They Came from the Attic

I'm so sorry.

Cheese!

Hey, Sleepyhead.

Why don't you get your mug in the picture too?

You guys are lame.

Yeah, come on!

We haven't had a family picture for a while.

Set the timer.

Come on, come on!

Come on, Jen.

Ready?

Just take the picture. Okay, come on.

Here we go, ready?

Say cheese!

Cheese!

Are we almost there?

It won't be long, Sweetie.

It's just at the end of this road.

How long does this road go on?

We've been driving forever.

It's not like we're not going to be moving again.

Don't start, Jen.

You know what I think?

I think you're going to love this place, trust me.

Right.

Jen, can you help me?

Yeah, Mom, I got it, okay.

I got it.

Is he okay?

Yeah.

So do you think we found the right doctors this time?

I hope so.

Things are going to be fine, I promise.

It's a little creepy, Dad.

Creepy?

It just needs a little work, that's all.

Jen's right, it's a little creepy.

Come on, you guys, see Ben?

He likes it.

And our stuff will be here in a couple days.

Can somebody help me, please?

I got it, Jen, that's the heavy one.

You help your mom with the light stuff.

Jen, can you just try

to help out without complaining?

Mom, we have had to move four times in the last two years.

Coming here isn't going to help Ben.

It's only moving me farther away from my boyfriend.

Your boyfriend's 23 years old, and you're 17.

You should be dating someone your own age.

You know what, I've heard all this before, okay?

Well, too bad.

A little work?

Hiya, Neighbor. Whoa!

Geez, you almost gave me a heart attack.

Hi.

Sorry, didn't mean to startle you.

That's okay, don't worry about it.

Richard Hooper.

Larry Dubie.

This is my wife, Doreen.

Your wife?

How do you do?

Lovely to meet you.

And you as well.

My son, Jack.

He doesn't say much.

My daughter, Lily.

She leaves for the city next week.

It's a shame, you know.

Someone moves in just as I move out.

We could've been good friends.

This is my daughter, Jen.

Jennifer, and that is my wife, Susan,

and somewhere around here is my son, Ben.

He's a little shy.

I'm sure we'll see him around.

We just wanted to welcome you to your new home.

Well thank you.

Listen, do you know if there's any

pizza delivery places around here?

We definitely won't be cooking tonight.

Yeah, there is, actually.

Doreen, do you have that number?

Yeah.

We order from there all the time.

The food's really good.

Are there actually stores around here?

Yeah, about four or five miles down the road.

Thank you very much.

It's weird, finally having a new

family move in, after what happened.

Honey, it's none of our business.

Well, we better be getting going.

Good to meet you all.

Nice meeting you too.

See you around. Okay.

Let's go, Kids.

Good luck.

Rick, what was that all about?

I have no idea.

Dubie?

Nice, Dad.

Can we get some pizza or something?

I'm starving.

Yeah, vegetarian.

Let's get some pepperoni on it.

Yeah, if that's what you like.

I'm just hungry.

Sure, do you have that number?

I'll give them a call.

Where are the showers in this dump?

Sorry, Ladies, no water.

It hasn't been hooked up yet.

What?

How are we supposed to clean ourselves?

We can't for a couple of days.

You can't be serious.

Well, we already said this place needs work.

Look, it's going to work out fine, Jen.

Why is there still so much junk in this house?

I don't know, I guess the people

that lived here didn't finish taking their stuff, I guess.

I know, why don't you see the rest of the house,

see what else they've left behind?

No, no point.

We won't be here long enough.

Ben, you want to play some cards?

Honey, I can't remember which box I put it in.

Well you can look in there,

but I don't think you're going to find it.

Rick, what are we going to do about Jen?

What are you talking about?

She's already miserable here.

Don't worry about it, Hon.

She'll settle in soon enough.

Just give her some time and space,

and everything will come together, all right?

You're right.

It'll all work out.

What about Ben?

Do you think he'll like it here?

Hey, Benny's a tough little kid, you know that.

He'll be fine.

Would you stop worrying?

Well, you married a worrywart, so...

Too bad.

I did, I did.

Okay, let's go through those two other boxes.

I need to find my razor.

Come help.

How are you guys doing?

Yeah, how are you guys doing?

Okay, let's get some of these

boxes unpacked here.

Okay, here we go.

Here is box number one.

Maybe it's in here.

Okay, let's see.

No, it's not here.

Oh my God, I'm starving.

Why didn't you just pick it up?

Oh, geez!

That's why, the food's here.

It's only an hour late.

An hour's a long time when you're waiting.

Oh, yeah.

Hi, come on in.

Took you long enough.

Sorry, no one else wanted to come to this place.

Why?

Wow, this place is nice.

You must have got a good deal, eh?

Never actually seen the inside, just heard a lot about it.

Excuse me, why did you say that?

Sorry, never mind, just stories.

22.50.

What?

The pizza, 22.50.

Oh, yeah, of course.

There you go, thanks.

Wow, nice tip, thanks.

Cheap-ass.

You folks stay safe.

Shit.

What the fuck?

I'm really good at fixing things.

Do you always creep up on people like that?

I'm sorry, I saw you there

and I thought you might need some help.

I'm good, thanks.

You really shouldn't be here, it's not safe.

What a fucking freak.

What was she talking about?

Oh, it's probably nothing.

You know how all these old houses can be.

They all have their little secrets.

Secrets, like what?

Someone died in here and we don't know about it?

It's a fixer-upper, it just needs