{"id":5992,"date":"1992-09-01T00:01:50","date_gmt":"1992-09-01T00:01:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nightmareonelmstreetfilms.com\/site\/?p=5992"},"modified":"2012-05-16T02:41:34","modified_gmt":"2012-05-16T02:41:34","slug":"a-nightmare-on-elm-street-2-freddys-revenge-adaptation-excerpts-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nightmareonelmstreetfilms.com\/site\/a-nightmare-on-elm-street-2-freddys-revenge-adaptation-excerpts-4\/","title":{"rendered":"A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy&#8217;s Revenge \u2014 Adaptation Excerpts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Adapted by Bob Italia<br \/>\nTranscribed by Rob Nimmo<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1562391577?ie=UTF8&#038;tag=thenightmaone-20&#038;linkCode=xm2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creativeASIN=1562391577\" target=\"_blank\">Order<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"clear:left;\">\n<p style=\"clear:left;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>FOUR<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"clear:left;\">\n<p style=\"clear:left;\">\n<div style=\u201ddisplay:block;float:right;\">\n<div style=\"padding-left: 16px;padding-bottom: 16px;\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"ca-pub-0772942500851985\";\n\/* 250 *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"3976876457\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 250;\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\n\/\/-->\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\nsrc=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The next morning, Jesse stormed from the house and rushed to his car. Ken was standing on a ladder, unbolting a set of security bars from the windows. \u201cJesse, please,\u201d Shirley said from the doorway, \u201clet\u2019s talk about this!\u201d \u201cI\u2019m okay,\u201d Jesse insisted. \u201cJust leave me alone.\u201d He climbed into his car and began starting it. Shirley turned to Ken. \u201cHe needs professional help. I think we should take him to a psychiatrist.\u201d \u201cAre you nuts or something?\u201d Ken said. \u201cWhat is that going to do?\u201d \u201cI don\u2019t know! I just feel he needs help and we don\u2019t know how to give it to him. Don\u2019t fight me on this.\u201d Ken shifted on the ladder. \u201cHe needs a kick in the butt, is what he needs. He needs a methadone clinic!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jesse\u2019s car backfired, and it rumbled down the street. He drove as quickly as he could to Lisa\u2019s house. She was waiting for him at the curb. Lisa climbed in, then they headed for school. Jesse remained silent the entire time. \u201cJesse, please tell me what\u2019s wrong!\u201d Lisa said as they approached the school parking lot. Jesse stared straight ahead. \u201cI\u2019m fine. Nothing\u2019s wrong.\u201d \u201cYou didn\u2019t say more than two words to me the whole way here. You had another nightmare, didn\u2019t you?\u201d \u201cYeah, I had a bad night.\u201d \u201cYou want to talk about it?\u201d Jesse looked at her. \u201cMy dad thinks I\u2019m on drugs. My mom thinks I\u2019m crazy and I\u2019m not sure I don\u2019t agree with her.\u201d Jesse turned a corner into the school parking lot. Then he slammed on the brakes. A crowd of students gathered in a ring outside the gymnasium doors leading to the practice field. \u201cOh, God,\u201d Jesse muttered. He threw open the door, jumped out and ran toward the crowd. Bewildered, Lisa chased after him. As Jesse drew closer, he could see the entire area was cordoned off with yellow plastic ribbons. Police officers and officials came in and out of the gym. A teacher tried to disperse the students, clapping his hands together and pushing through the crowd. Jesse stopped at the edge of the barricade and craned his neck to see what was going on. Suddenly, Grady appeared at his side. \u201cHey, man, where have you been?\u201d Grady said. \u201cSchneider got wasted last night!\u201d Jesse swallowed hard and tried to regain his composure. \u201cOh, God. I\u2019m gonna be sick.\u201d \u201cHe must\u2019ve been working late and some fruitcake came in and sliced him up like a kielbasa,\u201d Grady said. \u201cIn the shower! Left bloody footprints all over the\u2014&#8221; Jesse clamped his hand over his mouth and broke for some bushes against the building. Grady looked at a horrified Lisa and gave a puzzled shrug.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2014<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Later that day, in the school cafeteria, Lisa and Kerry were on the lunch line, sliding their trays along the rails. Kerry was wearing a Walkman. The volume was turned up. \u201cThat was something this morning, huh?\u201d Kerry said. \u201cAbout Schneider, I mean.\u201d Lisa nodded and took a plate of macaroni and cheese from one of the kitchen staff. \u201cJesse sure took it bad, didn\u2019t he?