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♪

- I miss that easy exchange of seasons past.

and I miss the times when I think about them

when I used to play catch with my dad,

golden summer evenings with the dew wet on the grass

and the cicadas singing in the elm trees.

I say all of this to make a simple and serious point,

that this exchange of fathers playing catch with

sons gives us at least a little glimpse of

what the scripture means when it says

the father himself loves you.

yes, the father himself loves you.

he loves you the way that a father loves

to play catch with his son.

god, as it were, leans back and fires you his grace

especially through christ.

you can reach out to catch it by faith,

maybe fumbling at times but trying to catch it

and eventually ending up with the ball.

when you take his grace firmly in hand

you throw back worship, and praise,

and honor to your father in heaven.

as this exchange goes back and forth,

it brings joy to the children of god.

♪

♪ it's been a long, long long day...

♪ but when I pull in this drive,

♪ I know I've got it made...

♪ the world has tried to bring me down...

♪ they don't have what we have...

♪ never lost what we've found...

♪ squeeze a little too tight sometimes...

♪ but hey, you know that's just fine...

♪ I've got you...

♪ you've got me too...

♪ we've got these little footsteps down the hall...

♪ we don't have much...

♪ we've got it all...

♪ we've got us...

♪ we've got us...

♪ I know, I know that god has a plan...

♪ this story's been built page by page...

♪ it took some time to understand...

♪ I know the hardest thing was to stay...

♪ these storms, they come, they go...

♪ and all these things fade away...

♪ squeeze a little too tight sometimes...

♪ but hey, girl, you know that's just fine...

♪ I've got you...

♪ and you've got me too...

♪ we've got these little footsteps down the hall...

♪ we don't have much...

♪ we've got it all...

♪ we've got us...

♪ we've got us...

♪

- I thought you quit.

- folks, we apologize for Interrupting your programming,

But we are on the scene of Breaking news right now.

On logan road, a one mile Stretch of that road has

Been shut down between Mile marker 16 and 17

Due to a one car Accident this evening.

Details extremely Sketchy at this point.

We're on the scene along with Police and first responders.

They've urged us to stay Away from the scene so they

Can reconstruct exactly what Has happened here tonight.

Here's what we do know. Earlier this evening,

A mini van apparently veered Off the side of the road,

Struck a tree. There were Four people in that van.

The van was driven By rick toreno.

He was traveling With his wife,

Son and infant daughter.

Now, two people have Died in this accident.

Two others have been Transported to

Deaconess hospital.

We don't know the extent Of the injuries right now.

Again, a very tragic and Horrific accident on logan

Road at mile Marker 16 and 17.

You are urged to stay away From that area so police can

Do their job, first Responders can figure out

Exactly what has happened Here this evening.

Really, the scene is still Being pieced together.

We got here a Short while ago,

And we will bring you More information

As it becomes available.

Reporting from the scene Of a one car accident

On logan road, doug Huffner, wchp news.

We'll now join our regularly Scheduled programming

Already in progress.

[phone ringing]

- rachel?

Oh, hey gary. What's up?

What?

When?

Where are they now?

Yeah, as soon as rachel gets Home we'll be right there.

Yeah. She's working Late again.

Yeah.

All right. Thanks for calling.

All right, bye.

Oh, man.

Ray.

Ray?

Raymond?

You need to get Home right now, son.

Something happened.

Just listen,

Just tell mr. Barrett to Bring you home right now.

Hey, you haven't talked To your mom, have you?

Never mind. Never mind.

Just get home. I'll tell You when you get home.

Okay, now go.

Bye.

- luke...

I don't even know what To say, man.

I'm sorry. I just--

- why them?

Why did it have To be them, right?

My mom, she was great.

Always doing Stuff for people.

Remember she used to make Us cookies every time--

Every time and in the Summer we'd play together.

She's always doing Stuff for people,

Always had a smile on her Face, always in church.

She never hurt a fly, man.

This ain't fair.

I fought with her All weekend the day

Before that happened.

I just didn't want to Spend the weekend at my

Stupid great aunt's house.

I yelled at her.

I told her I hated her, ray.

Why did I have to say that?

Why'd she have to go Before I could tell her

I loved her one more time.

It's not fair.

My sister, she was so young.

She never got To see anything.

Why not me instead of her?

This ain't fair.

My old man, he's Been worthless.

- don't say that, luke.

Your mom would have Wanted you and your dad

To turn to each Other right now.

- you can't Turn to him, ray.

Look at him.

He's been worthless Ever since it happened.

He probably wishes It had been me too.

All he wants to do Is get stupid drunk

And pass out on the couch.

Why couldn't it have been Him that died and not my mom?

My mom would have just Hugged and cried with me.

My dad hates me. And I hate him.

I hate him.

- it looks like almost Everybody's gone.

Hey, rick, I'm Sorry about this.

I'm just really, Really sorry.

- yeah. Thanks, mike.

- it was a Beautiful service.

I'm sure wendy Would have loved it.

- yeah, thanks.

So, look, I was meaning To call you before.

I just wanted to say I'm Sorry about rachel

Leaving and everything.

- yeah, thanks.

I should have Seen it coming.

I mean, she was working Later and later every night.

- yeah, but still.

Just to take off like That all the sudden.

- never mind that, rick.

Is there anything that I or we can do for you?

- no. No there's nothing Anybody can do.

- what about lukas?

Ray said he hasn't seen Him in school all week.

- I don't know.

Just hadn't felt like going I guess and I'm not gonna

Make him go at this point.

It's just been tough on Both of us, you know?

- I bet.

What about you?

How are you holding up?

- all right, I guess.

I just really can't get used To the thought of her not

Being there, you know?

It's been difficult.

- well, if there's Anything we can do for you,

Don't hesitate to ask.

I mean, that's what Friends are for.

- yeah, I know.

I appreciate it, mike.

Well, I gotta get going.

I'll see you later, huh?

- okay.

- well, we'll be Praying for you guys.

- what?

What was that you say You'll be praying for us?

Is that what you said?

Let me ask you mike, you Actually still believe

There's a god out there, Somebody looking

Out for us all the time?

You actually Believe that now?

There's a higher power Controlling things

And watching over us?

What kind of a god mike is Gonna take a man's wife

From him when he needs Her the most?

What kind of all loving god Is gonna take a baby girl

Away from her daddy before She has a chance to grow up

And live her life?

You think god has any Control over all this or

Maybe you think he Caused the accident.

Why wasn't he helping me Out when I couldn't

Keep my eyes open any Longer on the road.

Why didn't he protect My family that night?

Just save your breath, mike.

Don't bother praying because

There's no one up There listening.

On this earth, it's just you And me and lukas and ray and

Up there there's just a Whole lot of nothing.

