Wolves at the Door Page #2

I love you, too.

- I guess fashion really is dead.

- We should bury it.

Let's go get some shovels.

(ABIGAIL AND SHARON GIGGLE)

ABIGAIL:
She's making me

wear it tomorrow.

Hey, who's that chick that

lives up at the main house?

She looked familiar.

Uh, she's been in a bunch

of movies and TV shows.

(CRACKERS BURSTING)

You, like,

party with her ever?

Sometimes, yeah.

She and her old man got a real

vibe going on up there, so...

People come and go.

We good?

(CHUCKLES)

(CLICKS TONGUE)

All right. Peace, man.

(CHUCKLES)

(FIREWORKS EXPLODING)

Fourth of July

was over a month ago.

What are people thinking?

I don't know.

End of summer, maybe?

People use any excuse

to blow stuff up.

So,

...you wanted to talk?

Mmm.

Mmm, yeah.

(SIGHS) No.

(STAMMERS)

I don't know anymore.

You don't know what?

I feel...

I feel like maybe I had you

figured out all wrong somehow.

How so?

Because I never figured you to be

the sort of trust fund girl...

...who would go crawling back

to mommy and daddy...

...as soon as they threatened

to stop sending the dough.

I'm not crawling back to them.

Oh, no. They're flying

you first class.

That's bad. I'm sorry.

I'm not leaving because my parents

threatened to cut me off.

I'm leaving because I feel

like it's time to move on.

I don't fit in here.

This whole city is populated by people

who feel like they don't fit in.

Look, I never told you this,

...but a year ago,

I was gonna give up.

Just pack it all in.

But then I convinced myself to

give it another couple of weeks.

What happened?

I met you...

...on that beach.

And it was then I decided...

...that I was gonna give myself

as long as it takes.

Because no matter what happens

with the business and all that,

...there was always Abigail.

No, Wojciech, you...

(CHUCKLES)

You can't make me responsible

for your dreams, too.

I'm not. I'm not. I'm just

trying to convince you to stay,

...so you don't give up on yours.

There's a reason

that you don't fit in.

It's not because

you're different.

It's absolutely

because you're special.

(FIREWORKS EXPLODING)

I wish it could work out, Wojciech.

SHARON:

It's not even late, Amy.

Plus, I know Abby would love

to see you before she leaves.

I could use you as well.

I don't wanna be alone

when she goes.

Especially right away.

(CHUCKLES)

No. Because they're boys.

And plus, Jay pretends

like I'm not even...

(LINE BREAKING)

Hello?

Hello?

Hello, hello.

Mary Had A Little Lamb playing

(CAR RADIO FAINTLY PLAYING)

Sh*t.

(FIREWORK EXPLODES)

- (HONKING)

- Come on, man.

Out of the way!

(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYING)

(THUD)

(GIGGLING)

(GUN CLICKS)

No, no, please. I have money.

(GRUNTS)

(MUFFLED PROTESTS)

- (DOOR OPENS)

- (GASPS)

(CHUCKLES)

- Jay.

- Sorry. Sorry.

Are those the fireworks...

Oh, the fireworks

that you threw away?

You got them out of the trash?

You threw away

my fireworks, Sharon.

- Sharon, Sharon.

- Well, you nearly blew your hand off.

It's just my finger!

You're overreacting.

It wasn't my hand.

- No, no, no! Not my couch. Not my couch.

- (SIGHS)

(SPRINKLER CLICKING)

(SPRINKLER CONTINUES CLICKING)

(JAY WHISTLES)

Doesn't look like that's a celebratory shot.

(STAMMERS) Just don't.

Phew. All right, listen.

I got something for you that's

gonna make you feel groovy, okay?

And since we're all about

"Sharon" around here...

You take two of these,

and it'll cure your heartache.

No. Thanks, but no.

Oh?

All right. Well, if not this, there's

one more thing I want you to try.

Now,

- ...her name's Gloria, and she is all about sharing.

- (CHUCKLES)

Jay.

Hey.

Don't listen to him.

I'm sorry girls are crazy.

But I know her,

and she'll come around.

It's gonna be a little tough for her to

come around given that she's in Boston.

