FINDING STORY

MONSTER IN DISGUISE CHAPTER NINE

CHRISTMAS EVE 2013

06:12PM

ISSABELLA IS IN HER ROOM DRESSING UP, SHE PUTS ON A BLACK JACKET AS SHE HEADS DOWNSTAIRS,HER MUM,MARY, NOTICES HER COMING DOWNSTAIRS, SHE QUICKLY CLEANS HER HANDS WITH THE KITCHEN'S TOWEL

MARY: WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU WEARING DEAR? TAKE THAT OFF RIGHT NOW

ISSABELLA: MUM WHAT DO YOU MEAN, THIS IS ALRIGHT?

MR HARRISON: (ALREADY SEATED AT THE DINNING TABLE) YOU LOOK RIDICULOUS DEAR,ITS A DATE NOT A BAR FIGHT ISSA

HE HANDS OVER A CAR KEY TO HER

MR HARRISON: THAT'S JUST FOR THIS NIGHT

ISABELLA PECKS HIM ON HIS CHEEK

ISABELLA: THANKS DAD

MR HARRISON: BE BACK AT 9 OR NO MORE DATES FOR YOU MISSY

MARY: HARRY!

MR HARRISON: FINE, 10 SHARP

ISABELLA: I APPRECIATE IT

MR HARRISON: STILL NOT COMFORTABLE WITH THE DATING CHOICES YOU'VE MADE THOUGH

ISABELLA WALKS OUTSIDE,SHE ENTERS A RED CONVERTABLE CAR AS SHE DRIVES OFF,MR HARRISON AND MARY WALKS OUTSIDE

MARY: WE HAVE TO KEEP HER AWAY FROM HIM HARRY,I DON'T WANT TO LOSS MY DAUGHTER, I'VE ALREADY LOST THREE TO HIM

MR HARRISON: HIS NOT GOING TO HURT HER,THAT I PROMISE YOU MARY

HE LOOKS AT A WINDOW AND NOTICED HIS FATHER,MR GRAHAM STARRING AT HIM.THEY BOTH ENTERED THE HOUSE BACK

MEANWHILE, ISABELLA PULLS OVER AT A LOCAL RESTAURANT,SHE WALKS INTO THE RESTAURANT

ISABELLA: GOOD EVENING,AM SO SORRY I'M LATE

SHE'S TALKING TO A GIRL WHO IS SITING DOWN

JULIA: YOU'RE ALWAYS LATE ISSA

JULIA STANDS UP AND KISSES ISSA ON THE LIPS,THEY BOTH SIT

JULIA: WELL YOU LOOK INTERESTING THIS NIGHT

ISABELLA: CAN SAY THE SAY THING AS WELL(CHUCKLES)

JULIA IS PUTTING ON A GREEN SHORT GOWN,WITH CREAM COLOURED FLAT SHOE

ISABELLA: ANY ORDERS YET?

JULIA: YES! ( SIGNALS THE WAITER) COMING RIGHT UP

THE WAITER BRINGS THEIR FOOD TO THE TABLE AND OPENS THE COVER,A NOVA SCOTIAN LOBSTER ROLLS

ISABELLA: GREAT,CAUSE I'M STARVING

THEY BOTH SHARE A LAUGH

A MAN WEARING A POLICE UNIFORM PASSES THROUGH ISABELLA,SHE NOTICES HIM AND CALLS OUT HIS NAME

ISABELLA: OFFICER AUBREY,GOOD EVENING

THE MAN TURNS,HE IS AMAZED TO SEE ISABELLA

AUBREY: AH! ISSA, SO LOVELY TO SEE YOU IT'S BEEN A WHILE, WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN ALL THIS WHILE,AND I NOTICE YOUR FRIEND ALSO

ISABELLA: WELL JUST CAME BACK FROM BOARDING SCHOOL, THREE WEEKS AGO,AND THIS IS JULIA MY DATE

AUBREY: THAT'S MIND BLOWING,I DIDN'T KNOW YOU'RE INTO GIRLS?

JULIA: (CHUCKLES, COUGHS A BIT)

AUBREY: WELL I'LL LEAVE YOU TWO TO IT THEN

ISABELLA: WOW! COULDN'T HELP BUT NOTICE YOU'VE ADDED WEIGHT OFFICER, FROM THE FAST AND FURIOUS OFFICER,TO THE FAT AND IM STILL CURIOUS OFFICER

AUBREY: AH AH! FUNNY,WELL YEAH!, NOW THAT I'M GETTING PROMOTED TO THE NEW HOMICIDE DETECTIVE,I THINK I'M GONNA REDUCE SOME OF THIS WEIGHT

JULIA: YOU THINK?

