To Fall In Love (8) IT SHOULD BE YOU. DON'T LET HER GET AWAY. SHE'S AN AMAZING PERSON WHO REALLY LIKES YOU. CHRISTAN OKAY. JAKE HOLDS OUT HIS HAND FOR CHRISTIAN TO SHAKE. CHRISTIAN SHAKES IT. JAKE THANK YOU FOR WHAT YOU DID LAST NIGHT. CHRISTAN YOU'RE WELCOME. JAKE BY THE WAY, SHE'S AT THE SKATING RINK IF YOU WANNA GO TALK TO HER. JAKE TURNS AROUND AND WALKS TO HIS CAR. CUT TO: EXT. ICE SKATING RINK -- MOMENTS LATER CHRISTIAN PULLS UP TO THE ICE SKATING RINK PARKING LOT. NO ONE IS THERE. CUT TO: EXT. AIR'S GRANDPARENTS' HOUSE -- MOMENTS LATER CHRISTIAN WALKS UP THE SIDE WALK TO THE HOUSE AND KNOCKS ON THE DOOR. JENNIFER ANSWERS IT. CHRISTAN HI IS AIR HOME? JENNIFER ONE SECOND. GRANNY IS AIR HERE. GRANNY NO. SHE WENT OVER TO THE SKATING RINK. CHRISTAN COULD YOU LET HER KNOW THAT CHRISTIAN CAME BY? JENNIFER SURE. CHRISTAN THANK YOU. JENNIFER BYE, BYE. CHRISTAN BYE. CHRISTIAN WALKS BACK DOWN THE SIDEWALK TO HIS NAVIGATOR. HE LEANS FORWARD ON IT, THINKING TO HIMSELF. CHRISTAN WHERE COULD SHE BE? SUDDENLY HE GETS AN IDEA AND GETS INTO THE NAVIGATOR AND DRIVES OFF. CUT TO: INT. CEMETERY -- MOMENTS LATER AIR IS SITTING ON THE CEMETERY BRIDGE WITH HER LEGS HANGING OVER THE RIVER WATERS. WE HEAR HER CRYING. CHRISTAN PLEASE DON'T CRY. AIR TURNS AROUND, AS HE WALKS TOWARDS HER. HE HELPS HER UP AND HOLDS HER IN HIS ARMS. CHRISTAN I AM SO SORRY. HE SOFTLY REMOVES HER HAIR FROM HER FACE. CHRISTAN CAN I ASK YOU A QUESTION? AIR SURE. CHRISTAN WILL YOU GIVE ME ANOTHER CHANCE? BECAUSE I MADE A BIG, BIG MISTAKE LAST NIGHT. HE WIPES SOME OF THE TEARS FROM HER EYES. CHRISTAN I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT YOU MEAN SO MUCH TO ME. (HE SMILES) BESIDES, WE'VE BEEN THROUGH SO MUCH. WE CAN'T TURN BACK NOW. SHE LAUGHS. AIR UNDER ONE CONDITION. CHRISTAN ANYTHING. AIR WILL YOU COME TO THE DANCE WITH ME TOMORROW. CHRISTAN I TELL YOU WHAT. I'LL MEET YOU THERE. I MIGHT BE A LITTLE LATE, BUT I PROMISE I WILL BE THERE. AIR OKAY. CHRISTIAN WILL YOU DO SOMETHING FOR ME? AIR WHAT? CHRISTAN WILL YOU BE PATIENT WITH ME? I REALLY DON'T KNOW THAT MUCH ABOUT GIRLS, BUT I'M WILLING TO DO WHAT A MAN IS SUPPOSE TO DO IN ORDER TO MAKE YOU HAPPY. AIR OF COURSE I WILL. HE TAKES HER INTO HIS ARMS AND JUST HOLDS HER. LETTING HER KNOW HOW MUCH HE REALLY CARES ABOUT HER. FADE OUT: FADE IN: FULL SHOT ON HOSPITAL -- AFTERNOON INT. SISTER JENKINS' HOSPITAL ROOM -- CONTINUOUS CHRISTIAN, MELANNIE, AND TIMMY ARE WATCHING RUDOLPH THE RED NOSE REINDEER ON T.V. A COMMERCIAL SOON COMES ON. TIMMY CHRISTIAN WHY DO PEOPLE DIE? CHRISTIAN THINKS TO HIMSELF, STRUGGLING TO FIND THE RIGHT WORDS TO SAY. CHRISTAN WELL, IT'S JUST SOMETHING THAT WE ALL HAVE TO GO THROUGH. TIMMY I JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY HEAVENLY FATHER WOULD KILL SOMEONE WHO HAS