1. (boy)
The summer I was eight years old,Copy !req
2. five hours disappeared from my life.Copy !req
3. Five hours... lost.Copy !req
4. Gone without a trace.Copy !req
5. Last thing I remember,
I was sitting on the benchCopy !req
6. of my little league game.Copy !req
7. It started to rain.Copy !req
8. What happened after that
remains a pitch black void.Copy !req
9. Brian?Copy !req
10. Brian?Copy !req
11. You dork, what the heck
are you doing in there?Copy !req
12. Hey... you're bleeding.Copy !req
13. Whoo! It is terrible out there!Copy !req
14. MomCopy !req
15. Well, hello, sweetheart.Copy !req
16. What happened to you?Copy !req
17. Brian got a bloody nose
hiding in the cellar.Copy !req
18. Whatever on earth
were you doing down there?Copy !req
19. Are you okay, sweetheart?Copy !req
20. Ohh, oh, you poor little baby.Copy !req
21. They had me cooped up all night
in that awful mail room.Copy !req
22. I didn't even know it was
raining till I got off work.Copy !req
23. - Hold still.
- Ow.Copy !req
24. Didn't one of the other moms
give you a ride home?Copy !req
25. I'm going to bed.Copy !req
26. I hope you're happy-Copy !req
27. I knew he'd get hurt
playing sportsCopy !req
28. out there in the field.Copy !req
29. You know, when I was a kid,Copy !req
30. I wasn't exactly
a star player, either,Copy !req
31. but at least I gave it
my all... I wasn't a quitter.Copy !req
32. Sorry, Dad.Copy !req
33. Good night.Copy !req
34. Good night.Copy !req
35. I told your father that
little league thingCopy !req
36. was a stupid idea.Copy !req
37. Hold your nose.Copy !req
38. Mom made me quit baseball
the very next day.Copy !req
39. This was when
the nightmares began...Copy !req
40. and the nose bleeds.Copy !req
41. I wet the bed several times...Copy !req
42. and then there were
the blackouts.Copy !req
43. I'd feel my eyes
roll back in my head.Copy !req
44. I'd crumple to the floor
like a dropped puppet.Copy !req
45. The darn thing's
not even a year old yet.Copy !req
46. Maybe it's screwed up from
all the lighting last week.Copy !req
47. Oh, your father's going
to be overjoyed about this.Copy !req
48. What time's Dad getting home?Copy !req
49. Not for another hour,
at least, honey.Copy !req
50. Mom, Deborah, come look!Copy !req
51. It's a UFO!Copy !req
52. Oh, please, it's just
a weather balloon or something.Copy !req
53. No, look what it's doing to the TV.Copy !req
54. It's flying over the house!Copy !req
55. Let's go up on the roof.Copy !req
56. No, wait!Copy !req
57. Children, be careful!Copy !req
58. That summer,Copy !req
59. those were the two things
I'd never forget.Copy !req
60. The cramped, stale darkness
of the crawlspaceCopy !req
61. and, equal in power
and mystery... that UFO,Copy !req
62. out there somewhere,
traveling across the universe.Copy !req
63. The summer I was
eight years old,Copy !req
64. I came for the first time.Copy !req
65. I was watching my mom
going at it with her boyfriendCopy !req
66. of the moment, Alfred,
in my old swing set.Copy !req
67. Alfred was all Marlboro man,
dumb as a fucking rock.Copy !req
68. What I would, years later,
come to call "my type."Copy !req
69. And only the most boring,
stupid thingsCopy !req
70. would ever come
out of his mouth, but...Copy !req
71. seeing him like this,
whimpering and gruntingCopy !req
72. like a helpless animal,Copy !req
73. I couldn't take my eyes off of him.Copy !req
74. I'd been masturbating for years,
but it wasn'tCopy !req
75. till that summer
that jizz actuallyCopy !req
76. squirted out my dick
when I came.Copy !req
77. Couldn't wait to show Coach.Copy !req
78. Oh, maybe I should start
at the beginning.Copy !req
79. Back in June, my mom signed me
up for Little League.Copy !req
80. Well, it was Alfred's idea...
A way for them to fuck freely,Copy !req
81. without the expense of a sitter.Copy !req
82. Are you excited?Copy !req
83. Coach Heider?Copy !req
84. Desire sledgehammered me.Copy !req
85. He looked like the lifeguards,
cowboys and firemen,Copy !req
86. I'd seen in the "Playgirls"
that my momCopy !req
87. kept stashed under her bed.Copy !req
88. Back then, I didn't know
what to do with my feelings.Copy !req
89. They were like, a gift I had
to open in front of a crowd.Copy !req
90. - Hello.
- Hello.Copy !req
91. I'm Ellen McCormick.Copy !req
92. And this is my son, Neil.Copy !req
93. Hello, Neil.Copy !req
94. Honey, don't you want to say
hello to your new coach?Copy !req
95. Don't worry, it takes him
a while to warm up to strangers.Copy !req
96. I quickly became
the team's star player.Copy !req
97. Which wasn't saying much,
considering the other kidsCopy !req
98. were a bunch
of hopeless spazzes.Copy !req
99. Our first game,
bottom of the eighth,Copy !req
100. I whacked a triple
with bases loaded.Copy !req
101. The crowd went fuckin' nuts.Copy !req
102. But I didn't care about that.Copy !req
103. All that mattered
was it made Coach proud.Copy !req
104. After that first victory,
the coach called my momCopy !req
105. to tell her he was taking
the team out to a movieCopy !req
106. to celebrate.Copy !req
107. Hey, big guy, ready to go?Copy !req
108. Coach?Copy !req
109. Yeah.Copy !req
110. Where's everybody else?Copy !req
111. Well, it looks like it's just going to be
you and me today, bud.Copy !req
112. Really?Copy !req
113. Yep.Copy !req
114. Cool.Copy !req
115. I picked "Blood Prom."Copy !req
116. It's an R-rated slasher flick...Copy !req
117. Tons of cool gore
and murders in it.Copy !req
118. When this one really annoying
blonde chickCopy !req
119. got her head chopped off,
I cheered.Copy !req
120. After the movie,
we we picked up a pizzaCopy !req
121. and headed back to Coach's.Copy !req
122. Coach's house was awesome!Copy !req
123. He had a giant TV,Copy !req
124. an Atari with Donkey Kong,Copy !req
125. Asteroids, Frogger.Copy !req
126. All my favorite games.Copy !req
127. - Ohh!
- Ha, you exploded.Copy !req
128. My turn.Copy !req
129. Sure your mom's
not expecting you?Copy !req
130. Ah, she works.Copy !req
131. She's probably got a date
with Alfred afterward.Copy !req
132. My guess is you spend
a lot of time by yourself, huh?Copy !req
133. Yeah, but I kind of like it.Copy !req
134. I just ride my bike
and watch TV.Copy !req
135. It's cool.Copy !req
136. Oh, shit.Copy !req
137. You made me mess up!Copy !req
138. Sorry.Copy !req
139. Hold on.Copy !req
140. Come here for a sec.Copy !req
141. Oh, bring one of them
bottles of Peach Nehi.Copy !req
142. Okay... this might seem
a little weird at first,Copy !req
143. but I need to record
my team's voices,Copy !req
144. especially my best players.Copy !req
145. Okay?Copy !req
146. Take this.Copy !req
147. Now just speak into it using
your normal voice.Copy !req
148. Well, what should I say?Copy !req
149. Whatever you like.Copy !req
150. Start with your name.Copy !req
151. Neil.Copy !req
152. Now take a big sip of pop...
and belch.Copy !req
153. Uhh! Shit.Copy !req
154. Good.Copy !req
155. Say that again.Copy !req
156. Shit.Copy !req
157. Again.Copy !req
158. Shit, shit, shit.Copy !req
159. - Keep going.Copy !req
160. Shit.Copy !req
161. Hell! Damn!Copy !req
162. Now, um, look up
into the camera.Copy !req
163. Now stick your tongue out.Copy !req
164. Make a...
Make a funny face.Copy !req
165. Good, good.Copy !req
166. Yeah...
yes, Neil, yes.Copy !req
167. Yes.Copy !req
168. Open your mouth real wide.Copy !req
169. N'Copy !req
170. Neil, that's perfect.Copy !req
171. July 2nd.Copy !req
172. We had a 7:30 game
against Hutchinson Taco Hut.Copy !req
173. I know you're gonna
kick their butts tonight.Copy !req
174. You gonna knock one out
of the park for your poor,Copy !req
175. hard-working mom?Copy !req
176. So you're gonna get
a ride home with Coach, right?Copy !req
177. - Yeah.
