High School Possession Page #5

I don't have a home.

- Chloe, we can get through this.

- We?

- Yeah.

- We are nothing alike.

Chloe...

You are this, like, perfect person,

and I'm...

this.

Let's just go, okay?

VOICE:
You're bad.

[multiple voices whispering]

You're a bad person.

You'll always be, Chloe.

[coughs]

Oh, I'm so sorry.

Hey, you okay?

So how was the big party?

Relax. I'm still 17 minutes

under the curfew wire.

Now, Chloe's mom is worried sick.

She said that Chloe's

been acting very strange

these last couple of days.

And when you didn't answer your phone...

Chloe's fine. She's sleeping over.

You mean sleeping it off.

She had a rough night.

So...

am I off the hook?

You mean, like "off the hook" off the hook,

or "really cool" off the hook?

Mom, no one's used the slang version

of "off the hook" in like five years.

Not even ironically.

Well, duly noted.

Just let Bonnie know

that her daughter's okay.

I already texted her.

Hey.

Are you too cool to give your

not-very-off-the-hook mom a hug?

Not too cool for that.

Mmm! I'll see you in the morning.

I'll make you guys some French toast.

Ooh, yeah. But not until 9 a.m., okay?

Because we need our beauty sleep.

If you and Chloe need beauty sleep,

then I need beauty hibernation.

I would be lucky to be as hot as you at 40.

You are good.

I know.

Is everything gonna be okay?

What do you mean?

It's taking me.

What's taking you?

Chloe, what's taking you?

It.

The voices.

You'll be okay?

How was last night?

A text at 1 a.m. doesn't

get it done, Chloe.

You know, I'm trying to do this alone,

so I'm gonna need you to help me.

At least a little bit, okay?

Look at me when you ignore me.

Look, are we done here?

So did you drive Chloe home?

Yeah. She said thank you

for letting her sleep over.

Where are you heading off to?

Church.

- Church?

- Yeah.

Any particular reason?

It might have something to do

with my impeccable journalistic impulses.

Well, that's vague, even for you.

Well, this is the part where I tell you

that information is privileged.

Okay, well, have fun.

One day, a shepherd took

his flock, 100 sheep,

away from the village

and into the wilderness.

As they made the journey,

one of the sheep wandered off and got lost.

Now, the shepherd could

have stayed with his flock

and let the animal go,

but he didn't.

He left his flock unattended,

and he went alone to

look for the lost sheep.

And when he finally found

it, and he returned home,

he called together his

friends and neighbors,

and he said, "Rejoice with me,

for I have found my sheep, which was lost."

Now think about that.

The shepherd was far happier

finding that one sheep

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