A FAMILY, LIKE MY DAD. ESPECIALLY SINCE MY MOM LOVED HIM A LOT. WHAT DID MY DAD DO TO DESERVE TO DIE? CHRISTAN THAT'S A VERY GOOD QUESTION. I'VE OFTEN WONDERED THE SAME THING MYSELF. I THINK WE ALL FEEL THAT WAY WHEN SOMEONE WE LOVE DIES. BUT SOMEONE RECENTLY REMINDED ME THAT HEAVENLY FATHER DOES THINGS FOR A REASON. EVEN IF WE DON'T KNOW WHAT THAT REASON IS. I KNOW YOU'VE PROBABLY BEEN TOLD THAT A LOT, BUT IT'S TRUE. TIMMY IT'S STILL NOT FAIR. MELANNIE (TO CHRISTIAN) IS MOMMY GONNA DIE?\ SISTER BUYERS NO SWEETHEART, MOMMY IS NOT GONNA DIE. MELANNIE MOMMY! BOTH MELANNIE AND TIMMY HURRY OVER TO HER AND HUGS HER, NOT WANTING TO RELEASE HER. CHRISTIAN LEAVES THE ROOM AND COMES BACK WITH NURSE CROFTS. SEEING ALL THREE OF THEM EMBRACING, MAKES CHRISTIAN SMILE WITH GREAT JOY. CUT TO: FULL SHOT ON CHURCH BUILDING. THE PARKING LOT IS FILLED WITH CARS. TEENAGE COUPLES AND ENTER THE CHURCH ONE BY ONE. -- NIGHT INT. CHURCH GYM -- MOMENTS LATER THE GYM IS VERY WELL DECORATED WITH CHRISTMAS LIGHTS, FAKE SNOW, GARNISHING, AND MANY OTHER TYPES OF CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTATION. THIS INCLUDES A HUGE CHRISTMAS TREE THAT SITS IN THE CENTER OF THE GYM. ANGLE ON : GYM STAGE. MUSIC IS BEING PLAYED BY TWO D.J.S WHO ARE SET UP ON TOP OF THE GYM STAGE. FULL SHOT ON CHURCH GYM. TEENAGERS ARE SITTING AND STANDING ALL OVER THE GYM. OTHERS DANCE WITH THEIR DATES AND VARIOUS FRIENDS TOWARDS THE CENTER OF THE GYM. CLAUDIA AND JAKE ENTER THE GYM. THEY ARE FOLLOWED BY JESSICA AND SEAN. SECONDS LATER, AMBER, JASON, MATT, AND JULIE ENTER THE GYM AND JOINS THE GROUP. MAN (TO JAKE) HOW DID YOU MANAGE TO GET OUT OF THE HOUSE? JAKE (NOT COCKY, AS USUAL) MY MOM FIGURED SINCE THIS WAS A CHURCH FUNCTION, IT WOULD BE OKAY FOR ME TO GO. SO HERE I AM. A SLOW SONG COMES ON. JASON (TO AMBER) CARE TO ESCORT ME TO THE DANCE FLOOR? AMBER IT WOULD BE MY PLEASURE. JASON (TO THE GROUP) EXCUSE US. JULIE MAKES A COUGHING NOISE TO MATT. MATT (TO JULIE) OH, YOU WANNA DANCE? LET'S GO. HE TAKES HER BY THE HAND AND LEADS HER TO THE DANCE FLOOR. JESSICA AND SEAN BEGIN DANCING. CLAUDIA AND JAKE FOLLOW THEIR LEAD. AIR WALKS INTO THE GYM. SHE LOOKS AROUND THE GYM FOR CHRISTIAN. SHE IS GREETED BY SEVERAL PEOPLE, AS SHE PASSES BY THEM. AFTER REALIZING HE'S NOT IN THE GYM. SHE WALKS OVER AND SITS ON THE STAGE NEXT TO ONE OF HER GIRL FRIENDS. THEY BEGIN TALKING TO EACH OTHER. CUT TO: INT. HOSPITAL -- MOMENTS LATER CHRISTIAN IS WALKING TO SISTER JENKINS' ROOM. HE IS CARRYING A VASE FULL OF FLOWERS AND A GET WELL CARD. HE KNOCKS ON THE PARTIALLY CRACKED DOOR. SISTER JENKINS COME IN. INT. SISTER JENKINS' HOSPITAL ROOM -- CONTINUOUS CHRISTIAN ENTERS THE ROOM. SISTER JENKINS IS SITTING UP IN HER HOSPITAL BED WATCHING T.V. SHE IS THE ONLY ONE IN THE ROOM CHRISTAN THESE