Tia
It looks like the pickup and the SUV are going to the same place.
Aurora is on the phone, relaying their location to the police.
Tia’s stomach tightens as the pickup turns off the highway onto a dirt road.
She drives past the intersection, eyes pointed straight ahead.
Then she brakes and does a U-turn.
Kieran
There can’t be that many places down that road.
Kieran
The cops can figure it out from here.
Kieran
I don’t want you hurt.
Tia
And I don’t want you turning into something bad.
Tia
If we need to find your body and catch these bastards red-handed,
Tia
Then that’s what we’re going to do.
Tia
So shut up and let me drive.
They drive in silence as the road becomes narrower and narrower.
Finally, Tia speaks to Aurora.
Tia
Maybe Kieran was right. Should we turn around?
Tia
Or wait here for the police?
Tia stops the car. She and Aurora peer into the road ahead.
There’s a cabin just barely visible around a bend.
The pickup is pulled up beside it.
A man steps out of the forest just by the front of the truck, holding a gun.
Tia slams the car into reverse.
He fires it three times into the hood of the car, and the engine stops.
The man raises the gun and points it toward the cab.
Then he carefully steps toward them, his gun never wavering from its target.
Man
You two followed us all the way out here.
Man
Now you ain’t going to come inside and get acquainted?
Man
That don’t seem friendly.
Tia looks over at Aurora, but there’s nothing they can do.
The gun is pointed right at them.
They slide out of the car and the man nods and leers at Tia.
Man
Good. Damn, sweetheart, you’re not bad to look at.
Man
I think you and me are gonna have a real good time with each other.
He jerks the gun, gesturing them forward.
They reluctantly start moving.
As they move, Aurora stumbles closer to Tia and grabs her arm so she can whisper to her.
Aurora
Don’t mention the cops.
Aurora
They’ll kill us fast and run away if they know police are coming.
Tia doesn’t seem convinced.
But she follows Aurora toward the cabin anyway, both of them moving slowly.
Man
Let’s go! If that old lady’s slowing you down, sweetheart, she don’t have to come with us.
He points the gun at Aurora as he speaks.
Both women move more quickly.
They step inside and there are three other men waiting.
Man
You boys take the old lady out back with the old man.
Man
Make sure you dig good and deep this time.
Man
Bury the other one deeper while you’re at it.
Man
You can come back for a turn with the girl when you’re done.
Tia
The police are coming — we called the police! They’re almost here.
Tia
You need to leave us both alone!
Man
Well. Damn it. I don’t like to be rushed.
Man
And there’s no way I’m leaving witnesses alive.
He points the gun at Tia.
Her phone starts screaming again, playing all the tones, all the music at once.
The man is startled, but then frowns and re-aims.
The overhead lightbulbs explode.
The man whirls, looking for his enemy.
Tia and Aurora run to crouch behind a wooden counter.
A chair flies toward him, then other chairs slam into the other men.
Everything in the house that isn’t attached starts flying toward the men.
Bringing them to their knees.
In the middle of it all, the man with the gun lifts it to his own head.
He’s clearly fighting his own movements.
But his arm bends and the gun aims — and then fires.
The other men stagger outside as the furniture slowly settles back into place.
Sirens can be heard in the distance.
Tia
Are you okay, Aurora?
Aurora
I — I think so. That was — that was Kieran?
Tia looks down at her phone.
Kieran
It was me. Mostly.
Kieran
But the gun was Grandpa Hurley, looking after Aurora.
Kieran
And getting revenge.
Kieran
That’s what’s coming for me, I think.
Kieran
Being angry all the time.
Kieran
Grandpa Hurley’s okay. He’s leaving now.
Tia
Is his body here? Where’d they put him?
Kieran
Out in the back. The ground’s easy to dig back there.
Kieran
That’s — it’s where I am.
Tia stands up and heads for the door, but her phone beeps and she looks down at it.
Kieran
Don’t! I don’t want you to see me like that.
Kieran
I want you to remember me alive.
Tia
I want you to BE alive, Kieran!
Tia
If you can do all this, with the phone and the—the flying stuff,
Tia
Then can’t you — isn’t there some way to —
Kieran
To stick around? I don’t think so.
Kieran
Because, hurting those men?
Kieran
Letting go of my control, letting my anger out, watching Grandpa Hurley kill that man?
Kieran
I liked it, Tia. It felt GOOD.
Kieran
It’s not like the old me. The real me.
Kieran
But I think it’s what I’ll turn into if I keep holding on.
Kieran
I have to go now, Tia. I CAN go now. You saved me.
Tia
I — Oh, Kieran, I love you! I’m going to miss you so much.
Kieran
I’ll miss you too. But — I think we’ll see each other again.
Kieran
I really feel that, now. I know we will.
Kieran
But I have to go now.
Kieran
I can feel myself being pulled, and I want to go.
Kieran
I can be at peace.
Tia
I’m all snotty again. But — okay. I understand.
Tia
Goodbye, Kieran. I love you.
The screen goes blank for a moment.
Then a photo flashes on to it from the phone’s memory.
It’s Kieran and Tia at their last birthday party.
Their arms are around each other’s shoulders.
They’re mugging for the camera, laughing and happy.
The picture stays for a moment.
Then there’s a bright flash.
Left on the phone is a single word:
And then the screen goes dark.