You know in fact If there is a god,

I think all this proves is That he mated me, mike.

There's no love up there.

It's just the sun and the Moon and the stars

And down here is just Pain and misery.

It's just nothing, which Is by the way what

I've been left with here.

Nothing.

Just look at your own life.

The same night that Half my family dies,

Your wife up and leaves you In the middle of the night

With no explanation because She found somebody better.

Huh? You think god's Looking out for you?

Don't be stupid. Don't be a chump man.

There's nothing to look Forward to in the next life

Except of course that we Won't have to go through

This hell we call A life anymore.

You know, look, I just Put my wife of 18 years

And my baby girl In the ground.

I had to watch them get Lowered into a hole in the

Dirt. And you're sitting Here telling me that

God's just suddenly poof!

Gonna make everything Better? No.

You're not gonna make it Better with your god and

Your prayers and Your hoobaju. Nothing.

Not even this bottle in My jacket is gonna make

Anything better.

Because there's nobody up There listening, mike.

Save your breath.

Don't bother praying for me.

If you're gonna Pray for everything,

Pray that you take a step Into reality because there's

No god listening to you Or me or anybody.

There's nothing up there. Nothing.

- you're wrong, rick.

You know you're wrong.

♪ music playing on radio ♪

- this is bruce barnett with your wchp sports update.

with only three weeks to go until the start of

high school basketball season, for the first time

in 15 years our own eastridge high is in the

top five in the state.

we spoke with eastridge high's head coach,

don spiegle.

coach spiegle says he's not ready to get his hopes up

yet, but the team is very excited about the season.

they feel they have a great leader in ray campbell and

are really excited about some new young talent

they've got on the team.

we have more about eastridge high at 6:00 tonight,

and their first game three weeks from now will be our

feature game of the week.

and that's your wchp sports update.

now back to music.

- come on, ray. Get moving. You're gonna be late.

- I'm right here, dad. You don't have to yell.

- I'm sorry.

I just don't want you to be Late for your first day

As a senior in high school.

- it's just gonna be Like any other year.

- no, not this year.

This year you guys Are gonna win it all.

I mean, you're being voted The best basketball team in

The state. And it was even On the news this morning.

- yeah, don't go getting Your hopes up again, dad.

- yeah, but I just know it.

My boy, captain of the Varsity basketball team.

My boy!

- okay, pop. Let me go.

- I'm sorry, ray.

I don't mean to get Sappy on you, ray,

But I'm really proud of the Man that you're turning

Into. You know your Mom would be proud.

- thanks, dad.

- so have you talked To lukas lately?

Is he gonna get back Into the basketball

Game this year?

- I don't think so.

I haven't seen him Much this summer,

And he never even did Come out to practice.

- well, you did work a lot.

You did that Thing at church.

Maybe you just missed him.

- no. I don't think That's what it is.

He spent a lot of time with A lot of other friends.

- well, that's okay.

I mean, you have Other friends too.

- yeah, but not like this.

These guys are tough And they like to

Get into some trouble.

- well, this year he Might need you the most.

I mean, you know what it Is in three weeks, right?

- yeah.

I can't believe it's already Been almost three years.

- yeah, for all of us.

- you ever miss her?

- your mom? Yeah, sure I do.

We have a lot of great Memories together.

I mean, I don't Know where she is.

I just wish I Had the answers.

- well, you always tell me,

When god wants you to have The answers, you will.

- yeah, but I just hope I Don't screw you up too bad

Before I get them.

- no. You're doing A great job.

Mom couldn't have Done any better.

- what about you, ray? Do you think about her?

- I mean, Sometimes, I guess.

I mean it's kind of Frustrating because every

Day that goes by, I Think I'm forgetting

What she looks like.

- yeah, I'm sorry About that ray,

But I couldn't have all These pictures staring

Back at me after she left.

- no, it's not your fault.

I don't blame you for Taking the pictures down.

That had to be tough.

Why are we still having A hard time letting go?

It's been three years.

- you're never really Gonna be completely

Letting her go, ray.

I mean she is your mom And she always will be.

I don't understand why She did what she did

But despite all that, To be honest with you,

There's a part of me That still loves her

And probably always will.

She gave me you.

She gave me the best thing a Person could give somebody

And for that I'll be Forever indebted to her.

- well, do you ever think About getting married again?

What about christine From church?

- oh, ray.

- you've been seeing Her for a while now.

- ray, I don't know.

- well, you're still A man, aren't you?

- wait, excuse me, ray?

Wait a minute.

Even though we're having Kind of a heart to heart,

There's some things we don't Need to discuss and some

Things that are none Of your business.

So you need to get going And get to school

Before you're late.

- fine. I'll see you tonight.

- all right. Bye. Love you.

- love you too, pop.

- I just want to Know why, rachel.

God, when you're ready to Give me those answers,

I'm ready to hear them.

- who is it?

- mr. Toreno? It's me, raymond.

Is luke here?

- hey, ray.

How you doing, boy?

- I was looking for luke.

I was gonna give him A ride to school.

- he ain't back there?

I don't know. I ain't seen him.

- I'm sure he's Already left.

- I got no idea, boy.

I don't see too much Of him these days.

- he's probably Already left.

I need to get going.

- hey, how is Your old man doing?

- he's okay. Been Really busy with work.

- yeah, work. Working man.

Yeah, me too.

Yeah, it takes a whole Lot of work to maintain

A palace like this.

[laughing]

- yeah. Well, I need To get going.

First day of school and all.

- yeah.

Hey, tell your old man hi, And sorry I missed

Him at the country club.

[laughing]

[coughing]

Hey, tell that boy of Mine get his butt home

Right after school.

He's got a lot of work To do around here.

- yes, sir.

[bell ringing]

- my dad had this 57 chevy.

Painted white and blue. It Looked like a brand new car.

- hey, luke.

Came by your house to give You a ride this morning.

I guess you'd already left.

- yeah.

- so, how was your summer?

- you know, it Was all right.

Kind of hung out And did stuff.

- I mean, we should have Gotten together sometime.

- yeah, yeah, we should Have got together.

I was real busy.

Look, you oughta get going.

You don't want to be late.

- well, I'll see you.

I'll give you a Call sometime.

- yeah. You do that.

- who was that?

- just this guy I Used to hang out with.

- you used to Hang out with him?

- yeah. Years ago, man.

- I've seen That guy before.

Isn't he one of Those bible bangers?

- yeah, he used to Not be like that.

He actually used To be kind of cool.

- that guy cool?

No, I don't buy it. That Guy's never been cool.

I can't stand those guys.

Always preaching, I am Holier than thou art.

That gets old.