ARE FOR YOU. HE HANDS HER THE CARD AND SITS THE VASE OF FLOWERS ON A LITTLE STAND NEXT TO HER. SISTER JENKINS THANK YOU SO MUCH. SHE OPENS THE CARD AND READS IT TO HERSELF. AFTER SHE READS IT SHE GIVES HIM A HUG TO SHOW HER GRATITUDE. CHRISTIAN SITS THE CARD NEXT TO THE VASE. CHRISTAN HOW ARE YOU FEELING? SISTER JENKINS I'M A LITTLE SOAR, BUT BESIDES THAT I FEEL GOOD. CHRISTAN THAT'S GOOD. WHERE IS MELANNIE AND TIMMY? SISTER JENKINS NURSE CROFTS TOOK THEM TO THE CAFETERIA. SHE'S A VERY NICE YOUNG LADY. CHRISTIAN NODS HIS HEAD IN AGREEMENT. HE SITS NEXT TO HER ON THE BED. SISTER JENKINS (SMILING) SO, WHERE ARE YOU GOING SMELLING ALL GOOD? CHRISTAN I GOT INVITED TO THE CHURCH CHRISTMAS EVE DANCE. SISTER JENKINS WHO'S THE LUCKY YOUNG LADY? CHRISTAN AIR. SISTER JENKINS NOW SHE'S A CUTIE. CHRISTAN YEAH, SHE IS. LOOKING AT A CLOCK ON THE WALL. SISTER JENKINS YOU BETTER HURRY. THE DANCE ALREADY STARTED WITH OUT YOU. CHRISTAN I KNOW, BUT I WANTED TO COME AND SEE HOW YOU WERE DOING. SISTER JENKINS I'M VERY FLATTERED, BUT YOU SHOULD NEVER KEEP A LADY WAITING. NOT TO MENTION A CUTE ONE AT THAT. CHRISTAN (SMILING) OKAY. HE GIVES HER A HUG, BEFORE STANDING BACK UP. SISTER JENKINS THANK YOU FOR TAKING CARE OF MY BABIES. CHRISTAN YOU'RE WELCOME. SISTER JENKINS NOW GO ON AND ENJOY YOURSELF. CHRISTAN I'LL SEE YOU TOMORROW. TELL MELANNIE AND TIMMY I SAID HI. SISTER JENKINS I WILL. CHRISTIAN LEAVES THE ROOM. INT. CHURCH GYM -- LATER AIR IS STANDING BY THE STAGE TALKING TO AMBER, JULIE, JESSICA, AND SOME OTHER OF HER GIRL FRIENDS. CLAUDIA WALKS OVER TO THE GROUP. CLAUDIA (TO AIR) RUMOR HAS IT, THAT CHRISTIAN WAS GOING TO BE YOUR DATE. SHE LOOKS AT HER WATCH. CLAUDIA LOOKS LIKE HE'S RUNNING A LITTLE LATE, DON'T YOU THINK? JULIE (TO CLAUDIA) HE'LL BE HERE. CLAUDIA WE'LL SEE. CLAUDIA TURNS AROUND AND WALKS AWAY. THE FAST SONG IN THE B.G. COMES TO AN END. ONE OF THE D.J.S PICKS UP A MICROPHONE AND TURNS IT ON. D.J. 1 WE ARE NOW CLOSING THE VOTING. AFTER THIS NEXT SONG WE WILL BE ANNOUNCING OUR FIRST EVER KING AND QUEEN. THE CROWD OF TEENS BEGIN CHEERING! THE D.J. LOOKS AT A PIECE OF PAPER. D.J. 1 AND LAST, BUT NOT LEAST. WE WANNA WISH MARK MILLER FROM THE FIFTH WARD A HAPPY BIRTHDAY! ANGLE ON: MARK MILLER. EVERYONE CHEERS HIM ON! D.J. 1 NOW HERE'S A SLOW SONG FOR ALL OF YOU KING AND QUEEN HOPEFULS. THIS TIME I WANNA SEE EVERYONE DANCING. EVERYONE QUICKLY TRIES TO FIND A PARTNER TO DANCE WITH. THE SLOW SONG BEGINS TO PLAY. A FEW GUYS ASK AIR TO DANCE, BUT SHE POLITELY TURNS THEM DOWN. JUST AS SHE SITS ON THE STAGE, CHRISTIAN ENTERS THE GYM. AFTER SEEING AIR, HE WALKS TOWARD HER. HE CATCHES A LOT OF ATTENTION FROM THE DANCING COUPLES HE PASSES BY. CHRISTAN (TO AIR) MAY I HAVE THIS DANCE? AIR YES YOU MAY. HE TAKES HER BY THE HAND AND ESCORTS HER TO THE