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EXT. ROAD - LATE AFTERNOON
A quiet road in a remote area.
A car broken down by the side of the road with the hood open.
MICHAEL looks under the hood. He cannot fix the car.
He tries to make a call on his cell phone, but there is no
signal.
MICHAEL
Shit.
Michael looks back, then up the road where he sees a sign
covered with bushes, by the turn to an unmarked road.
He closes the hood and takes his backpack out of the car.
MICHAEL (CONT'D)
(V.O.)
I was in the middle of nowhere. I
passed the last service station
nearly an hour ago. It had to be at
least 20 miles. It was already
getting cold.
He locks up his car and zips up his jacket, then proceeds to
walk up road.
At the sign, Michael stops and moves the bushes aside.
The sign says "Bed and Breakfast 1 mile". An arrow points up
the unmarked road.
MICHAEL (CONT'D)
(V.O.)
Maybe there's a phone I could use.
Michael proceeds to walk up the unmarked road.
EXT. PATH - DUSK
The path leads to a set of brick steps going up to an opening
in the trees.
Michael heads up the steps, tired and out of breath.
MICHAEL
I shouldn't have stopped going to
the gym.
EXT. HOUSE - DUSK
Michael approaches the house.
He KNOCKS on the DOOR.
A porch light turns on.
A VOICE from behind the door..
VOICE
Who's there? Who is it?
MICHAEL
There was a sign, said 'bed and
breakfast'...
VOICE
No bed and breakfast here! I have a
gun!
MICHAEL
I just need to use a phone. My car
broke down. Please, I just need a
phone.
The curtain moves in a window by the door.
An OLD LADY opens the door.
OLD LADY
That sign should have been taken
down years ago!
MICHAEL
I'm sorry, I, I just need to make a
phone call.
OLD LADY
Well, the phone doesn't work. It's
been broken since yesterday and I
have to go to town tomorrow to call
the phone company to come out here.
MICHAEL
I'm sorry to bother you. Is there
somewhere around here I can go?
OLD LADY
There's a phone in town, 20 miles
down the road. I'm going down
tomorrow to call the phone company.
MICHAEL
I'm so sorry, I'm just- I'm stuck
out here- Is there any way you can
help me?
The Old Lady looks Michael up and down, somewhat suspicious.
MICHAEL (CONT'D)
Please.
OLD LADY
Well, I don't drive at night. You'd
have to stay in a guest room 'til
morning.
MICHAEL
(nods)
Okay...
OLD LADY
Come inside, young man. You'll get
the death if you stay out there.
MICHAEL
Oh thank you! Thank you so much!
The Old Lady lets Michael inside.
INT. HOUSE - NIGHT
The Old Lady walks away with her walker, through the house.
Michael closes the door behind him and follows her.
OLD LADY
We closed down over 10 years ago.
We haven't had anyone since all
that dot com business, and the
taxes- we just couldn't keep up.
MICHAEL
We?
OLD LADY
It's just me now, you see. My late
husband ran the business...
MICHAEL
Oh. I'm sorry.
The Old Lady stops at the door to a hallway.
OLD LADY
You can stay in the room there, on
the left. Forgive the mess, it
hasn't been kept since we shut
down.
MICHAEL
Thank you so much, ma'am. Is there
anything I can offer you- for your
hospitality?
Michael pulls out his wallet and offers cash.
OLD LADY
My husband ran the business. He's
gone now. I don't want your money!
MICHAEL
Oh. I'm sorry.
OLD LADY
You can sleep here tonight.
Tomorrow I'll drive you into town.
MICHAEL
Thank you, I, thank you so much...
OLD LADY
Just keep to yourself. There's a
bathroom right there, but that's
it.
Michael looks down the hall.
OLD LADY (CONT'D)
You keep out of the room down the
hall. We don't go in there.
MICHAEL
Oh, I wouldn't--
OLD LADY
It's off limits, you hear? So just
stay out!
Michael looks again down the hall. When he looks back to the
Old Lady, she is already walking away, through the living
room where they came from.
INT. GUEST ROOM - NIGHT
Michael sits up in the bed, looks around. It is quiet and
there is no TV. He checks his phone.
The phone has no signal. Michael puts on his headphones.
He turns on the iPod and listens to music as he plays a game
on the device.
Michael starts to fall asleep and puts down the iPod.
The iPod battery is low and shuts off.
INT. GUEST ROOM - NIGHT
The room is dark and quiet.
KNOCKING from the hall.
Michael wakes up and turns on the light.
More KNOCKING from the hall.
Michael gets up and opens the door.
No one is there.
INT. HALL - NIGHT
Michael enters the hall and turns on the hall light.
More KNOCKING from down the hall.
Michael looks at the closed door at the end of the hall.
He hears a WHISPERING VOICE from the room at the end of the
hall.
WHISPERING VOICE
Go home... Leave here... You are
not welcome here...
Michael goes to the closed door at the end of the hall.
MICHAEL
Hello?
No answer.
Michael KNOCKS on the door.
MICHAEL (CONT'D)
Is somebody in there?
No answer.
MICHAEL (CONT'D)
I'm sorry to bother you, I, I heard
something, is everything okay?
Loud BANGING from behind the door.
Michael backs away from the door.
WHISPERING VOICE
You are not welcome here! Go away!
Michael freezes, in shock.
MICHAEL
I'm sorry. The lady- of the house
let me in. Who's there?
The door suddenly swings open with a BANG.
INT. FORBIDDEN ROOM - NIGHT
The room is dark, and empty.
INT. HALL - NIGHT
Michael stands in the hall, stunned and frozen.
INT. FORBIDDEN ROOM - NIGHT
A GHOSTLY FIGURE walks into the doorway and stops, looking at
Michael.
GHOSTLY FIGURE
(whispering voice)
You are not welcome here...
INT. HALL - NIGHT
Michael rushes back to his room.
INT. GUEST ROOM - NIGHT
Michael grabs his backpack and runs out.
INT. HOUSE - NIGHT
Michael comes out of the hallway and stops.
The Old Lady stands in the room in front of Michael.
OLD LADY
I told you to stay out of there!
The Old Lady fades away, becoming invisible.
Michael, still stunned, stands in the doorway to the hall.
MICHAEL
I gotta get out of here...
Michael rushes through the house.
In a mirror by the entry hall, Michael sees his reflection
and the Old Lady approaching from behind.
Michael freezes.
The Old Lady reaches out to Michael from behind.
Michael quickly turns around.
No one is behind him. He turns and rushes toward the entry
hall.
EXT. HOUSE - NIGHT
Michael runs outside into the dark night.
The porch light on the house turns off.
MICHAEL
Damn. What now?
THE END
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