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The last Letters He Wrote | I Delivered Them All
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00:12Grey 17 Oceanview Street, another bill.
00:37Grey 17 Oceanview Street, another bill.
01:00Mrs. Grey, can you come in for a moment?
01:03Can Leo stay here?
01:06Of course.
01:33Grandma made clam chowder.
01:34Said you haven't come home for three days.
01:37Tides aren't right this week.
01:39Need to keep watch.
01:41You always say that.
01:43And the tides never lie.
01:45You've been riding that bike all day.
01:47It's my job.
01:50Do you like it?
01:54It's fine.
01:56Fine isn't the same as like.
02:08You were riding again last night.
02:11I saw your light on at midnight.
02:13I couldn't sleep.
02:15Try drinking more warm milk.
02:17It's good for your sleep.
02:19Only by getting a good sleep can you help your recovery.
02:25I'll keep that in mind.
02:28Dr. Nhi said if your blood work looks good today, you can go outside for a bit.
02:32That would be nice.
02:34Leo, you know you can talk to me, right?
02:36About anything.
02:38I know, Mia.
02:40I'm okay.
02:41Really.
02:42But if you ever need a hug, I give really good ones.
03:00Hey there.
03:06That cat lives in the garden.
03:09We call her Clementine.
03:12Clementine.
03:13That's a pretty name.
03:28Hey.
03:29Are you the mailman?
03:31Yeah.
03:32I have a letter for you.
03:33Can you bring it out up?
03:34I can't come down right now.
03:41Here.
03:43My mom draws those.
03:45She says it so the sea knows where to find me.
03:48You want to come in?
03:49I should probably eat.
03:50I have cookies.
03:52My mom baked them yesterday.
03:54Here.
03:55They're a little burnt.
03:56She was distracted.
04:03They're good.
04:06You don't have to lie.
04:07I've had better.
04:16What's your name?
04:18Finn.
04:19Finn.
04:20That's a sea name.
04:21My grandpa named me.
04:23He's a lighthouse keeper.
04:25The lighthouse on the cliff?
04:27The one that spins every night?
04:28That's the one.
04:29I watch it every night.
04:31It's old.
04:32My great granddad built it.
04:34That's incredible.
04:36Your family has been taking care of the sea for generations.
04:40I guess so.
04:45Finn.
04:53Can I ask you something?
04:55Sure.
04:57Do you ever write letters to yourself?
05:01Like,
05:02to the future me?
05:04Yeah.
05:05To the person you want to become.
05:07I do.
05:08Every day.
05:09To Sarah Black.
05:11To Mr. Thompson's.
05:13To Mom.
05:14To Clementine.
05:16To a stranger in the future.
05:18Why?
05:18Because I might not live to become them.
05:21But these letters can.
05:23How many have you written?
05:27117.
05:28I started three years ago.
05:31I started three years ago.
05:34Where do you keep them?
05:37I don't know yet.
05:39I need someone to keep them for me.
05:42Someone who will remember to send them when the time comes.
05:47Finn.
05:47Would you do that for me?
05:51Okay.
05:53That means more than you know.
05:55That means more than you know.
06:01That means more than you know.
06:04That means more than you know.
06:07That means more than you know.
06:08That means more than you know.
06:11That means more than you know.
06:12That means more than you know.
06:13That means more than you know.
06:14That means more than you know.
06:14That means more than you know.
06:14That means more than you know.
06:14That means more than you know.
06:14That means more than you know.
06:14That means more than you know.
06:16That means more than you know.
06:17That means more than you know.
06:20That means more than you know.
06:26I haven't been out in two weeks.
06:29Really.
06:31Really.
06:35You okay?
06:37Yeah.
06:38Just need a second.
06:39Can we go up?
06:41I'll carry you.
06:43What? No, I can...
06:45Get on. I'm stronger than I look.
06:50But if you drop me, I'm haunting you forever.
06:53Deal.
06:55You smell like the sea.
06:57That's the wind. It gets into everything here.
06:59No, it's you.
07:22Get on the sofa and rest up.
07:31You said you'd keep them for me.
07:33I will.
07:34I need a place.
07:36Somewhere safe.
07:47My grandpa's grandpa used to keep his logbooks here.
07:50It's been here for over a hundred years.
07:53There's no safer place in this town.
07:56Thank you, Finn.
07:58It's nothing.
