Wait Till Helen Comes Page #2

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I'm not like dad.

I didn't say that.

You're thinking it.

Maybe this...

Whoa.

What are you talking about?

What are you talking about?

Nothing!

Dave should get you

one of those collars

with a bell on it.

Heather!

Come with me.

Where are we going?

Heather!

Heather, what's going on?

Come on,

don't let her stop you.

Heather, stop screaming.

Heather, stop!

Stop screaming!

Heather, stop!

What's going on?

What happened?

I don't know!

It sounds like she

was just sleepwalking.

Kids do that sometimes

and they wake up,

they have no idea

where they are.

What's going on?

I've never seen her like this.

She was obviously

sleepwalking.

I tried to wake her up.

What happened?

Came in, she was

talking to someone.

I turned and there

was something outside.

Jesus, did you put this

idea in Heather's head?

No!

What is wrong with you, Molly?

What does this

have to do with me?

I don't know, you tell me.

You think it's normal to be up

in the middle of

the night with her?

What were you doing, Molly?

Stop!

Just leave Heather alone.

Back off!

Leave her alone.

She's a fragile kid.

How would you know?

You left her rotting in that

stupid center for three years!

No one believes me!

It's always my fault!

Hey, baby.

Take your pills, okay?

I don't want them.

I'll leave them here

in case you can't sleep.

I'm sorry.

When we found this place, I

thought it was gonna be perfect.

Maybe it would help us move on,

help you to move on.

Mom, I really wanna

be alone right now.

Okay.

I love you.

Heather, please don't

play with the brush.

Heather!

Hello?

Hey there, Mark.

Yeah, it's going well.

Yes.

Finally just got started.

Okay, yeah, sure, I'll get him.

Hey Dave!

What?

It's your editor.

Heather, please don't touch!

I've told you not to touch!

You can look, but don't touch!

Molly, can you make

sure she's okay?

Fine!

That's your job.

Well screw them, find

another publisher then.

Wait for me!

Wait!

Helen, wait!

Am I getting warmer?

What about now?

Really?

And now?

I found it!

I love it.

It's beautiful!

Can I keep it?

Really?

Did your mom give it to you?

Hey.

What is this?

It's a walkie.

I'm talking to you, Molly.

Do you know how much I paid

for this thing you

just had to have?

You can have it, because

I don't want it anymore.

Hey, I'm not finished!

What?

What is wrong with you?

I hate this place!

I don't wanna live here!

I hate her, I hate him,

and I hate you for forcing

us to live with them!

I wanna go back to Baltimore!

How was

everybody's day?

There's ruins of a

house deep in the woods.

A house?

Yeah, next to a river.

The place looks like

it's about to collapse.

I really don't think Heather

should be playing down there.

Heather?

Why would Heather

be playing there?

She found it.

How about you girls

stick around the church?

Yeah, I agree with that.

I could go check it

out, make sure it's safe.

Mm-mm, that's

not gonna happen.

It's not dangerous.

It's pretty.

I don't want you

playing by the river.

Why don't you show

them that nice locket

you found there?

Let's see it.

Let's have a look.

Do you know they use to

keep old photos inside,

locks of hair?

I hate you.

What are you doing here?

Get out!

Because of you, she

might never come back.

She's very mad you followed us.

Who are you talking about?

Helen.

Who's Helen?

Heather, who's Helen?

You know who Helen is.

Tell me

what she says to you.

What does she want?

Leave us alone.

Well, look what

the wind blew in.

Does Helen have something

to do with the missing girl?

It was only a matter of time.

You would sense something.

I knew the second I saw you.

Knew what?

That you were special.

You have the gift, like

my late wife, Rose.

She claimed that there were

two kinds of people

in this world,

one kind who would

walk into a place

and see it for what it is,

that used to be me,

and the other who

would sense something

that the first group

was unaware of.

Sometimes they would

sense something joyful.

Most times, they would

sense something painful,

like a deep sadness,

like Helen's spirit.

Rose used to call

it the unresolved.

It was if an old

energy from the place

would connect with

something within her

and would draw her in.

I used to think she was

crazy, talking to ghosts,

helping people with

that gift of hers.

She sure meant well.

What happened to her?

Sometimes it can turn

into such silly games,

forbidden games.

I think there's a

reason why I see her,

like I'm supposed

to do something.

Then be very careful.

I don't want you

to end up missing.

This miniature orchestra

consists of two symbols...

Michael!

Michael, come on,

come on, hurry up!

It says, "Leave us alone," look.

It's not there.

There was something

written in the mirror!

There's nothing there.

No, I'm not making this up!

It said, "Leave us alone,"

right in the mirror!

Michael!

This is

getting ridiculous, Molly.

Heather!

Where do you think you're going?

Let's go back to bed.

You

might have a point.

Even if there is some

invisible terror...

Helen!

Helen, are you out here?

Right here.

Helen.

Dad?

Have you considered that

this might all be in your head?

What's that supposed to mean?

Illusions, nightmares, they

wouldn't be what they were

if they didn't seem real.

Sometimes our mind

plays tricks on us.

We see what we want to see.

Maybe you're obsessed with death

because dad killed himself.

He was sick.

You're not.

You were too young.

That's why you don't care.

I never said I didn't care.

I just won't allow him to

poison the rest of my life.

Whoa.

That's

where I saw the ghost.

I'll be right back.

Hey wait!

Don't go in there!

I just wanted you to see it!

I'm staying right here.

You should come back.

Wow.

Michael Summers, Fall, 1982.

Exploring some mysterious ruins,

and crossing the threshold.

Looks like some teenagers

from Hallowell came down here.

Maybe bums.

But alas, no ghost.

What are you doing?

I thought

I heard something.

What do you

mean you heard something?

Heard what?

Wait!

Michael!

Be careful!

What is this?

Please

get out of there!

Michael!

What is it?

Look at the initials,

the same as on the

stone in the graveyard.

Helen.

This is where she lived.

Heather said her name was Helen.

Here, H.E.H.

H doesn't mean

her name was Helen.

They're all underwater?

Oh really?

No sound, just music.

I like your dress.

I don't have any nice dresses.

Can I go with you?

Sometimes she

sleeps on the couch.

She won't see us.

We could go tonight.

Molly, I know it's you!

You better let me out.

How did this happen?

She locked me in.

Can I help you?

We're looking for

Hallowell ancestries.

I did find something

else that might be helpful.

Let me just see now.

According to this,

the house burned down

about 100 years ago.

This is a picture of the

house before it burned.

Does it look familiar to the

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