Speaker 1: Hello, He'llbilly Nation, how that head guard you? We're going
to try something a little new this week. As you know,
Hibbley Horror House has come to an end. I know,
sadly good episode needs an ending. Probably would never happen,
but anyway, So for the next two weeks, I am
going to we broadcast short stories that I have done,
wow quite a few years ago. The first one is
called Dandelions, and the second one is called of the
Trailer this week, what would have played Dandelions? Oh be honest,
I have not listened to these and several years, so
I think I'm going to re listen to them the
same time that you guys do not even going to
pre listen to it. So, and these stories are, I
would you say, a little twisted. Maybe this is from
a short series that I did. It was trying to
be called Twisted Dimensions and got two stories in and
I just didn't take real well with my listeners. So
maybe you guys were like them. So let's go hang
get on with it. Ladies and gentlemen, I have said
to you dandelions, So.
Speaker 2: I see you found your way. I hope there were
no unexpected horrors on the way. So you want to
hear a story, Huh good. If you dare sit back
and close your eyes, I'll take care of the rest
and welcome you. Crossed into Twisted Dimensions this week's episode
Dandelions author Stephanie sism I prefer daysies myself. I remember
the first time I saw Bretton.
Speaker 3: I was about nineteen.
Speaker 4: I just found a job working security over at Dave
storage unit.
Speaker 3: I didn't really do much.
Speaker 4: I just kept idiots from breaking into other people's stuff,
and when people forgot the combinations, I let him interlocks.
He was located just right outside downtown Atlanta. I know
it wasn't the safest place to be that time at night,
but the schedule worked around my school schedule, so I
took it.
Speaker 2: I worked days a few.
Speaker 4: Times for training, and once I training was done, I
showed up for my second shift physician, prepared to work
myself alone.
Speaker 2: So I thought.
Speaker 4: When I walked in, there was a guy at the desk.
He was sitting there playing solitary. Ended up against a wall.
Was a young lady with long blonde hair, had her
feet propped up, cap over her face, just sitting there.
So there I was about to start my first night Hi,
I'm Jason, the new guy.
Speaker 5: Hey, and Tina, and it's been a quiet day so far,
but good luck, the crazies come out at night.
Speaker 4: The other girl, you know, the one that had her
feet propped up, she.
Speaker 2: Lowered her hat and just kind of stared at me.
Speaker 4: Man, she was that kind of beautiful that just stops
a guide his tracks, those big green eyes, full lips,
flawless skin.
Speaker 2: And then I realized I was staring. Oh oh.
Speaker 5: Hey, yeah, So all the key are in the top
tour that finally cabinet, along with a master list of
the combination.
Speaker 6: Locks.
Speaker 5: Don't give anyone access unless they show two forms of
ID and you make a copy of that. They'll fire
your ass if you're not a stickler about it. And
it has to be the person with her name on
the contract, not a girlfriend, not a wifey. Some guy
almost got canned because you let a wife in and
she left with his whole stamp collection in the middle
of a divorce. Sea wouldn't want to be a night
shift sucks.
Speaker 2: So yeah, I'm Jason.
Speaker 6: Brett. Nice to have someone to talk to this joint.
Speaker 2: What about Tina, You don't talk?
Speaker 6: Yeah, he's a tool, so are you?
Speaker 2: On second shift or third I thought I was working.
Speaker 6: Alone whenever they need me.
Speaker 4: Oh, I get it. Then you're here the babysit me.
Speaker 6: Here's something like that.
Speaker 4: Brett seemed kind of stand office at first, but she
was a talker and I love to listen to her.
By four am, it felt like I have known her forever,
just one of those instant clicks, and maybe even more.
Speaker 2: We talked about everything from childhood to politics.
Speaker 7: I think I was already falling a little in love
with her.
Speaker 2: Oh man, my bad.
Speaker 8: Hey you want to go outside? We could do a
walk around.
Speaker 2: Man, I would love to.
Speaker 9: Mm hm.
Speaker 3: Whoa.
Speaker 2: That gave me the chills.
Speaker 6: What did.
Speaker 2: You didn't feel that breeze?
Speaker 6: Nope, I guess not.
Speaker 2: Ah, No, biggie, what you are? Come show me the ropes?
Speaker 8: Those are my favorite flowers?
Speaker 3: What that?
Speaker 9: Yeah?
Speaker 6: The dannelion?
Speaker 8: It's my favorite flower.
Speaker 2: That's not a flower. Those are weeds.
Speaker 6: Those aren't weeds. They're wishes.
Speaker 8: Haven't you ever blown on one and made a wish?
And when they yellow, that's my favorite color. They're such happy,
hurtful little things.
