The Teacher

The action shifts to two nights earlier. Eve wakes up as Addie covers her with leaves and dirt. She hears Addie calling for Nate and realizes what is happening. She lies still long after she hears Addie’s footsteps retreat. Finally, she begins digging herself out, relieved that Addie covered her mostly with leaves rather than dirt. Eve finds her purse and phone. She begins walking in order to get service on the phone.

Eve walks for a long time before finally coming to a road where she gets cell service. She starts to call 911 but then decides that she’d rather deal with Nate herself. She sends a message to Jay asking him to come pick her up. She cries when he arrives. Jay takes her to Simon’s Shoes and allows her to pick out any pair of shoes she wants. She tells him that Nate tried to kill her and that she cannot go home. She says that she doesn’t want to call the police but wants to deal with it herself. She then asks him if there is somewhere she can stay. He offers her a small toolshed behind his house. He also agrees to help her with anything she needs.