- Mm-mwah.Copy !req
178. You're mine, and I love you,
and don't you ever forget it.Copy !req
179. Boy, were you on fire tonight.Copy !req
180. It's the best you ever played.Copy !req
181. Thanks, Coach.Copy !req
182. Hey, can we play some more of
those game cartridges tonight?Copy !req
183. Sure, we can.Copy !req
184. But I gotta show
you something first.Copy !req
185. N'Copy !req
186. Ew... I look stupid
in this one.Copy !req
187. No.Copy !req
188. You look perfect...
your expression.Copy !req
189. Like you're having
a wonderful dream.Copy !req
190. Neil...Copy !req
191. I've been thinking
a lot about you this week.Copy !req
192. I'm hungry.Copy !req
193. Sure.Copy !req
194. You want a pizza?Copy !req
195. I might have something here
you'd like.Copy !req
196. Whoa!Copy !req
197. What'll it be, little buddy?Copy !req
198. My mom never buys these things.Copy !req
199. She says they're a big
waste of money.Copy !req
200. Let's eat then.Copy !req
201. Which one do you want?Copy !req
202. I don't know,
what are you having?Copy !req
203. Corn pops.Copy !req
204. Then I'll have, uh...Copy !req
205. Cocoa Krispies.Copy !req
206. Uhh!Copy !req
207. Shit.Copy !req
208. Sorry.Copy !req
209. You do one.Copy !req
210. Whoo, good one!Copy !req
211. Whoo!Copy !req
212. Here we go.Copy !req
213. I like you, Neil.Copy !req
214. I like you so much.Copy !req
215. When I really,
really like someone...Copy !req
216. there's a way I show them
how I feel.Copy !req
217. Shh.Copy !req
218. Angel.Copy !req
219. There's nothing wrong with
kissing someone like this.Copy !req
220. Don't ever let anyone
tell you that it's wrong.Copy !req
221. It happened.Copy !req
222. That's what I told myself.Copy !req
223. It just happened.Copy !req
224. And after it was over,Copy !req
225. I looked down
at the mess on the floor.Copy !req
226. It was like a kaleidoscope
had shattered.Copy !req
227. And when I swallowed,Copy !req
228. the taste of Coach's tongue
seared my mouth.Copy !req
229. You liked it.Copy !req
230. It's okay that you liked it.Copy !req
231. Everything's gonna be okay.Copy !req
232. Do you know him or something?Copy !req
233. I met Wendy Peterson when I was ten.Copy !req
234. She was 11, one grade
ahead of me in school.Copy !req
235. What are you doing?Copy !req
236. Damn, no razor.Copy !req
237. You're insane.Copy !req
238. If I wasn't queer,
we would have ended upCopy !req
239. having sloppy teenage sex
and getting pregnant,Copy !req
240. contributing more fucked-up,
unwanted kids to society.Copy !req
241. But instead,
she became my soul mate.Copy !req
242. My... one true partner in crime.Copy !req
243. Let's kidnap him.Copy !req
244. His mom says we're supposed
to take him home.Copy !req
245. Wh-where are you taking me?Copy !req
246. A house with lots
and lots of candy.Copy !req
247. Goody.Copy !req
248. Beware...Copy !req
249. Beware...Copy !req
250. Bewaaaare.Copy !req
251. These are the eyes of
the axe murderer's victims.Copy !req
252. Come on, Satan.Copy !req
253. Hurry up, chicken.Copy !req
254. Brian...Copy !req
255. I never much cared for Halloween,Copy !req
256. but this particular year,
I couldn't shake the feelingCopy !req
257. that something horrible
was gonna happen.Copy !req
258. And there was nothing
I could do to stop it.Copy !req
259. Wait outside for me.Copy !req
260. I'll be done in a minute.Copy !req
261. All right, you hold him
while I go get something.Copy !req
262. What are we gonna do?Copy !req
263. Have some fun.Copy !req
264. N'Copy !req
265. What's the matter, Satan?Copy !req
266. What did you say, Punk?Copy !req
267. What a loser!Copy !req
268. (all)
Loser! loser!Copy !req
269. Brian?Copy !req
270. Brian?Copy !req
271. I thought that was you.Copy !req
272. Lie down.Copy !req
273. Lie down, retard.Copy !req
274. Wh-what are you doing?Copy !req
275. Shut up... shut up,
or we'll kill you.Copy !req
276. Point the beam over here.Copy !req
277. Open your mouth.Copy !req
278. I said open your mouth!Copy !req
279. Now, keep these
in your fuckin' mouth.Copy !req
280. And you better do what we say,Copy !req
281. or I'll kill you, I swear.Copy !req
282. Now give me the matches.Copy !req
283. Wendy, come on, give me
the damn matches!Copy !req
284. Shine the flashlight on him.Copy !req
285. N'Copy !req
286. Neil, he's gonna tattle!Copy !req
287. Don't worry, I know what to do.Copy !req
288. There are things we can do
to get him on our side.Copy !req
289. That's it.Copy !req
290. Just lay still for a minute.Copy !req
291. You're my little green buddy,Copy !req
292. and there's this cool thing
I wanna show you.Copy !req
293. When I was little,
a man used to do this to me,Copy !req
294. and you're really gonna like it.Copy !req
295. There, that's it.Copy !req
296. That's my boy.Copy !req
297. Wendy never looked at me
quite the same after that night.Copy !req
298. I mean... sharing this part of myselfCopy !req
299. I'd never shown anyone else,
ever before.Copy !req
300. And I knew we'd be bound
together... forever.Copy !req
301. I woke up...Copy !req
302. once again not knowing
where I wasCopy !req
303. or what had happened to me.Copy !req
304. By the time I made my way back,Copy !req
305. Deborah said I'd been missing
for over an hour.Copy !req
306. But I couldn't remember a thing.Copy !req
307. All I knew was that it
was somehow linkedCopy !req
308. to the other time,Copy !req
309. the night I woke up
in the cellar.Copy !req
310. And I also knew that,
no matter how long it took,Copy !req
311. I had to find out what
had happened to me.Copy !req
312. I had to find an answer
to the mystery.Copy !req
313. When I was 15,
I overheard some kids at schoolCopy !req
314. talking about a place.Copy !req
315. A place that you could find
even in a dumb-ass hick townCopy !req
316. like Hutchinson.Copy !req
317. Bingo.Copy !req
318. Here we go.Copy !req
319. How's it going?Copy !req
320. Okay.Copy !req
321. I'm Charlie.Copy !req
322. Neil.Copy !req
323. Wanna go for a ride?Copy !req
324. Sure.Copy !req
325. You got cash?Copy !req
326. I'll pay 50, no higher.Copy !req
327. You gotta be careful out here.Copy !req
328. The cops patrol
this whole entire area,Copy !req
329. and they got brains enough
to know what's up.Copy !req
330. I'm in Hutchinson on business.Copy !req
331. I supply snack foods
to the local markets.Copy !req
332. Go ahead.Copy !req
333. Take whatever you want.Copy !req
334. Hungry, huh?Copy !req
335. (man)
We've only got an hour.Copy !req
336. So we better get busy.Copy !req
337. Wait.Copy !req
338. Let me.Copy !req
339. Beautiful.Copy !req
340. So, uh, what do you like to do?Copy !req
341. Tell me what you want me to do.Copy !req
342. Whatever.Copy !req
343. You like older guys, huh?Copy !req
344. Tell me.Copy !req
345. Yeah.Copy !req
346. Mmm, that feels nice.Copy !req
347. You are such a beautiful,
beautiful boy.Copy !req
348. N'Copy !req
349. I'm gonna come.Copy !req
350. I'm gonna come.Copy !req
351. Agh!Copy !req
352. I know what you're thinking.Copy !req
353. That wasn't safe.Copy !req
354. But we're in Kansas, thank God,Copy !req
355. not some big city
full of diseases.Copy !req
356. Plus...
you're only a kid.Copy !req
357. Boo.Copy !req
358. Maniac!Copy !req
359. You scared me.Copy !req
360. Thanks for meeting me.Copy !req
361. Yeah, well, this better be good.Copy !req
362. My mom will kill me if she
finds out I snuck out this late.Copy !req
363. I have something
I wanna show you.Copy !req
364. Ew.Copy !req
365. Look.Copy !req
366. Yeah, so'?Copy !req
367. That's me.Copy !req
368. You're such a liar.Copy !req
369. I don't believe you.Copy !req
370. I'll prove it.Copy !req
371. Qkay, how?Copy !req
372. Oh, my God, what are you...Copy !req
373. Put that back in your pants,
exhibitionist.Copy !req
374. Look.Copy !req
375. No way, perv.Copy !req
376. Look what the guy did to me.Copy !req
377. Are those bruises?Copy !req
378. Fucker gnawed on my dickCopy !req
379. like it was a fuckin'...