Speaker 2: Yeah, I have, But I guess I just never quite
look at them like that before.
Speaker 8: Mm hmm, okay, we can stop here. Okay, why I
don't walk down this roar?
Speaker 2: Sorry to ask again, but why.
Speaker 6: Number twenty seven? It just gives me the creeps?
Speaker 2: Oh one twenty seven?
Speaker 6: There the third bay doll.
Speaker 2: Okay, then we skip this rail.
Speaker 6: Thank you?
Speaker 4: Oh good, look a coke machine. I need some caffeine.
Speaker 2: What about you? Brett? What one?
Speaker 9: Yeah?
Speaker 6: That would be great?
Speaker 9: Thanks?
Speaker 8: Here you go, thank you?
Speaker 2: Oh shit? Oh like Brett Brett, Brett Brett. Are you okay?
You look terrified. It's just a payphone.
Speaker 8: Don't answer it, don't ever answer it.
Speaker 2: I won't you have my word? But can you tell
me why?
Speaker 10: No?
Speaker 2: Hey, wait up, I don't understand that phone.
Speaker 8: Rings every morning at four seventeen am.
Speaker 2: Here, let me get that MOI up. So what were
you saying about that phone?
Speaker 9: Yeah?
Speaker 8: So that phone rings every morning at four seventeen am.
When you answer it.
Speaker 6: It sounds like dead air or like some sort of
hissing noise.
Speaker 8: But I don't know.
Speaker 6: It just gives me the creeps.
Speaker 4: Ah, it's probably just some wrong number or one of
those automated robo calls set on a timer.
Speaker 2: I'm sure it's nothing to worry about.
Speaker 6: Jason do you believe in ghosts?
Speaker 2: You think a ghost is calling?
Speaker 6: Don't make fun of me.
Speaker 4: Oh, I'm sorry.
Speaker 2: Do I believe in ghosts?
Speaker 4: Well, I've never seen one, but I won't rule them
out either. My grandmother believed in ghosts. She since she
had the gift of the site and swore that people
in our family could also see them. Some had the
gift of pregnition. She was a very smart, reasonable lady.
Speaker 2: I believe her.
Speaker 8: Sir, Do you think everyone becomes a ghost when they die?
Or do some people move on to someplace else?
Speaker 7: Like?
Speaker 6: Why would people be stuck here?
Speaker 2: I don't know, unfinished business, violent death? What do you think?
Speaker 6: Maybe some unfinished business? Maybe maybe there's just nothing else?
Speaker 3: Good morning?
Speaker 2: Good morning? Abe, dank? Where's she going? In such a blush?
Where'd she go?
Speaker 3: Damn?
Speaker 2: That girl's fast? Come out, come out wherever? Aha?
Speaker 3: There you are?
Speaker 11: Where are you going away into.
Speaker 9: Your bustle at.
Speaker 11: Day?
Speaker 2: Hey?
Speaker 6: What are you doing?
Speaker 9: Uh?
Speaker 2: I'm sorry, you know what, Maybe this was a mistake.
I'll leave or I'll just sit here and be quiet.
Speaker 6: What do you want, Jason?
Speaker 2: I just feel like I upset you, and I'm sorry.
Speaker 6: It's not you, but I just don't want to talk
about it.
Speaker 2: Okay, then, uh dead allions. Let's talk about dad alliance.
You know they are my new.
Speaker 4: Favorite flower like you, They're pretty and magical.
Speaker 6: Jason.
Speaker 8: Yeah, see that bold guy with the beard, the one
that just stepped in.
Speaker 2: Uh oh yeah, I see him.
Speaker 6: Keep an eye on him for me, please?
Speaker 3: Yeah?
Speaker 2: Sure, why old boyfriend?
Speaker 6: Not hardly, I don't know him. He just gives me
the creeps.
Speaker 2: Yeah sure, I got your back.
Speaker 11: Thank you.
Speaker 6: Okay, this is messed up.
Speaker 2: Oh hey, Brett?
Speaker 9: Yeah, where are we?
Speaker 2: I need to get back on my motorcycle.
Speaker 6: You crazy boy.
Speaker 8: It'll circle back around in about six month.
Speaker 6: Stops. I'll see you tonight.
Speaker 2: Cool. Thanks.
Speaker 5: Oh Jason, you brought me weeds you shouldn't have.
Speaker 2: Don't worry, I didn't. These flowers are for Brett.
Speaker 5: Whatever.
Speaker 2: I don't think she likes me much.
Speaker 6: He doesn't like anyone. But thank you for the flowers.
They're lovely.