- I think he's even A counselor at his

Church or something.

- man, this guy just Keeps getting better.

- he's not so bad, I guess.

- I'm just glad you Didn't end up that way.

- yeah. Me too.

- well, well, what Do we have here?

- hey, ray. You Know christine.

- hi, ray. It's nice To see you again.

- hello. I wasn't expecting To see you here.

- well, I ran into her At the grocery store

And we started chatting.

So I invited her over for Dinner if that's okay.

- that's okay with me.

I gotta warn you about This guy's cooking though.

- hey, hey. None of that.

- I'm a little Concerned now.

- well, maybe you'd like to Go to the kitchen and cook.

- I didn't say that though.

- well, it's okay.

I've got a roast In the oven,

And I think we'll Be all right.

So how was practice?

- I mean it was okay.

My leg's are a Little sore though.

- well, you need to get Them back into shape.

- yeah.

Not only that, I need to Be faster down the lines.

- you know you had that Problem last season.

Honey, he's got the Fastest legs on the court.

Nobody could Catch up to him.

- I don't really know Anything about basketball

But couldn't you find Some really fast guy

And put shorts on him And let him go.

- you really need to know The game and how to shoot

The ball and so forth.

There's a little Bit more to it.

- there's no one out there That's fast that can throw

The ball up at the hoop?

- well, there is one guy, But I don't think we're

Gonna see much Of him this year.

- again? Didn't you try to Talk to him about it?

- not really.

He's just not being Really too receptive

Over anything right now.

- see christine, ray's Friend lukas is one of the

Fastest kids on the team, And they played junior high

Basketball together A long time ago,

And they're great together.

They broke every Record in the book.

- what, he just doesn't Want to play anymore?

- I don't know.

He's just not the Same kid he was.

Just a little different now.

- he was that kid I was Telling you about where

His mom and sister died A few years ago.

- yeah.

- well, yeah, he just Really hasn't been the same.

He's just been different.

I'll tell you what, I'm Gonna get up out of here

And go freshen up and get Showered, cleaned up.

- oh, all right.

You sure you don't want To stay for dinner?

- no. I'll probably just Pick up something

With gary and alan later.

- okay. Well, have fun.

Be careful.

Be home by 11:30.

- it was nice to see You again, christine.

- you too, ray.

Have a good night.

- and be careful!

That's my boy.

He's one of a kind.

- that was really good.

- yeah. It was pretty Good, wasn't it.

- I'm impressed.

- thank you.

- what's for dessert though?

- I think I've got some Apple pie in the oven.

- did you really Make apple pie?

- yes.

- I love that. I'll clean up.

- great.

I still can't believe that I got stuff on my shirt

And had to change.

- that's because you Didn't use your napkin.

- hey, you know what? Since You're doing the dishes,

I'll make the coffee.

- sounds good.

Get to work, buddy.

- what the?

- oh, my god, lukas!

Get in here.

Come on, man.

Christine, I've got Bandages in the bathroom.

Can you go get them please.

Lukas, you're gonna be okay.

We're gonna take care of You, all right buddy?

Lukas, I think we need To call your dad

And get you to the hospital.

- no, mr. Campbell. I'm all right.

Just please don't Call my dad.

- you've got to tell us What happened to you, lukas.

- nothing really.

Just kind of a game.

These guys I know, they Were goofing around.

Maybe went a little too far.

- a little too far?

- calm down.

- look what They did to you!

They beat you Half to death.

- mr. Campbell, Really, I'm okay.

- I'm still gonna call Your father and let him

Know that you're all right.

- all right. All right.

I promise I'll call him Here in a little bit.

Not that he would Care, though.

He probably won't Answer anyways.

He probably passed out.

- you really need to think About reporting these kids,

What they did to You is not a game.

They could have killed you.

- it's not like that.

We were just goofing Around. Honest.

I actually got a few Good shots in as well.

- lukas, you think This is a joke?

You think this is funny?

You call these guys friends?

Really, seriously, next time They're gonna kill you.

- look, I really appreciate You helping me out,

But I need to get going.

Tell ray I said hi, and Sorry about the other day.

- lukas, please, ray Will be home soon.

Can you at least stay Until he gets back.

- no, thanks. I Need to be going.

You're probably right.

My dad's probably Worried about me.

- be careful. Stay away From those guys.

They're nothing but trouble!

- why?

Why would you hang out With guys like that?

What kind of friends Would do that to you?

- I don't know, michael.

- I've got to do Something about it.

- yeah, but he said It was no big deal.

Maybe you need to Just let it go.

- I can't let It go, christine.

He's been like My son for years.

And listen, I don't know What's going on with his

Dad, but I've got to Do something to help.

- yeah, but you don't Know all the details, yet.

- details? What details?

I mean, a group of guys Find a younger guy and take

Advantage of him and he Ends up getting hurt?

I'm not gonna sit around And let that happen.

Something worse Might happen.

- you know what You need to do?

You need to wait until Ray gets home and

Talk to him about it.

- you know, you're right.

Then I can find out who Lukas is hanging out with.

Listen, I'm sorry.

I'm sorry about all this.

- it's all right.

It's a lot of drama, But it's okay.

- morning, ray.

How was the Movie last night?

- it was okay.

- last night you didn't get to Do anything before

The game started, huh.

- yeah, but I like it Better during

The season this way.

- you guys are gonna Have a good year.

Hey listen, I need to talk To you about something.

- is everything okay?

- no, not really.

Lukas came by last night.

- he did?

- yeah.

Who has he been hanging Out with lately?

- duane, benny, a couple Other guys. Why?

- lukas was hurt.

He was hurt really bad.

He apparently was hanging Out with some friends and

They got a little carried Away and they messed him up,

Ray. I mean, really bad.

He wouldn't let me take Him to the hospital.

He wouldn't even Let me call his dad.

- well, his dad's pretty Screwed up right now.

He'd probably come down on Him pretty hard for it.

- you should have Seen him, ray.

He looked really scared.

I mean, we need to do Something about it

Before he gets hurt.

- what do you Want me to do?

- I think we should turn Them in to the police.

I mean, what are These guys like?

- they're tough Guys, you know?

Skip class, that Sort of stuff.

- look, after We turn them in,

I think you should convince Lucas to talk to the

Police and tell Them what happened.

He's gonna need you As a friend right now.

- I'll do whatever I need to do.

Dad, I know I told You I'd talk to lukas,

But don't you think It's time to go

Talk to lukas's dad?

- I think you're right.

I think they're gonna Need us right now.

I think they're gonna Need god's help as well.

I think you just need to Keep them in your prayers.

We'll figure it out.

Hey, let's get dressed.

We've got some Yard work to do.

- I swear to god guys,

I didn't tell them you Guys did anything.