candy cane.Copy !req
380. I didn't even realize he was hurting me
till after I blew my load.Copy !req
381. Well, you better
watch out, McCormick.Copy !req
382. Next time someone might
chomp the whole thing off.Copy !req
383. Seriously.Copy !req
384. Even Hutchinson has
its share of freaks.Copy !req
385. You trick with the wrong guy,Copy !req
386. and I'd find pieces
of you everywhere.Copy !req
387. Okay, "Mom."Copy !req
388. I wish there's a movie
showing right now.Copy !req
389. Me too.Copy !req
390. A film about our lives.Copy !req
391. Everything's that's
happened so far.Copy !req
392. And the last scene would
just be us standing right here.Copy !req
393. Just you and me.Copy !req
394. Yeah.Copy !req
395. I hear something.Copy !req
396. It's the voice of God.Copy !req
397. N'Copy !req
398. I hear him.Copy !req
399. I hear him.Copy !req
400. MOW.Copy !req
401. It's about to begin.Copy !req
402. All right, I'm coming.Copy !req
403. Ahh. VCR on?Copy !req
404. Checked it twice.Copy !req
405. This is probably gonna be a little silly.Copy !req
406. The commercial
showed this crazy old manCopy !req
407. claiming aliens beamed him
right up out of his bathtub.Copy !req
408. If you're going to make fun,Copy !req
409. I'd just as soon
watch it by myself.Copy !req
410. Shh, it's starting.Copy !req
411. Tonight on "World Of Mystery,"Copy !req
412. we investigate
the terrifying world of UFOs.Copy !req
413. Is it mass hysteria
or something all too real?Copy !req
414. They kept me prisoner for hours!Copy !req
415. They examined me like I was a...Copy !req
416. A frog in biology class.Copy !req
417. And then they stuck a probe
in my stomach.Copy !req
418. I still got the scar
hereto prove it.Copy !req
419. Look at that.Copy !req
420. I always got scaredCopy !req
421. anytime I watched movies
about UFOs.Copy !req
422. Even "E.T." scared me.Copy !req
423. Poor thing.Copy !req
424. She looks so homely and sad.Copy !req
425. - Shh!
- Avalyn FrisenCopy !req
426. lives in the tiny,
ordinary town of Inman, Kansas.Copy !req
427. "Inman."Copy !req
428. That's only 30 miles away.Copy !req
429. 32 years old, she is unmarried,Copy !req
430. lives with her father,Copy !req
431. and works part-time
as a secretary.Copy !req
432. But there is something
unusual about Avalyn.Copy !req
433. For as long as she can remember,Copy !req
434. things have happened to her,
things she cannot explain.Copy !req
435. I'd heard about peopleCopy !req
436. who've experienced missing time.Copy !req
437. Whole chunks of their lives
they couldn't account for.Copy !req
438. Under hypnotic regression,Copy !req
439. I learned that I had been
abducted more than 20 times.Copy !req
440. - Oh, please!
- Quiet.Copy !req
441. The first time was when I was 6.Copy !req
442. I was on my way home from
a picnic with my grandparents.Copy !req
443. It was dark, and we got lost
driving down a dirt road.Copy !req
444. Grandpa lost control of the car,Copy !req
445. and we went into a ditch.Copy !req
446. There was this
blinding white light.Copy !req
447. But the aliens weren't
interested in my grandparents.Copy !req
448. They floated me up out of the carCopy !req
449. using some sort
of gravitational ray.Copy !req
450. That's it...
I've had enough.Copy !req
451. I'm gonna get some ice cream.Copy !req
452. - Want some?
