God's Not Dead: A Light in Darkness Page #2

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Hey.

- Hi.

- [kisses]

I stopped at Stella's,

got you the good stuff.

- My hero. Thank you.

- I know. You're welcome.

- How was your day?

- Good.

- [phone buzzing]

- Wow, this looks, uh, fun.

You can get it

if you want.

- It's Sunday.

- Oh, that's right.

You're...

"in church."

- Don't be a jerk.

- Why don't you just tell 'em?

Adam, my parents would be devastated if

they found out I was even questioning.

- Okay, you have no idea.

- Yeah, I do.

I did my time as a kid,

remember?

I just got out

sooner than you did.

Okay, can we not

talk about this?

Sure.

I get it.

What you're

going through.

I really do.

Okay, go to your study group.

I have work to do.

- Are you kicking me out?

- Mm-hmm.

Fine. See you later.

Okay. Bye.

Thanks for the snack.

[door opens]

- [woman] Okay, wait, wait. So, let me get this straight.

- [laughter]

So, you're saying that because the

Kit Kat logo doesn't have a hyphen,

it proves there are

multiple realities?

Hey, look, you're oversimplifying,

but, yes, exactly.

How am I oversimplifying?

That's exactly what you said.

Yeah, but it's not just Kit Kat though.

It's a lot of things.

- Like what?

- Like Curious George used to have a tail.

- But now he doesn't.

- What?

- "Used to"?

- Yeah.

- No, it didn't change. People just remember it wrong.

- Look it up.

Okay, but maybe it did change.

Maybe it did change.

Curious George

does not have a tail?

- No.

- On it.

[woman] My whole life's a lie.

- This is freaking me out.

- You haven't heard about this?

- No!

- No, it's called the Mandela Effect.

Millions of people thought that Nelson

Mandela died in prison in the '80s,

but he didn't.

The theory is our reality

collided with a parallel reality.

Right, where Kit Kat has no hyphen

and Curious George has no tail.

- That's right.

- Okay.

Look, it's science, yo, okay?

Quantum physics. Look it up.

Do you guys seriously not hear

how ridiculous you sound?

Okay, but God had himself a human son who

could walk on water and multiply fish,

and that's not ridiculous?

So, yeah, given the choice,

I'm taking the Kit Kat theory.

And if we get lucky, maybe

we'll collide with a reality

where our school isn't poisoned by

Reverend Dave and his one truth.

- Ooh.

- Preach it.

You just don't get it

'cause you're one of 'em, K.

Not really.

I mean, not anymore.

Excuse me?

- What?

- Okay, if you're not one of them, then what are you?

What am I?

I'm annoyed by you

because you're annoying.

I have to go.

- Sorry, bro.

- Thanks, Teo.

- It was a conversation.

- It's okay.

[door closes]

Keaton, wait up.

- Look, I didn't mean anything by it.

- I know. It's fine.

- I have a chem test tomorrow. I have to study.

- We were just joking.

Keaton.

I don't care what you

believe and don't believe,

and I don't have

a problem with God.

Yeah, but you do, Adam.

Okay?

You say it's just the church or

religion or whatever, but...

[sighs] You know what?

I'm so tired of having this same

conversation over and over again with you.

Yeah, me too.

I'm sorry. I'm sorry.

Okay?

- I know.

- Okay.

I think I...

I think I just need

some time right now.

On my own.

What does that mean?

Just to figure things out.

Are you serious?

No, come on. Don't...

Don't do that.

Keaton, please. What are you doing?

Come on.

I love you.

I know.

I love you.

Don't do this.

I'm sorry.

[man]

All the time, God is good.

[congregation]

You're alive in us

I will never be the same

No

We'll never be the same

Yeah

We'll never be the same

Dear God, thank you for Harbor House.

Lord, we're broken people.

Please just bring healing and

restoration to our school right now,

um, in this really

difficult time.

We love you and answer to

your beautiful name. Amen.

- Amen.

- Thanks, guys. Have a good one.

[chattering]

- Hey.

- I know, I know. I've been MIA.

It's just been

a really crazy semester.

Yeah, no,

I totally get it.

Well, look, you're more than

welcome to come down to the city

and work on our habitat

project, if you want.

Cool. Yeah.

I'll definitely try.

Did you know that there's

no hyphen in "Kit Kat"?

You mean like Kit Kat,

the candy bar?

[chuckles] Yeah. You know what?

Sorry. Forget it.

I'm being really weird.

Hey, if you need to talk

about anything or whatever,

I'm always here.

Thanks, but I'm fine, really.

See ya.

[door opens]

[door closes]

[chattering, laughing]

[woman laughs, squeals]

[hip-hop music playing]

[chuckles] See, this here is why you should

never talk religion or politics, yo.

Dude, that's all

you talk about.

Will you have Keaton text me

when you get back?

Oh, uh-uh.

Leave me out of this.

This one is on you, Adam.

If she wants to text you,

she will text you.

All right, look, you need

to sleep it off, man.

All right?

- I'm fine.

- Are you good?

Yeah.

All right, man. We're going this way.

Later.

[scoffs]

Yeah, right.

[clattering]

[spraying]

[alarm blaring]

[Dave] Hey!

- Hey! Get back here!

- [Jude] David! David, no!

[sirens wailing]

[male newscaster] The city

was in shock late last night

when a tragic fire

broke out at Saint James.

That is the controversial church

on the campus

of our very own

Hadleigh University.

Both police and fire departments

have not ruled out arson

in the fire that has claimed the life of a

visiting pastor from Ghana, Jude Mbaye.

Police and the FBI are now treating

the case as a hate-crime homicide.

Crowds have already started to gather

outside the church to pay their respects.

[man] This is why a church does

not belong on a state campus.

Favoring one religion over another?

Of course people are angry.

It just invites violence

like this.

What else is it gonna take

for people to wake up?

The church has brought nothing but

controversy to the school for years.

- It's time.

- Our enrollment is down 18 percent.

We stand to lose

$15 million this year alone.

I'm well aware of that, but we can't

pin all of this on Saint James.

Well, this university is in the midst of an

identity crisis, Tom, because of Saint James.

- We're moving backwards.

- This is wrong.

The church

is a historic landmark.

It was here

before the university.

Dave...

is a good man.

What about Jude,

the one who died?

I'm sure he was

a good man too.

Barbara,

with all due respect,

if we kick the church off campus

now after what just happened,

how do you think

that's gonna look?

We're gonna look bad

no matter what we do.

But in the long run, this is

what's best for the students.

Okay.

Tom, I think you should be the

one to talk to Reverend Dave.

Dave is my friend.

Exactly.

[woman] Glory, glory

Hallelujah

Since I've laid my

My burdens down

Our first message,

my friends from Saint James:

We love you.

We're grieving

right alongside you.

Consider us your home

for as long as you need.

Our second message

in this difficult hour,

the same one that Peter, John, and

James spoke on that one dark night

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