The Gallows Page #5

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at the school at night.

Ah, I'll pick you up at 9.

Okay. Dude, are you in?

Do you have tools?

Yes, Reese. Yeah. Yeah, I got tools.

God, Reese.

I can't believe you like Pfeifer.

Shut up. Why did you tell her?

All right.

Between you and me...

- Ryan?

- Mom, what are you doing?

- Oh, I'm sorry.

- What are you...?

What are you doing?

I told you I needed five minutes.

All right, baby. Stay in here.

In and out, babe. Please.

That's what she said.

Trick or treat, Housers.

This play is... Why is it so important?

You don't understand.

I don't want you doing this play.

Why do you care?

I don't wanna do football.

You should've stayed on the team.

Finish things that you start.

- You don't walk away like a flake.

- Yo. Yo, Reese.

All right, well, I gotta go.

- Damn, man.

- What?

- Rick Houser.

- Evening, Ryan.

How you doing?

Dandy. What's this?

A camera. For the play.

- Play, huh?

- Yep.

- School night, all right?

- Yeah, we're just going to Ryan's.

Don't worry, Mr. Houser.

We'll have him back by bedtime.

- What's up?

- Hi, Reese.

Yeah.

Back seat, babe.

You got it.

Reese, your dad's got a point, man.

I'm not my dad, Ryan.

I know. That would be impossible.

But you didn't need to quit the team.

Well, I quit the team.

- And I'm not getting back on the team.

- Okay.

- Can we talk for...?

- It's like watching an infant on stage.

- You're a wonderful friend.

- Okay, excuse me.

Reese, can you explain what it is about Pfeifer,

because I don't see it. I don't get it.

- I'm pretty sure you don't.

- Here's him on sta...

- Pfeifer. Pf... Pf... Pfeifer.

- Heh.

C... Can I k... Kiss you?

You almost kissed

a real girl once, right?

- Come on. Yes, I've kissed...

- I think I remember.

I've kissed plenty of girls.

She's a nice person. She really is.

- "A nice person"?

- Just talk to her for five minutes.

All right, all right.

- Here we go.

- Dude, I'm so stoked.

I cannot believe

you talked me into this.

No one's gonna believe we did this.

Can I get a "For Pfeifer" on three?

One, two, three.

For Pfeifer!

- I'm not joining in on that.

- You're a...

You're sure it's fine

to park the car there?

Yeah, dude.

It's completely fine, so relax.

Can I get some stealth, please?

Jesus, heh.

Get up, babe. Babe, get up.

- This is so stupid.

- My boy, Reese Houser.

Just lower your voice a bit.

Trading in his baby balls

for some man testes.

Moment of truth.

Do the honors.

Do it, dude. Come on.

Okay.

It opened.

- Let's go.

- Come on.

It's open.

- Where's the light switch?

- Can we find some lights?

Sh*t.

Find a light switch.

Yeah.

The lights aren't working?

What, is the power out or something?

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