helpless creatures first...

...from insect to animal, slowly making its

way up the ladder of life forms.

- But a twin is what it most desires.

- How do I stop it?

Your mother asked the same question.

I told her about the Sefer ha-marot,

the Book of Mirrors...

...which includes the rites of exorcisms.

There is a rabbi

who may be able to help you.

Joseph Sendak. Find him.

Please exercise care

when handling the manuscript.

Thank you.

I guess most of you know me.

Each day is a struggle, you know?

I keep trying to do that searching thing.

Make a moral inventory of myself.

- Be fearless.

- Well, that's all we can ask.

Thank you for sharing, Rick.

All right, it looks like

we're about finished for the day.

We'll pick up where we left off next week.

If I'm not mistaken,

Henry's up to bat on doughnut duty.

Go easy on us, will you, Henry?

Throw in a few low-fat muffins.

- Excuse me, are you Rabbi Sendak?

- Yes.

Can you read this?

Well, the right hand text is Hebrew,

so I can. It's from the Kabbalah.

Jewish mysticism.

How did you come by this?

Look. I know that this is gonna sound crazy,

believe me.

But I need an exorcism performed.

I'm being haunted by something. I've...

- A dyb... A dyb...

- A dybbuk.

Yes. A dybbuk. Yes.

Well, as for dybbuks,

there really is no such thing, Miss Beldon.

At least,

not outside the realms of folklore.

You have to understand,

back in the Middle Ages...

...things like spirits and demons

were really just a catchall.

...for conditions people weren't capable

of properly diagnosing.

Mental illness, as we know it,

didn't exist back then.

I'm not mentally ill, okay?

What's happening to me is real.

Even assuming it is,

what you're asking is beyond my expertise.

I've never performed an exorcism before,

I wouldn't even know where to begin.

Well, you could read the book.

It would tell you what to do.

And then what?

For a religious ceremony to be effective...

...the person asking for help

has to actually believe.

...in the spiritual

aid they're calling upon.

And I'm guessing you don't believe.

Look.

Maybe I could do a little research.

I could make some calls.

Okay.

- What about your book?

- Can you translate it for me?

Listen. My life depends on this.

So please. Please help me.

Take this.

It is the hand of Miriam.

It may offer some protection.

Stay away from mirrors.

If you have any in your home

you must destroy them.

Burn the pieces of broken mirror

and then bury what remains.

Bells, wind chimes,

these are signs that the spirit is near.

You must be vigilant, Casey.

It will seek to isolate you.

To weaken your resolve.

Can it be killed?

It's already dead.

The best you can hope for

is to drive it back again.

There's no use

in trying to understand it, Casey.

It's not human any more.

It is an outsider now.

It is no longer of this universe.

Oh, sh*t.

Oh, my God.

Oh, my God. Sweetie, are you okay?

He doesn't want you to help her.

If you try to help her, he'll kill you.

F*** off, you little sh*t.

Oh, my God, Casey, I hit that kid

from across the street with my car...

...but then he was okay. I don't know.

I don't know.

Something is seriously wrong with that kid.

Case, your eyes are getting worse.

I know.

Case? Dude, what's going on?

You haven't been to class,

you're not returning my phone calls.

- What happened to the mirror?

- I broke it.

Why?

Because Sofi told me to.

- Case, that hag from the old people's home?

- She's my grandmother, Romy.

What?

She told me the truth about everything.

My God.

It's real.

Everything that has been happening is real.

It's some kind of ghost

or demon or something.

And it tried to take over my brother,

and that's why my mother went crazy.

She knew

that it would eventually come after me.

- It wants to be reborn into this world.

- Case...

Listen to me, right now.

You have to stay away from me.

- What?

- It is not safe to be around me any more.

No, no, no. I am your best friend, okay?

And I am not gonna just abandon you.

Okay? It's okay.

Mom?

I am thankful to you, Eternal King...

...who has mercifully

returned my soul within me.

Your faithfulness is great. Amen.

Eli?

Eli?

Eli?

Miss Beldon?

Miss Beldon, Sofi wanted you to have this.

- In case anything happened.

- Thank you.

Dear Casey...

...it has fallen upon you to finish

what began in Auschwitz.

Be careful. The dybbuk feeds on fear.

It has a taste for our family's blood now.

And it won't rest

until it's had its revenge.

I tried to stop it,

and your mother did as well...

...but she lost the battle.

She gave in to her fear.

Whatever happens, don't let it

turn you against yourself.

It will seek to isolate you.

...by attacking your friends, your family.

But it is you that it most desires.

Get out of here! Go!

Maybe it's not even really after you.

- It killed my mother.

- You don't know that.

Yes, I do. And now, it's killed Sofi, too.

It's gonna take everybody that I love

away from me.

That's what it does.

It's gonna wear me down...

...and then, when I don't have

any strength left to fight it...

...that's when it's gonna come for me.

- I don't know, maybe you should leave town.

- No, no, it wouldn't help.

It's gonna follow me wherever I go.

It's gonna kill me, Romy.

Hold on for a second, dude,

someone's at my door.

No, no, no. Don't answer that.

Casey?

- Mark!

Meet me at Romy's house.

Something's wrong.

- What? What are you...

- Do it! Go!

- The doorway is open.

- What?

Romy!

- What? What?

She's not answering the door.

Go back! Around back!

Come on, come on, come on!

No!

- I told you not to help her.

- Please. Please.

All right, let's go. Here, come on.

Romy!

No! Mark, stop! Stop!

It's not in him any more.

Get Matty. Get Matty, let's go.

Let's go! Move!

Sh*t!

It's my fault.

It killed her because of me.

- Where did it come from?

- I don't know.

It's not like us. I don't even think

that it comes from the same universe.

- But you can sense when it's near?

- Yes.

It's getting stronger, Mark.

And I can feel it everywhere.

And I think that it's strong enough

to enter anyone now.

Even the dead.

- So no place is safe.

- No.

No, see, I don't think

that the world was ever safe.

I think that we were always just trying

to pretend like it was...

...but it's not.

I like that. That's good.

That's what I need to see.

Why did you change your mind?

You know, I can't say that I truly

believe in what's afflicting you...

...but I think you believe.

And if you're convinced

an exorcism is what you need...

...then who am I to turn you away?

If you'd seen what I saw last night,

you wouldn't have any problem believing.

- So, why are we meeting here?

- Because we need backup.

I may be a man of God,

but I'm not a miracle worker.

Good to see you, Joe.

- This is Casey.

- Hey, nice to meet you.

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