Frank sits at the bar stairing down at his have empty bear glass. He looks out at the falling snow and hears Christmas carolers coming by.
Frank: Bah humbug.
He rubs his face and lets out a tired sigh. The bar tender comes up to him.
Bar Tender: Can I get you anuther?
Frank: Yeah set me up might as well getting drunk seems all I''m good for these days.
Frank downs the next bear quickly and burps.
Frank: I guess I really am my fathers son.
He laughs bitterly.
Frank: Never thought that would happen.
Bar Tender: You sound pretty misrable it's ashame especially at this time of year.
Frank: Well it's more my life that is misrable then anything else. Seems like all it's been is one big disapointment.
Bar Tender: Woman problems?
Frank snorts
Frank: More like life problems. But yeah she's one of the meny problems I've been dealing with. Seems all I do is fight with her. You know everything in my life has turned out wrong. Dosn't seem like anything has really worked out. Sometimes I wish I'd never been born.
A ragidy old man plops down next to Frank
Man: Oh you don't mean that
Frank: Like hell I don't. Who are you anyway?
Man: My name is Charlie now tell me son why do you wish such a thing?
Frank sighs
Frank: Because it seems like everyone in my family and alot of the people I know would have been better off if I'd never been born. I''m a screw up and I''m tired of all the garbage I put everyone around me through.
Charlie: Oh I see. Well do you ever wonder what their lives would have been like had you not been born?
Frank sighs
Frank: Yeah sometimes I'm sure it would have been better. Why do you ask?
Charlie: Well it just so happens that I'm an Angel and I can show you what life would have been like had you not been born.
Frank half laughs at this
Frank: Oh really! So where are your wings. Listen why don't you go talk to Kevin collins I think he could help you.
Charlie smiles
Charlie: I haven't earned my wings yet. That's why I'm here. I''m going to help you.
Frank: Well thanks but I don't need any.
Charlie: Seems to me you do. Tell you what you let me show you what life would have been like had you not been born and after I''m done you can wish for anything you want and I'll grant it come on what do you say.
Frank sighs
Frank: Why not I sertenly don't have anyone wanting me around. My own son would rather his uncle was is Dad instead of me.
Charlie nods and puts his arm around Frank
Charlie: Then lets go
Charlie snaps his fingures and suddenly they are floating through space
Frank: What's going on!
Charlie: We're going to anuther demention where you were never born
Soon Frank and Charlie are standing out side a huge dark and very omines building.
Frank: Where are we?
Charlie points to a sign Frank reads.
Frank: New York Maximum Security State Prison For Men
Frank looks at Charlie confused
Frank: What are we doing here?
Charlie: There is someone here you need to see. They can't see you though since you were never born.
Suddenly Frank and Charlie are inside they are standing infront of a dark wet cell with two sets of bunk beds. Sitting on one bed is a man who looks like he's been in about a million fights he has scars all over his body. Frank gasps in horrer when he realizes who the man is
Frank: That's my Dad! But what is he doing here? What's going on? I don't understand.
Charlie looks at Frank
Charlie: With out you around to calm your father down and keep your mom and brother safe his temper and alcohal problems were allowed to run wild. When Joe was seven your father beat your Mom to death because no one was there to get in his way. Don't you remember you grabed ahold of his arm and wouldn't let go. Then you started screeming at the top of your lungs. Your father stopped sluged you and ran out of the house. But since you were never born he continued to beat her and she died that night instead, and your father was sentinced to life with no perole.
Frank gasps
Frank: Oh My God is Joe okay? He didn't kill him to did he?
Charlie: No Joe was sent into the foster care system. He lived in at least 18 foster homes before he turned 18 then he headed out on his own. Unfortchunitly alot of them were abusive.
Frank shakes his head
Frank: Poor Joe that's awful. But why so many?
Charlie: Well no one wanted to adopt an older child with a bad temper and such an abusive past.
Frank nods
Frank: Well Joe is strong I''m sure he has a good life now.
Charlie raises his eye brow
Charlie: You think so huh
Charlie snaps his fingures and Frank and Charlie are flying through space once more.

