The Open House Page #6

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But not to worry. I was watching on.

- Are you okay, honey?

- [SIGHS] It was just a cramp.

Nothing that a hot shower

and a good breakfast can't fix.

Well, thank you, Martha.

I appreciate it.

Hey, um...

I hope you're both doing all right.

Death...

It's like it moves in and...

never leaves.

Buh-bye now.

She's so weird.

[ENGINE TURNS OVER]

[DOORBELL RINGS]

I'm here for the water heater.

- Great. Uh, it's just in the...

- In the basement, right?

- Yeah.

- I've been here before.

[PRESSES KEY, "RIP VAN WINKLE" PLAYS]

[GRUNTS]

[TURNS FAUCET ON, OFF]

Ma'am?

- Oh! Oh, my God!

- Sorry.

Oh, sh*t. Sorry. Um...

I didn't hear you.

- How did it look down there?

- Normal.

Relit the pilot. It's burning.

Then I changed the thermal coupler.

You should be good to go.

Okay.

- Wll, sorry for the inconvenience.

- No, not at all.

I'm out here almost daily.

This Martha down the road,

she lost her husband a few months back.

She gets kind of sad.

I think she'd flood her house

if it meant me stopping by

for a few hours.

So, her husband did die.

What, she told you something different?

Yeah.

Yeah.

She got Alzheimer's a few months back,

so she gets things

a little confused from time to time.

- That's terrible.

- Yeah.

Oh. And hey, I, uh...

I found this by the water heater.

Thought you might be looking for it.

I'm all right

[MUSIC STOPS]

Found your phone.

Okay. Well, where was it?

In the basement next to the water heater.

Oh.

I must've left it down there

when I went to relight the pilot?

Logan, your phone

has been missing for days.

You just went to check the pilot

last night.

What's your point?

And then I found this...

in the trash.

No. I didn't do that.

Have you been messing with me?

Have I been messing with you?

Are you kidding me?

No, I'm not an idiot, Logan.

First the basement door,

and then the water heater, and now this?

What the hell are you talking about?

Is it because you're pissed at me?

I don't know!

Because I have so much on my plate

right now that I can't deal with you too!

I didn't do anything, Mom.

You're completely f***ing insane.

- Excuse me?

- Just get out of my room.

- No, what'd you say?

- Get the f*** outta my room.

No! You do not get to talk to me

like that! I am your mother,

and I'm allowed to be upset!

I know this sucks.

I know it's not what you wanted,

'cause guess what?

It's not what I wanted either.

So grow up, Logan.

I f***ing hate you!

All you do is put your sh*t

on other people!

Dad's gone, and you don't even care!

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