Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters from Signs, even though I
wish I did.
"Well," Graham sighed. "I guess we have to go in sometime." The family was sitting out side in the yard at the picnic table. They stared at the house. It stared back at them. Or that's what it looked like to Bo. To Morgan it was the body inside that taunted him.
"Wait," Merril said. "Graham, I think we shoud talk about this ithoutway the hildrencay." Merril shot a meaningful glance at Bo and Morgan.
Graham sighed again. "Bo, Morgan, go play for a while. Merril and I have to talk." Bo got up immediattly and reached for her brother's hand. But Morgan stayed frozen.
"No," He said quietly.
" Morgan, this is no time to argue. Now listen to your father and go play with your sister," said Merril, praying Morgan would listen to him the way he listened toGraham.
"No! Im part of this family too! I should know whats going on, and what we are going to do."
Graham sighed, but he had to admit that Morgan was right. He had been very obedient lately. Too obedient.
"Morgan, I-we understand that you want to know what we are going to do. We promise that we won't make any big decisions with out you and Bo. But right now we need you to distract Bo. Please Morgan."
Morgan thought it over. Finally he turned around and said "Hey Bo, do you want to play Hide and Seek tag?"
As he ran off, Merril turned to Graham in amazement. "You underestimate yourself you know that? You don't me to help out with the kids. You're just fine on your own."
"Oh I know that," said Graham nonchalently. " I just keep you around for entertainment."
Merril laughed then looked off into the corn. He thought he saw movement, but dismissed it as a bird. But that didn't stop him from thinking.
"You think they'll come back, don't you Merril?" said Graham, voicing Merrils thoughts.
Merril thought for a moment. "I don't know about you, but I don't want to go back in there." He took a deep breath, and Graham could feel Merrils legs shaking under the table. "At least not while that thing is in there. Maybe we should take the kids into town and get them something to eat, and maybe talk to Carolyn about getting that thing removed."
"Merril, I get the feeling that you don't want to hang here any longer than we have to," Graham looked at his brother carefully.
"I don't know, Graham. There could still be more around here. How do we know there arent anymore here? They could still be in the crops. Or the attic," he paused. He looked up as Graham got up with a start. Merril looked at him, puzzeled and then it hit him.
"The kids." He muttered.
A/N: I know it sucks right now, but I think I might change it. I know the title doesn't make sense now, but it will later. Or it might not. I don't know yet. Tell me what you think.
"Well," Graham sighed. "I guess we have to go in sometime." The family was sitting out side in the yard at the picnic table. They stared at the house. It stared back at them. Or that's what it looked like to Bo. To Morgan it was the body inside that taunted him.
"Wait," Merril said. "Graham, I think we shoud talk about this ithoutway the hildrencay." Merril shot a meaningful glance at Bo and Morgan.
Graham sighed again. "Bo, Morgan, go play for a while. Merril and I have to talk." Bo got up immediattly and reached for her brother's hand. But Morgan stayed frozen.
"No," He said quietly.
" Morgan, this is no time to argue. Now listen to your father and go play with your sister," said Merril, praying Morgan would listen to him the way he listened toGraham.
"No! Im part of this family too! I should know whats going on, and what we are going to do."
Graham sighed, but he had to admit that Morgan was right. He had been very obedient lately. Too obedient.
"Morgan, I-we understand that you want to know what we are going to do. We promise that we won't make any big decisions with out you and Bo. But right now we need you to distract Bo. Please Morgan."
Morgan thought it over. Finally he turned around and said "Hey Bo, do you want to play Hide and Seek tag?"
As he ran off, Merril turned to Graham in amazement. "You underestimate yourself you know that? You don't me to help out with the kids. You're just fine on your own."
"Oh I know that," said Graham nonchalently. " I just keep you around for entertainment."
Merril laughed then looked off into the corn. He thought he saw movement, but dismissed it as a bird. But that didn't stop him from thinking.
"You think they'll come back, don't you Merril?" said Graham, voicing Merrils thoughts.
Merril thought for a moment. "I don't know about you, but I don't want to go back in there." He took a deep breath, and Graham could feel Merrils legs shaking under the table. "At least not while that thing is in there. Maybe we should take the kids into town and get them something to eat, and maybe talk to Carolyn about getting that thing removed."
"Merril, I get the feeling that you don't want to hang here any longer than we have to," Graham looked at his brother carefully.
"I don't know, Graham. There could still be more around here. How do we know there arent anymore here? They could still be in the crops. Or the attic," he paused. He looked up as Graham got up with a start. Merril looked at him, puzzeled and then it hit him.
"The kids." He muttered.
A/N: I know it sucks right now, but I think I might change it. I know the title doesn't make sense now, but it will later. Or it might not. I don't know yet. Tell me what you think.