- then why did we get Hauled into jail last night?

And why did my dad kick The snot out of me

When I got home?

- I don't know. Seriously, I don't know.

- who did this to you,

And why did the cops Think it was us?

What did you tell them?

- I don't know, man.

Seriously, don't know.

- then if it wasn't You, then who was it?

- ray? I don't know.

It had to have been ray.

- why would that little Sissy rat us out?

- I don't know. Jealousy?

He was mad 'cause I was Hanging out with you guys

And not him.

Maybe he saw his way to get You guys out of the picture.

- that little punk. Yeah, that makes sense.

He's gonna pay for this.

He's gonna pay, That's for sure.

- look guys, let's Just forget about it.

It's no big deal.

Let's just forget it.

- my dad did a real number On me last night too.

I ain't gonna let that Wimp get away with it.

[knock at door]

- hey, rick. Hey, rick. Hey.

- hey. How's it going, buddy?

- all right. How are you?

- you're looking at it.

You want something?

You want me to Get you a beer?

- no, I'm good. Thanks.

- sure? Tasty.

- no. I'm good, rick. Thank you.

- so what brings you Down to my little

Shack in the woods?

- well, rick, I just wanted To come by and see how

Things were going for you.

- you know me, man. Living the dream.

Living life to the fullest.

Matter of fact, I just Found last week a

Pair of socks that matched.

Oh, man, look around you. Look at this place.

Things haven't been Going too well.

- rick, I didn't Mean anything by it.

I just wanted to come By and check on you.

- you wanted to Check in with me?

Why now of all times?

'cause it's been three years Next week, is that why?

Think I didn't remember?

Is that it?

I may be a drink, But I'm not stupid.

- you're not stupid. I know that.

I'm just saying it's been a While since we've talked.

Our kids haven't Talked either.

- yeah, well, I've been busy.

And as for the kid, I Don't even know what's

Going on with him anymore.

He's just a loser, and you Know I don't even

Keep track of him.

I don't know what He's doing these days.

- why don't you ask him.

- what?

- why don't you ask him What's going on in his life.

The boy needs you.

You're just sitting around Here boozing it up.

You're sitting there Calling him a loser.

- excuse me, you trying To tell me how to

Be a father now?

- no, rick. I'm not Saying that at all.

I'm just saying maybe He's reaching out to you.

For god's sake, he lost His mom and his sister.

- maybe he lost his father, Maybe I died in that

Accident too, mike.

You ever think about that?

How can you sit here all High and mighty and talk

About my life after my Wife and my daughter died?

Yeah, okay, your Wife left you,

And that's-- I'm real Sorry about that,

But she wasn't just ripped Out of your life. Mine was.

- oh my god, rick.

- who do you think you are?

I haven't turned My back on lukas.

I haven't blamed Him for anything.

I never once held him Responsible for the accident.

- haven't you really?

I mean you've deserted him.

Look at yourself.

You're sitting around here Boozing it up all day long.

God, rick!

Come on!

The kid's lost.

You're lost.

You really need to find him.

You need to find yourself.

Gees, man, let Go of the bruise.

Stop drinking.

Find him.

Grab him.

Give him a hug.

Let him know how Much you love him.

He needs you now More than ever.

Would you feel like you Gave him everything

If he died today?

Come on.

- how? How, mike?

What do I do?

What am I supposed to do?

- listen, man, You just do it.

Just tell yourself You're gonna do it.

Listen, I'm here To help you.

I'm your friend.

Listen, there's a lot of Other people that

Want to help too.

Rick, I want you to Come to church with me.

- look, this church Garbage again?

All right, wendy, was on An endless loop of that

All day everyday with The church stuff,

And she would never shut Up about it and look

Where it got her.

- look man, it Worked for her.

Look where she's at.

She's in heaven, rick.

- no, michael. She Is not in heaven.

She's in a box under Six feet of dirt.

That's where Your god put her.

- no. That's where the Accident put her, rick.

God put her next to him.

Her faith put Her next to god.

Listen, man,

I know this is a lot to Take in but humor me.

Humor me buddy.

You've got to ask yourself A couple of questions.

Seriously.

Look at your life, man.

Look where you're at.

Look at the way Things have gone.

Do you think wendy Would have wanted you

And lukas to have that?

Is this the life that She would have

Wanted you to live?

Answer those questions.

But then ask Yourself one more.

Would it be too much for you To believe that there's a

Higher power out there That can help you?

Really?

There is someone that is Really looking out for you,

Rick.

- you know what?

Why should I Believe, michael?

Take a look around, What do you see here?

Failure. That's what I see.

Lost every job I've ever had And lost all my friends,

And failed as a father, And that's all I am is

One big failure.

My son is a mess and It's all my fault.

- but listen, rick, It's not too late

To do something about it.

You've opened Your eyes today.

Now you can see what's Going on in your life.

You can see you've been Blaming god all this time

For the things.

And I think you're starting To realize that it's not his

Fault and it's not yours Either but it is your

Responsibility to do Something about it.

Listen, man, when Rachel left me,

I thought it was the End of the world.

Rick, I thought the church Thing was stupid too

Until she left me.

Listen, man, I looked at My world that she had

Left for me, and it was Way too much to handle.

And I didn't Know what to do.

But those people in that Church, they helped me.

God helped me.

God slowly helped me rebuild My life to be a stronger man.

And I will always be Grateful for that.

And everybody that I laughed At and closed my door on all

Those years, they were the First ones there to help me.

And they could help you Too just like I'm here

Today to help you.

You need it, man.

You really need church.

You really need God in your life.

- I don't know what To do anymore, man.

I just feel so empty inside.

I feel like I'm dying.

Booze used to help but It doesn't anymore.

I want you to help.

I want your help, mike. Please help me.

- listen man you can lose That feeling right now.

You can get rid Of that feeling.

Seriously, here And now rick,

All you have to do is Ask god for help.

Just ask for acceptance Of jesus right now.

Ask him to be in your life.

- okay, I'm ready.

- okay. Father, we thank You for welcoming rick

Into your family.

Protect him and Give him strength.

Jesus, continue to show Yourself to him and through

Him as your servant.

Give him the strength to Fight the devil away

When he approaches.

Continue to give him peace Through his troubled times.

And clear his heart and his Mind of these troubles so he

Can see you more clearly, And I know that is done now.

In the name of jesus, amen.

- all right, Ladies, line it up.

All right, give me ten Laps and hit the showers.

Ray, hang with Me for a second.

- yeah coach?

- I know I don't have to Tell you how important this

Season is this year.

We were this close to the State championship last year.

I could almost taste it.

- yeah, we had a Pretty good year.

- good? Good?

