The Miracle Season Page #3

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some things last

Here, no,

help me get these off.

Come on now, don't overdo it.

It's our

baby's wake, Ernie.

I am walking in there

on my own two feet.

Thank you.

Take my mind

and take my pain

Like an empty bottle

takes the rain

And heal, heal

(WHISPERS)

No matter what,

we'll be together.

No matter what.

(PHONE RINGING)

KELLEY (ON THE PHONE):

Hey, any news?

GIRL:

Yeah, all bad.

Mrs. Found passed away

in her sleep last night.

PRINCIPAL:
Good morning, students.

Uh...

I'd like to do a little

something different today.

I'd like to have

a moment of silence,

in honor of senior

Caroline Found,

who we lost

in a tragic accident.

Grief counseling will be available

in the guidance office,

so please, please take

advantage of it at any time.

Door's always open...

(CONTINUES INDISTINCTLY)

(SOBBING)

Unless the girls come to you

and want to play...

They can barely brush

their teeth in the morning.

- They're not gonna come...

- Then it's too soon.

Brez...

You gotta think about

their mental health.

I'm holding practice

tomorrow afternoon at 3:45.

You want to shut me down?

You know where I'll be.

I should've stayed

where I was

Didn't follow the plan

Run, run, run,

this is my only chance

Run, run, run,

I'm finally losing it

Run, run, run, run,

say goodbye to this

Run, run, run, run,

I ain't coming back

I ain't coming back

Japanese eat like this.

Like to lay it all out.

Get a look at the whole

lunch landscape.

What are you doing, Coach?

My alarm went off

this morning.

Like it always does. 5:59.

Rolled right back over.

Didn't want to get out of bed.

Then I heard this annoying

voice in my head.

Caroline's voice.

"Do work today, son!"

(CHUCKLES)

With everything going

on in her life,

she played volleyball.

I think we need

to play volleyball.

Now?

Now.

- Why me?

- You're her best friend.

Girls are looking at you to see

if it's okay to play again.

Please, don't put this

on me, Brez.

Sorry. I just did.

(WRAPPERS RUSTLING)

We're talking. Every night.

So pick up your phone.

Get going.

Don't miss your flight.

We love you.

- Love you too.

- We'll see you soon. Bye, Dad.

(PHONE RINGING)

ELLYN (OVER ANSWERING MACHINE): Hi,

everyone, you've reached the Founds.

Please leave a message after the

beep for Ernie, Ellyn and...

LINE:

And Liner Dog!

ELLYN:

Oh, and Liner Dog.

(LINE LAUGHS)

PAUL:
Hey, Ernie. Just wanted

to check up on you, buddy.

I know I said to take

as much time as you need,

but nothing soothes the soul

like medical paperwork, right?

And God bless her. She lived

more life in her 17 years,

than most do in a lifetime.

What I'm trying to say is

I'm here for you buddy, okay?

So, if you need me to pick you up

some food or you just want to talk,

or you need some

company at church,

just give me a call,

and I'll be there for you...

Well, I'm not sure

church is exactly

where I want to be right now.

God hasn't exactly shown

up for me lately.

ELLYN (ANSWERING MACHINE): Hi,

everyone, you've reached the Founds.

Please leave a message

after the beep

for Ernie, Ellyn and...

LINE:

And Liner Dog!

ELLYN:

Oh, and Liner Dog.

(LINE LAUGHING)

(KNOCKING AT DOOR)

Dr. Found,

- I have something...

- Seventeen years,

sweetheart, you've never

called me that.

Not letting you start now.

Sit down, I'll make you

a cup of tea.

Did you get into that

science lab you wanted?

I think, I remember Caroline

saying...

I knew that Line had the moped.

And, I knew she was taking it

to the hospital.

If I'd told you...

"If."

You wanna hear

my list of ifs?

If I could've gotten

the stereo to work,

Line's battery wouldn't

have died,

and maybe she'd have driven

her car.

If I'd brought her

to visit Ellyn that day,

maybe she'd have just

gone to bed after the party.

If I hadn't taken

such a hard line on mopeds,

I could've at least made sure

she wore a helmet.

So...

There's no end to the ifs.

What are we gonna do, Ernie?

All the handouts

say to channel

your anger and guilt

into something.

This is all I've found.

Maybe you can find

something better.

The Trojans football team won

last night 24 to 17,

and last night's volleyball game

against City High was another loss,

due to forfeit.

Good morning, everybody.

I just wanted to say that

that last announcement,

well, it sucked.

Line would've hated it.

Giving up a game without

a fight, and to City...

The thought of playing

volleyball again

makes me almost physically ill,

but I'm gonna do it.

I'm gonna go to practice today

because it's what Line

would have wanted me to do.

And I hope the rest

of the team joins me today too,

because the thing is,

I don't want Line

to ever hear again

that we lost a game

for not showing up.

SCOTT:
Well, physically

they're all here.

Mentally, I'd say

they're at 10%.

Certainly don't think they're

ready for a game on Saturday.

All right, everybody,

huddle up.

Let's go, let's go. Huddle up.

(CLAPPING HANDS)

I know being here is tough.

But believe me, you're gonna be glad

you have something else to focus on...

(SOBBING)

(DOOR CLOSES)

We're all hurting.

But here, you can

take that hurt

and apply it to the game

you love to play.

What do you say? No time

like right now. Here we go.

SCOTT:
Okay, guys, defensive box drill.

Let's go.

Can't do the drill

without a setter, Coach.

Okay, new plan.

Pepper drill.

Twenty consecutive hits.

Here we go.

(CLAPPING HANDS)

Nice. Let's hear you count it.

(GIRLS MUMBLING)

Is anybody gonna get that?

I don't know if we can do this,

Coach. Just being here...

That's enough!

You all know Caroline Found

never cried on this court.

And neither will any of you.

Anybody's upset?

They need to cry? They can do it

outside the lines.

(SOBBING)

We'll get there.

- Ugly face contest!

- No fair, you always win.

On three. One, two, three.

(LAUGHING)

Princess, beauty queen.

(GIRLS LAUGHING)

LINE:

Samurai skills.

Are you going to practice

tomorrow?

I don't even know if there's

gonna be one.

Brez thinks that people are

looking to me

to keep the team going.

Well, what do you think?

I think that Line could do it

if it was her,

but I'm not as strong as her.

Line brought out your inner

strength. She really did.

But, remember,

you can't bring out something

that isn't already there.

(BELL RINGING)

The last thing

that Line said to me

was that this was

gonna be our year.

She was gonna play hard,

and she was gonna dedicate

every single game to her mom.

And I know that our odds

aren't good without Liner,

but even if we could win just

one game,

shouldn't we try?

Does that sound good

to you guys?

BREZ:
We can talk all

day about what we want,

but the only way to

make that happen

is to bust our butts in here.

First thing we gotta do

is find us a new setter.

Usually takes three to five

years to groom a new setter.

We don't have that kind

of time, now, do we?

ALL:

No, Coach.

All right, let's work.

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