The Dorsey Cabin

IV

INT. THE DORSEY CABIN - 1 AM

Chase wakes, hearing a THUMP sound. When the sound doesn't cease, he pushes his bedsheets aside and stumbles towards Kristy's room, where she's soundly asleep.

CHASE
(shakes Kristy's shoulder)
Kristy? Wake up.

When Chase doesn't get any response, he sighs. Kristy had always been a heavy sleeper.

CHASE
(chuckles under his breath)
She hasn't changed one bit.

Before Chase could come up with other methods, Kristy's eyes flutter open. She blinks wearily, rubbing her eyes.

KRISTY
(groggily)
Chase? What's going on?

CHASE
(whispers)
I hear something outside. I'm going to go investigate. Stay here.

KRISTY
(now wide awake)
No, wait. I'll come with you.

Chase adamantly shakes his head. Even now, his instinct is to protect Kristy. Kristy tries to argue, but closes her mouth when she sees Chase's facial expression.

KRISTY
(exhales, knowing it's a battle she can't win)
Okay.

CHASE
(grins)
Did you just agree with me for once?

KRISTY
(scowls)
Chase...

CHASE
(raises his arms in surrender)
I'll be back in a bit

Chase leaves. Kristy waits, anxiously fiddling with the promise ring from Ryan on her right ring finger. Now that she's awake, she hears the sounds that Chase had heard outside. Kristy, having seen too many horror movies, bites her lip in anticipation as she worries about Chase's whereabouts.

After half an hour goes by without any sign of her ex-husband, Kristy can't wait any longer. She quickly pulls on a sweater and grabs a weapon - Chase's baseball bat.

Kristy inches closer to the door. The sound, a THUMP, followed by a grating CLANG, gets louder and louder with every silent footstep.