It was a great Year last year.

No one even expected us To make it out

Of the district playoffs.

But you know what?

It's because of you We made it as far

As we did last year.

- I don't know.

I think we had a Pretty good team too.

- we did have a good Team but you know what?

It's because of you we Made it as far as we did.

These guys will follow you Anywhere you want to take

Them. You want to lead Them to state?

These guys are with You all the way.

Now you're a natural Born leader, son.

That's why I've got To ask you a question.

Now gary benjamin was our All district forward last year.

But he graduated.

Now these young guys, they Can fill his shoes sometime

Down the line but this year We need something that's

Gonna send us over the top.

Now your friend, The real quick kid.

What's his name?

- lukas?

- yeah, that's it.

He was a heck of a forward In the city league a couple

Of years ago, wasn't he.

- best in the city. He would have played

J.V. With me too but He broke his leg.

- I remember that. I remember that.

If we could get him out Here that may be

Just what we need.

- I don't know.

I've been trying to get him Out here and stuff but

We're just really not the Best of friends anymore so.

- yeah. Well, let me tell You a little something

About friendship. Real Friends are never gone.

The thing is, it may just Be you pushing a little bit

Farther just to pull Him back into

The fold this year.

Basketball, this team, May really be able

To turn him around.

Look at you, kid.

What do you say, Give it another shot?

Ask him again?

- yeah.

I mean, I'll try again.

- all right. That a boy!

Hit the showers.

[bell ringing]

- ray. You scared me.

What are you doing here?

- I thought we could Walk home together, man.

My car's in the shop.

- I don't think that's Such a good idea.

- come on luke.

Just like for Old times sake.

Let's just walk for a while.

- all right.

I gotta see mr. Afton real quick.

Meet me out back by the Field, and we'll

Go from there.

- all right, cool.

- hey. I heard about what Happened with your

Friends the other day.

- yeah, I don't want To talk about it, man.

- yeah, sure. No problem.

Hey, coach said something About you coming out and

Playing again.

You know, I know our first Game is on friday,

But I think you could be Ready by next week.

Think about it.

Torino and campbell out There on the court again.

Be one for the Record books, man.

- no, basketball ain't My game anymore, ray?

- come on, luke, you Used to love playing.

And this time we, we get to Do it in front of

Thousands of people.

It may even give you Something to do.

- what's that Supposed to mean?

Oh, I get it.

You mean something to get Me away from my friends?

- luke, you can hang out With whoever you want.

I was just hoping that we Could be friends again.

Kind of like we used to be.

- like we used to be.

You keep saying Stuff like that.

We ain't those same Kids anymore, ray.

Things are different.

Those times are long Gone, long gone.

You went onto become the Smart jock that the whole

Town loves because you're Going to take us to state.

That ain't me, man.

I'm a loser.

I got nothing going for me.

My grades are terrible.

I drink. I smoke.

I am my dad, man.

I turned out to be Everything he was.

- you don't have to be.

- you think basketball Is my future?

You think I have a future?

- yeah, you could If you tried.

It isn't about Basketball, luke.

It's about you and me and The kind of friends

That we used to be.

Yeah, we're a little older, And a little different,

But not as much as You think we are.

- you don't know Anything about me, ray.

Look, because friends is What we used to be,

I gotta tell you something.

- what?

- just be careful Out there, man.

- like on the court?

- yeah, just in general.

Just be careful.

- good, good, You're finally home.

- hello.

Yeah, sorry I'm late, I Kind of got hung

Talking to lucas.

- that's all right, That's all right.

I want you to meet Mr. Gary morris.

He's with the athletic Department of boston

College.

He's here to talk to you.

- hey, it's great to Finally get

To meet you, ray.

- nice to meet you.

- can we sit Down for a minute?

- yeah, sure.

- ray, there's something That I have to say to you.

We've been looking at You since last year.

And by the way, that was a Terrific season you had.

- well, thank you, sir.

But if you don't mind me Asking what's

All of this about?

- well, all of us at boston College feel like you could

Have a very bright Future with us.

- yeah, mr. Morris thinks That he can get you a full

Basketball scholarship at b. C.

- that's right, ray, and I can tell you this much.

If you come to boston College, you're

Going to play.

I can't guarantee anything.

Okay, here's the fact.

We're losing three starters To graduation, and with your

Grades and your god given Ability, I can't help but

Feel that you would be Walking into a perfect

Situation with us.

- I don't know, mr. Morris.

I mean, boston?

It's an awful long way away, And I don't know if I can be

That far away from my dad.

- don't be ridiculous, ray.

This is a great Opportunity for you.

I mean, you could be Starting in an

National program.

- and it's not only that But boston college is one of

The top academic Institutions in the country.

I main, you would be Expected to keep up on your

Studies and hopefully Eventually graduate, and

Your dad tells me that You're interested in medicine.

Okay, boston college is one Of the top medical

Programs in the country.

Ray, I think this Is a perfect fit.

- really, mr. Morris, this Is an amazing opportunity,

And I definitely will give It some serious thought.

But please understand.

I just can't give you An answer right now.

I'm going to have to Discuss it with my dad.

- hey, that's absolutely Not a problem.

I gotta get going anyway.

I will see you at Your game on friday.

Hey, please, give This some thought.

I feel like this is a Special situation

For all of us.

- well, we definitely will, Mr. Morris, and thank

You for coming by.

And we will see You on friday.

- thank you.

- hey, it's my Pleasure, ray.

- so what do You think, man?

Boston college?

Man, my boy.

Now starting point guard For the boston eagles,

Ray campbell.

- knock it off, dad.

That's a long way Away from here.

- oh, come on, ray.

I mean, you don't get an Opportunity like this.

And to be honest with you, I Can't afford to put you in a

College like this.

It's time for you to get out And do something

With your life.

Don't be stuck here like me.

- dad, it's just been the Two of us since mom left,

And I don't want To leave you, too.

- I appreciate that, I Really do, but it's time for

You to live your life.

Listen, when your mom left, I held you close to me

Because you were all that I Had, and I'm just proud of

Watching you become The man that you are.

And it's time for you to Do things on your own.

Don't be scared To do things.

And listen, don't Worry about me.

I'll be fine, okay?

Listen, ray, you Deserve this.

You did this for yourself.

You need to get Out and take it.

- well, you know what?

Let's just get through south First, and then we can talk

About my future.

- agreed.

- I love you, dad.

- I love you, too.

How about some dinner?

- take out? - let's go.

- the final score: and ray Clutch campbell, another

Stellar performance This evening.

The big guy had 36 points, 11 rebounds and 8 assists.

This guy is the real deal.

That's going to do it for Our game of the week.