\u201d Kerry said. Lisa shrugged and moved her tray toward the cashier. Then Lisa and Kerry joined Jesse and Grady at a lunch table. Jesse sat motionless, a tray of food in front of him, untouched. \u201cLook,\u201d Grady said, his mouth full, \u201cI\u2019m sorry about Schneider, man. I didn\u2019t know you were so close.\u201d Jesse didn\u2019t respond. \u201cYou want to go out to a movie or something tonight?\u201d Grady said. \u201cGet your mind off things?\u201d Jesse shook his head. \u201cYou going to Lisa\u2019s party tomorrow night?\u201d Kerry asked Grady. \u201cI can\u2019t,\u201d Grady said. \u201cI\u2019m grounded.\u201d \u201cHow come?\u201d Kerry asked. \u201cFor throwing my grandmother down a flight of stairs,\u201d Grady said jokingly. Kerry nodded gravely. \u201cYou should eat something,\u201d Lisa said to Jesse. \u201cYou\u2019ll feel better.\u201d \u201cI\u2019m not hungry,\u201d Jesse replied. \u201cI wish you\u2019d talk to me,\u201d Lisa said. \u201cWe can figure it out, you know. We could figure it out together.\u201d \u201cThere\u2019s nothing to figure out.\u201d \u201cYou\u2019re wasting your time,\u201d Grady said. \u201cThe guy\u2019s a basket case.\u201d \u201cShut up, Grady,\u201d Jesse snapped. Grady pushed his tray aside. \u201cYou want me to shut up? Fine, I\u2019ll shut up. See you around, buddy.\u201d Grady stormed from the table. Deeply pained, Lisa looked at Jesse. He avoided her stare until he dropped his head into his hands and tried not to cry in front of the others. He composed himself quickly and dug into his lunch, forcing down some macaroni.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u2014<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>That night, in Jesse\u2019s house, an intruder rushed up the basement steps to the main floor. Its steps quickened as it crossed the foyer and began climbing the stairs to the bedroom level. Then it stopped at Angela\u2019s room and opened the door. Angela was sleeping soundly, peacefully. The intruder crossed the room to the bed. Its menacing shadow crept over Angela\u2019s sleeping form. A taloned glove pulled off the blankets. Then it emitted a guttural, inhuman voice. \u201cWake up, little girl,\u201d it said. Angela\u2019s eyes fluttered open. She looked up at the intruder and smiled. \u201cWhat time is it?\u201d Jesse\u2019s glazed eyes cleared. He was drenched in sweat and hunched over as if all the muscles in his body were twisted around each other. The sound of Angela\u2019s voice softened him. He slowly straightened up and looked about the room in confusion. \u201cIt\u2019s&#8230; it\u2019s late,\u201d he whispered. \u201cGo back to sleep.\u201d Angela nodded and closed her eyes. Jesse started to pull the covers over her\u2014then stopped as he stared in disbelief at his right hand. He was wearing Freddy\u2019s glove. Jesse covered his sister and left for his room. He shut the door, turned on a desk light, then clicked on the TV. Jesse sat on the floor in front of the door, knees against his chest. There was no way he was going back to bed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"clear:left;\">\n<p style=\"clear:left;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nightmareonelmstreetfilms.com\/site\/a-nightmare-on-elm-street-2-freddys-revenge-adaptation-excerpts-3\/\">Chapter 3<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/nightmareonelmstreetfilms.com\/site\/a-nightmare-on-elm-street-2-freddys-revenge-adaptation-excerpts-5\/\">Chapter 5<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"clear:left;\">\n<p style=\"clear:left;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Adapted by Bob Italia Transcribed by Rob Nimmo Order FOUR<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[14,339],"class_list":["post-5992","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-merchandise","tag-a-nightmare-on-elm-street-2-freddys-revenge","tag-bob-italia"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nightmareonelmstreetfilms.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5992","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nightmareonelmstreetfilms.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nightmareonelmstreetfilms.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nightmareonelmstreetfilms.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nightmareonelmstreetfilms.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5992"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/nightmareonelmstreetfilms.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5992\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6081,"href":"https:\/\/nightmareonelmstreetfilms.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5992\/revisions\/6081"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nightmareonelmstreetfilms.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5992"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nightmareonelmstreetfilms.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5992"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nightmareonelmstreetfilms.com\/site\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5992"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}