Suddenly Frank and Charlie are standing in wear house.
Frank: Where are we now?
Charlie: Donald's Shipping and moving.
Mans voice
Man: SCANLON HAVE YOU FINESHED WITH MOVING THAT INVINTORY YET!
Frank jumps as he sees a very tired and scared Joe carrying huge boxes around breathlessly
Frank: What's Joe doing here?
Charlie: He works here. He is one of the crew members that handles shipping and storage.
Joe: Almost sir
Man's voice: You get it done by 5 Scanlon or you're fired!
Joe jumps and tries to pick up two at once straining his back he winces. Frank is near tears
Frank: How why I don't understand
Charlie: With out your encouragement and constant pushing and support Joe never aimed for any kind of dream.
Frank: This is awful! But work isn't everything. Dose he have a nice wife? Dose he have children?
Charlie shakes his head
Charlie: Joe dosn't have anyone. He dosn't let people in and keeps to himself. He's a hermet outside of work.
Frank: Why!
Charlie: He was badly scared by his child hood and you weren't there to help him cause you were never born.
Frank: What about Karen! Surely he is close to her.
Charlie: Karen is dead she died in the hostage crises at the hospital along with Dr. Faulk and Audry.
Frank: What Karen is dead!
Frank has tears in his eyes
Charlie: When the interns rushed Cooper the gun went off and Karen was shot. Joe being hear and not an intern was unable to hold Cooper and you weren't there to get in and slug him. So the interns that were their weren't able to fully restrain him. Audry is gone to as I'm sure you realize.
Frank shakes his head sadly.
Frank: Did anyone else die that night?
Charlie: Lucy did
Frank: What!
Charlie: You weren't there to help Kevin get her out of the elivator and she fell to her death.
Frank: OH My God this is awful! Well what about Kevin how is he?
Charlie: Kevin and Victor died in the forest hills fire since you were not there to help them.
Frank: Wow you mean no other EMT or fire fighter was able to get to them? And how come the cops weren't able to move in on the hostage situation quicker?
Charlie: Because Frank you new the hospital better then the cops so you new how to get close. As for the fire there was to many people and to little time. Also you are one of the few EMT's who believes in doing what ever it takes.
A thought occures to Frank and he gose pale
Frank: Waite if Kevin and Lucy died before the Rex thing ever started what happend to Scott and Serena?
Charlie looks very seareusly at him.
Charlie: I'll take you to see Serena
He snaps his fingures and they are transported in space.

Frank and Charlie are soon standing in a crowded cafiteria
Frank: Hey I know this place it's the St. Patrick's Soup Kitchen I volinteered at when I was a teen.
Charlie nods and points to a woman who has just come in. She is covered in dirt and is bone thin. She has a very sad look in her eye and is pushin a little cart. Her clothes are rags and her hair is matted.
Charlie: That's Serena
Frank: What!
Charlie: With out Kevin and Lucy Scott couldn't defeat Rex. Scott was sent to jail and murdered by one of Rex's men. Serena grew up with Rex and he stole all of her money and kicked her out at 18. She lives on the streats and eats when and if she can.
Frank wipes his face as tears run down it.
Frank: But alot of other people were involved I mean what about Jake?
Charlie: Jake is serving life for the attempted murder of Rex Stanton. Joe wasn't there to stop him from shooting Rex.
Frank: And he wasn't there because
Charlie: Because you were never born now you're getting it.
Frank: Well what about Julie? I bet her life is different. I mean maybe if she was with someone else they could have noticed she was brain washed when I couldn't. I bet she's doing great.
Charlie raises his eye brows.
Charlie: Why don't we go see.
He snaps his fingures and they fly through the air.

They are now standing in front of a huge mansion and there is snow everywhere.
Frank: Where are we now?
Charlie: The Devlin estate.
Frank: Julie is here! What did I tell you she's doing great.
Charlie raises his eye brow
Charlie: Don't be so sure.
They are suddenly upstairs in the mansion. They go to a door that is bolted shut with three huge locks and slip in unnoticed.
Frank: This invisable stuff is creepy.
They are now standing in a small room. In a chair a woman with a horribly disfigured face sits and stairs blankly out the window.
Charlie: What do you think of Julie now
Frank: what happend to her face!
Charlie: You weren't there to track her down. By the time the cops found her Cooper had done surgery on her face and had decided to perform brain surgery.
Frank: WHAT!
Charlie: She's a vegitable Frank she can't do anything but sit and stair. Devlin keeps her here. He had specailists try to help her but no one has been able to. He decided due to her brain damage there was no point in fixing her face.
Frank has tears in his eyes
Frank: But other people were looking
Charlie: But you figured out something was wrong long before the others did. You not being around and on your toes ment Cooper had more time.
Frank: I don't understand how things could be so different.
Charlie: Life is like the changa game. If you move one peace or rather one person the whole thing is unsteady and different.
Frank nods
Frank: How is Lark? Did she find a better home then she did with me?
Charlie snaps his fingures and they are off.

They are now at anuther cold and ugly building.
Frank: Where are we now?
Charlie: We are at anuther prison this one is maximum security for wemon.
Just then Frank sees a group of wemon being led in with their feet all chaned together carrying cleaning supplies. He gasps when he sees a very angry and tired looking Lark among them
Frank: What happend why is she here!
Charlie: With out anyone to take her in she began living on the streets and comiting crimes for food and money. She's serving a life sentince for a murder during a bank robbery.
Frank: OH no no not Lark she had so much potential!
Charlie: But you weren't there to save her from her life. You put her on a new path but because you were never born she never got to that path.
Frank is crying
Charlie: So would you like to see what Courtney is up to?
Frank nods
Frank: Yeah I guess so
Charlie snaps his fingures and away they go.