Reporting for w. C. H. P., I'm Doug heffner signing off.

- you remember mr. Morris From boston college, right?

- hi, mr. Morris, How are you doing?

- he was here for The whole game,

He saw everything you did.

- that was a Great game, ray.

You really showed me what You're capable

Of doing tonight.

- yeah. Well, it wasn't just me.

My team did really well.

My defense was Outstanding tonight.

- hey, it's not the time For modesty, ray,

It's a time for honesty.

You were amazing, and I've Got a confession to make.

I've taken the opportunity To look over your grades and

Records, and it you're Willing to sign a letter of

Intent, then boston college Is willing to offer

You a full scholarship.

How does that sound?

- full scholarship, really?

- really, ray.

I mean, I think you're going To fit in great up there.

You've got the brains, and You've got the

Talent on the court.

I think it's going To work out great.

And by the way, I'm still Wait for the answer.

- so what do you say?

- yeah, of course!

Thank you for The opportunity,

I won't let you down!

- I know you won't, ray.

We're all excited that You'll be coming up to

Boston to help us win A few basketball games.

- this is great.

I tell you what, let me take Everybody out for a big

Steak dinner, my treat. Gary, you in?

- hey, I will never turn down an Invitation like that. I'm in.

- of course. We going to tony's? - absolutely.

- all right, well, I need To go get changed up and

Cleaned, and I'll Meet you guys there.

- okay, well, hey, hurry Up, kid, because we got a

Lot of celebrating To do tonight.

Plus, I know you want to get Done so you can go hang

Out with your friends.

Hey, I'm going to call Christine and have

Her meet, there, okay?

- read my mind...

- hey, I'll see you Over there.

- all right, later, guys.

- so campbell, what Was that all about?

- what was what about?

- oh, come on, ray.

Who are you and your dad Talk to go out there.

- just some guy My dad knows.

- come on, campbell.

We all know what's going on.

Is that the guy From boston college?

- what guy? - knock it off, ray, is it?

- yeah. - and, what did he say?

- I got it. - you got it?

- I got it, man, full ride Scholarship whole enchilada.

- are you kidding me?

- no, man, I'm going out to Dinner with my dad tonight

To sign a letter of intent.

- oh, man, that's awesome. Congrats, buddy.

- campbell, somebody's Out there looking for you.

- is it another reporter? - no.

- probably another talent Scout for your royal heiness.

- so yeah, there's No one out there.

- well, he was just there, He must have taken off.

- did you know who it was?

- no, it was some weird Looking kid, white as a ghost.

Must have been one Of those goth kids.

[thunder]

- are you hurt, huh?

Not so tough are You, now, huh?

Not so tough without your Daddy to go to the

Cops with you.

You should have Known better.

You should have known better Than to mess with us.

Now you're going to know What it's like to get the

Crap kicked out of you For no good reason.

Give me the pipe.

Give my the pipe!

I got my tail kicked by my Dad when I got

Thrown in jail!

Now it's your turn!

- duane, what'd you --

- I didn't mean to!

You saw him, he moved.

Let's get out of here!

[sirens]

- please, somebody help me! Please, please!

- how can I help you?

- yes, I'm Looking for my son.

He was just brought in in an Ambulance a little bit ago.

His name is ray campbell.

- okay, yes, mr. Campbell, He was taken

Straight up to surgery.

- is he all right, What's going on? What happened?

- well, let me go try to Find out and see if I

Can get some more Information for us.

- okay, yes, thank you.

Find my son, please!

- yes, he is Still in surgery.

They don't know how much Longer he'll be in surgery.

The doctor will come down as Soon as possible to

Give you some more information.

Try and have a Seat, try and relax.

And as soon as we Know something,

We'll let you know.

- come on, let's Go have a seat.

You need to relax.

- okay.

- I just want to Know what's going on.

I just want to Know what happened.

- I know and I'm sure we're Going to find out real

Soon what's going on.

I'm sure of it.

- christine, I can't Lose him, not him, too.

He's all I've got.

I don't want to lose him.

- you're not going to Lose anything, michael.

He's going to get through This, whatever it is.

- mr. Campbell? - yes, doctor, how is he?

- mr. Campbell, I'm dr. Gaither.

I was the attending when I saw your son in the e. R.

You know, he sustained a lot Of bleeding and we had to

Control him and Stabilize him.

He went to the Surgery right away.

He was unconscious When he came to our e. R.

- do you know What happened?

What's going on?

- well, we don't Know quite yet.

As far as we know, there May have been an assault.

He sustained multiple Fractures to his legs.

Aside from that, he also has Multiple fractures

To his vertebra, lower Back, and ribs.

Now what's concerning me Is that there was massive

Trauma to his head, and it Was a lead pipe that they

Found at the scene, and this May have been what they

Used to hit him with.

And you know, like I Said, he was unconscious.

There was a lot of blood.

- oh, man.

- he's going to be in Surgery for quite a while.

- not my son.

I mean, doctor, you've Got to do what you can.

He's just a little Boy, he's my son.

You've got to do Something to help him!

- he's in good hands, okay?

The surgeons are going to Do the best that they can.

He's in good hands.

As soon as I get More information,

I'll let you know.

I'll let both of you know.

- thank you, doctor.

- okay. - thank you.

- god, why would Somebody do this to him?

He's a good kid, he Doesn't have any enemies.

It just doesn't make sense.

- I wish I had all the Right words to say to make

Everything better.

- christine, we just --we just need to pray.

We just need to pray like We've never prayed before.

- okay. Lord, we can sit here All night and we can ask why?

That would do us no good.

Everything that happens is Part of your plan,

And we know that.

Please, lord, put a hedge of Protection around ray and

Watch over him.

Heal him and bring him Back to us so that he can

Continue to be a Witness for you.

He is your servant, and we Know that you can protect

Him and that you will hold Him by your side until you

See him for him to Come back to us.

We beg for your mercy On us and on ray.

We beg for your Compassionate hands to fall

On him and heal him.

We ask this of you, lord.

In your precious Name we pray, amen.

- amen.

- hey, bud. - doctor?

- no, it's me.

- rick, what are You doing here?

- how's he doing?

- I don't know anything.

He's been in Surgery all night.

The doctor's been down a Couple of times, but they

Don't tell you anything.

I don't know anything, rick.

It's driving me crazy.

- look, we need to talk.

- all right. What's going on?

- just here.

Take this coffee and let's Get out here

Away from these people.

- all right.

- wait and see I guess.

That's all the Doctor can tell you.

- so what's going on, rick?

- well, look, mike, I don't Know quite how

To tell you this.

As a matter of fact, I Debated all morning whether

Or not I should come down Here and say anything, but

Ultimately I figured it Was the right thing to do.