- (CHUCKLES) Ignore him.

- It's a long ways away.

Where are you going?

I could use a walk.

I need some time to think.

Oh, thank God.

(FAINT KNOCKING)

(DOOR OPENING)

(DOOR CLOSING)

(BLENDER WHIRRING)

- Hey! You're just in time.

- ABIGAIL:
Hey.

- Did you guys hear the...

- I can't, what's that?

Did you hear that?

- You gotta speak up because the blender's...

- (TURNS OFF BLENDER)

Why would you do that?

There was...

Listen, if you're looking

for Wojciech,

...he went on one

of his long walks.

Did you guys hear

that knocking?

- What knocking?

- (WHISTLING)

- Oh, God! Jay!

- Oh, oh, oh, sorry!

(LAUGHING)

(SHARON GRUNTS)

I'm sorry. I thought

the lid was still on.

Oh! You're already blitzed.

(FAINT KNOCKING)

That's probably Amy.

I told her to come over.

Will you let her in

while I change?

If it was Amy, wouldn't she

just come to the front door?

Abs, please,

will you let her in?

(KNOCKING CONTINUES)

Amy?

(SWING CREAKING)

Amy?

ABIGAIL:
Amy?

Lil' Red Riding Hood playing

(MUSIC STOPS)

MAN 1:
(ON TV) Mexico City.

We left on Monday.

- MAN 2:
(ON TV) Where do you want to go?

- MAN 1:
San Lorenzo.

MAN 1:
How far is it?

Do you know?

MAN 2:
Who knows how

the bridges are?

Maybe a couple of hours.

MAN 3:
(ON TV) A police car went

by just before sundown.

Ah!

MAN 3:
They didn't come back. So,

maybe they got through okay.

JAY:
"The Big Boom."

(JAY CHUCKLES)

MAN 3:
Who knows?

The telephone lines are down

since the earthquake.

MAN 2:
Thanks a lot.

See you later...

(JAY CHUCKLES)

"The Bully."

(IMITATES EXPLOSION)

Holy sh*t.

Hey, man. You all right?

What the...

What the f***! Who are you?

(GRUNTING) Come on!

Sh*t!

(WOJCIECH GRUNTS)

(THUDDING)

(RATTLING)

(SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYING)

(RATTLING)

Hey.

(BEADS RATTLING)

(RATTLING CONTINUES)

(BOTH GASP)

Oh, my God!

Sh*t.

I'm sorry.

- (SIGHS) Sorry...

- Abby.

I'm sorry.

What are you doing?

I saw someone in the hallway.

I swear she walked in here.

- What? Who?

- I...

I don't know. She waved to me.

So, I thought, maybe she

was one of your friends.

(THUDDING)

Is that her?

I can't tell. Maybe.

Freaky.

She must be

on some kind of a crazy trip.

JAY:
Who?

Just this girl we saw.

- Is she cute?

- (FRUSTRATED SIGH)

Where's Wojciech?

ABIGAIL:
Wojciech?

SHARON:
Abby?

Abby, come back inside.

He's probably way down

the canyon by now.

He'll be back.

Abby.

No, don't.

Stay inside.

(TV PLAYING)

Can we calm down, please?

You're really starting to freak me out.

Good, because I'm already freaked out.

I don't feel safe.

We've gone through

the house twice already.

I just wanna be sure if they're

outside, they stay outside.

The Star-Spangled Banner playing on TV

(JAY GRUNTING)

(JAY YELLS)

What was that?

(PANTING)

(BEADS RATTLING)

(DOOR OPENS)

Jay?

SHARON:
Jay?

ABIGAIL:
Wait.

Jay?

Jay!

Sharon.

Wojciech?

(FIREWORKS EXPLODING)

Jay!

(SOFTLY) What are they...

No, I told you, stay inside.

(GLASS SHATTERING)

(CRACKLING)

(BLENDER WHIRRING)

Be careful.

(WHIRRING STOPS)

(METAL CREAKING)

(STATIC NOISE FROM TV)

What's happening?

I don't know.

Jay?

(STATIC NOISE CONTINUES)

Jay, this isn't funny.

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