One and Two

Breakfast is on the table.

We're burning daylight.

Come on. Let's go.

- Zac.

- I'm coming.

We gotta get this done by nightfall.

Go on now.

Mom, look.

Look who got out.

- Come here.

- I'm gonna go around this side.

Come on.

I got you girl. I got you.

Yes.

Okay, watch this.

Is she asleep?

- How'd you do that?

- It's a secret. I can't tell you.

Come on. Please tell me.

Okay.

The first step...

is catch!

- You finish up this last bit.

- Yes, sir.

Zac?

Zac?

Where do you think they're going?

Who knows.

I bet I could make it up there.

No way. It's dark and too far away.

You dare me? I bet I could.

Oh, yeah? Even if you did, then what?

I don't know.

Anything.

Meet other people.

Maybe people like you and me.

Would you go with me?

Seems like everything I need

is already right here.

Why would I wanna go someplace else?

Oh, God.

Breathe.

Elizabeth, breathe.

Come on.

I know you two were out last night.

And I know you were out there doing

what we all decided a long time ago

would be best left behind.

Now you've gone and drudged up

everything that comes along with it.

So you can trust me when I tell you,

I catch you two doing that again...

there's gonna be a price to pay.

You understand me?

- Yes.

- Yes, sir.

Zac. I'll need your help

tending the horses this morning.

Eva, you let your mother sleep.

Come on out when you're done in here.

This thing we have...

we never asked for it...

but it's part of me.

It always has been.

But he doesn't see it that way.

What is this place?

Why are we here and not out there?

It's almost like a dream.

I want out...

but the wall...

Dad says it's to keep other people out.

But I don't believe him anymore.

We're the only ones here.

I think it's just meant to keep us in.

Let's pray.

- Dad? Dad?

- Mom? Mom?

Zac, help. Grab her...

Eva, pull the chair.

That's it. Hold her legs.

Don't let her thrash about.

Easy. Easy.

That's it. That's it.

Nice and deep.

All the way.

You got it.

You got it. That's it.

That's it.

That's it.

Alright. Alright.

You're in our home.

You had a fit, okay?

It wasn't a big one.

Time for bed.

- Is she okay?

- She'll be fine.

Right now, she's gettin' ready for bed.

Which is where you two should be. Come on.

I had hoped we'd made it past all that.

So did I.

It was right before you were born.

One of those summers where...

cicadas were screaming all day long.

Tons of 'em everywhere.

I used to like to catch 'em,

keep 'em in jars.

One day, I had a whole jar full.

I went inside the kitchen

to show Mom and...

she was just layin' there...

shaking like that.

I dropped the jar,

cicadas were flying everywhere.

I kneeled down to help her...

I put my hand on her belly...

and everything just stood still.

I could hear her heart

pounding in my head.

Everything stopped.

And just like that, boom,

everything went black.

And I woke up outside in the front yard.

- You waitin' to see if I have another?

- No. Sorry.

It's alright. You're right to worry.

I don't know when it's coming either.

But you know none of this is your fault.

Right?

Hey.

Why don't you go out

and run around, go for a swim?

I can handle dinner, okay?

- Really?

- Yes, really.

- Are you sure?

- Eva, go.

Get!

I don't understand.

What service is she to you in this state?

What do I have to do to stop this?

There was a time when I thought

they might be...

gifted by you in some way

with some divine purpose.

But I'm scared.

They together might be

somethin' against your desire...

somethin' worse.

Come on, keep goin'. Now!

And I am asking for your help.

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