CENTER OF THE GYM NEXT TO THE CHRISTMAS TREE. JAKE WATCHES THEM WITH A SMILE. HIS DANCE PARTNER CLAUDIA IS NOT IMPRESSED. JASON AND AMBER ALONG WITH EVERYONE ELSE. WATCHES AIR AND CHRISTIAN, AS THEY EASE THEIR WAY INTO A SLOW DANCE. CHRISTAN I'M VERY SORRY. I DIDN'T MEAN TO BE THIS LATE. AIR DON'T APOLOGIZE. I AM JUST GLAD YOU'RE HERE. CHRISTAN I WOULDN'T HAVE MISSED THIS FOR ANYTHING. BISHOP HODGES IS DANCING WITH HIS WIFE. AIR AND CHRISTIAN CATCHES THEIR EYES. SISTER HODGES THEY ARE SO CUTE TOGETHER. BISHOP HODGES IT'S GOOD TO FINALLY SEE CHRISTIAN AT A DANCE. THE CAMERA SLOWLY PANS OVER TO AMBER AND JASON. JASON I JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT EVEN IF WE DON'T WIN KING AND QUEEN. YOU WILL ALWAYS BE MY QUEEN. AMBER AND YOU WILL ALWAYS BE MY KING. JASON PROMISE. AMBER (SMILING) PROMISE. THE CAMERA SLOWLY MOVES ON JESSICA AND SEAN. JESSICA WHY CAN'T YOU BE ROMANTIC AND MAKE AN ENTRANCE LIKE THAT FOR ME? SEAN I CAN DO THAT. I'LL BE RIGHT BACK. SEAN TURNS, AS IF HE IS GOING TO LEAVE THE GYM. SHE GRABS HIM BY THE ARM. JESSICA I'M JUST KIDDING, SILLY. SEAN (JOKING) ARE YOU SURE? JESSICA I'M SURE, JUST DANCE WITH ME. THE CAMERA SLOWLY PANS ON JULIE AND MATT. THEY ARE DANCING QUIETLY, ADMIRING EACH OTHER'S COMPANY. THE SLOWLY MOVES BACK ON AIR AND CHRISTIAN. THEY DANCE IN SILENCE. CUT TO: INT. CHURCH GYM -- LATER AS THE SLOW SONG COMES TO AN END. THE TWO D.J.S RUN UP THE STAIRS THAT LEAD TO THE TOP OF THE STAGE. THE SECOND D.J. TURNS ON THE MICROPHONE. SISTER HODGES STANDS NEXT TO HIM WITH THE RESULTS ON A PIECE OF PAPER IN HER HAND. D.J. 2 IT'S NOW TIME TO ANNOUNCE OUR KING AND QUEEN! THE CROWD CHEERS! HE HANDS SISTER HODGES THE MICROPHONE. SISTER HODGES WE WILL FIRST ANNOUNCE YOUR CHOICE FOR QUEEN. D.J.1 PICKS UP THE CROWN FOR QUEEN, PREPARING TO PUT IT ON HER HEAD. LOOKING AT THE PIECE OF PAPER. SISTER HODGES AIR MITCHELL! EVERYONE CHEERS FOR HER, EXCEPT FOR A BITTER CLAUDIA. CHRISTAN (CLAPPING) CONGRATULATIONS. AIR WALKS UP THE STAIRS AND ONTO THE STAGE. D.J.1 PUTS THE CROWN ON HER HEAD. SISTER HODGES HUGS AND CONGRATULATES AIR. SISTER HODGES AND NOW YOUR CHOICE FOR KING. READING THE PIECE OF PAPER. SISTER HODGES JAKE WASHINGTON! THE CROWD CHEERS HIM ON, AS HE WALKS ONTO THE STAGE. HE POLITELY TAKES THE KING'S CROWN FROM SISTER HODGES. SHE HANDS HIM THE MICROPHONE. JAKE I WANNA THANK EVERYONE WHO VOTED FOR ME, BUT I CAN'T ACCEPT THIS. THE REAL KING WALKED IN AFTER ALL THE VOTING WAS DONE. SO HELP ME WELCOME THE STAGE, CHRISTIAN MICHAELS. THE CROWD CHEERS EVEN LOUDER FOR CHRISTIAN THAN THEY DID FOR AIR AND JAKE. HE SLOWLY WALKS ONTO THE STAGE. JAKE HANDS CHRISTIAN THE CROWN. CHRISTAN YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO DO THIS. JAKE YOU WOULD'VE WON ANYWAY. JAKE SHAKES CHRISTIAN'S