‘Everybody’s waiting’

Nate tells Claire to get out of bed. “Everybody’s waiting,” he says.

Claire says goodbye to her brother David and her mother, Ruth.

“Be happy,” she tells David. “I am,” he says.

Claire and Ruth hug. “I pray you will be filled with hope as long as you possibly can,” Ruth says. Claire says thank you.

Nate tells her to go.

Claire says goodbye to Keith and the boys, Anthony and Durell. Keith and Claire hug.

Claire wants to take a picture of everyone. “You can’t take a picture unless it’s already gone,” Nate tells her. Claire pulls out in her hybrid car, with Nate jogging in her rear view. She cries.

Photo montage:

Claire on the road.

David showing Durell how to embalm.

Claire on the road.

Brenda and a birthday party for the baby. A happy family scene.

Claire on the road.

Keith and David getting married. Brenda has another man on her arm and is pregnant.

Claire on the road.

Ruth, dying in bed. Her dead husband watches from the corner, as does Nate, who smiles. She dies, with David and George and Claire there. It’s 2025.

There’s a funeral, with all, including a grown up Durell and Ted in the distance looking at Claire.

Claire on the Road.

Keith, an old security guard with his own company, gets shot in 2029, by robbers.

Claire on the road.

Ted and Claire get married. Everyone claps.

Claire on the road.

Brenda is old. There’s a family gathering. David sees a young Keith, then dies. It’s 2044.

Claire on the road.

There’s a ship, and Rico falls dead in 2049.

Claire on the road.

Billy is old, sitting next to Brenda, who dies. It’s 2051.

Claire on the road, in the desert.

Photos on a wall. It’s art. Claire is ancient. She dies in 2085 in bed.

A young Claire is on the road, driving into the distance. The music swells.