The first 193 lines.
Do you know how much I love you?
No.
More than all the sand on all the beaches
in all the world.
Describe her to me again.
What was she like?
She had long hair, a beautiful smile.
She wore a pretty blue dress that shined in the sun.
What about this?
She loved it and wore it every day.
Just like you.
Was she pretty?
Very pretty. The prettiest.
Did she love us?
Always.
I am not going to tell you both again.
All right?
I put you in here,
and I want no talking.
And I don't want you to think about leaving
this fucking closet.
Do I make myself crystal clear?
Yes, Daddy.
And don't make me come back one more time,
because if I do, I swear to God I'll grab that necklace
from around your fucking neck so fast.
Now cover your ears, both of youse.
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I wish Mommy was here.
Come on.
Now I lay me down to sleep.
Pray the Lord my soul to keep.
If I should die before I wake,
pray the Lord my soul to take.
God bless Mommy, God bless Daddy,
God bless the house.
What are you doing, silly?
You have a better chance of going to heaven than I do.
I wish you would take me with you.
I like it.
Jordan.
Ashley.
Ashley.
Unbelievable.
Kids?
You had kids in here?
You son of a bitch.
- What are you talking about? - You're so disgusting.
Rosemary, wait. Don't. Don't go.
What did I tell you two?
Eh?
- Good morning. - Morning.
You slept on the couch again. Is your bed not comfortable?
My bed was shaking.
Shaking?
Maybe we had another tremor.
I have an idea.
Why don't you come to church with me today.
Um...
I have so much I need to get done
before school tomorrow.
Okay, well, I'm going to try again next week.
I'll see you when I get home.
Please eat something, okay?
Hello?
Aunt Tanya, are you here?
Hello?
The Lord says,
if your sins be a scarlet,
let them be made white as snow.
And if they be red as crimson,
they shall be made white as wool.
So it is important to both forgive
and allow forgiveness
in order to receive God's true blessings.
So remember that next time someone swoops in
and steals your front-row parking spot
- at the grocery store. -
Just like Mrs. Johnson forgave me last night
when I accidentally swooped in and stole her spot.
My bad, Mrs. Johnson.
And speaking of blessings,
I'm truly blessed to be welcomed into this church community
with such loving and open arms.
You've really made this transition
this past two months an easy one.
And I'm especially blessed
to receive the spiritual guidance
and leadership of Reverend Michael.
Seems like we had a good turnout today.
Yes, we did.
I thought you did very well.
I just need to put together some readings
for the next youth meeting.
I see you found a title for my personal collection.
Oh. Um...
yes, sorry.
It just caught my eye.
Well, that's okay. Could you put it back, please?
Absolutely.
I didn't know that you were into demonology and exorcism.
I was.
Well, I find it fascinating...
Some books are best left on the shelf.
Of course.
All right, well, I'm off.
See you later.
Good sermon.
Ashley.
Ashley?
Hello?
Hey.
You don't remember me, do you?
It's Hannah.
Hey.
It's amazing. You look exactly the same,
except older and taller.
Do I look the same?
You're taller.
Where did you guys end up going?
You kind of just disappeared.
It's messed up how we didn't even get to say goodbye.
Yeah, we went up north.
That's a cute necklace. Where did you get it?
- It's so vintage. - Thanks. It was my mom's.
It's cool.
How's your sister? Where's she at nowadays?
She's good, she got a scholarship to Penn State.
What brought you guys back?
Jesus, once I escape, I am never coming back.
Do you remember the last time you were here?
It was a long time ago.
Nothing much has changed, so...
- Yeah. - Won't be different.
So, what do you do around here?
Gosh.
Um, we go to the lake.
We...
you know.
Yeah.
Go to the movies. That's fun.
There's a couple cute boys at school.
This is it.
Your room's a little crazy, friend.
What is all this stuff?
Oh, this is my gear.
The Mormons might be kind of weird,
but they're onto something.
Onto what?
Angels and demons walking the earth.
I know, it sounds crazy,
but I've been reading a lot about it,
and it all sounds so epic.
Just want to make sure I'm ready in case anything ever happens.
- Serious? Angels and demons? - Yes, seriously.
Demons are serious stuff.
Haven't you ever seen "The Exorcist"?
Once Regan used that Ouija board to invite Captain Howdy in,
she was fucked.
I've never seen it.
You never seen "The Exorcist"?
- - We have to watch it one night.
Do you remember Shane Stevens?
He was the nerdy kid with the turtle.
He'd follow us around the gym. Had a crush on you.
Kinda.
He's hot and single, and we're hanging out tonight.
Do you want to come?
I don't know, Hannah.
You're invited. You're coming.
- -
- -
Oh, there you are. I thought you were upstairs.
Hi, I'm Hannah. You must be Aunt Tanya.
Yeah. Miss Winbourne, or Aunt Tanya.
"Tanya" is good.
- - Cool.
What are you guys up to? I was just going to make dinner. Do you wanna stay for dinner?
Oh, no. Hannah are I were going to go to the dock
and hang out with a bunch of friends.
Oh, you were going to go?
Do you mind if we go?
Just don't be late. You have school tomorrow.
Yeah, we won't. We won't be.
Okay. Do you know what happened with that picture?
Yeah, I found a school picture of Mom,
and I thought I'd put it up there.
Is that all right?
Yeah, it's fine.
Whatever you need to feel at home.
I'm gonna run upstairs and get changed.
- Okay. - It was nice to meet you,
Aunt Tanya, or Tanya, or Miss Winbourne.
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