HAND. CHRISTIAN PUTS ON THE CROWN AND JOINS HIS QUEEN. SISTER HODGES (SMILING) CONGRATULATIONS CHRISTIAN. D.J. 2 NOW WE'RE GONNA PLAY THE LAST SONG OF THE NIGHT THAT IS DEDICATED TO OUR KING AND QUEEN. AIR AND CHRISTIAN WALK DOWN THE STAIRS ONTO THE GYM FLOOR. THEY WALK PASSED A COUPLE OF GIRLS AND GUYS WHO ARE HAVING A CONVERSATION. BRIAN (TO MIKE) THAT FOOL AARON IS OUTSIDE SHOVELING SNOW. WE CAN GET HIM ON THE WAY HOME. GIRL 1 (TO BRIAN) WHY ARE YOU MESSING WITH HIM? HE DIDN'T DO ANYTHING TO YOU. MIKE IT'S ONLY SNOWBALLS. IT'S NOT LIKE HE'S NEVER BEEN HIT WITH ANY BEFORE. BRIAN AND MIKE LAUGH TOGETHER. GIRL 2 IT DOESN'T MATTER. YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE LIKE THE OTHER JERKS AROUND HERE. CHRISTAN (TO AIR) THERE'S SOMETHING I HAVE TO DO. INT. CHURCH HALL -- MOMENTS LATER AIR FOLLOWS HIM TO A HALL CLOSET. ANGLE ON: INSIDE OF HALL CLOSET. LOTS OF SHOVELS AND OTHER OUTSIDE EQUIPMENT FILLS THE CLOSET. CHRISTIAN GRABS ONE OF THE SHOVELS. AMBER AND JASON APPROACHES THEM. JASON WHAT ARE YOU TWO DOING? CHRISTAN (TO JASON) I DON'T MEAN TO SEEM UNGRATEFUL, BUT I HAVE TO GO HELP A FRIEND. EXT. CHRISTIAN'S MOVING NAVIGATOR -- MOMENTS LATER THE NAVIGATOR IS GOING UP A HILL LEADING TO AARON’S HOUSE. FULL SHOT ON AARON'S HOUSE. THE HUGE FRONT YARD, THE CIRCLED DRIVE WAY, AND THE SIDE WALKS ARE DUMPED WITH SNOW. EXT. AARON’S HOUSE -- MOMENTS LATER CHRISTIAN AND AIR TAKE OFF THEIR CROWNS AND EXIT THE NAVIGATOR. CHRISTIAN IS CARRYING THE SHOVEL, AS THEY WALK UP TO AARON. AARON STOPS SHOVELING SNOW. CHRISTIAN SMILES AT HIM AND BEGINS HELPING AARON SHOVEL THE SNOW. SECONDS LATER, AIR TAKES AARON'S SHOVEL AND HELPS CHRISTIAN. AARON'S MOM AND DAD COMES OUTSIDE. BEFORE THEY COULD SAY ANYTHING, CAR LIGHTS CAN BE SEEN APPROACHING THE HOUSE. ANGLE ON: STREET. A LINE OF CARS AND TRUCKS STRETCHING ALL THE WAY BACK TO THE CHURCH ARE COMING TOWARDS THE HOUSE. ABOUT FIFTY TEENS EXIT THEIR VEHICLES ALL HOLDING SHOVELS. THEY ALL APPROACH THE HOUSE, LED BY AMBER, JASON, AND JAKE. JASON (TO CHRISTIAN) YOU DIDN'T THINK WE WERE GONNA LET YOU HAVE ALL THE FUN DID YOU? CHRISTIAN SMILES IN APPRECIATION. EVERYONE BEGINS SHOVELING SNOW. SEEING ALL OF THIS CAUSES TEARS TO FALL FROM AARON'S DAD'S EYES. AARON'S DAD I'M SORRY SON FOR EVERYTHING. I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I LOVE YOU VERY MUCH. AARON I LOVE YOU TOO, DAD. HIS DAD KISSES BOTH HIM AND HIS MOM AND HOLDS THEM CLOSELY IN HIS ARMS. A TEAR OF HAPPINESS FALLS FROM AARON'S MOM'S EYE. FULL SHOT ON AARON'S HOUSE. EVERY INCH OF AARON'S FRONT YARD, DRIVEWAY, AND SIDEWALKS ARE BEING SHOVELED BY THE HELPING TEENS. EXT. HILLSIDE -- LATER CHRISTIAN AND AIR PULL UP TO A HILL TOP, WHICH OVER LOOKS VALLEY SPRINGS AND OTHER NEIGHBORING TOWNS. IN THE B.G. CHRISTIAN'S CABIN CAN