The Heavenly Kid Page #5

He accepted.

If it's any consolation,

he's on the Uptown passenger list.

Oh, no.

- Rafferty, you gotta let me go back.

- There's nothing you can do.

You don't understand.

My son needs me, Rafferty.

Bobby, I know how you feel.

But it was meant to be.

- You can't alter destiny.

- Destiny, nothing.

If it wasn't for me,

he wouldn't be in this jam.

I got him into this fix.

You gotta let me get him out of it.

The kid hasn't had a life yet, Rafferty.

I didn't know what that meant.

But last night I found out what I lost.

I don't want that to happen to Lenny.

I want him to have a chance...

to grow old. To have a family. A wife. Kids.

Whatever he wants.

All the things I missed out on.

- Bobby, the consequences...

- I don't care about the consequences.

I'll do anything. Talk to the higher-ups.

Talk to whoever you have to.

Tell them I'll do anything. Anything.

Rafferty.

Tell them I'd give up my soul.

You can back out anytime, Barnes.

Lenny, don't do this. Please.

I've been challenged. My honor's at stake.

Your honor's going to get you killed.

Don't worry about it. I've got it covered.

Good luck, Fred.

Start them.

Lenny!

No!

- Sh*t! Sh*t!

- Hey, kid.

You didn't think I'd let you down now,

did you?

Oh, sh*t!

Lenny!

Oh, no!

Oh, my God!

Somebody try to help him!

Hey, look!

Will you get your foot out of my face?

Oh, my God.

Oh, God, Lenny.

That was some race.

- It was the best.

- It was also the last.

You saved my life, again.

I'm your guardian angel. That's my job.

- I see you're with another girl.

- Yeah, she's really special.

- I'd like you to meet her.

- Maybe some other time.

Why not now?

See that guy down there?

I got to take a ride with him.

You're gonna be on your own again.

We were just getting to be friends.

You're my best friend.

Yeah. No matter where I go...

we'll always be best friends.

You really gotta go?

- Good-bye, kid.

- Bye.

- You take care of yourself.

- You, too.

Heck of a kid, ain't he, Rafferty?

Yeah, he's going to be all right.

This is hard to say, Rafferty.

But I'm going to miss you.

Tell me...

- is it as bad as I think it is, down there?

- Worse.

Thanks.

Don't look so glum, Bobby.

You're not going down there.

You're on your way Uptown.

Just earned your ticket.

Could you run that by me again?

When you sacrificed your soul for Lenny,

you showed us you learned how to love...

how to value someone more than yourself.

That's how you get a ticket Uptown.

- Me? Going Uptown?

- Yep.

- I'll be damned!

- Couldn't you put that another way?

Hang on, kid.

- What are you waving at?

- Someone very special.

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