Dial a Prayer Page #5

Cora!

And you, you people there with

your amen's...

and your praise this.

You should be ashamed

of yourselves.

Did you happen to look at page

nine where that younger

demographic is highlighted?

They just love to watch

these things on the web.

No, no! Ho, I get limited

resources, but listen, ...

sometimes you have...

No... okay...

thank you, Reverend.

Sorry to interrupt.

Cora... come in.

Sorry for the mess.

Are you okay?

Yeah, fine, what's up?

I just lost track of my hours,

so I was wondering...

how much longer?

Oh, well...

things are certainly proving

to work out well, right?

Yeah. I... um...

All right, Cora, let's say

your hours are met.

Yeah?

But do you really

think you're done?

I just... yes.

How does it feel?

I don't know, I'm just doing

what you told me to do, and...

No, no, believing.

How does it feel to believe?

Yeah, sure, you're following

instructions, you're getting

here on-time.

But think about it,

what's changed?

You believe.

You see? You just needed

something to believe in.

I don't really think it's that.

Oh, Cora, stick with this.

See it through. I think

you're on to something...

something real,

something bigger...

Something bigger

than even we can know.

Okay.

Okay, um, thank you

for your time.

Something.

Something real.

Tell me again.

Hide not thy face from me

in the day...

when I am in trouble.

Something, something...

when I call...

answer me speedily.

That's beautiful.

Yeah, I think so.

It's the one I really like.

Makes sense.

I don't know.

You're a good person, Cora.

Remember that.

Okay.

Will I see you later?

Yeah.

You know, I think

he's gotta be married.

What?

Married!

I mean, I hate to say it,

but I've seen this too y

times before.

Let me break it down for you.

He shows up out of nowhere,

right? Out of the blue?

This beautiful stranger ...

You gotta admit, he doesn't

sound like the type that's

gonna

frequent a phone line to God.

Well, you don't know.

Okay, maybe, yeah, maybe

it's all on the up and up.

Yeah, maybe.

We're just talking.

Yeah, now you're just talking.

Uh, oh.

I get it.

And you?

You got your story?

My story?

What you did,

where you come from?

Look, if he's really serious

about all this...

a believer...

I get where you're

going with this.

You don't think he deserves to

know sooner rather than later?

Oh, Jesus.

Look, Cora, I'm just...

I'm just trying to keep you

from getting hurt.

I get it, okay?

Oh, my god!

Um, O Father of mercies

and God of all comfort.

Our only one we need

in time of need.

O Father of mercies

and God of all comfort.

Our only hope in time of need.

We believe your sage

that we behold...

visit and relieve our sick

servant until our prayers

are desired.

Look upon him with mercy

and comfort and restore

him to health.

To... t...

To take away the residue of his

life and lead him to thy glory,

to thy faith...

Cora, Cora, honey, it's okay.

It's okay, you can stop now.

He was just walking

across the floor.

Waiting on Dad?

He told me he would be here

through the holidays.

Right.

And I believed him.

I am gonna be out.

I'm not coming home tonight.

What was it you believed

when you were down there

with those people?

What?

Why would you do such a thing...

I... I really don't want

to talk about this.

Do you know we are still the

subject of every dinner party?

We have one of those kids.

But you are not a kid

any more, are you?

You could be starting out and...

what happened to you?

How did you go from my

beautiful, sweet,

little angel girl to that?

Leaving me here trying to

figure

out how you could just destroy

something...

that is so sacred to us,

to the whole city, the church!

The church!

That poor wo!

I'm leaving now.

This is not just going

to go away, Cora.

Cora...

No, I do not know his last name

but come on, dude, he's been

staying here for a while.

Can't do it.

We were supposed to meet.

Policies.

I've left him

like five messages.

Sh*t.

Are you married?

What?

Are you married?

I'm not an idiot, I have

female intuition, and... and...

Okay, no, no, I'm not.

How long have you been

sitting out here?

Where were you?

I'm sorry.

I waited for you.

I waited for you.

I know, I'm sorry.

I'm sorry.

Look, it's freezing out here.

Come inside, let's get you warm

Yes, Marilyn, yes,

it was delivered.

Circled, yes,

prayer for health.

Well, we didn't...

Well, I am indeed

very sorry to hear that...

but let us pray together

now for strength...

to move up and through

this challenging time...

Marilyn? Marilyn?

Marilyn?

What are you looking at?

Where's ?

I thought you knew.

Leave of absence.

Hey, what's the rush?

That picture in your room...

who is that?

Look, let's go someplace...

No, no!

Tell me.

It's the wo from the church,

isn't it?

You know her.

Look, I can explain, okay?

She's okay,

she's doing better...

but it was bad,

it was bad for a long time.

I had to put her in a home.

I lost my job.

Look, I didn't know anything.

All I knew was that some girl,

some name did this

to my mother and got away.

And I couldn't make sense of it

so I wanted to come here...

and I wanted to find you

and do something, and I didn't

know what...

so I just drove here and then...

and then it changed the second

I met you.

You...

It changed the second I met you

You drove here and then...

Everything that happened

between us is real.

This is not...

You've changed me.

I am so stupid.

I am so stupid.

Believing that you...

You actually wanted me.

Believing that I was

making a difference.

Cora.

I don't care!

I'm just doing it

to get out of it.

That is not true. Okay? You're

making a difference for me.

You gotta believe that.

I don't believe you.

I don't believe in any of this.

This is all bullshit!

You're bullshit!

Cora, come on.

Not the greatest look,

I know.

You look beautiful.

Jeff has a girlfriend

they tell me.

Yes.

Oh.

Yes, he, uh... he even started

taking off Thursdays.

Oh, good for him!

And Bill created

a new division...

prayers for the economy.

What? There are

no flies on Bill.

That's for sure.

And you?

How are you doing, Cora?

I'm okay.

Bullshit.

Correct.

Everybody has a past, Cora.

You can't let what's come

before

stop you from seeing what's

right in front of you.

You think I'm not pissed?

You think I haven't had my fair

share of angry, "screw you"

moments?

Who am I gonna blame? Huh?

I just have to believe that

there is a plan for me.

For us.

And I have to ride it out

gracefully.

It's funny, but you know,

I really miss that place.

Made me feel good about it all.

I think everybody wants

to believe something.

God, the universe,

whatever it is.

Makes them feel better.

Believing there is good

in people.

Something good in all of us.

Dial-a-Prayer, this is Cora.

Yes, hi, Sandy,

nice to talk to you again.

Yes, how is, uh...

how's your dog? Still sick?

Oh, whoa, whoa.

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