The Unspoken Page #3

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I came to apologize.

I need you to leave, pandy.

Look, I'm really sorry!

Ok?

I'm an idiot.

I panicked yesterday.

It wasn't cool.

I need you to leave

before my boss comes back.

I'm not leaving until

you accept my apology.

Just tell me what you want

me to do to make it up to you.

If you're really sorry,

you'll leave right now.

I need you to go, now!

Adrian?

Adrian?

Adrian, I need you

to come out, ok?

I don't know how you got

in there,

but you don't need to hide.

Everything's ok.

Adrian, please.

Adrian, it's been

almost an hour.

It's time to come out now,

ok?

Your mother's going

to be home soon.

We don't want to upset her,

right?

Adrian.

Can you please answer?

Let me know you're ok?

You've been under here

the whole time?

But... but if you're here...

Adrian!

Adrian, I need you

to help me!

Please, Adrian!

I'm sorry, but we have

to go now!

Adrian!

What's going on?

There's someone here,

in the bedroom closet!

What're you doing?

Get Adrian out of here

and call the police.

But you don't know

what's in there!

If there's anybody in here,

you're gonna wish you weren't!

You must think I'm crazy.

Of course not.

I just think you got a little

spooked is all.

I'm sure there's a perfectly

logical explanation.

A little jumpy there,

Logan.

Yeah, whatever.

Still no show, huh?

No.

Mom came back a few

minutes ago

but other than that, nothing.

Luther's gonna be pissed.

Wooo!

Wooooohooo!

Looks like you could use

a ride.

Now here I am,

being all hospitable,

and you don't even have the

common courtesy to answer me.

I don't need a ride, a**hole.

What do you want?

Did pandy put you up

to this?

No.

It's funny you should

mention her.

You wouldn't happen to have

seen her today, would you?

Look.

I don't know what you think

is going on, but it-

I don't care what's going

on between you two, alright?

I just need to know if

you've seen her today.

She stopped by where I work

for, like, five minutes.

And?

And what? That's it.

She left.

I knew it, she chickened out.

Shut up about it,

you hear me?

Don't say anything.

Oh, boy.

Luther, Logan and Rodney.

What a surprise.

Everything ok over here?

We're just offering Angela here

a ride home is all.

Angela, is that what's

going on?

Something like that.

Huh.

Why don't you go wait

by my car?

Go ahead.

So Luther, I got

a phone call today

from the new owner of

the briar house.

Seems they had

an intruder today.

You boys wouldn't know

anything about that now,

would you?

Hell, no.

You'd have to be crazy

to step foot in that place.

Now if I recall, your driver's

license is still suspended,

isn't it, Luther?

That'll get you a night

as a guest at the county.

Oh, I wouldn't do that, Luther.

Not over this.

Whatever.

Uh-huh.

You can make it home

by yourself ok, right?

Yes, sir.

Arm.

Now I don't want to see you boys

by the briar house ever again,

or bothering that girl.

Do you hear me?

Do you hear me?

Yes, sir.

Now take Luther's truck

and get back to town.

Why haven't you been

answering your phone?

I... I was on my bike.

Honey, the daycare is

five minutes away

and they closed about

an hour and a half ago.

Cookie, you're not being

straight with me.

Don't get mad, ok?

You started that part-time job.

You said you wouldn't

get mad.

No, you asked me

not to get mad,

I never said that I wouldn't.

It's just a part-time job,

it's not that big of a deal.

And what is this part-time job?

I'm helping to look after

a little boy.

He stopped talking

when his father died

so he needs some

extra attention.

Well, I guess that sounds

like time well spent.

So where do these

people live?

They're the ones that moved

into the old briar house.

I don't understand.

You've been in that house?

Yes.

Ok, you are quitting,

you understand me?

You are not to set foot

in that house again.

Dad, they're just stories.

You're quitting!

Do you understand me?!

You are not to go in that

house again, am I clear?!

Why is it such a big deal?

You are not to have anything

to do with that house

or the people who live in it!

End of discussion!

Fine.

Where the hell are you?

Pandy?

If that's you, this isn't funny.

Whatever stupid game

you're playing,

I don't want any part of it.

Oh, no!

Irving community daycare.

Hi Mrs. Harris, it's Angela.

I was thinking I could come

into the daycare today.

You didn't take the job

with Mrs. Peterson?

No, it didn't work out.

Well that's too bad.

You know, Mrs. Peterson

asked for you specifically.

She was quite adamant.

She asked for me by name?

She said you were the only one

she was interested in hiring.

Angela?

I... I'm sorry, Mrs. Harris.

I just realized I'm late

for work.

Angela?

Push over, I'm driving.

Long night, huh?

Tell me you found pandy.

We looked, man.

She's nowhere, seriously.

She can't be nowhere,

she's gotta be somewhere.

You talk to her folks?

They're out of town.

We waited at her house

but she was a no-show.

No phone calls, no texts,

nothing?

We left, like, a million

messages.

You heard her yourself

yesterday.

She was at that place

for all of five minutes

and then she bolted.

She didn't get it done

and now she's scared

to show her face.

So what's our move?

Anybody gonna tell me

what we're doing here?

I thought we were going

to the briar house.

Don't say I never gave

you nothin'.

Where'd you guys get

all this?

Just been saving it

for a rainy day.

Oh, whoo.

Hey, listen.

You know, I'm...

I'm down to kill a dog

or whatever,

and I'm totally down

to go into this house

and get what we need,

but I'm not down

for murdering nobody.

Let me tell you something.

I got twenty logs worth

of product in that house!

I answer to people

who are dead serious

about making their money!

And if I don't have that product

to go out and make that money,

who do you think they're

gonna come after?!

You?

Us.

Alright.

I get it.

You saw there was cops all over

that place yesterday.

That's why we're not leaving

any witnesses.

Thank god.

Portia's a no-show today

and I thought you had changed

your mind about coming in.

Is everything ok?

How is it that you knew

to ask for me by name?

I'm sorry...

The daycare.

Mrs. Harris, she said you had

asked for me specifically,

that I was the only one you

were interested in hiring.

Well, I uh...

I asked around and I talked

to the other parents

and everyone recommended you.

How else would I have known?

I'm... I'm sorry.

It just seemed a little-

strange?

Yeah, well that seems pretty

par for the course

around here, right?

Yeah, yeah I guess it does.

I hate to do this to you,

especially after yesterday,

but I have to find a replacement

for portia

and of course no one will come

out to the house

to be interviewed.

Go and do what you need

to do.

We'll be fine.

Are you sure?

You seem to be surviving

this place just fine,

I'm sure I'll be ok

for a few hours.

You are a life saver,

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