Speaker 8: I have the perfect vas for them. He remember that
bald guy on the train last night?
Speaker 2: Oh yeah, ex boyfriend right as he? What about him?
Speaker 8: That man?
Speaker 6: He's evil.
Speaker 8: Please don't ask me how to explain. I don't know
how I know, but I'm afraid that he means to
hurt that girl, and I don't know how to stop him.
Speaker 2: Brett, did he hurt you? I swear I kill if
he hurt you.
Speaker 12: No, I don't know.
Speaker 8: I can't remember things, and I'm scared to remember things.
The phone makes me think of some thing, but I
push it away anyway.
Speaker 6: It's not about me.
Speaker 8: Now, It's about that girl. Let's talk about it later.
I don't want to think about it all right now?
Speaker 2: Yeah?
Speaker 3: Sure?
Speaker 2: Oh?
Speaker 4: I looked up data lines between classes today, did you now?
Speaker 2: Yep?
Speaker 4: And did you know back then, in the eighteen hundreds,
they used to blow on them after they seated. If
all the seeds blew away, the object of their affections
shared their feelings. You may not know this yet, but
I think you're falling in love with me.
Speaker 6: I wish I had met you before.
Speaker 2: Jason, Well, what's wrong with now? Wait? Oh, you're married?
Speaker 9: No I'm not.
Speaker 6: But I'm not what you think I am.
Speaker 4: I know who you are. You're a beautiful woman with
the weird taste and flowers. Think of all the money
I say on Valentine's Day if you were my girlfriend, just.
Speaker 6: Keep talking to me.
Speaker 8: I hardly talk to anyone anymore. And you're so funny.
Now tell me about this motorcycle. I'm glad you made
it back to it.
Speaker 2: Well about that. I actually didn't come.
Speaker 3: Back to it.
Speaker 2: This morning.
Speaker 4: I got off the train, I took an uber home.
Then I hit the ride to school, and I took
the train back to work tonight. It's still sitting outside
if you want to take a look.
Speaker 6: It's pretty, but I don't like these things. They'll get
you killed.
Speaker 4: Oh I was hoping I could take you for a
ride on it sometime.
Speaker 6: We'll see.
Speaker 8: We better get.
Speaker 2: Inside, ma'am, our finest beverages.
Speaker 6: Well, thank you, kind sir.
Speaker 8: Let's get backside now, okay, yep, right behind you.
Speaker 3: Good morning, sunshine, Good.
Speaker 9: Morning, Abe.
Speaker 6: I love that old guy.
Speaker 2: Well that's Mike. Cue to go home.
Speaker 8: Hey Jason, Yes, ma'am, I don't know why, but I
have a feeling he's going to do something to her soon.
I hate to ask, because I know you need to
sleep and go to class.
Speaker 6: But would you please ride with me on the train again?
Speaker 10: Yes?
Speaker 2: Of course. Hey, have good one, Abe.
Speaker 3: Hey, where do these come from?
Speaker 4: I picked them for Brett? Is that a problem, Brett?
Speaker 3: You know Brett have you seen her?
Speaker 6: I'm so sorry, Jason.
Speaker 9: I didn't know what to say.
Speaker 3: Jackson, You answer me.
Speaker 9: Your grandma's in the early one who had to keep.
Speaker 3: Wait what.
Speaker 2: My Grandmar's not the only one that had to get
Where'd she go? Where did she go? Brett's Abe, I
swear she was just right here.
Speaker 3: She just.
Speaker 2: Disappeared. Abe, what's going on here?
Speaker 3: There was no one here but you?
Speaker 2: Jason, No, No, that's not possible.
Speaker 4: We worked together every night since I've started here. We
talked about my family and how Dandeline for her favorite flower.
We took the train home together last night.
Speaker 3: Abe.
Speaker 2: To be honest, boy, I don't know whether I should
believe you will kick your ass then call the cops.
Speaker 3: That's it.
Speaker 2: She said, you're a cop.
Speaker 4: Before your wife she got sick, she said, you're the
reason she loves dandelions. You told her about your wife
loving them, how you decorated her hospital room with them
before she died. Brett said it was the most romantic
thing she.
Speaker 2: Had ever heard. You're the reason, Abe.
Speaker 3: I do tell her that, and I asked you to
do describe her for me.
Speaker 4: Yes, of course, First and foremost, she was the most
beautiful woman I've ever seen long blonde hair, those big
green eyes, full lips, and flawless skin.
Speaker 2: She wore faded jeans.
Speaker 4: Scuff boots, a black T shirt and camel jacket.
Speaker 3: Is is this her?
Speaker 2: Yeah? But why is she on a missing poster? She
uh went missing from her shift here about six months ago.