Frank and Charlie are now standing in a huge mansion.
Frank: Courtney lives here? Oh she must be thrilled.
Charlie: Appearances can be decieving.
Courtney walks in she is wearing a very expensive dress and diemonds everywhere. But she also has a black eye and a fat lip along with bruses everywhere.
Frank: What happend to her?
Man's voice: Courtney!
Courtney jumps and cringes a little in a shaky voice she replies
Courtney: Yes Sean
Charlie: Sean is her husband. She married him for his money and has gotten way in over her head. The Scanlon's or more to the point you weren't around to divert her attention so she went with who Daddy said to.
Sean comes in carrying a drink and looking very anoyed
Sean: Where the hell is my dinner!
Courtney: The cook is working on it it will be ready soon
Sean: I want it now!
He slaps her across the face
Frank winces
Sean: Don't you know anything about handleing a kitchen staff!
He slaps her again.
Courtney: I''m sorry Sean please I'm sorry!
Sean: OH who the hell cares! I'm going out!
Courtney: Where are you going?
Sean: It's none of your damm business you slut!
Courtney looks angry
Courtney: You're going to go see Dawn again aren't you!
Sean grabs her arm
Sean: Maybe if you weren't so friged I wouldn't have to go esle where!
He hits her hard she falls onto the coutch he grabs her arm
Sean: And if you ever leave I will kill you
Sean storms out. Courtney sits on the coutch crying.
Frank: Oh My God Courtney dosn't deserve this no one dose!
Charlie: There are alot of things Courtney dosn't deserve
Frank sees the seareusness in Charlie's eyes.
Frank: What do you mean?
Frank asks hesitantly
Charlie snaps his fingures and they are off.

Frank looks around they are standing in a dark and cold semitairy.
Frank: What are we doing here?
Charlie: Fallow me
They begin to walk.
Charlie: Neil was still born he simply was Sean's instead of yours but he was basicly the same. He got cancer just like he did with you as his father. But he got no support or love from his father so he wasn't able to fight very hard. He won the first round but with the second.
Charlie points twords a grave stone shaking his head sadly. Frank aproaches it hesitently and then gasps in horrer as he reads
Frank: Neil Mander born June 1990 died March 2000. NO NO NOT NEIL NO NOT MY SON!!
Charlie: He isn't yours remember
Frank: But he's just a kid please this can't be true!
Charlie: If you had been born it wouldn't be. You see every person is like a note in a song move on and the whole song is different.
Frank: I want to have been born please! That's my wish I want to have been born! I need to have been born! My friends and family need me!
Charlie smiles
Charlie: Are you sure
Frank: YES YES I'M SURE THEY NEED ME!
Charlie: Very well your wish is granted
Charlie snaps his fingures

Suddenly Frank and Charlie are standing outside the bar Frank had been drinking at.
Charlie: Well here you go back where you began.
Frank smiles at Charlie
Frank: No I'm far better off then where I began.
He hugs Charlie happily
Frank: How can I ever thankyou!
Charlie smiles
Charlie: Always treasure the ones around you and remember it's a wonderful life.
Frank smiles
Frank: Will do! Hey when are you going to get your wings anyways?
Charlie: The next little bell you hear. Now run along your family and friends are waiting.
Frank races off twords home. When he gets there it looks dark and empty but when he walks in the lights come on and everyone yells surprise!
Frank looks around the room stunned.
Joe: Hey Frank we heard you were feeling down so we thought we'd throw you a little party!
Frank grabs a surprised Joe and hugs him
Frank: You're the best never forget that Joe
Joe smiles
Joe: You're not so bad yourself
Mary comes over
Mary: Hello sweet heart.
Frank: Mom you look great!
He hugs her tightly
Karen: Well for someone who was so down you don't seem that way anymore
Karen smiles
Frank: What's not to be happy about I have wonderful friends and family who needs more
Lark comes in
Lark: Hey everbody
Frank: Lark what are you doing here!
He hugs her tightly
Lark: I got an early leave from the peace core to come home for Christmas.
Frank smiles at her with a tear in his eye
Frank: I''m so proud of you
Lark smiles back at him.
Lark: I love you Dad.
Neil races to his Dad
Neil: Hey Dad I made you something
Frank just hugs Neil
Frank: I'm so glad to see you
Frank looks around at Kevin, Lucy, Scott, Serena, Victor and Gabriella and Courtney
Frank: I'm so happy to see all of you
Courtney: Oh really
Frank walks over to Courtney still holding onto Neil's hand
Frank: You know Courtney we have had alot of hard times I know that but I do believe deep down there is something still between us. I''m not saying it will be easy but lets face it things could be harder. So what do you say will you give us anuther chance
Courtney has tears in her eyes
Courtney: I thought you'd never ask
They embrace lovingly. Just then the tree accidently gets nudged and a bell rings
Serena: Hey is it true that everytime a bell rings an angel gets their wings?
Frank turns around with a smile
Frank: Yes it's very true and I think I know the angel who just got their wings
Courtney: What do you mean?
Frank hugs Courtney
Frank: Just that it's a wonderful life

The End