Grace Is Gone Page #5

Welcome to the Enchanted Hotel.

Enchanted Gardens!

Enchanted Gardens!

Enchanted Gardens!

[squealing]

All right, girls.

Uh, just don't stay up

all night, okay?

- Okay, Dad.

- Because we got to get--

We got to get some sleep

because we've got

a big day tomorrow, okay?

Okay.

Big day.

[whispering]

Let's stay up all night.

Okay.

[TV sound louder]

"We can, we must,

"and we will see it

through to completion

"the mission for which

these young Americans

"and their families have sacrificed,

"carrying with us the memory

"of those who have lost their lives

"in the battle.

"We ask our commanders

on the ground

"at every opportunity

"if there's something we ought

to be doing differently.

"In our 200-plus years,

"America has learned

some important lessons,

"and one is that weakness

is provocative.

"It tempts aggression.

That appeasement is--"

[ring]

Hey. It's Stanley and the girls.

I just wanted to hear

your voice on the machine

and tell you that we're all right.

We're in Florida.

I told you we were

going to Florida, right?

Taking the girls on a little trip.

Anyway, do you remember that, uh--

I was thinking that when we--

when we came down here

before you shipped out,

and I just thought

I wanted to apologize

because, uh--

because I was so angry back then,

and, uh, I just

wanted to let you know

I was thinking that--

that the reason

I was so angry

was because I was ashamed...

- Hey.

- Hey.

You look like you're ready to go.

I am.

Oh, that dress looks pretty.

Thanks.

Where's your sister?

Outside.

Outside doing what?

I don't know.

Some Heidi thing.

Oh, right.

Ooh.

Okay.

## [humming]

## [humming]

What are you doing

out here all by yourself?

You all right, sweetheart?

Yeah. How are you?

Me? I'm just fine.

Just fine.

Slept like a rock,

which is good.

You know your sister's

just about ready to burst,

she's so excited.

What do you think?

You want to get going?

Sure. Sure.

Dad?

Yeah.

Nothing.

Have an enchanted day.

This way...

or this way?

[all laughing]

Aah!

Aah!

Aah!

Do you want this balloon?

Yeah. I like blue.

I don't know.

This is kind of--

This is a powerful balloon.

I don't know if l

should let you hold it.

Whoa!

Ha ha ha!

That's a big balloon.

Heidi, Heidi,

hold your sister.

Hold your sister down.

Hold her. Hold her.

The wind's going

to take her away.

[no audible dialogue]

What do you want to do now?

Let's go.

Yeah.

You want to leave?

I did everything

I wanted to do.

Okay.

Come on.

Why aren't we on the highway?

Let's get out of the car.

Sit down.

I need to tell you something...

and it's something I should

have told you a lot earlier.

You know your mother and l

love you very, very, very much.

Dawn.

Yeah.

Nothing's ever

going to change that.

Ever.

Do you remember

when we talked about things

that could happen

while she was away?

Well, your mother was hurt.

She was hurt real bad.

[Dawn]

Where is she?

She was hurt so bad,

they couldn't fix her.

[Heidi]

She's just hurt, right?

Dad.

She's just hurt.

Where is she?

It's okay, Dawn.

We'll take care of her.

She's just hurt.

Your mom is a soldier,

and soldiers sometimes get hurt,

and sometimes they even...

die in battle.

And that's what happened.

[no audible dialogue]

[Heidi]

Grace Ann Phillips

was born in Newport, Indiana,

on October 3, 1971.

She was a happy child

who loved spending time outdoors.

Once she even spent

an entire summer

sleeping in a refrigerator box

in her mother's backyard.

She waterproofed it

with garbage bags

so she could sleep in it

even when it rained.

Grace was a brave woman.

She enlisted in the Army

right out of high school.

She met my father, Stanley Phillips,

at boot camp

in Fort Knox, Kentucky,

Iater that summer.

They married after training was over.

My father says that, to this day,

he's still surprised Mom said yes,

which is funny

because Mom used to tell

my sister and me

she was worried

he was never going

to ask the big question.

Grace and Stanley loved

each other very much.

They were best friends.

Anyone who knew Grace

knows she was a special person.

She was kind, generous, and funny.

She had a loud, silly laugh

you could hear

even when you were

in the next room.

And she could sing

better than anyone.

We'll miss her very much,

but we promise

to always think of you

when we laugh, wake up,

fall asleep,

and look at the ocean.

I promise to keep your memory

with us forever.

[stammering]

Is it time?

Not yet.

Okay, get ready.

[beeping]

## [piano]

# Can't find all the words yet #

# It's still not the time yet #

# And my mind can't think of anything #

# It only sees you #

# You know I am trying #

# God knows I am trying #

# And why does the wind

keep shouting out? #

# It's still not over #

# I keep on trying #

# I think I'm learning #

# To live in hearts #

# You leave behind #

# Is not to die, Grace #

# And find the right place #

# Is there a right place #

# Where I can make it

all make sense somehow #

# And face tomorrow? #

# I keep on trying #

# I think I'm learning #

# To live in hearts #

# You leave behind #

# Is not to die, Grace #

# The world go round some #

# We move along some #

# To live in hearts #

# Of theirs and mine #

# Is not to die #

# Grace #

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