BE SEEN. CHRISTAN HOLD ON. HE GETS OUT OF THE NAVIGATOR AND OPENS THE DOOR FOR AIR. CHRISTAN YOU HAVE TO CLOSE YOUR EYES. SHE CLOSES HER EYES, AS CHRISTIAN LEADS HER TO THE EDGE OF THE CLIFF. CHRISTAN OKAY, YOU CAN OPEN YOUR EYES. SHE SLOWLY OPENS HER EYES. SHE IS AMAZED BY THE SPECTACULAR VIEW. FULL SHOT OF VIEW. WE SEE HOUSES COVERED IN CHRISTMAS LIGHTS, CARS DRIVING ALONG THE STREETS, AND THE BEAUTIFUL SNOW COVERED LANDSCAPE BELOW. CHRISTAN YOU LIKE IT? AIR IT'S BEAUTIFUL. CHRISTIAN WALKS TO THE BACK OF THE NAVIGATOR. HE WALKS BACK TOWARDS AIR WITH A GIFT WRAPPED BOX. HE HANDS IT TO HER. AIR YOU SHOULDN'T HAVE. CHRISTAN I WANTED TO, OPEN IT. SHE TEARS OFF THE WRAPPING PAPER AND OPENS THE BOX. SHE SITS THE BOX ON THE GROUND AND PULLS OUT A SNOW GLOBE THAT IS TWICE THE SIZE OF HER OTHER ONES. INSIDE OF THE GLOBE IS A REALISTIC REPLICA OF THE VIEW SHE HAS JUST WITNESSED. CHRISTAN DO YOU LIKE IT? AIR I LOVE IT. SHE LOOKS INTO HIS EYES. AIR THANK YOU. SHE CAREFULLY SITS THE SNOW GLOBE BACK INTO IT'S BOX. AIR NOW IT'S MY TURN. SHE TAKES THE BOX AND THE WRAPPING PAPER AND PUTS IT INTO THE NAVIGATOR. SHE REACHES IN HER COAT POCKET AND WALKS BACK TO HIM WITH HER HANDS BEHIND HER BACK. AIR I WAS GONNA WAIT UNTIL TOMORROW, BUT I BROUGHT IT JUST IN CASE. SHE HANDS HIM A SMALL GRAY BOX. VERY EXCITED, HE OPENS THE BOX. ANGLE ON: GRAY BOX. IN THE BOX IS A SHINY SILVER RING WITH THE LETTERS ~CTR ENGRAVED ON A SILVER SHIELD. AIR IT WAS HARD TRYING TO FIND SOMETHING FOR SOMEONE WHO HAS EVERYTHING. UNTIL I NOTICED YOU DIDN'T HAVE A CRT RING. I JUST HOPE IT FITS. HE TAKES THE RING OUT OF THE BOX AND SLIDES IT ON HIS PINKY FINGER. HOLDING UP HIS HAND. CHRISTAN PERFECTLY. THANK YOU. HE HOLDS HER BY THE WAIST. CHRISTAN (PAUSE, THEN) WHEN ARE YOU LEAVING? AIR TOMORROW MORNING, UNFORTUNATELY. WE'RE GOING TO VISIT MY BROTHER IN LAW'S PARENTS BEFORE WE GO BACK HOME. CHRISTAN THAT SOON. AIR YEAH, BUT I'LL BE BACK FOR SPRING BREAK AND THIS SUMMER. CHRISTAN (SMILING) I'M ALREADY LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. AIR (PAUSE, THEN) DO YOU BELIEVE THAT SOMEONE COULD FALL IN LOVE WITH A PERSON IN ONLY A FEW DAYS? CHRISTAN I THINK IT'S VERY POSSIBLE. ESPECIALLY IF THEY WERE MEANT TO BE TOGETHER. AIR BECAUSE I THINK I'M IN LOVE WITH YOU. CHRISTAN IT'S KINK OF IRONIC, BECAUSE I'VE BEEN THINKING THE SAME THING ABOUT YOU. AIR YOU HAVE? CHRISTIAN NODS HIS HEAD YES. THEY SLOWLY MOVE THEIR FACES CLOSER TOGETHER, UNTIL THEIR LIPS UNITE IN A LONG ROMANTIC KISS. THE CAMERA SLOWLY PANS AWAY FROM THEM, SHOWING BOTH THEM AND THE GORGEOUS VIEW BELOW. CHRISTMAS DAY EXT. SHELTER -- EARLY MORNING A YELLOW EIGHTEEN WHEELER PULLS UP IN FRONT OF THE SHELTER. ANGLE ON: SIDE OF TRUCK. IT READS "TOYS AND MORE". TWO MEN WEARING WORK UNIFORMS GET OUT OF THE