Um, I know what Happened last night.

- what do you mean?

- ray was the last one out Of the locker room, and he

Was in the parking lot by Himself, and he

Never even saw it coming.

They caught him Completely by surprise.

He was hit by a car.

They must have really laid Into him because he never

Saw it coming, and he Couldn't get up

And defend himself.

- who's they?

- they got out of the car, They beat him, kicked him,

Hit him with a lead pipe.

I don't think they Meant to kill him.

I think they just --

- wait a minute, rick, how do You know all of this?

How do you know?

- luke told me about it.

He was in the car with those Boys that beat up ray.

He wasn't part of the plan.

He didn't even know they Were going to beat him.

He thought they were Just going to scare him.

- who's they?

- those kids that you Reported for beating up luke.

He told them that ray must Have been the one that

Reported them to the cops, So they went after ray.

- those kids did That to my son?

Why didn't lucas press Charges against them when

They did it to him?

- well, luke wasn't --okay, It wasn't them

That beat up luke.

I did. I was the one. I hit luke.

I didn't even know that he Had told you about that, but

--I was drunk and angry And out of control.

And it was before you came And helped me, so you were

Right about everything.

I didn't know my own son.

I didn't know who he Was hanging out with.

- well, look where My son is now, rick.

Look where he's at!

- I know, you were right, And if it means anything,

Luke went to the police and Reported everything,

And they will be going To jail this time.

You were right, you were Right about everything.

- I've got to go Check on my son, rick.

[phone rings]

- I can't believe he Still has this thing.

I gave this to him when he Came home from the hospital.

I thought it would Be long gone by now.

I get he's been hiding It all these years.

I'm just getting some things Together for the hospital.

The doctor said to bring Some things over to comfort

Him for when he wakes up.

- can I talk to You about something?

- sure.

- that was the cops on the Phone, and they're

Going to prosecute those Guys as adults.

With lucas' statement and The testimony,

They're going to be locked Away for a long time.

- poor lucas.

In a way, I kind of Blame myself for the

Way he turned out.

He was kind of Like a son to me.

I mean, ever since his mom And sister died, I wanted to

Be there for him, but I knew That he needed to

Be with his father.

But if I knew what was going On with rick, maybe I could

Have done something more.

Extend a hand more.

- you couldn't have Known that, michael.

It wasn't your Responsibility, his actions.

If anything, maybe lucas can Learn something from this,

And maybe he can go away And turn his life

Around for the better.

- yeah, but why did This have to happen?

We were doing so well.

He was just getting Over his mom leaving.

He got a scholarship to B. C. College.

He was supposed to get Out and live his life.

Why, why him?

- everything he is Is because of you.

You made him the kid That everybody loves.

You made him the kid that's Smart enough and

Dedicated enough to get That scholarship.

It's because of you that he Has the confidence and the

Love that he needs to allow Him to get

Over his mother leaving.

That's you, that was Because of you and god.

Just remember that.

God let's everything happen For a reason, michael.

- christine, I love you.

- I love you, too.

♪ pulling up here took me back...

♪ 12 years ago on new year's eve...

♪ lying there on his back...

♪ looking down, I saw me...

♪ life moves way too fast...

♪ when you're only 18...

- that is going to do it For our game of the week.

W. C. H. P. Tv and I tell you what.

East ridge has now lost 8 straight games, they

Continue to struggle without Their star ray campbell.

He is still recovering after That terrible assault, still

In the hospital.

We hope he gets better soon Because they can definitely

Use him. For w. C. H. P.,

I'm doug heffner.

- mr. Campbell thank You for coming today.

I now this has been Very rough for you.

- well, dr. Gaither, I Really appreciate everything

That you've done for Ray and everyone else.

- mr. Campbell --

- please, just call me Michael.

- michael, michael, I've Been up front with you from

The beginning, and I'm not Going to beat

Around the bush.

Ray's condition has Deterioriated, and his

Brain waves have decreased Considerably as the

Days go on.

And he's not coming back.

- why are you Telling me this?

- mike, he's brain dead.

I mean, his organs Are terrific.

The rest of his Organs are okay.

I know he can touch a lot of People's lives, you know?

If you're willing to sign a Waiver for us to

Do organ donations.

- so there's no chance he Can come out of this at all?

- michael, it's going To take a miracle.

- well, dr. Gaither, do You believe in miracles?

- I beg your pardon?

- do you believe In miracles?

- I haven't really Thought of it.

I've been in practice for Quite a long while, and I

Must say I have seen some Cases where I couldn't

Explain things.

I couldn't explain Why things happened.

- you know, I Believe in miracles.

I believe, I really do.

I believe that what is Happening to ray is going to

Help other people and their Miracles, other people that

Have given up hope and Looking for a miracle or

A heart transplant Of some sort.

Maybe this will give Them their miracle,

And they will survive.

And then maybe they'll be Able to find a cure for

Cancer or world hunger.

I don't know, this world Needs things like that so

Things like this doesn't Happen to anybody else.

And I know my ray.

He would want to help as Many people as he could, and

If dying is going to help Other people in their

Miracles, then that's What we have to do.

I'll sign the waiver.

God bless you, ray.

God bless you.

[screaming]

- why? Why?

[heart monitor beeping]

- michael?

- well, as good as can be Expected considering...

Well, can we talk Outside for a minute?

- yeah. - all right.

- first, christine, I just Want to thank you for being

Here through all of this.

I don't know what I would Have done without you here.

- michael, I love you, and This is breaking my heart.

- christine, I've done a Lot of thinking about this,

And I know it's the Right thing to do.

I knew what dr. Gaither was Going to tell me before he

Asked to see me.

I knew what was Going to happen.

Last night when I was Praying, I heard ray's voice

In my prayer.

It was so clear. It Was like he was there.

I even had to look around Just to see if he was.

And amazingly Enough, he was there.

Christine, I really wish you Would have known him better,

I mean really knew him.

He's such an amazing kid, So strong, so confident.

He was my world.

He had so many friends.

After rachel left, I didn't Know how I was going to go

On, but god saw Me through it.

He saw me through it all.

He made me realize how Important ray was to me.

After she left, I knew I Had to be more than

Just his father.

I had to be his friend, I Had to be his mother,

I had to be his Spiritual guide.

A father shouldn't have to Bury his son, but you know

In a big way, I envy him Because he gets to go home.

That's what he Told me, christine.

He told me to stop holding On so tight and

Just let him go.

He was just standing there Smiling at me so happy.

Christine, he was so happy.

And he looked so Amazing, so incredible.

He looked like the son that I had when he was born that

God had given me, not like The poor beat up child

That's in the bed right now.

He looked so amazing.

