PAUL “Sorry, should we know you?”
PATRICK “What, you mean you don’t remember me at all? It’s me! Patrick! Your father!”
ANTHONY “So, how did you know about today?”
PATRICK “One of your cousins on the island. I planned to be here for the funeral, but by the time I got through customs, you know…”
PAUL “So you’ve been in Trinidad all this time?”
PATRICK “No, next door, Tobago. But look at you two! You turned out all right, you know. Yeah, man. Your mother did a great job.”
ANTHONY “Well she didn’t have much choice, did she?”
PATRICK “You’re right. I know it, and the good Lord knows it too. [Takes off hat and looks to heaven] Romans, chapter 12, verses nine to 11. You know, all those prayers…