AUBREY: ALRIGHT NOW, HAVE A GREAT NIGHT THE BOTH OF YOU

HE WALKS AWAY.MEANWHILE AT THE MANOR, MR HARRISON, HIS WIFE,MR AUSTIN AND JULIET, ALLISON AND AN UNIDENTIFIED YOUNG MAN,ARE GATHERED IN ONE OF THE LEAVING ROOM

MR HARRISON: I CAN'T LET HIM TAKE MY DAUGHTER,HE CAN DO WHATEVER HE WANTS I DON'T CARE

AUSTIN: HE SAYS SHE'S THE LAST SACRIFICE HE HAS TO MAKE,THEN NO MORE

MARY: HE HAS ENOUGH ALREADY,WHAT MORE WOULD HE WANT AGAIN? ( SHE CRIES OUT)

THE BOY: WHY DON'T WE KILL HIM,MAKE ALL THIS STOP

MARY: I'VE LOST THREE GIRL CHILD TO HIM ALREADY,IF YOU WON'T KILL HIM HARRY THEN I WILL

JULIET: EASY THERE MARY, YOU DON'T WANT TO HAVE BLOOD ON YOUR HANDS TRUST ME

THE BOY: TRUST ME I'LL HANDLE IT

AUSTIN: SHUT THE HELL UP BOY,YOUR JUST A KID,MIND YOUR PLACE

BACK AT THE RESTAURANT, JULIA WALKS ISABELLA TO HER CAR,THEY STOPPED FOR A MINUTE AND THEN ISABELLA KISSES JULIA ON HER LIPS

ISABELLA: THANKS FOR THE NIGHT,REALLY HAD FUN, ALOT

THEY BOTH LAUGHED

JULIA: SO TOMORROW THEN?

ISABELLA: YEAH MY PLACE?AT LEAST LET ME DROP YOU

JULIA: MY HOUSE US JUST DOWN THE STREET

ISABELLA: I SEE,THAT'S WHY YOU WERE SO EARLY

JULIA PEAKED HER AND LEAVES, ISSA TAKES A MINUTE BEFORE ENTERING HER CAR AND DRIVES HOME.

IN THE DRIVE WAY IF THE MANOR,SHE PULLS OVER, SWITCHES OFF THE CAR ENGINE AND HEADS TO THE FRONT DOOR

ISABELLA: MUM IM BACK! ( THE HOUSE IS TOO QUITE)DID THEY LEAVE TO SOMEWHERE? SO QUITE IN HERE

SHE HEARS VOICES COMING FROM THE OTHER LIVING ROOM AND WALKS OVER TO THE DOOR,SHE STOOD OUTSIDE AND LISTENS, SHE SEES THEM THROUGH A SLIGHTLY OPENED DOOR, BUT COULDN'T SEE THE BOYS FACE

JULIA: SO WE'VE ALL AGREED ON THIS THEN

ALLISON: I'LL CALL SOMEONE TO TAKE CARE OF EVERYTHING, DISPOSAL OF THE BODY EVEN

THE BOY: HE HAS TO DIE, IN OTHER TO SAVE HER

AUSTIN: DAD MUST DIE THEN, THIS WILL BE FUN HUH!

ISABELLA: OH MY GOD! THEY WANT TO KILL GRANDFATHER, THESE MONSTERS

ISABELLA WALKS BACK SLOWLY BUT HITS A VASE ON A STOOL

THE OTHERS HEARD THE NOISE,AS SHE TRIES TO RUN SHE BUMS INTO HER DAD,AS HE GRABS HER IN. BY THIS TIME THE BOY HAD GONE.

ISABELLA: ( SCREAMING)DAD THEY WANT TO KILL GRANDFATHER, YOU HAVE TO TELL HIM,DAD

SUDDENLY HER MOTHER,MARY SLAPS HER. ISSA IS SHOCKED.

