The Diabolical Page #5

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Haley? Jacob?

Hey, guys.

Yeah?

- Are you okay?

- Uh-huh.

I tried the front but nobody answered.

- Mr. Hamilton...

- Austin, please.

I was in the neighborhood.

I thought I'd stop by. Now listen.

It will only take a day or two to get that

paperwork going, and then...

I'm sorry. Look, I'm not gonna

be able to, at least not right now.

There's been some complications,

and I can't...

Look, I'm trying to help you here. Okay?

Because we could begin

foreclosure proceedings at any time.

This is harassment.

I'm only a month behind.

You're as behind as we say you are.

Now I don't know if somebody

is giving you bad advice here,

but this offer is real.

The offer doesn't make a difference.

My children are sick.

Okay? We can't leave this house.

I'm sure they'd be just as comfortable

someplace else. Maybe even more so.

- You don't understand.

- Okay.

Why don't you think about it then,

and I'll come back.

What?

Hey.

Sorry. I, um...

I thought that you were someone else.

Um, you mean the guy that

was walking down the driveway?

He's, um...

Forget it.

Um, I just wanted to check on you guys

and see if you were okay.

You guys didn't come over

the other night.

I just... I didn't really know

what to think.

So are you guys okay?

I don't know.

What's... What's going on?

You know, I haven't been as...

open with you...

as I should be.

You deserve that.

You deserve to be with someone

that can offer that to you.

Wow. Um...

Where's this all coming from?

There's a situation in my life

that I can't talk to you about.

- Okay.

- Look, I don't want you to get hurt.

Okay, I understand.

- I'm sorry. I...

- Hey. You know what? It's okay.

Mom! I can't find my dragon tail!

It's in the laundry room. One sec.

No.

- Can we try again?

- Hey! No!

Madison!

No!

Step away from the door!

No!

Get up! Go!

No!

Madison!

But we have to call people.

This is enormous.

This changes almost everything

that we know of...

I've called the police so many times,

thinking that someone has broken in.

I've had paranormal psychologists here.

Mediums, clairvoyants, priests.

No one believes me.

Let me help you.

The burns. Who did you speak to

about them? They can be analyzed.

I had an immunologist come to the house.

He... He thinks that it's psychosomatic.

And the kids. They can't be more

than a few feet away?

I mean, I've tried

to find similar cases...

Something to try

to make this make sense.

There was a...

There was a scientist at CamSET.

He couldn't leave his office,

and the doctors couldn't figure out why.

How often does it appear?

Sometimes never. Sometimes twice a day.

Some are more grotesque than others.

There are others?

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