- No, thanks.Copy !req
453. I remember lying on a table.Copy !req
454. It was cold, smooth and shiny.Copy !req
455. The aliens surrounded me.Copy !req
456. They were bald, with huge,Copy !req
457. marshmallowy heads
and tiny arms.Copy !req
458. But the worst part
was their eyes.Copy !req
459. The only way
I can describe them is big,Copy !req
460. black diamonds,
all liquidy and jellyish.Copy !req
461. N'Copy !req
462. I can't believe
I'm finally getting outCopy !req
463. of this fuckin' nowhere town!Copy !req
464. You better let me know
the second you're settled.Copy !req
465. Or else.Copy !req
466. You better come, or else.Copy !req
467. New York City.Copy !req
468. You're so lucky.Copy !req
469. Hey, ass face.Copy !req
470. What you gawking at?Copy !req
471. Faggots!Copy !req
472. Shit, just go, go, go, go, go!Copy !req
473. FUCK you!Copy !req
474. N'Copy !req
475. Remember the guy
I told you about last week?Copy !req
476. White Camaro?Copy !req
477. That's him,
parked by those trees.Copy !req
478. I've fucked every single john
in this park.Copy !req
479. Except for White Camaro.Copy !req
480. So it's time for you two
to get lost.Copy !req
481. Stop scaring my business away.Copy !req
482. You want us to come
pick you up later?Copy !req
483. Yeah, if you want.Copy !req
484. I'll be done by,
like, 7:00.Copy !req
485. We'll meet you.Copy !req
486. Speak for yourself, Eric.Copy !req
487. I gotta get home
and start packing.Copy !req
488. All right, call me tonight.Copy !req
489. I'll see you later.Copy !req
490. You better be careful.Copy !req
491. Of what?Copy !req
492. I'm serious, Eric.Copy !req
493. You're not in Modesto anymore.Copy !req
494. I see the way you look at him.Copy !req
495. He's so beautiful.Copy !req
496. I can't help it.Copy !req
497. He's like a god.Copy !req
498. You don't have to tell me.Copy !req
499. I was infatuated
with him, too, once.Copy !req
500. But I know all Neil's secrets,
and there's shit thereCopy !req
501. you don't even want
to know about, trust me.Copy !req
502. Once I'm gone,
you'll be all Neil has,Copy !req
503. and you have to understand
one thing.Copy !req
504. Where normal people
have a heart,Copy !req
505. Neil McCormick
has a bottomless black hole.Copy !req
506. And if you don't watch out,Copy !req
507. you can fall in
and get lost forever.Copy !req
508. Brian?Copy !req
509. Brian, you home?Copy !req
510. Yeah, Mom... in here.Copy !req
511. No class today?Copy !req
512. I've got English Comp
discussion group at 7:30.Copy !req
513. Hmm... you have mail.Copy !req
514. Looks like one from your sister.Copy !req
515. And one from "A. Friesen"?Copy !req
516. I can't believe
she wrote me back.Copy !req
517. Who?Copy !req
518. Avalyn Friesen, the woman on TV.Copy !req
519. Well, she didn't have to go dumpCopy !req
520. a whole gallon of perfume
on it, now, did she?Copy !req
521. What does she say?Copy !req
522. She wants me to visit her
in Inman.Copy !req
523. Well, thanks
for the ride, Preston.Copy !req
524. Later.Copy !req
525. Ah, you just missed it, sweetie.Copy !req
526. This little old lady
just won both showcases.Copy !req
527. Q“, yeah'?Copy !req
528. What did she get?Copy !req
529. She got a trip to Scotland,
beautiful living room set,Copy !req
530. a brand-new car.Copy !req
531. I can't remember the name of it,
but it cost over 27 grand.Copy !req
532. Are you wearing cologne?Copy !req
533. Was work okay?Copy !req
534. It was the pits.Copy !req
535. God when is our ship
gonna come in, huh, baby?Copy !req
536. Soon, Ma.Copy !req
537. It'll be soon.Copy !req
538. Oh, Neil, don't forget.Copy !req
539. Tomorrow's my date.Copy !req
540. That hot Italian.Copy !req
541. The guy who always comes
through my checkout lane.Copy !req
542. Well, don't worry,
'cause I'll be at work.Copy !req
543. It's the last tournament
of the season.Copy !req
544. Vincenzo.Copy !req
545. N'Copy !req
546. Brian!Copy !req
547. Brian, hey!Copy !req
548. Patches! Patches, down!Copy !req
549. Sorry, she gets a little excited.Copy !req
550. Hi, you must be Brian...
I'm Avalyn, obviously.Copy !req
551. Dad?Copy !req
552. It's okay, Daddy.Copy !req
553. This is the young man
I was telling you about.Copy !req
554. Don't mind him.Copy !req
555. He's just a little wary
of strangers.Copy !req
556. I'm so glad you're here.Copy !req
557. Come on.Copy !req
558. It isn't showy, but it's home.Copy !req
559. Here, have a seat.Copy !req
560. Have you eaten?Copy !req
561. I was just in the middle of lunch,
I hope you don't mind.Copy !req
562. No, go ahead.Copy !req
563. I ate earlier.Copy !req
564. So, you saw the show?Copy !req
565. Several times.Copy !req
566. I videotaped it.Copy !req
567. They left some stuff out,
but they managed to getCopy !req
568. the major points across.Copy !req
569. I think I was taken too.Copy !req
570. You mentioned that
in your letter.Copy !req
571. You're at the point
I was a few years ago,Copy !req
572. where you're just starting
to remember things.Copy !req
573. There are many of us,
and we all have this driveCopy !req
574. to know what happened.Copy !req
575. So... you think that's
what happened to me?Copy !req
576. Just from what I told you
about the missing time and...Copy !req
577. Oh, I'm sure of it.Copy !req
578. Feel like going on a walk?Copy !req
579. What's that you're carrying?Copy !req
580. It's a dream journal.Copy !req
581. I keep a log of all my dreams.Copy !req
582. Whatever bits and pieces
I can recall, at least.Copy !req
583. I... I feel like it's slowly
helping me remember.Copy !req
584. That's a really good idea.Copy !req
585. Your subconscious is where
all your memories are buried.Copy !req
586. For you and me
and people like us,Copy !req
587. almost every single thing we doCopy !req
588. stems from our being abducted.Copy !req
589. Come here, I want to show you
something they wouldn't allowCopy !req
590. on "World of Mystery."Copy !req
591. I've been tagged.Copy !req
592. Part of their experiments.Copy !req
593. Touch it.Copy !req
594. When I was taken,
my leg was bleeding,Copy !req
595. but I didn't remember
being cut, nothing.Copy !req
596. Then, under hypnosis
is when I discoveredCopy !req
597. that's where they
implant the tracking device.Copy !req
598. Now everything I do, they know.Copy !req
599. In fact, I wouldn't be
surprised if they wereCopy !req
600. spying on us right now.Copy !req
601. When I was found that night,
my nose was bleeding.Copy !req
602. The old up-the-nose trick,
so the scar can't be seen.Copy !req
603. Don't forget to write.Copy !req
604. Don't you forget
what I told you.Copy !req
605. Okay.Copy !req
606. You better come see me
soon, asshole.Copy !req
607. Yeah, I will.Copy !req
608. I Will.Copy !req
609. Stay out of trouble, you two.Copy !req
610. Bye.Copy !req
611. I can't believe it's so late.Copy !req
612. My mom's gonna worry.Copy !req
613. You still live with your mom?Copy !req
614. My dad moved out
seven years ago.Copy !req
615. I don't see him much.Copy !req
616. You wanna read me
one of your dreams?Copy !req
617. Ah, I just, you know,Copy !req
618. scribble them out
in the middle of the night.Copy !req
619. Sometimes I can
barely even read them.Copy !req
620. That's okay.Copy !req
621. This is from two nights ago.Copy !req
622. "There's a blue light.Copy !req
623. "I'm in my
little league uniform,Copy !req
624. and a tall alien
is hovering over me."Copy !req
625. "Someone else is with me.Copy !req
626. Another boy,
also in uniform."Copy !req
627. A Panther?"Copy !req
628. Um, that was the name
of my baseball team.Copy !req
629. Let's see, uh...Copy !req
630. "The alien has big, black eyes.Copy !req
631. "He's touching my face."Copy !req
632. "I want to cry out
for help, but...Copy !req
633. "I... I can't.Copy !req
634. I... I can't."Copy !req
635. You're on your way
to uncovering the truth.Copy !req
636. Think of yourself as
a detective, following clues.Copy !req
637. Maybe concentrate on the other
boy in your dreams.Copy !req
638. He could help you find
the answers you're looking for.Copy !req
639. Two outs.Copy !req
640. Third baseman Jackson up,
with Hinton on deck.Copy !req
641. Jesus.Copy !req
642. Check out that Jackson.Copy !req
643. Hubba hubba.Copy !req
644. Ew...
are you joking?Copy !req
645. Nah, I'd fuck him for free.Copy !req
646. Please return all foul balls
to the press box.Copy !req
647. Thank you.Copy !req
648. You don't think Jackson's hot?Copy !req
649. Dude, he's fat and bald.Copy !req
650. Different folks,
different strokes.Copy !req
651. (boy)
My Daddy hit this.Copy !req
652. Well, come here, come on in,
collect your prize.Copy !req
653. Thank you so much.Copy !req
654. One second.Copy !req
655. All right, what'll it be,
big guy?Copy !req
656. Cash or bubbles?Copy !req
657. You can't decide?Copy !req
658. All right, come on,
hold out your hand.Copy !req
659. One, two...Copy !req
660. Thanks!Copy !req
661. You're welcome.Copy !req
662. See you later.Copy !req
663. What?Copy !req
664. When kids do good,
you gotta reward them.Copy !req
665. Oh, Christ, it's Hinton...Copy !req
666. a.k.a. "Ass of the Gods."Copy !req
667. I am so fucking wasted!Copy !req
668. Aah! Ohh!Copy !req
669. Oh, shit.Copy !req
670. Where's your mom?Copy !req
671. Uh... she's probably outCopy !req
672. with her new boyfriend,
Vincenzo.Copy !req
673. Mm. Ohh.Copy !req
674. I've got a wicked headache.Copy !req
675. Do you have any pot?Copy !req
676. Yeah, come on.Copy !req
677. Here...
knock yourself out.Copy !req
678. Uhh!Copy !req
679. Oh, there's a porno in the VCR
if you wanna jack off.Copy !req
680. Thanks.Copy !req
681. You got a lighter?Copy !req
682. Yeah... here.Copy !req
683. You like that?Copy !req
684. it tickles a little.Copy !req
685. That feels good, doesn't it, Neil?Copy !req
686. Uh-huh.Copy !req
687. Can we put the blanket over our
heads, like we did last time?Copy !req
688. Here we go.Copy !req
689. N'Copy !req
690. Find what you were looking for?Copy !req
691. Uh... yeah.Copy !req
692. Thanks a lot.Copy !req
693. Glad I could help out.Copy !req
694. I used to write
for my school paper too,Copy !req
695. back in the day.Copy !req
696. Yeah, well, this will
really make a big differenceCopy !req
697. in my article.Copy !req
698. Maybe you'll win
a Pulitzer Prize.Copy !req
699. Maybe.Copy !req
700. Well, you just let me know if
there's anything else you need.Copy !req
701. Mm-hmm, th-thanks so much.Copy !req
702. You done already?Copy !req
703. I'm on kind of a tight deadline.Copy !req
704. Oh, well, good luck.Copy !req
705. That's two outs,
Garfield the batter...Copy !req
706. Heim on deck.Copy !req
707. (man)
Scoot your chair back a little further.Copy !req
708. That's better.Copy !req
709. Wait, hold on a sec...
hold on.Copy !req
710. And at the end of three innings,Copy !req
711. the score is Hutchinson
First National Bank, three,Copy !req
712. Wichita Coleman
Industries, zero.Copy !req
713. Okay. Go on.Copy !req
714. Where have you been?Copy !req
715. Sorry...
I should've called.Copy !req
716. I didn't realize the time.Copy !req
717. Well, your dinner's cold as ice.Copy !req
718. That's okay.Copy !req
719. Brian, what's going on'?Copy !req
720. You've been acting so strangely.Copy !req
721. Disappearing for hours.Copy !req
722. It's just school, Mom.Copy !req
723. College is way different
than high school.Copy !req
724. Did you ever
call your father back?Copy !req
725. I've been busy.Copy !req
726. I'll get it...
You finish your dinner.Copy !req
727. Hello... yes...Copy !req
728. He's eating his supper
right now.Copy !req
729. Who is it?Copy !req
730. It's that UFO woman.Copy !req
731. I'll... I'll get it in the hall.Copy !req
732. Got it.Copy !req
733. - Brian?