I showed up in this place was wide open. There
was a great deal of blood out by the payphone.
Please never had any leads. Well what about the cameras?
They didn't capture anything talled after the fact because of
her too damn little, too damn late, ill other little girl.
She was like a dollar than me. I brought her
dann aliones myself. Now, I've never believed in ghosts, but
I saw your face this morning, and and I believe
you saw her. Well hear that in your nut? Who
thinks you saw her? I don't know how you know
the stuff?
Speaker 3: You know?
Speaker 2: If that was the case, Brett and I worked together
some before we lost personnel and she got bumped to Knights.
I think she would have mentioned you, and I only
even told her the Dayneline story right before you and missing.
Speaker 3: You could be the nut who took her, But I
don't think so.
Speaker 2: I can't imagine why she shares something like that with
the person who would hurt her. If you, uh, if
you see her again, ask her how much the meal
ordered bright it costs? Okay? Why? If if you can
really see her, just ask Now, go home, you look
like shit.
Speaker 4: Only when I stumbled to the parking lot did I
remember my promised to rather the train with her.
Speaker 2: I thought about.
Speaker 4: Brett and that Latino girl. In fact, I skipped class
and lay in my bed and thought about them all day.
When I got to work that night, Tina was the
only one there. Even though I was still felt punched,
drunk and scared. I had hoped Brett would still be
sitting there. Abe apparently hadn't told Tina about any of it,
because he treated me with the same dismissiveness as always.
Speaker 2: It was weird to.
Speaker 4: Look back and realize he and Brett had never really
spoken or interactive at all. I hadn't had a clue.
Speaker 2: What a long, boring night. How four I am, Let's
go make those rounds?
Speaker 12: H Oh shit, I'm sorry, Jason, Oh my god?
Speaker 2: Am I crazy?
Speaker 3: Are you real?
Speaker 6: I think I'm real? At least I was.
Speaker 8: I know it sounds like I'm lying, but I don't
remember much. I remember this phone and it ringing. I
think he used that to catch me off.
Speaker 6: God, I answered it and he hit me with something.
I think.
Speaker 8: I think he's about to kill that girl on the train.
Though maybe I'm supposed to help her.
Speaker 2: Will you stop doing that?
Speaker 6: I was just checking.
Speaker 8: I don't know how I'm supposed to stop him when
he can't see and hear me and I can't touch him.
Speaker 3: Well.
Speaker 8: On the bright side, I bet you looked crazy as
hell on the security cameras right now.
Speaker 2: Yeah, a real nutjob for sure. Wait, wait a minute,
it's four twenty. Why hasn't the phone rung yet?
Speaker 6: What does that mean? Are we on the right track
or are we running out of time?
Speaker 2: I don't know, but uh, I think we need to
find out. Good morning, Abe, good morning?
Speaker 3: Hey? Is she here?
Speaker 4: Yes, sir, she's in that chair over there. Hey, Brett,
how much does the mail order bride costs?
Speaker 6: Tell him?
Speaker 8: I said, ask Ernie.
Speaker 2: She said, ask Ernie. Oh my god, so it is true, Brett,
what happened to your baby girl? She doesn't remember, but
we're trying to figure that out.
Speaker 6: Oh tell them.
Speaker 8: Maggie still visits him. I've seen her around him, and
she's got a little girl.
Speaker 6: She calls Bumblebee with her.
Speaker 4: Brent says, to tell you, Maggie still visits you, and
she put the little girl she calls Bumblebee.
Speaker 2: There's a whole live who knows that Bumblebee was her daughter.
She died back in nineteen seventy four. I've never talked
to better since.
Speaker 6: Jason the train.
Speaker 2: Yeah, okay, Hey, we gotta go. Man, I'm sorry, I
really am sorry.
Speaker 3: God speed son.
Speaker 2: Come on, come, come, come, come come on. There there she.
Speaker 6: Is, Yeah, there he is.
Speaker 4: How am I gonna stop this guy, Brett? He's twice
my size. I don't have any weapon.
Speaker 2: I'll figure this out. I'm a guy, right, I'll figure
this out.
Speaker 8: She's standing up.
Speaker 2: Crap, so is he?
Speaker 6: Come on and we have to fall the.
Speaker 2: Hold on, wait, she's stopping.
Speaker 5: Hold on, Amber, You need to dig my keys out
of my purse. Crap, No, drop my keys.
Speaker 2: Phone calls over.
Speaker 5: God, No, please don't stop.
Speaker 3: Crap.
Speaker 2: Hey, hey, let it go, Ah you bitch.
Speaker 3: No, she's not going anywhere. Ah, you're missing me, dumb ass.