TRUCK. ONE MAN WALKS TO THE BACK OF THE TRUCK AND OPENS IT'S BACK DOOR. ANGLE ON: BACK OF THE TRUCK. IT IS FULL OF PRESENTS. THE SECOND MAN, WHO IS CARRYING A CLIPBOARD. WALKS UP TO THE SHELTER AND KNOCKS ON THE DOOR. SISTER MCHENRY ANSWERS IT. MAN WE'RE HERE TO MAKE A DELIVERY. HE TURNS THE CLIPBOARD TOWARDS HER AND HANDS HER A PEN. MAN ALL WE NEED IS A SIGNATURE RIGHT HERE AND WE'LL START UNLOADING THE TRUCK. EVEN THOUGH SHE IS CONFUSED ON WHAT'S GOING ON, SHE SIGNS HER NAME ON THE FORM. MAN OH, BEFORE I FORGET. HE REACHES INTO HIS INNER COAT POCKET AND RETRIEVES SOME WRINKLED UP PIECES OF PAPER AND AN ENVELOPE. HE HANDS THEM TO HER BEFORE WALKING BACK TO THE TRUCK. SISTER MCHENRY THANK YOU. SHE UNFOLDS THE WRINKLED PIECES OF PAPER. ANGLE ON: PAPER. IT'S THE CHRISTMAS WISH LIST THAT CHRISTIAN FOUND IN THE SHELTER BATHROOM. SHE THEN OPENS THE ENVELOPE, WHICH CONTAINS A MONEY ORDER AND A NOTE. ANGLE ON: MONEY ORDER. IT IS FOR 2.5 MILLION DOLLARS MADE OUT TO HER. SISTER MCHENRY (SHOCKED) THIS HAS GOT TO BE A MISTAKE. SHE INSERTS THE MONEY ORDER BACK INTO THE ENVELOPE. SHE SOON TAKES OUT THE NOTE AND READS IT. ANGLE ON: NOTE. IT READS "I HOPE THIS WILL BE MORE THAN ENOUGH TO KEEP YOUR SHELTER OPEN. MERRY CHRISTMAS". LOOKING UP INTO THE SKY. SISTER MCHENRY (VERY HUMBLE) THANK YOU. CUT TO: INT. SISTER JENKINS' HOSPITAL ROOM -- MOMENTS LATER TIMMY AND MELANNIE ARE SLEEPING ON A FOLD OUT SOFA BED. SISTER JENKINS IS SLEEPING PEACEFULLY IN HER HOSPITAL BED. THEY ARE ALL SOON AWAKEN BY CHRISTMAS MUSIC AND THE SOUND OF A TRAIN. MELANNIE WOW! ANGLE ON: A FAR CORNER OF THE ROOM. A SIX FOOT, FULLY DECORATED CHRISTMAS TREE STANDS IN THE MIDDLE OF A MINIATURE TRAIN TRACK. A LONG TRAIN MOVES SWIFTLY AROUND THE TREE. LOT'S OF CHRISTMAS PRESENTS, INCLUDING TWO BIKES, SURROUND THE OUTSIDE OF THE TRACK. MELANNIE AND TIMMY RUN OVER TO SISTER JENKINS TO GIVE HER A HUG AND TO THANK HER FOR THEIR PRESENTS. AS THEY ARE HUGGING HER, SISTER JENKINS SEES CHRISTIAN IN THE WINDOW BY THE DOOR. SISTER JENKINS (SILENTLY) THANK YOU. CHRISTAN (SILENTLY) YOU'RE WELCOME. MERRY CHRISTMAS. SISTER JENKINS (SILENTLY) MERRY CHRISTMAS. CUT TO: EXT. AARON'S HOUSE -- MOMENTS LATER AARON AND HIS DAD ARE COMING OUT THE FRONT DOOR. HIS DAD IS HOLDING A FRISBEE IN HIS HAND. WHEN SUDDENLY THE ATTENTION OF A BRAND NEW BIKE SITTING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DRIVE WAY CATCHES THEIR ATTENTION. AARON A NEW BIKE! AARON RUNS OVER TO THE BIKE AND OPENS THE CARD THAT IS ATTACHED TO IT. ANGLE ON: CARD. IT READS "I HOPE THAT THIS ONE IS BETTER THAN YOUR OLD ONE. MERRY CHRISTMAS AARON." AARON HUGS HIS DAD WITH LOVE AND COMPASSION. AARON THANKS DAD. AARON'S DAD (CONFUSED) YOU'RE WELCOME SON. GO AND GET YOUR GLOVES AND I'LL GET YOUR MOM SO THAT WE CAN ALL GO BIKE