Dial a Prayer Page #3

Oh, blah, blah, blah, blah,

blah. Jeff, look at me.

Go for it, dude,

be her shepherd.

It's like Zeta-Jones

and Douglas.

If he hadn't gone for her

Billy Bob-style...

he wouldn't be married

to that New Zealand hottie.

Oh!

Isn't she Welsh?

Georgia!

Aren't they divorced?

I'm telling you, that Serena,

she may be tiny, but she

is mighty.

Well, set her up, set her up.

Pop the ball! Pop it!

Listen to me, quit stalling

and go for it.

If anyone can save that soul,

it's you. Now, go!

What's up, playa?

You good, you good?

Okay.

Not a lot of air in here, huh?

No, none.

You're looking good out there,

it's so good!

If I knew jerseys were optional

I would have wore my bikini,

too.

Not really.

I'm sorry about earlier.

I respect your right to serve

however you wish.

Okay, come on, girl.

Okay, um, thank you.

Serve... I wasn't even

planning that.

Good one.

Yeah.

So, I know you got a lot

going on in there...

that I don't really

know about...

but the thing is...

I just think maybe I can help

you find your way back.

My way back?

Yeah.

Is that what this is all about?

Only a softened heart

can accept God's forgiveness.

A softened heart...

Look, I...

I don't need your help.

I don't need your help,

or Bill's help...

or any of you... people.

Okay? I'm fine.

Totally fine.

All right, Cora, you're up!

Sh*t.

There you are!

So you guys want

to get out of here?

Yeah.

Yeah.

I know a little after hours

party we can get in.

Oh, yeah?

You want to join, too,

pretty?

Huh? Come on.

Yeah, let's do this.

Oh, yay!

Let's go!

Oh, f***.

Cora!

Do it! Yeah!

Thank you for calling

Dial-a-Prayer...

the direct line of

communication between you

and our Lord God in Heaven.

We are honored to serve him

and pray for you.

You have reached us

during off-hours.

Please call us again

between 8:
00 AM and 4:00 PM.

Or if you like, press 1

and wait for the beep.

Thank God, Cora,

I have been so worried.

I just need to change my

clothes, Mom.

Can you imagine for one second

what must have been going

through my head?

Leave me alone!

Cora!

And I certainly couldn't call

the police, could I?

Your father pulled a lot

of strings to get you out

of that nightmare!

What you did!

That horrible group!

The trial!

Do not make a mess of this!

You made a mess out of this!

Me?

We did everything that we

possibly could to help you!

We... Mom? He's not here!

He's not here!

And he's not gonna be back

for Thanksgiving.

He'll probably give some

lame excuse and then he's

gonna leave us! Again!

No, he is on a trial,

he is on a deadline!

But if he were here...

if he were here...

But, Mom, when are you

gonna wake the f*** up?

Now, I'm sorry, if you'll

excuse

me, I have to go enlighten

people.

Everyone deserves a second

chance, right, Mom?

Even sacrilegious scum like me?

Look, she's moving.

Oh, my god!

Praise Jesus.

Oh, wow.

That was amazing.

I'm so sorry.

It's okay.

I'm okay.

It's all okay.

Are you all right?

You want me to call someone?

No.

Why don't you stay here

a minute?

I'm gonna be late for work.

I can do this.

I can do this.

You sure you're gonna

be all right?

Yeah... thank you.

Cora! Early riser, as in early

and awake, you get me?

We've had calls lined up

since we opened.

Your faith...

that's what's important.

Hold on to your faith

and just...

Push through,

through the power of prayer.

Yes!

New verbiage we're looking

to incorporate.

Alliteration... we went over

this in the morning meeting.

You'll find instructions

at the front of the binders.

A wo called in this AM,

asking for you specifically.

Said you'd made a real

difference for her.

What'd she say? That,

"you were sent from above."

Really?

I thought you should know.

Serena Belle!

Enough with the music,

you've got three lines blinking

Good afternoon, Dial-a-Prayer,

this is Serena Belle...

how may I pray for you today?

Dial-a-Prayer, this is Cora.

Hi. Do you remember me?

Parking lot?

What do you want?

I'm hoping we can start over.

Beyond a prayer, technically

I am not supposed to...

Look, I came here to meet you,

because you made a difference.

And I'd just really like

to thank you properly.

This isn't happening.

Let me buy you a cup of coffee,

at least.

I don't know. I...

There's a burger spot across

from my hotel on 275.

No, I... no, I don't know.

It looks halfway decent.

I shouldn't.

I promise, one cup of coffee,

that's it.

Can you meet me there, please?

Okay! Okay.

Let's always try to wrap it up

with...

"Have a blessed day."

Thank you.

Sure.

Thanks for coming.

Yeah, I can't stay long.

Coffee?

Yeah, coffee's good.

You having an okay day?

It's fine.

So do people like living here?

If you like gray days and

never-ending winter.

You do?

Winter can be nice

sometimes when it first snows..

but after that...

You're still here, though.

Something like that.

Salad bar is getting new

coolant, so it's just

a la carte today.

I'll be back in a minute

to take your order.

Thanks.

So this must be really

anti-climactic for you.

I wouldn't say that.

You don't have to be nice.

Sorry, I don't really go

in for the prayers so much.

You sort of seem like that,

too .

I don't really know

what you were expecting.

I...

Look...

I get it, that something really

great happened to you...

and that's good, you should

hold on to that.

Okay.

But I... I'm not gonna

make you better.

I'm not gonna keep you better

or

whatever it is that you think.

Maybe not.

For sure, not.

Look, I'm not what you're

looking for.

And you can think whatever

it is, but that's gonna have

to stay in your own head.

I'm not what you need.

You think you know

what I need?

I gotta go.

Look, um, can you... do you

wanna just take my number?

I just... I drove

a long way to get here.

I don't know anybody in town.

I don't know, maybe you'll

feel like we could see

each other again?

I won't.

I'm really sorry.

Bless us, O Lord,

for these thy gifts...

which we are about to receive

in Your holy name.

God of all blessings, source

of all life, giver of all grace

We thank you for the gift

of life, with the food

of this earth...

for the mystery of creation,

and for the graces

and blessings.

Your mercy is everlasting

and gracious.

It is always a blessing when we

can share this time together

with family, friends...

and our dearest loved ones.

Amen.

You shouldn't be here.

Had to come.

I was worried

you'd get real time.

Jesse's still at Moun...

I... I don't want to talk

about it.

At least your father

pulled through.

Everybody else left to hang.

I don't know what's worse.

What is this about?

Are you okay?

I wanted to see you.

See how you were.

Cora, there's no way you

could have known she

was inside the church.

It's so stupid.

You're so stupid.

The hell with those people

and their sacred space!

Only the darkest acts...

will keep us from the pole

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