- I was just gonna call you.Copy !req
734. I found a photo of the boy.Copy !req
735. The one from my dreams.Copy !req
736. That's amazing.Copy !req
737. What are you doing right now?Copy !req
738. Uh, n-nothing.Copy !req
739. There's something
I need to show you.Copy !req
740. Something important...
Can you come out here?Copy !req
741. Sure...Copy !req
742. Hi, honey...
how was work?Copy !req
743. Fuck you.Copy !req
744. I am so fuckin' sickCopy !req
745. of this stinky little
butt crack of a town!Copy !req
746. Patches, shh, quiet!Copy !req
747. You'll wake Daddy.Copy !req
748. Brian, thanks for coming.Copy !req
749. No problem.Copy !req
750. I stole this fromCopy !req
751. the Hutchinson
Chamber of Commerce.Copy !req
752. That's him...
The boy from my dreams.Copy !req
753. Look at his face.Copy !req
754. It's almost like you can
tell he knows something.Copy !req
755. What are you doing?Copy !req
756. "N. McCormick."Copy !req
757. You can start looking for him
first thing tomorrow morning.Copy !req
758. Maybe he still
lives in Hutchinson.Copy !req
759. Meanwhile, I have
to show you somethingCopy !req
760. only you will understand.Copy !req
761. I've fucked every single guyCopy !req
762. and his ugly uncle
in this Podunk town.Copy !req
763. Twice.Copy !req
764. You want one?Copy !req
765. One of us has to drive.Copy !req
766. I got a postcard from Wendy.Copy !req
767. I think she's mad at me because
I owe her, like, three letters.Copy !req
768. Yeah, her last P.S. is...Copy !req
769. "Tell Fuckface to write me."Copy !req
770. So you wanna hear what she says?Copy !req
771. "Hey, ass, so New York
is insane and crazyCopy !req
772. in the best possible way."Copy !req
773. Pardon me.Copy !req
774. Can we help you?Copy !req
775. I was wondering if I might
buy you boys a drink.Copy !req
776. Fuck off.Copy !req
777. You heard me, fag.Copy !req
778. Fuck... off.Copy !req
779. Stuck up little pricks.Copy !req
780. Harsh.Copy !req
781. Wasn't he kind of your type?Copy !req
782. Hate it when they look like
Tarzan and sound like Jane.Copy !req
783. Let's get out of this shithole.Copy !req
784. But we just got here.Copy !req
785. Patches.Copy !req
786. Patches!Copy !req
787. Patches, get away from there!Copy !req
788. Farmers have been finding
mutilated cattle like thisCopy !req
789. around here for years.Copy !req
790. I told "World of Mystery,"Copy !req
791. but they conveniently
edited it out.Copy !req
792. Daddy says it's just a bunch
of Satan worshippersCopy !req
793. going around chopping up cows.Copy !req
794. Ha!Copy !req
795. Come here...
let me see your hand.Copy !req
796. Feel that?Copy !req
797. Its sex organs.Copy !req
798. They're gone.Copy !req
799. The aliens, they
experiment on cattleCopy !req
800. because the poor things
are so defenseless.Copy !req
801. Us, on the other hand,
they can't kill us,Copy !req
802. so they just leave behind
the hidden memoriesCopy !req
803. of what they've done.Copy !req
804. Which, in a way,
is almost worse.Copy !req
805. Notice anything else strange?Copy !req
806. There's no blood.Copy !req
807. They took that, too.Copy !req
808. Brian?Copy !req
809. Oh, my God, Brian!Copy !req
810. Brian!Copy !req
811. Here we go.Copy !req
812. Oh, my God, Brian!Copy !req
813. Tell him you like it.Copy !req
814. Brian! Oh!Copy !req
815. Brian, are you okay?Copy !req
816. Oh, God... Brian.Copy !req
817. Brian...Copy !req
818. Neil, what are you doing?Copy !req
819. Come on.Copy !req
820. It's 2:30 in the morning.Copy !req
821. You called me your fuckin'...Copy !req
822. angel.Copy !req
823. So you're sure Wendy's gonna
meet you at the station?Copy !req
824. I don't want you getting lost
in that crazy city.Copy !req
825. Ma, you don't
have to worry, okay?Copy !req
826. Call me collect
the minute you arrive.Copy !req
827. - All right.
- Promise me.Copy !req
828. - Okay.
- Promise me, Neil.Copy !req
829. Okay.Copy !req
830. We should've at least
gotten you a decent hair cut.Copy !req
831. I gotta take a piss.Copy !req
832. Preston.Copy !req
833. We'll be right back.Copy !req
834. Fuck, man.Copy !req
835. - What's the matter?
- I don't know, man.Copy !req
836. Fucking dick itches like
a motherfucking-fuck!Copy !req
837. Well, what do you want me
to do about it?Copy !req
838. Just look down there.Copy !req
839. Preston, come on,
help me out here.Copy !req
840. What the fuck's wrong with me?Copy !req
841. Dude...Copy !req
842. you've got crabs.Copy !req
843. I mean, it's no big, man.Copy !req
844. You just go to the drug store,
get this stuff called Rid.Copy !req
845. You better be playing safe.Copy !req
846. I stay in control.Copy !req
847. Honey, your bus is boarding.Copy !req
848. All right.Copy !req
849. My baby.Copy !req
850. You're all grown up.Copy !req
851. You gonna be careful?Copy !req
852. Yeah, I will.Copy !req
853. You're mine and I love you...
Don't you ever forget it.Copy !req
854. Come on, I'll buy you
a Dairy Queen.Copy !req
855. So what are you gonna do
now that Neil's gone?Copy !req
856. Kill myself, I guess.Copy !req
857. Eric, that is not funny.Copy !req
858. Well, I start Hutchinson
Community College next week.Copy !req
859. Really?
That's so wonderful.Copy !req
860. Pathetic is more like it.Copy !req
861. Well, you know you
are always welcomeCopy !req
862. to come over to the house,
even without Neil around.Copy !req
863. Thanks, Mrs. M.Copy !req
864. I may just take you up on that.Copy !req
865. You'd better.Copy !req
866. Who the hell is that?Copy !req
867. Incognito Boy Scout?Copy !req
868. Can I help you?Copy !req
869. Is this your house?Copy !req
870. Yes.Copy !req
871. I'm really sorry to bother you,Copy !req
872. but I got your address
out of the phone book.Copy !req
873. I've spent the whole afternoonCopy !req
874. checking every McCormick
in Hutchinson,Copy !req
875. and you're the last one
on my list.Copy !req
876. Anyways, I don't mean
to babble...Copy !req
877. What do you want?Copy !req
878. I'm looking
for an N. McCormick.Copy !req
879. Are you F.B.l.?Copy !req
880. Sorry, honey,Copy !req
881. but it looks like
you are shit outta luck.Copy !req
882. You mean there's no
N. McCormick living here?Copy !req
883. I mean we just put him on a busCopy !req
884. headed for New York City.Copy !req
885. I'm Neil's friend Eric,
and this is his mom.Copy !req
886. "Neil"?Copy !req
887. His name is Neil?Copy !req
888. Yeah.Copy !req
889. I'm Brian.Copy !req
890. Brian Lackey.Copy !req
891. N'Copy !req
892. So you still haven't written.Copy !req
893. Big surprise.Copy !req
894. But Wendy says you're doing
okay, which is cool.Copy !req
895. I've been wanting to tell you
about this strange guyCopy !req
896. I met 3 weeks ago.Copy !req
897. No, we're not fucking.Copy !req
898. Get your mind
out of the gutter, perv.Copy !req
899. He's not even gay,
I don't think.Copy !req
900. In fact, his vibe
is kind of weirdly asexual.Copy !req
901. His name is Brian Lackey.Copy !req
902. He lives in Little River and,
like yours truly,Copy !req
903. attends Hutchinson Loser
Community College.Copy !req
904. So anyways, the day you left,Copy !req
905. your mom and I found him
literally on your doorstep,Copy !req
906. looking for you.Copy !req
907. He says you and him played
Little League together,Copy !req
908. like 10 years ago.Copy !req
909. He was the worst player
on the team,Copy !req
910. blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.Copy !req
911. He's full of questions
about you.Copy !req
912. But, of course,
I haven't told him much,Copy !req
913. Le. about
your "line of work."Copy !req
914. I did say you were
queer like me,Copy !req
915. only because I figured
you wouldn't care.Copy !req
916. But now, are you ready
for the good part?Copy !req
917. He thinks that when
you and him were little,Copy !req
918. you were both abducted
and examined by space aliens.Copy !req
919. How brilliant is that?Copy !req
920. But he was completely serious
when he told me this.Copy !req
921. Like you should've seen
the look in his eyes.Copy !req
922. So, what's the story, dude?Copy !req
923. Were you abducted by a UFO
or what?Copy !req
924. P.S., are your crabs
gone yet?Copy !req
925. N'Copy !req
926. Brian?Copy !req
927. Yeah?Copy !req
928. You have a visitor.Copy !req
929. Hi, Brian.Copy !req
930. I was just in the neighborhood,
and I thought I'd stop byCopy !req
931. and see how you're doing.Copy !req
932. I'll be in the front room
if you need me.Copy !req
933. Thanks, Mom.Copy !req
934. Didn't care for that film.Copy !req
935. That, I didn't see.Copy !req
936. Your mom doesn't like me
very much.Copy !req
937. She thinks I'm trying
to steal you away.Copy !req
938. Any luck in your search
for "N. McCormick"?Copy !req
939. I met his mom
and his best friend,Copy !req
940. but he's in New York right now.Copy !req
941. New York, really?Copy !req
942. Here, sit down.Copy !req
943. Had any more of those dreams?Copy !req
944. Yeah.Copy !req
945. But they seem to be
slowly evolving.Copy !req
946. Maybe it's just because I've
been spending a lot of timeCopy !req
947. with Eric, Neil's friend.Copy !req
948. Mm-hmm.Copy !req
949. But it's becoming clearer
and clearer that he...Copy !req
950. Neil, that is, is a key figure
in all this.Copy !req
951. Like he was there with me
the night it all happened.Copy !req
952. Uhh! Agh! Ah...Copy !req
953. - It's okay.
