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I want her to know, that

I wish she died instead.

...hard alcohol anymore, I had too many

bad experiences since junior high...

-Since junior high?

-Yeah.

Are you serious?

How old were you?

I'm only on beer now.

Hey. Can I ask

you a favor?

Hey, I thought you said she

wasn't your girlfriend, Mahoney.

Yeah, what's up with that?

She's not.

Hey, whatever, man.

It's cool.

What's up?

Sorry. It's just...

there's this guy I'm supposed to

meet after school, and I was

hoping you would come along with

me and kind of, make sure

everything's safe.

-Who is it?

-Just some guy.

So you want J here to come

along as your bodyguard?

Yeah.

Well ain't that sweet.

Justin, the bodyguard.

Will you carry my books for me,

Justin?

Will you wipe my ass for me,

Justin?

Will you kiss my ass for me,

Daryl?

Only if you wipe it.

Will you do it?

-You said it was after school?

-Yeah.

Don't we have practice?

Since when did that stop you?

Yeah, we'll just tell coach

that you're busy,

being a bodyguard.

Doing your good

deed for the day.

Never mind.

Will you do it?

J, the bodyguard.

Just drop it.

Hey. Your name Cassie?

Yeah?

I'm Kyle Martin.

Hop in.

So it was right

after the accident?

That's when it all started?

Yeah. Like a couple days later.

Never try to kill yourself

or nothing before that?

Mine started about six

months ago.

OD'd on some bad smack.

Been clean ever since.

What makes you

think it's a demon?

Cause it's bad.

Real bad.

The stuff it puts in your head,

and makes you see.

-What kind of stuff?

-Scariest stuff you'll ever see.

I've been having nightmares.

That's how it starts. The thing's

gaining its influence on you.

There been any accidents yet?

Like what?

-People you know getting killed.

-No.

Good. But it'll happen.

The thing goes after anyone

who tries to help you.

You had people die?

-Is it close yet?

-What do you mean?

How far away is

it when you see it?

I don't know.

Like across the room.

Good, then.

You're still good.

But it'll get closer, and that's

when you need to worry.

Why?

Cause you'll feel it in your head

like a siren going off day and night.

The thing just keep ripping

at your thoughts.

I only found one

way to turn it off.

This sometimes works too.

You twist, and the pain gives your

brain something else to focus on.

I'm freaking you out

by all of this, aren't?

Kinda.

Well get used to it.

Cause the folks who

couldn't turn it off,

they're the ones that

killed themselves.

Doug.

I was hoping I'd catch you.

What is it?

About our conversation

the other day.

Perhaps I was a bit, abrupt.

About the church's

teachings about demons?

Yes.

No. No, you were fine.

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