MARY: ENOUGH ISSA, WE'RE TRYING TO SAVE YOU HERE

ISABELLA: SAVE ME? FROM WHAT? I HEARD YOU GUYS PLANING ON KILLING GRANDDAD

AUSTIN: (CHUCKLES) ISSA,YOU'RE SO NIEVE AND LITTLE TO UNDERSTAND SOMETHINGS

ALLISON: YOU HAVE NO IDEA THE DANGER THAT YOU'RE IN ISSA,TRULLY I SAY TO YOU DEAR,YOUR LIFE IS IN MORE DANGER THAN YOU CAN EVER IMAGINE

ISABELLA: LIES,ALL LIES

SHE KICKS MR HARRISON ON HIS LEG AND RAN OUT OF THE ROOM,MR HARRISON WANTED TO RUN AFTER HER BUT MARY HELD HIS SHOULDER

MARY: LET HER GO HARRY

ISABELLA RUNS TO MR GRAHAMS ROOM,SHE KNOCKS HEAVILY,MR GRAHAM GRABS HER INSIDE THE ROOM

ISABELLA: (TALKING VERY FAST)GRANDAD YOU HAVE TO LEAVE NOW THE OTHERS,THEY WANT TO KILL YOU I OVER HEARD THEM IN THE LIVING YOU,MY PARENTS,AUNT ALLISON UNCLE AUSTIN AND AUNT JULIET TO,I ALSO SAW SOMEONE BUT I DIDN'T GET HIS FACE,GRANDAD PLEASE SAY SOMETHING

MR GRAHAM: (LAUGHS HEAVILY)

ISABELLA: WHAT'S FUNNY,DIDN'T YOU HEAR A THING I SAID? GRANDDAD!

MR GRAHAM: YOU TRUST ME DEAR?

ISABELLA NODS HER HEAD

MR GRAHAM: GOOD. YOU HAVE TO LEAVE TOWN THIS EVENING DEAR I'VE PREPARED THE JET FOR YOU TO GO TO LONDON

ISABELLA: WAIT WHAT? WHAT ARE YOU SAYING,

MR GRAHAM: LOOK,IT'S COMPLICATED. YOU'RE IN DANGER DEAR,DON'T LISTEN TO WHAT THE REST SAY. I'VE PACKED ALL YOU'RE BELONGINGS,THEY ARE IN THE JET NOW

ISABELLA: WAIT FIRST,WHAT I'M I DOING IN LONDON

THEY BOTH ARE CURRENTLY IN THE JET HANGER,WHICH IS JUST AT THE BACK OF THE HOUSE

MR GRAHAM: YOU WOULD STAY THERE UNTIL YOU'RE ADMISSION INTO CAMBRIDGE IS CLEAR

THEY BOTH STOPPED FOR A WHILE

MR GRAHAM: I'LL SEND YOU MORE INFORMATION ON WHY I AM DOING THIS LATER,BUT NOW YOU NEED TO GO

SHE ENTERS THE JET AS THE DOOR CLOSES UP.MR GRAHAM WALKS BACK INSIDE A ROOM,WHERE THE REST OF THE FAMILY MEMBERS ARE

MARY: YOU MONSTER!(SHE SLAPS HIM)

MR GRAHAM: EASY NOW MARY,YOU'RE DAUGHTER IS SAFE

MR HARRISON: WHAT DID YOU DO TO MY DAUGHTER

MR GRAHAM: RELAX SON,I NEVER WANTED TO HURT HER,YOU ALL THINK YOU'RE SAINTS WHEN WE ARE ALL DEMONS, YOU FORGET YOU'RE PAST TOO EASILY THESE DAYS

JULIET: WHERE IS SHE YOU OLD HAG?

MR GRAHAM: CAMBRIDGE, I SENT HER THERE

MARY: WHAT?

MR HARRISON: YOU TOOK THE JET?

AUSTIN: I THOUGHT THAT WAS YOU LEAVING TO SAVE YOUR PITIFUL ASS

MR GRAHAM: THE CULT IS OVER NOW, NO MORE RITUALS,SACRIFICES ARE NO LONGER NEEDED. YOU'LL THANK ME LATER,ALL OF YOU

MARY: MONSTER!

MR GRAHAM: AFTER EVERYTHING I DID FOR YOU ALL,THIS IS HOW YOU REPAY ME?

ALLISON: AND WHAT THE HELL DID YOU DO FOR US THAT WASN'T BLOOD MONEY

MR GRAHAM: DON'T FORGET WHAT I TAUGHT YOU THREE. TRULY I SAID,MONEY STOPS NONSENSE INCE AND FOR ALL

MR GRAHAM WALKS OUT ON THEM