The Tall Man Page #3

Yeah. You got to give me

some time with that, okay?

It's not so simple. He's...

He's kinda hard to handle.

But trust me,

you just got to let me handle this.

What about Jenny?

Hey.

Your mom went to Kaslo.

Ta-da.

You haven't been doing

your speech therapy, have you?

Okay.

I'm here now.

So... Speak.

(LAUGHS SOFTLY)

Why are you always

hiding behind all this hair?

You're so pretty.

So, you believe it too?

JENNY:
It was like an ancient legend.

Something from a book of fairy tales

or an old song.

Everyone talked about

the Tall Man all the time

because everyone was afraid of him.

People were always afraid he'd strike again

and when he did,

they'd thank their lucky stars

he took someone else's kid.

Maybe they felt a little guilty

thinking that way,

but that feeling didn't last long.

For everyone's got

their problems to deal with.

It's not just good or bad,

it's just the way it is.

- Hey.

- Hi.

- Done for today?

- Yeah.

- Oh, there's some more groceries in the car.

- Okay.

Hey, is everything okay?

Yeah, he's been looking forward

to you getting home.

- Yeah?

- Yeah.

(INDISTINCT HUMMING)

DAVID:
Yes?

Hey, sweetheart.

That's a beautiful song.

Oh.

So, Christine told me you missed me today.

Uh-huh.

Well, I missed you too.

What did you do all day?

We made a baking soda volcano.

- And you made it erupt?

- Yeah.

How did you do that?

You put, um, baking soda

and then we put vinegar

and then it exploded everywhere.

Whoa!

Oh, guess what

we're having for dinner tonight?

- What?

- Brussels sprouts.

Ew!

(LAUGHING)

(LIGHTNING CRACKLING)

CHRISTINE:
Hey guys!

Dinner in half an hour.

(GIGGLING) Okay.

Whoo!

Whoa, what's that?

That's a gorilla.

Where does he live?

He lives in um... Australia.

Think so?

Maybe he could live in the jungle somewhere.

This fish can live in our moat

and he can patrol our waters.

- Yeah.

- So no one can come by

and he'll eat everybody.

(ROARS)

Bombs!

(MIMICS EXPLOSION)

CHRISTINE:

Do the number trick. Number trick.

I taught him a number trick. Watch.

- Think of a number.

- Okay.

Double it.

Wait, wait, wait. That's too fast.

Okay, think of a number.

- Double it.

- Okay.

Add on six.

Okay.

Halve it. That means cut it into half.

Take away the first number you thought of.

And your answer is three.

I know! I know!

- It works every time.

- Yeah.

(LIGHTNING CRACKING)

Okay, buddy.

There you go.

Do you still have to go to work tomorrow?

Yeah.

But I'll try not to finish too late.

Can we play together again

when you get home?

I promise.

Good night, David.

(CLASSICAL MUSIC PLAYING SOFTLY)

So, what did you guys do today?

Oh, it's not what we did, it's what he asked.

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