Speaker 4: And like that she was gone. I missed her terribly
every day I just wish you would pop up from
time to time. I realized that was selfish, and I
just hope she found peace. There was no gravety visits.
So sometimes I gather a bouquet of Danalliance and place
them at the office from my apartment, such happy, hopeful
little things. Four months after the incident with Everett Culpepper,
that was his name, I followed the story averly in
the papers. I was getting a little overtime helping aid,
just going through a little bit of paperwork. It helped
keep my mind off things.
Speaker 3: All right, some work.
Speaker 2: It looks like we'll be cleaning out units twenty seven
and thirty eight non payment of rental fees. I just
don't get it these days. Oh my god, what is it,
Jason Abe, that's him. That's the guy who killed Brett.
Speaker 4: Wait, oh my god, I can't believe I didn't put
this together before.
Speaker 3: Abe.
Speaker 2: She was scared of that unit. Oh god, no, no, no, no,
get the damn lock. Come up from the file. Oh
my god, no, once up ahead of you. I'm right
behind you. Not so fast, I'm uh. I'm not as
young as I used to be, Sabe, God, I can
kill myself.
Speaker 3: For this man. Don't beat yourself up, son, You just
didn't know. Yeah, there it is. Open it up, treason.
There's a lot of stuff in there.
Speaker 2: Then we'll move it all. Come on, Jason, Wait, look
back there? What a metal barrel?
Speaker 11: Oh?
Speaker 2: Do you think I'll worry to find out? Help me
remove some of this stuff. Why what's this? This was
her jacket. So that means, well, you're not opening that.
We're calling the cops right now, do you understand me?
Speaker 4: Yeah, Bread's body was finally laid to rest with a
mother's permission. Abe and I did some gardening work on
her grave that next spring. I think she would be pleased.
Five or six years past, I graduated college, got a
real job, fell in and out of love a couple
few times, but I never really stopped thinking of her.
Every time I saw a white dandelion, I picked it up,
made a wish. I visited her grave, made sure she
still had her cheery little offerings. One day I was
riding my morse, pull up do Nashville.
Speaker 10: H Oh man, oh man do I I wait? Wait
did you I didn't see you? Stay with me, man,
stay with me. Help is on the way.
Speaker 2: Oh, why didn't I Hey, mister.
Speaker 8: You're gonna lie there all day, Brett, Come on, buddy,
let me help you out.
Speaker 2: I probably should move before the paramedics get here.
Speaker 6: Yeah about that?
Speaker 2: About what look to your left?
Speaker 3: Oh?
Speaker 6: Ouch, I told you those things would kill you?
Speaker 2: So now what is there a bright light we walked towards?
Speaker 6: Or what your stircum?
Speaker 8: I really like that about you?
Speaker 2: Maybe with my wish?
Speaker 6: What wish?
Speaker 2: The wish I made right before I passed out died?
Speaker 3: Whatever?
Speaker 2: Oh?
Speaker 8: Yeah, is that why I'm here?
Speaker 6: What was the wish?
Speaker 2: Just one? I wish a thousand times?
Speaker 4: Now you know you're really bad responding to your ghost messages?
Speaker 8: Tell me what was your wish?
Speaker 2: What I always wish for that I could see you
again someday?
Speaker 3: And do this?
Speaker 6: Mm hmmmm.
Speaker 8: Come on, let's get out of here, Brett.
Speaker 2: Yeah, who's Ernie? And what's this about?
Speaker 3: Mail order? Bride squeel?
Speaker 11: Oh?
Speaker 2: Brett?
Speaker 12: Ah?
Speaker 3: What ah?
Speaker 2: What's happening?
Speaker 3: Grew?
Speaker 2: It hurts Brett?
Speaker 9: Please?
Speaker 2: What's happening?
Speaker 6: It's not your time?
Speaker 11: No, no, no, I'm stop fighting it.
Speaker 2: No, I won't go. I want to stay with you.
Please please don't want to start.
Speaker 3: We got him, We have a heartbeat.
Speaker 2: Hold him up, get him out of here. Bread, oh bred.
Speaker 6: I read my love.
Speaker 2: I can't, No, I can't.
Speaker 9: It's okay, Jesson. Some things are worse the way.
Speaker 3: So you see.
Speaker 2: Love, as disgusting as it is, can being found in
the darkest places. Danna Lyons was written by Stephanie Sissm
scripted by Tim Mullins. Brett was played by Natasha Alley.
Abe and Jason were played by Tim Mullins. Girl on
the Subway was played by Christina Wasson until the next show,
Stay Twisted.
Speaker 11: Na