- I can't, I can't.Copy !req
954. Don't, no.Copy !req
955. I... I can't.Copy !req
956. It's okay.Copy !req
957. No... no, don't.Copy !req
958. It'll feel good.Copy !req
959. Don't!Copy !req
960. I'm sorry.Copy !req
961. You better go.Copy !req
962. Please?Copy !req
963. I'm sorry, Brian.Copy !req
964. N'Copy !req
965. I pay 120...
not a cent more.Copy !req
966. Okay.Copy !req
967. Shall we?Copy !req
968. Fuck me.Copy !req
969. Fuck me up the ass with
your hot, teenaged cock!Copy !req
970. Wait!Copy !req
971. What the fuck are you doing?Copy !req
972. Okay, whatever.Copy !req
973. I'll put it on for you.Copy !req
974. There.Copy !req
975. Well, come on, stud,
we're on the clock here.Copy !req
976. We're not in Kansas anymore, Neil.Copy !req
977. You have got to be so careful.Copy !req
978. I know.Copy !req
979. Don't "I know" me,
Neil McCormick.Copy !req
980. This is New York City.Copy !req
981. You do the wrong thing with
the wrong person, and you die.Copy !req
982. Period... end of story.Copy !req
983. Just promise me you'll be safe.Copy !req
984. Okay.Copy !req
985. Here.Copy !req
986. Stop it, you bastard!Copy !req
987. No... no, no, don't!Copy !req
988. Are these the only kinds
of movies you watch?Copy !req
989. Why?
You don't like it?Copy !req
990. No, it's cool.Copy !req
991. So, uh, has Neil
gotten back to you yet?Copy !req
992. Let me explain the Universe
of Neil McCormick.Copy !req
993. He's like a planet...
Saturn, say.Copy !req
994. And we're all like
little moons orbiting around.Copy !req
995. Now, do planets write letters?Copy !req
996. But I do know that he'll be
in Hutchinson for Christmas.Copy !req
997. What?Copy !req
998. His mom told me that
she sent him a ticketCopy !req
999. to fly home for
Baby Jesus's Birthday.Copy !req
1000. So I'll introduce you then.Copy !req
1001. Brian?Copy !req
1002. - Yeah.Copy !req
1003. Thought you two might
like a little study break.Copy !req
1004. Thanks, Mrs. Lackey.Copy !req
1005. Thanks, Mom.Copy !req
1006. It's 11230.Copy !req
1007. Hey, if it's Avalyn...Copy !req
1008. tell her I'm not here.Copy !req
1009. Hello?Copy !req
1010. No, I'm sorry, Avalyn,
he's out with his friends.Copy !req
1011. No problem.Copy !req
1012. I thought you kinda liked her.Copy !req
1013. I just... I don't know.Copy !req
1014. I think I just need a little
space from her right now.Copy !req
1015. Well, I always thought
she was a freak anyway.Copy !req
1016. So I'm off to bed.Copy !req
1017. Good night, boys.Copy !req
1018. N'Copy !req
1019. Hello.Copy !req
1020. Oh, I'm, uh, I'm Zeke.Copy !req
1021. From L.A.Copy !req
1022. Neil.Copy !req
1023. Hmm...Copy !req
1024. Neil, uh...Copy !req
1025. So hat are you doing
in New York City?Copy !req
1026. Oh, that's a...
that's a Vermeer.Copy !req
1027. Well... it's sort of a Vermeer.Copy !req
1028. You're exquisite.Copy !req
1029. I guess it's my turn, huh?Copy !req
1030. Hope, uh, these don't
frighten you too much.Copy !req
1031. They, uh...Copy !req
1032. have a habit of popping upCopy !req
1033. in the most inopportune places.Copy !req
1034. Oh, I know.Copy !req
1035. Don't be worried.Copy !req
1036. This is gonna be the safest
encounter you ever had.Copy !req
1037. If you could just rub my back.Copy !req
1038. Really, I need...
to be touched.Copy !req
1039. Ohh, ho, ho... yes.Copy !req
1040. Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes-Copy !req
1041. Oh, make me happy-Copy !req
1042. Make me happy, make me happy...Copy !req
1043. Ohh... yes, yes,
yes, yes,Copy !req
1044. Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes.Copy !req
1045. Ohh... Ohh...Copy !req
1046. Ohh, make me happy.Copy !req
1047. Ohh, yes.Copy !req
1048. N'Copy !req
1049. You were 100% safe, right?Copy !req
1050. Yeah.Copy !req
1051. I told you, I just jerked off.Copy !req
1052. He watched from across the room.Copy !req
1053. It's the first time in my life
I'm bothered by it.Copy !req
1054. Maybe you should try and findCopy !req
1055. some other, safer
way to make money.Copy !req
1056. You know, like everyone else.Copy !req
1057. Yeah, maybe.Copy !req
1058. You're the only one I ever told.Copy !req
1059. I know.Copy !req
1060. I never told Eric...
or told my mom.Copy !req
1061. And some people might
think it's fucked upCopy !req
1062. or terrible or whatever, but...Copy !req
1063. what happened that summer...
is a huge part of me.Copy !req
1064. No one ever made me feel
that way, before or since.Copy !req
1065. Like I... I was special,
you know?Copy !req
1066. Neil...
you were eight years old.Copy !req
1067. Yeah, but he really loved me.Copy !req
1068. I mean, yeah, there were
other kids sometimes, but...Copy !req
1069. I was... his prize.Copy !req
1070. I was his one true love.Copy !req
1071. N'Copy !req
1072. Happy birthday.Copy !req
1073. You didn't have
to get me anything.Copy !req
1074. It's just a little something
I picked out.Copy !req
1075. Wow.Copy !req
1076. Cool.Copy !req
1077. I thought it'd go great
with your hair color.Copy !req
1078. It's so cool.Copy !req
1079. Thanks.Copy !req
1080. Whoa, whoa...Copy !req
1081. You all right?Copy !req
1082. I'm drunk.Copy !req
1083. I've never been drunk
in my life.Copy !req
1084. I'm corrupting you.Copy !req
1085. At last.Copy !req
1086. Hey... that's pretty good.Copy !req
1087. Yeah, sure.Copy !req
1088. No, really.Copy !req
1089. You have definite artistic
talent, my boy.Copy !req
1090. Hmm...Copy !req
1091. What?Copy !req
1092. That's an interesting touch.Copy !req
1093. So, what's the deep meaning
behind the baseball cleats?Copy !req
1094. I have no idea.Copy !req
1095. N'Copy !req
1096. Boo.Copy !req
1097. How was work?Copy !req
1098. Fuckin' boring.Copy !req
1099. You need a hand?Copy !req
1100. Sure.Copy !req
1101. So... I've got news for you.Copy !req
1102. Uh, hey, me too.Copy !req
1103. Okay, you first.Copy !req
1104. Look what my mom sent me today.Copy !req
1105. She wants me to come home
for Christmas.Copy !req
1106. Uhh!Copy !req
1107. Your mom is the coolest.Copy !req
1108. Like mine would ever
do that for me.Copy !req
1109. I know, it's weird.Copy !req
1110. It's like I hate Hutchinson
more than anything but...Copy !req
1111. I'm kind of looking forward
to going back...Copy !req
1112. like, just for a short visit.Copy !req
1113. Plus, you get to see Eric.Copy !req
1114. Yeah.Copy !req
1115. So what's your news?Copy !req
1116. I think I found you a job.Copy !req
1117. A what?Copy !req
1118. I was talking to this friend
at work, Rachel, about you.Copy !req
1119. And it's only minimum wage at
a stupid sandwich place, but...Copy !req
1120. What?Copy !req
1121. You're not into it...
Whatever.Copy !req
1122. It's cool.Copy !req
1123. No, no, tell me more about it.Copy !req
1124. Really?Copy !req
1125. Yeah, really, I wanna
hear more about it.Copy !req
1126. - You do?