RIDING. AARON (SMILING) OKAY. INT. AARON’S HOUSE -- MOMENTS LATER AARON RUNS INTO THE HOUSE AND UP THE STAIRS. AARON'S MOM MEETS HIS DAD AT THE FRONT DOOR. AARON'S DAD DID YOU GET HIM A NEW BIKE? AARON'S MOM NO. AARON'S DAD I WONDER WHO GOT IT FOR HIM? AARON'S MOM (PAUSE, THEN) I HAVE A PRETTY GOOD IDEA WHO DID IT. AARON'S DAD CHRISTIAN? AARON'S MOM NODS HER HEAD YES. AARON'S DAD WHAT A KID. HE TAKES HER IN HIS ARMS. AARON'S DAD I LOVE YOU. AARON'S MOM I LOVE YOU TOO. EXT. AIR'S GRANDPARENTS’ HOUSE -- LATE MORNING AIR, HER GRANDPARENTS, AMBER, JENNIFER , AND ERIC ARE OUTSIDE. JENNIFER (TO AIR) ARE YOU SURE HE'S COMING? AIR I'M SURE. CHRISTIAN PULLS UP IN FRONT OF THE HOUSE. AIR WALKS OVER TO THE NAVIGATOR, AS HE GETS OUT OF IT. AIR MERRY CHRISTMAS. CHRISTAN MERRY CHRISTMAS. CHRISTIAN WALKS UP TO HER AND JUST HUGS HER. CHRISTAN I'M GONNA MISS YOU. AIR I'M GONNA MISS YOU. EVERYONE SMILES AT THE SIGHT OF THE TWO HUGGING. JENNIFER SHE FINALLY FOUND SOMEONE WHO SHE LIKES JUST AS MUCH AS THEY LIKE HER. ERIC PUTS HIS ARM AROUND JENNIFER AND KISSES HER ON THE CHEEK. CHRISTAN I KNOW THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF GUYS IN CALIFORNIA. SO IF YOU HAPPEN TO LIKE ONE AND YOU START TO ..... AIR I COULD NEVER FORGET ABOUT YOU. (SMILING) HOW COULD I? CHRISTIAN SMILES BACK AT HER. HE GIVES HER ONE LAST SQUEEZE. CHRISTAN BE CAREFUL. AIR WE WILL. (PAUSE, THEN) YOU TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF AND DON'T FORGET TO CALL ME. CHRISTAN (SMILING) I WILL AND I WON'T. AIR TELLS GRANNY, PAPA, AND AMBER GOODBYE ONE LAST TIME, BEFORE JOINING JENNIFER AND ERIC IN THE CAR. THE BMW SLOWLY BACKS OUT. AIR WAVES GOODBYE TO CHRISTIAN. HE WAVES BACK, AS THE BMW DRIVES OFF. GRANNY, PAPA, AND AMBER WALK OVER TO CHRISTIAN. GRANNY WOULD YOU LIKE TO STAY AND HAVE CHRISTMAS WITH US? CHRISTAN ACTUALLY, I'M GONNA GO HOME AND HAVE CHRISTMAS THERE, BUT THANK YOU FOR THE OFFER. GRANNY AARON'S DAD ARE YOU SURE? THERE'S PLENTY OF FOOD. CHRISTAN I'M SURE. GRANNY OKAY. CHRISTIAN TELLS THEM GOODBYE AND WISHES THEM A MERRY CHRISTMAS. THEY WISH HIM A MERRY CHRISTMAS, AS HE GETS INTO HIS NAVIGATOR. HE SLOWLY DRIVES AWAY AFTER WAVING GOODBYE. CUT TO: INT. CHRISTIAN'S HOUSE - LIVING ROOM -- NIGHT CHRISTIAN IS SITTING ON THE FLOOR IN FRONT OF OLD PICTURE ALBUMS AND VARIOUS PICTURES OF HIS FAMILY, WHICH ARE STRODE OUT ALL OVER THE FLOOR. HE COMES TO A PAGE IN ONE OF THE ALBUMS THAT SHOWS HIM, HIS MOM, HIS TWO SISTERS, HIS DAD AND WILFRED. HE SMILES, AS HE RUNS HIS FINGERS OVER THE PICTURE. CHRISTAN MERRY CHRISTMAS. HE THEN TAKES THE PICTURE OF HIM AND AIR AND PUTS IT RIGHT BESIDE THE PICTURE OF HIM AND HIS FAMILY. HE SMILES MOMENTARILY AND CONTINUES GOING THROUGH THE PICTURE ALBUM. FADE OUT:
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