The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

Henry sits alone on a step outside. He’s too drunk. He fishes around in his pocket for the pills Muriel gave him (“Little pink umbrellas,” she called them) and swallows them dry. It’s pouring now. He’s soaking wet, but he doesn’t care.

A strange man (Luc) sits down beside Henry and says, “Bad night.” The man is dressed in a swanky suit and trench coat. He has black hair and a sharp jaw, and the rain doesn’t touch him—he’s completely dry. Henry wonders if the man is a ghost. The man asks Henry what he wants. Henry says he feels alone and confused; he doesn’t know what others want from him and wishes they would love him. The man says he can make people love Henry—in exchange for Henry’s soul. Not quite believing that any of this is even happening, Henry agrees and makes a deal with the man.