Charlie St. Cloud Page #2

our Lord,

Most merciful Father

who has been pleased

to take unto thyself

the soul of this thy servant,

grant to us, who are

still in our pilgrimage

and who walk as

yet by faith.,.

Charlie.

in glory everlasting,...

through Jesus Christ,

our Lord.

Amen.

Charlie?

lf you want to drop

the glove in now?

l can't.

Charlie.

l'm sory. l've got to go.

Don't.

You're late.

l thought we had a deal.

We do.

We do have a deal.

We meet here evey day

at sunset cannons.

promise?

l promise.

l promise.

Good morning,

Quincy. This is meteorologist

Banner Gwynne.

Now, for all you

sallors out there,

we have green flag wind

conditions this afternoon,

so today is the day to

get out on the water.

You all right, boss man?

Right. So them

geese are back,

and they've done nasty things

to my grass again.

And they've crapped

over every headstone

in the whole place.

That one's the leader, Him.

Hmm, Do the best

you can with the grass.

Yeah, well, the best

l can do is to shoot

the buggers, Charlie.

You want to run

around Seaside with

a rifle, Alistair?

What about

a high-powered crossbow?

You remember

Mr. Cosimono?

We put him in

over Peach Tree Hill

about a month ago?

Yeah, the dead guy,

Yeah.

He's coming up.

Why?

Because the police suspect

his wife may be responsible

for his untimely demise.

You're joking.

l shouldn't laugh.

It's not funny,

Oh! Speaking of

untimely demise,

it's me and Cindy's

anniversary tomorrow night.

We're going to Maddie's.

Want to come?

Yeah, l'Il try.

Will you actually

ty, though?

'Cause last time

you said you'd try,

you didn't really try,

did you, Charlie?

You just ended

up staying here.

And this time,

Cindy has arranged

a little friend to meet you.

Are you even listening?

No, of course you're not.

You got that glitch

in the sprinkler system

fixed, didn't you?

That would be a no.

But it's not my

fault this time!

Don't look at me like that.

It's actually not my fault.

l called the sprinkler guy,

and he said he couldn't

come till next week.

So l was like,

''All right, cool.

Come next week,''

But more important,

all right,

listen to me about this.

Cindy's got this

mate over staying,

and she is a waitress

at the Red Dog lnn.

Charlie? The Red Dog Inn.

You know about the

Red Dog Inn, don't you?

Mmm-hmm.

AIl right. Okay.

So we've been

telling her about you,

and she really wants

to meet you, all right?

Hey!

Who's got the green thumb?

What?

The garden around

my father's grave

needs to be

completely replanted.

And?

And maybe you could do it!

Any flower preferences?

Yeah, living.

l prefer living flowers.

Good, l'll get right on that.

Yeah, that'll be great,

getting flowers.

Sorry. Thank you.

Bye!

Anyway,

so she's a little

bit naughty,

a little bit saucy,

a little bit promiscuous.

Mmm?

The waitress, Charlie!

Please keep up, mate.

Red Dog Inn.

Hey! Hey!

Hey, buddy.

Hey, can you read signs?

No rubbingl

lf l was going

to rub one out,

l wouldn't do it in

a graveyard, St. Cloud.

People are always

tracing these headstones.

Lieutenant Sullivan.

Sir!

At ease.

You haven't changed,

St. Cloud,

How's your mom?

She moved to Portland.

Hey, were you here

when they brought Green in?

Drove over a land mine.

He was a real mess,

Not by the time l saw him.

Everybody looks great after.

l'm glad to hear

there are some perks.

Hey, what's with this stuff

all over the stone?

lt's the geese, man.

There's something

corrosive in their sh*t.

Don't worry, l'm on it.

Thanks.

l wish l was there

with you guys,

l'm glad you weren't,

Charlie,

Yeah. l'm glad you weren't.

You don't have

to go right away.

Got to face it sometime.

AIl right.

l'Il say hi to

Sammy for you.

He's not there.

l don't get it.

He's totally cute.

Puppies are cute.

He's weird.

He's misunderstood.

He works in a graveyard!

Yeah, wounded.

Hey.

Hi.

You're funny.

$97.50.

So, maybe you want to

take me out on your

boat sometime, Charlie?

Yeah. Yeah, sure.

l love sailing.

Cool.

Well, maybe

l can take you

out sometime, too.

yeah!

Enjoy your toy plane,

Charlie,

lt's not for me.

lt's for the geese.

So, what do you

wear on a sailing date?

l wouldn't put too

much thought into it,

seeing as he

hasn't been sailing

in five years.

So, what's new in Quincy?

Not much.

Man, you got it!

Great, let's go

hit the lake,

No. Not till

after practice.

Back up, back up.

Get out of here.

Please? Can we just go now?

What's our deal, Sam?

We practice evey

day at sunset cannons,

come rain or shine,

come hell or high water.

Yeah, that's the deal.

Let's go. Grounders.

Nice.

What's wrong?

Nothing,

Remember, two hands.

Don't sit back

like that. Charge.

Something bad.

l didn't want to tell you.

Sox lost a home-and-home

to the Yankees.

l'm kidding, dork.

l saw Sully today.

Did he say anything?

About leaving?

You know Sully.

l think he was good with it.

I think he really

missed Green.

l think l'd miss you.

A little bit, Maybe.

But you don't have to.

Because we got

this thing wired,

Yeah.

AIl right, you ready?

Here they come.

lt's about to get bloody.

lncoming!

Whoa! Retreat!

Excuse me.

You all right? l'm sorry.

Oh, my Lord,

Charlie St, Cloud.

Yeah.

I brought you

back from the dead.

Does that ring a bell?

You're the paramedic.

l'm the paramedic.

Florio Ferrente.

It's so good to see you.

You want to grab

a cup of coffee?

Catch up?

l can't, man.

l've got to get back to work.

l'm sory.

You can't have

a cup of coffee?

So, what.,.

What have you been up to

the past five years?

Are you in love?

You married?

No. It hasn't happened yet.

No?

You're sick.

Yeah. l got the big C.

l'm sorry.

Nah, don't be.

l have no regrets.

l lived a full life.

ls that really

a consolation?

That's the only one

there is, Charlie.

Plus, l got to

witness a miracle.

How many people can

say that to Saint Peter

when they reach

the pearly gates? Huh?

You were a

complete flatline.

Nothing.

And then.,.

You must think about why.

Why what?

Why you?

Why did you get

a second chance?

God just doesn't show off.

There's got to be a reason

God gave you a second chance.

Well, if there is one,

l haven't figured it out yet.

Yeah, well.,.

l don't think it's

gonna come to you

working in a graveyard.

You're a young man.

You should be

out in the world

living your life,

Don't squander this gift

you've been given.

One of Quincy's own,

she will seek to become

the youngest skipper ever

to compete in the grueling

VELUX 5 Oceans

race around the world.

Eveybody's excited,

This is a first for the town.

So, one of you

tie the main down.

And l need

the cockpit tidied up.

She was fully at whole speed

going downwind,

handled super light,

No, whether l win

this race or not,

let's hope that l do,

right, Tink?

l mean, Coach?

No, but whether

l win it or not,

it will not be because

l didn't have a great boat.

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