- Yeah!Copy !req
1127. You sure you're gonna be okay?Copy !req
1128. I'm just glad
my mom's working late.Copy !req
1129. Thanks for everything.Copy !req
1130. This has been...
the best birthday ever.Copy !req
1131. You're welcome.Copy !req
1132. Oh, shit.Copy !req
1133. Who's that?Copy !req
1134. It's my Dad.Copy !req
1135. Dad?Copy !req
1136. Son... I caught you.Copy !req
1137. Your Mother said she didn't know
whether you'd be home or not.Copy !req
1138. Happy Birthday.Copy !req
1139. What are you doing here?Copy !req
1140. I'm not allowed to wish
my only son a happy birthday?Copy !req
1141. Dad, I haven't seen you
for, what, two years?Copy !req
1142. Well, maybe if you returned
my calls once in a while...Copy !req
1143. Maybe I don't want to return
your phone calls, Dad.Copy !req
1144. Maybe I just want you
to leave me alone.Copy !req
1145. Brian, don't be like this.Copy !req
1146. I drove all this way, I...Copy !req
1147. I just wanted to see
how you're doing.Copy !req
1148. Well, let me tell you
what I want to know.Copy !req
1149. Something happened to me
when I was little.Copy !req
1150. Do you know
what I'm talking about?Copy !req
1151. What happened to me
that night I woke upCopy !req
1152. bleeding in the cellar?Copy !req
1153. Where were you that night?Copy !req
1154. God, I can tell
you don't even remember!Copy !req
1155. You're drunk!Copy !req
1156. Quit avoiding the subject!Copy !req
1157. I was bleeding,
I kept passing out!Copy !req
1158. I wet my fucking bed,
and you never asked why!Copy !req
1159. And what about that Halloween
when I blacked out again?Copy !req
1160. Something happened to me
both those nights!Copy !req
1161. What do you know about it?Copy !req
1162. Tell me!Copy !req
1163. I'm sorry, Brian, I...Copy !req
1164. I can't help you.Copy !req
1165. Welcome to Subz, may I help you?Copy !req
1166. Brian?Copy !req
1167. Deborah!Copy !req
1168. Redecorating?Copy !req
1169. Sort of, yeah.Copy !req
1170. So how ya been, Bri?Copy !req
1171. Good...
how's Berkeley?Copy !req
1172. Now, hold on, you two.Copy !req
1173. Why don't we continue
this conversationCopy !req
1174. in the front room over
the peanut-butter peach pieCopy !req
1175. I baked for this occasion?Copy !req
1176. Good to see you, little brother.Copy !req
1177. You too.Copy !req
1178. N'Copy !req
1179. Need a lift?Copy !req
1180. Sure.Copy !req
1181. Where we going?Copy !req
1182. My place...
Don't worry, I'll pay.Copy !req
1183. It's Christmas Eve tomorrow.Copy !req
1184. No more talking.Copy !req
1185. Where are we?Copy !req
1186. Brighton Beach.Copy !req
1187. Bedroom's this way.Copy !req
1188. Do it.Copy !req
1189. Again.Copy !req
1190. Strip.Copy !req
1191. Open wide and suck it, slut.Copy !req
1192. What are you waiting for, slut?Copy !req
1193. Suck it!Copy !req
1194. Oh, yeah.Copy !req
1195. You like that, don't you, slut?Copy !req
1196. Take it deep.Copy !req
1197. Yeah.Copy !req
1198. Moan for me.Copy !req
1199. Wait, wait.Copy !req
1200. Get up!Copy !req
1201. Slut knows what's coming next.Copy !req
1202. I'm gonna give the slut
just what he's begging for.Copy !req
1203. Wait, wait, wait, there's
some things I don't do.Copy !req
1204. Wait, wait, I gotta take a piss.Copy !req
1205. Hold on, I'll be right back.Copy !req
1206. Um. Agh.!Copy !req
1207. You're getting fucked, slut,
whether you like it or not!Copy !req
1208. Slut!Copy !req
1209. Slut! Slut! Slut!Copy !req
1210. Slut! Slut!
Slut!Copy !req
1211. God, you love it!Copy !req
1212. Take that cock
all the way up there.Copy !req
1213. Take it, slut.Copy !req
1214. Yeah! Yeah!Copy !req
1215. Are you ready?Copy !req
1216. Here it comes.
You ready?Copy !req
1217. You ready?
Ready?Copy !req
1218. Aah! Aah!Copy !req
1219. Aaaah!Copy !req
1220. Ohh... Ohh...Copy !req
1221. Mom.Copy !req
1222. Today is the day.Copy !req
1223. Brian, now where are you off to?Copy !req
1224. I'm going out with Eric.Copy !req
1225. You don't want to stay and talk
with your sister a while?Copy !req
1226. I'll be back soon.Copy !req
1227. Well, don't be late, young man.Copy !req
1228. Christmas Eve dinner's
at 6:00, sharp.Copy !req
1229. Okay.Copy !req
1230. Here we are.Copy !req
1231. Do I look okay?Copy !req
1232. Okay's a relative term.Copy !req
1233. I'm kidding...
You look fine.Copy !req
1234. Excited?Copy !req
1235. Yes.Copy !req
1236. And nervous.Copy !req
1237. Don't worry, I'm sure you guys
will hit it off great.Copy !req
1238. I hope you're right.Copy !req
1239. Ellen?Copy !req
1240. Ellen?Copy !req
1241. Oh, hey, Eric.Copy !req
1242. Hey, Mrs. M...
Merry Christmas.Copy !req
1243. You remember Brian.Copy !req
1244. Yeah, of course I do.Copy !req
1245. - Hey, Brian.
- Merry Christmas.Copy !req
1246. So where's the man of the hour?Copy !req
1247. Well, I was gonna call you.Copy !req
1248. Why?
What happened?Copy !req
1249. There's, uh, been an accident.Copy !req
1250. Neil, he, uh, he got muggedCopy !req
1251. on the way to the airport.Copy !req
1252. Is he okay?Copy !req
1253. He's gonna be fine.Copy !req
1254. He's asleep in his room.Copy !req
1255. Well, maybe we should
come back tomorrow.Copy !req
1256. Maybe.Copy !req
1257. Or you stay if you'd like,
have some cookies,Copy !req
1258. and we'll see if he's...Copy !req
1259. Oh, honey, you're up.Copy !req
1260. What the fuck you
staring at, Preston?Copy !req
1261. Brian says that you both
were in Little League together.Copy !req
1262. Hmm.Copy !req
1263. So how long has it been since
you two last saw each other?Copy !req
1264. Ten years...Copy !req
1265. five months and...