He looked at me, he knelt Down and looked at me,

He smiled and he Said, thank you,

Thank you for loving me.

Thank you for Praying for me.

Thank you for Showing me god.

And he knelt down next to Me, even a bigger smile this

Time, and he asked Me to let him go.

And I looked at him, and I Told him I would

Promise to let him go.

And so I did. I let him go.

He gets to go Home, christine.

And as much as I don't want To do this, I know it's the

Right thing to do.

I know god's going to Help me through this.

He's going to help me get Out of bed every day.

God's going to help me Through my life, I

Know he will.

And I know that ray's going To be standing there next to

Him smiling down at me.

And I know that when my time Is up down here,

I'll get to see him again.

And I will get to tell him How proud I am of him, and

That's going to Be a great day.

It would be a great day.

Here comes the doctor.

I guess it's time.

[heart monitor beeping]

- mr. Campbell, we're going To get things started now.

- mr. Campbell? Mr. Campbell...

- mike, lucas didn't want To be here until today.

He couldn't bring himself To be here until today.

I want you to know that I Didn't force

Him to come here.

It's his decision.

- lucas, I appreciate you Coming, and I'm glad you're

Here because it just shows What kind of man that you're

Becoming and there's Something that I

Want to say to you.

Lucas, I forgive you, and Not only that, god forgives

You, too, okay?

And I mean, you need to find It in yourself to

Forgive yourself, as well.

- I don't think I can, sir.

I can't forget him.

I can't forget what I was a part of.

- lucas, you don't Have to forget.

You and ray were best Friends, and you had so many

Great memories together, Memories that will live

On for a long time.

But now there's just one Thing, one thing

Else that you need to do.

You need to say goodbye.

You need to say Goodbye to ray.

- I don't think I can, sir.

- you can, buddy. I believe in you.

When your mom and sister Died, I didn't want to say

Goodbye because I thought That would make it real, and

I didn't want it to be real.

But I made so many mistakes, Turned away from everything

And everybody that was Important to me, family and

Friends and the church.

And most of all I turned Away from you,

Buddy, and I'm sorry.

But I promise you, I'm never Going to leave you alone

Like that again.

But you have to do this.

Luke, you have to say Goodbye because you'll

Regret it for the rest of Your life if you don't.

I know you can do it, pal.

I love you. Well.

- ray, I don't know Where to start, ray.

You were my best friend.

For a long time, you Were my only friend.

I didn't mean for any of This to happen,

Ray, none of it.

I love you, man.

You're my brother.

Not just my best Friend, but my brother.

And I know where You're going, ray.

I know you're Going to heaven.

I want to go There, too, ray.

I want to go where You're going.

I want what you Had in your heart.

That's what I want.

You tried so hard over the Years to give it to me.

I just didn't listen.

I'm listening now.

I'm listening now.

And I know what I want.

I want jesus.

I want the peace that You've always had.

I want to know that you Forgive me for all of this.

I want you to know how Sorry I am for everything.

I would give anything for It to be me in this bed.

I know I can't change Any of that, ray.

I know, but I also know that I'm never going to

Let your memory die.

The things that you stood For, the man that you are,

I'm going to make sure that People see those things in

Me until the day I die.

I will see you again, ray.

I'm going to go Where you're going.

Whatever it takes to Get there, I'll do it.

Just show me what to do.

- we can do it right Now if you want to.

We can do it right now.

- yeah, sir, I do.

- all you have to do is Pray, lucas, just pray.

Just pray with me and say Jesus, I ask you to forgive

Me of my sins.

I ask you into my heart.

- jesus, please Forgive me for my sins.

Please come into my heart.

- I accept you as My lord and savior.

I believe you, jesus.

I believe in you and that You suffered and died

On the cross for me.

- I accept you as My lord and savior.

I believe in you, jesus.

I believe that you suffered And died on the

Cross for me.

- I ask you for your Love and compassion.

I ask you for your Forgiveness, and I ask you

To live inside of me and use Me as your vessel so that

Others may see Your love in me.

- I ask you for your Love and compassion.

I ask you for your Forgiveness and I ask you to

Live inside of me and use Me as your vessel so that

Others may see Your love in me.

- with all of this in Jesus' name, we pray. Amen.

[flat line heart monitor]

- he hung on long enough, Lucas, to see you be saved.

And I know he saw it, And I know he heard it.

It was just enough For him to let go.

♪ I just want to breathe again...

♪ I just want to see the end...

♪ tired of all this letting go...

♪ give me something I can hold...

♪ I just want to breathe again...

♪ I just want to see the end...

♪ tired of all this letting go...

♪ give me something I can hold...

- first of all, I'd like to Thank all of you for

Coming out this morning.

It's a real testimony to the Amount of people that ray

Had touched and affected In his short life.

Ray was my son, my Family, my best friend.

But now he's gone, but he Will always be my son, my

Family and my best friend.

We ask ourselves how do We go on with our lives?

And the answer is simple...

We just have to Keep breathing.

We just have to keep Breathing knowing that our

Lives have to go on.

And the example that he set, The way that he made us

Laugh, the way that he Touched every one our lives,

Each one of us differently.

Those things will Live forever.

And each one of us are Better for having ray

Affect and touch our lives.

I love you, son.

I love you very much.

- hey, ray. They said we might Get snow tonight.

It might be the last one, Which is fine with me.

I'm ready for spring.

Work's picking Up a little bit.

I'm putting in a lot of Hours, which I don't mind

Because I like to stay busy.

The house has been Pretty empty and quiet.

I don't know.

It just hasn't been the Same the past four months.

I mean, you Already know that.

And the team's not Doing so well, either.

They lost the first Round of the finals.

But I guess they Couldn't bounce back

After what happened.

Lucas and rick are Doing a lot better.

They're not out of The woods yet,

But they're making progress.

As a matter of fact, they Just got baptized last

Weekend, and they Joined the church.

So lucas is even Talking about college.

It would be a community College of course to stay in

Town, but it's a start.

You really made a Difference in their lives.

Listen, ray, there's Something that I

Want to tell you.

I was with christine the Other night, and well, I

Asked her to marry me, and She said yes, she said yes.

And ray, I don't want you To think that I asked her

Because I'm lonely and You're not around anymore,

It's not that at all.

I remember what you said, And it got me thinking.

I will never forget your Mother, I never will.

But I love christine.

What she went through with Me, she is amazing,

And I love her.

And ray, I miss you, ray, And I love you so much.

I miss you every day.

And I don't want you To worry about me.

I'll be okay.

I know you're happy Where you're at,

And I cannot wait to see you.

I cannot wait.

Don't worry about me, Ray, I'll be fine.

My life has to go on.

I love you, and I'll see You soon.

[music]