The House of the Devil Page #3

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that pay tons of money.

You think having lots of money

makes you normal?

You've clearly never met

my family.

Well, we'll see.

Yes, we will.

Hey, yo, check it.

Volvo.

Safest car on the road.

Holy crap.

Hi.

I'm Samantha,

the babysitter.

This is my friend, Megan.

Vincent Ulman.

Very nice to meet you both.

Such beautiful girls.

Please come inside.

Have a seat.

You're a doll for agreeing

to this.

I mean it.

Oh, it's nothing, really.

I can't tell you how much

of a relief it'll be

to get this night behind us.

You know, we only arrived

in town very recently,

and we really haven't had

a moment to spare,

you know, what with the eclipse

and all.

So are you a teacher

or something?

No.

I mean, not exactly.

Just-did you know

both of you live

in one of the most perfect

places on Earth

to get a clear view

of it tonight?

We heard.

Yeah, this place is quite

the astronomer's dream.

Are you an astronomer?

No, not exactly.

Samantha, could I have

a word with you

in the other room, please?

Um... sure.

I hope you don't have

a problem,

but you have to understand

that I am only paying one person

for their time.

Oh, yeah.

No, Megan's not staying.

She's just my ride.

I don't have a car,

so she was just dropping me off.

Oh, good.

And please forgive me

for sounding rude.

It's just that my wife

is very on edge

about this whole situation.

You're not being rude.

I understand.

Unfortunately, no,

I'm afraid you don't.

Excuse me?

Please sit down.

You have to forgive me,

Samantha,

because I've not been

completely honest.

You see,

we actually don't have a child.

We have a child, but he's grown.

This job tonight

is not for a child

but for my wife's mother.

Oh.

Hear me out.

Mr. Ulman, um,

I don't have any experience

with anything like that.

I think maybe you should find-

Okay, I'm sorry,

I'm sorry.

I didn't mean to-

Listen, this is not anything

like you're imagining.

There's nothing medical

that you would

have to do whatsoever.

In fact, you don't have to do

much of anything and...

I find this all a bit awkward.

But you have to understand

I have only the best intentions.

I've been putting advertisements

out for the past two weeks

to get someone for tonight.

But nobody responds

to elderly assistants

or home care anymore.

So I thought maybe "babysitter"

would get a better response.

But to be honest,

it didn't do much.

And like I said on the phone,

I only got one other girl.

And when I told her the truth,

she backed out, so...

I mean, I figure

it's all the horror stories

that you read in the paper

and see on TV

that have scared away

girls of your age

from these types

of opportunities.

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