seven days.Copy !req
1266. Well, you must have a lot
of catching up to do.Copy !req
1267. Turn right off Main
by the fairgrounds.Copy !req
1268. So what the fuck happened?Copy !req
1269. It's a long story...
I'll tell you later.Copy !req
1270. Just drive for now.Copy !req
1271. It's nice to see New York
hasn't hardened youCopy !req
1272. one bit, McCormick.Copy !req
1273. So you're the legendary Brian.Copy !req
1274. We have a lot in common,
don't we?Copy !req
1275. I think so.Copy !req
1276. N'Copy !req
1277. Make a left
at the next stop sign.Copy !req
1278. This starting to look familiar?Copy !req
1279. Pick us up in a half hour.Copy !req
1280. Okay.Copy !req
1281. You ready?Copy !req
1282. Blue.Copy !req
1283. No one's home...
let's go around back.Copy !req
1284. We have to get in.Copy !req
1285. I know a way, here.Copy !req
1286. Voila.Copy !req
1287. You were the best player
on the team, weren't you?Copy !req
1288. Yeah, that's what
he always told me.Copy !req
1289. He-help.Copy !req
1290. This was his bedroom.Copy !req
1291. Ah, at least the ceiling's
still the same.Copy !req
1292. I used to get lost for hours
staring up at all the patterns.Copy !req
1293. Whirls and speckly,
sparkly things.Copy !req
1294. Come on.Copy !req
1295. Oh, man, what's up
with these people?Copy !req
1296. He used to keep
these things stocked.Copy !req
1297. N'Copy !req
1298. Well, this is it, right?Copy !req
1299. So, why now?Copy !req
1300. Why... why did you
search me out?Copy !req
1301. I'm tired of it.Copy !req
1302. I want to dream about
something else for a change.Copy !req
1303. "Away in a manger."Copy !req
1304. You know, it took till
I actually laid eyesCopy !req
1305. on you today to remember you.Copy !req
1306. When Eric
wrote me about you, I...Copy !req
1307. I could only get the vaguest,Copy !req
1308. hazy picture in my head.Copy !req
1309. Like a staticky TV.Copy !req
1310. Same here.Copy !req
1311. But seeing you here
in this room...Copy !req
1312. I feel like he's
watching us right now.Copy !req
1313. I have no idea
what happened to him.Copy !req
1314. After that summer,
he just disappeared.Copy !req
1315. I don't even know
if he's alive or what.Copy !req
1316. Maybe it's his ghost
that's watching us.Copy !req
1317. Tell me everything you can.Copy !req
1318. I was his favorite.Copy !req
1319. Out of everyone, he picked me.Copy !req
1320. I know that sounds
kind of weird, but...Copy !req
1321. when it first started
happening...Copy !req
1322. I felt honored.Copy !req
1323. Go on.Copy !req
1324. I don't know, well,
this is where the big TV was,Copy !req
1325. all the cool video games.Copy !req
1326. That's the kitchen.Copy !req
1327. Our first time happened there.Copy !req
1328. It lasted that whole summer.Copy !req
1329. Just me and him.Copy !req
1330. I saw him one other time.Copy !req
1331. On Halloween,
a couple years later.Copy !req
1332. I was lost.Copy !req
1333. He said my name.Copy !req
1334. Brian?Copy !req
1335. Brian?Copy !req
1336. I thought that was you.Copy !req
1337. The game had just started.Copy !req
1338. I was sitting on the bench,
as always.Copy !req
1339. It started to rain.Copy !req
1340. Sprinkles at first,
then a downpour.Copy !req
1341. The ump called the game.Copy !req
1342. And no one came to pick you up.Copy !req
1343. My mom was working and my Dad...Copy !req
1344. Who knows?Copy !req
1345. Everyone else drove off
with their parents.Copy !req
1346. I was left there all alone.Copy !req
1347. And you were in the dugout
with me, and you said...Copy !req
1348. We'll take you home.Copy !req
1349. And we got into Coach's
station wagon, remember?Copy !req
1350. He brought us here.Copy !req
1351. It's all right, Brian.Copy !req
1352. We're just going to have
a little bit of fun.Copy !req
1353. And he didn't want you in the bedroom,Copy !req
1354. because that was just for us.Copy !req
1355. So it all happened here,
in this room.Copy !req
1356. Keep going.Copy !req
1357. Don't stop until you've
told me everything.Copy !req
1358. Well, any time there
was another boy involved,Copy !req
1359. it was always the same.Copy !req
1360. Coach used me as a prop
to pull you in.Copy !req
1361. He'd take off my clothes,
and it was up to meCopy !req
1362. to make it seem like fun,Copy !req
1363. like this was a really
cool game we were playing.Copy !req
1364. Go ahead, show him, Neil.Copy !req
1365. All right, here are the rules.Copy !req
1366. First I kiss you,
then you kiss me back,Copy !req
1367. and then it's his turn.Copy !req
1368. Are you ready?Copy !req
1369. Here we go.Copy !req
1370. My God.Copy !req
1371. You want me to stop?Copy !req
1372. So I put my tongue
in your mouth,Copy !req
1373. just getting it
all wet and shiny.Copy !req
1374. And then it was his turn.Copy !req
1375. Watching his big lips
sucking your face,Copy !req
1376. I remember thinking,
"Ah, he's going to swallowCopy !req
1377. his head whole."Copy !req
1378. So, um...Copy !req
1379. we took off your clothes...Copy !req
1380. and you made this...Copy !req
1381. whimpering puppy sound
Coach always loved.Copy !req
1382. Coach and me had this thing...Copy !req
1383. where he'd
open up his mouth and...Copy !req
1384. wrap it around my dick and ballsCopy !req
1385. and everything all at once.Copy !req
1386. He did that to me and...Copy !req
1387. then I tried to do it to you,
but I couldn'tCopy !req
1388. 'cause my mouth was too small.Copy !req
1389. And then...Copy !req
1390. he went down on you.Copy !req
1391. For what seemed like
a really long time.Copy !req
1392. Your eyes were closed mostly,
but every now and thenCopy !req
1393. they'd flutter open, and...Copy !req
1394. just have this glassy,
faraway look.Copy !req
1395. And then I leaned in
and whispered...Copy !req
1396. It's fun, right?Copy !req
1397. Tell him you think it's fun.Copy !req
1398. We're almost finished, you...Copy !req
1399. You gonna be able to...Copy !req
1400. Yeah.Copy !req
1401. Then we played the $5 game...Copy !req
1402. when Coach would ask me
to do things,Copy !req
1403. crazy sex things, and...Copy !req
1404. if I could do them,
he'd give me a $5 bill.Copy !req
1405. It's okay...
go ahead, Neil.Copy !req
1406. He made us fist him.Copy !req
1407. You know what that is?Copy !req
1408. I went first, of course.Copy !req
1409. And on that night,
the $5 was mine...Copy !req
1410. if I could... ram
my little fist up his assCopy !req
1411. and wring it all the way
to the elbow.Copy !req
1412. And God damn it, I did it.Copy !req
1413. I'll never forget how it felt.Copy !req
1414. It felt like his whole body
was trying to suck me into it.Copy !req
1415. Devour me.Copy !req
1416. And then I did it too.Copy !req
1417. And then, uh, we drove
you back to Little RiverCopy !req
1418. and left you in your driveway.Copy !req
1419. The End.Copy !req
1420. And my nose was bleeding.Copy !req
1421. How did that happen?Copy !req
1422. When it was over, and we
were getting you dressed...Copy !req
1423. your face looked like
you'd been erased.Copy !req
1424. Like you were just empty inside.Copy !req
1425. And you just fell
face first on the floor... bam.Copy !req
1426. And when we pulled you up,
your nose was bleeding.Copy !req
1427. Like... like this?Copy !req
1428. Like this?Copy !req
1429. Shh, shh, shh.
Stop, stop, stop.Copy !req
1430. Stop, stop, stop.
Shh, shh, shh.Copy !req
1431. Shh...Copy !req
1432. (boy)
What are you doing?Copy !req
1433. Nobody's even home.Copy !req
1434. No, someone's there.Copy !req
1435. Shh... Shh, shh.Copy !req
1436. (boy)
Look, I see them too.Copy !req
1437. Children, what's going on?Copy !req
1438. (boy)
I think that someone's in there.Copy !req
1439. Shh, Shh, Shh.Copy !req
1440. And as we sat thereCopy !req
1441. listening to the carolers,Copy !req
1442. I wanted to tell Brian
it was over nowCopy !req
1443. and everything would be okay.Copy !req
1444. But that was a lie.Copy !req
1445. Plus, I couldn't speak anyway.Copy !req
1446. I wish there was some way for us
to go back and undo the past.Copy !req
1447. But there wasn't.Copy !req
1448. There was nothing we could do.Copy !req
1449. So I just stayed silent...Copy !req
1450. and trying to telepathically
communicateCopy !req
1451. how sorry I was
about what had happened.Copy !req
1452. And I thought of
all the grief and sadnessCopy !req
1453. and fucked-up suffering
in the world, and...Copy !req
1454. it made me want to escape.Copy !req
1455. I wished with all my heart
that we could justCopy !req
1456. leave this world behind...Copy !req
1457. rise like two angels
in the night and magically...Copy !req
1458. disappear.Copy !req