Deep in my heart, I know there's only you
And right from the start I always knew,
I'll never let you go, cause I love you so.
I want you for the rest of my life.—Britney Spear
Chapter Nine—Deep in my heart
Scarlet's body was sent back to her house. "I have no place here. I failed you, sir." Duke says to Patrick O'Hara, Scarlet's father. Patrick sighs and says, "she dies an honorable death, that's all she ever wanted. How are you doing?" Duke rubs his neck and replies, "I feel as if I get ten years older all of a sudden, sir." Patrick pats Duke's back and says, "call me dad."
"I am sorry that I didn't take care of her." Hawk says to Patrick. Flint says, "she is my responsibility also, I am sorry, too." Patrick shakes his head and says, "Scarlet won't want to be anyone responsibility. It was an accident." Patrick wipes away his tears. Loud noise comes out from the cremation room. The four men rush to see what happen.
Cover Girl is screaming and shouting. "What are you doing?" Hawk asks her. "She looks horrible! Let me redo her make up!" Cover Girl cries so hard that Hawk can hardly makes out her words. "Don't be silly." Flint says. Cover Girl cries, "No! Scarlet says she can always depends on me to make her pretty no matter what happen. If I let her go looking like that she will come back and haunt me!"
"We can delay the cremation until tomorrow. You can give her a make over." Patrick comforts Cover Girl as Dusty whips her tears away. Cover Girl smiles and gives Patrick a big hug. "I'll have to curl her hair, and puts her into a dress, and jewelry. She can't go in her uniform…" Cover Girl starts getting busy, Lady Jane goes to help. "Don't forget this." Duke gives the girls his wedding ring.
The next day, Duke gets up early and gets down stairs. " It smells nauseating in here. What are you two doing?" Lady Jane smiles and shows him Scarlet. Duke smiles, "She looks heavenly. Thank you." Flint comes in and yells, "it stinks in here! What did you put on her, rocket fuel?" Lady Jane eyes him and says, "It's none of your business!" Flint replies, "it is so. I will die if she explodes during cremation."
"She looks so cute with the curly hair and all." Patrick smiles. "She looks like Sherry Temple!" Falcon laughs. "Alright, people, the cremation starts at eleven o'clock. We have to hurry to the funeral home." Hawk says. They close the coffin.
"Becareful of her dress! Don't crush her hair. I spent two hours setting it." Cover Girl shouts. Duke, Hawk and Flint wraps the coffin in an American flag, then carry the body as in military honoree burial. "Dad, will you lead the way?" Duke asks Patrick. Patrick looks at Duke and smiles, "sure, son. I am honored."
They arrive at the funeral home and open the coffin. Everyone say goodbye as the coffin goes into the incinerator. Suddenly, Lady Jane screams. Scarlet opens her eyes. "Scarlet!" Duke runs up and carries her out. The coffin rolls into the fire. Scarlet asks, "What's that smell? It stinks!" Duke holds her and starts crying.
One month later, Pitt resumes normal operation. "Somehow all the painkiller and Cobra chemical weapon react inside Scarlet's body and the residue kills the cancer cell. It is fortuitous that the girls want to give Scarlet a make over." Duke says to Hawk. Flint laughs, "Especially the stinky hair stuff they use. I think it stenches Scarlet back to life." Lady Jane punches him in the arm, "funny."
"Where is Scarlet now?" Hawk asks. Duke looks out the window. The Joes and Scarlet all have roller-blades on, playing street hockey on the runway. Duke, Hawk, Flint and Lady Jane get down to the runway. Scarlet scores and Lady Jane cheers. Hawk asks, "Normal sports aren't fast enough anymore?"
Duke says, "Return to your quarter and rest. Your bones are still not recuperated and we still have a wedding to plan." Falcon shouts. "Oh, come on, bro. You never let us have fun. Why don't you join us? We are tired of losing." Duke looks at him. Flint says, "why not? Show them how it's done!" Duke puts on the roller-blades.
"Woo. Duke is good." Lady Jane says. "Is that a smile I see on Duke's face? That's another miracle we have to thanks god for." Hawk says. Falcon smiles and remarks, "bro looks as if he is ten years younger." Duke scores and laughs. He pulls Scarlet up and kisses her deeply.
The End
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