08:04This is...
08:05I don't have words.
08:09My grandpa says this is where the sea comes to rest.
08:12That's beautiful.
08:32Professor Thompson, do you still remember saying in your relativity course that time
08:37always flows forward? Yet, I've always felt that certain moments seem to stand still. Later,
08:46after researching extensively, I learned that images of the M87 black hole would be released
08:51in 2019. If you receive this letter when those images are already available...
09:14You're not very good at this, are you? I think you offended her.
09:19How? I was just stating a fact. Cats don't like facts. They like compliments.
09:25See? She likes me. Everyone likes you.
09:46Your hands are cold. I'm always cold.
09:51Finn. What? Nothing. I just wanted to say your name.
09:57I'm going to write you a letter. You don't have to. I want to. I want you to have something
10:05to open.
10:08After.
10:14When I'm gone, I want you to send the letters. Not all at once. One by one.
10:21When the time is right, don't talk like that.
10:24Like what? Like you're already gone. I'm not gone. I'm right here.
10:42You're very focused. I don't like the white stuff. It's bitter.
10:47Then don't eat it. I'm not eating it. You are.
10:51You're peeling the bitter parts off for me. Obviously.
11:03It's good.
11:04Of course it is. I picked it myself.
11:09You okay?
11:10Yeah. Just went down the wrong pipe.
11:19You're good at this.
11:21Good at what? My mom was sick a few years ago. Nothing serious. But I had to help out.
11:28Is she okay now?
11:30Yeah. She's fine. Makes too much food and yells at me for not eating enough.
11:36She sounds nice.
11:40She's annoying.
11:44Leo? Time for your...
11:47This is Finn. He's... a friend.
11:52Hi, friend. I'm Mia. I take care of you on...
11:58Keep peeling oranges for him. It's good for his spirits.
12:30You've been coming up here a lot lately.
12:32I like it here.
12:35And it has nothing to do with the letters in that cubit? Who are they for?
12:40A friend who writes letters to himself at different ages.
12:46His name is Leo. He's... sick.
12:49How sick?
12:51He might not make it to 20.
12:53And he writes letters to the person he won't get to be?
12:57He wants someone to send them. When the time comes. One by one.
13:03And you said yes.
13:05I had to.
13:07No one has to do something like that, boy. You said yes because you wanted to.
13:17Grandpa, how do you know when something matters?
13:19When it hurts. When it hurts to think about losing it.
13:22This boy. Leo. He matters to you.
13:28Then hold on to him, Finn. Squalor. While you can. Hold on and don't let go until you have to.
13:36I'll make some tea. You stay. Listen to the sea. It tells the truth when nothing else does.
13:46I'll send them all, Leo. Every single one. I promise.
14:03What are you drawing?
14:04Clementine.
14:06You're really good at this.
14:08It's nothing. Just doodles.
14:10Finn.
14:14Can I tell you something? Something I haven't told anyone.
14:17Of course.
14:18I'm scared.
14:20Not of dying. I mean, I am.
14:24But that's not what I'm scared of most.
14:26What are you scared of?
14:28I'm scared of not having enough time.
14:31Not for me.
14:33For the people I leave behind.
14:35My mom.
14:37She's gonna be so sad, Finn.
14:42And I can't do anything about it. I can't make it better. I can only...
14:47Leave.
14:51You still have time.
14:54I know.
14:55But I will be.
14:58And I keep thinking, what if they forget?
15:01What if one day, no one remembers my name? What if I was here for 17 years and it's like
15:07I never existed?
15:09I'm right here with you.
15:12I'm right here with you.
15:13I will never forget you.
15:14Never.
15:16I will say your name until I can't speak anymore.
15:20I will tell people about you.
15:35Stay for as long as you can.
15:40Stay.
15:41I'll try.
15:58Almost there, Leo.
16:00Just a little more.
16:01I'm here.
16:05I'm here.
16:05I've got you.
16:11I wanted to see it one more time.
16:14The lighthouse from the top.
16:17You're here now.
16:19We're here.
16:20It's so beautiful.
16:22Even like this.
16:24Especially like this.
16:26Leo.
16:29Finn, I want to see what you look like when you're 30.
16:35I want to see if you finally go to Iceland.
16:40I want to see the pictures you take.
16:42The places you go.
16:44The person you become.
16:52I want to see if you keep that stupid haircut.
16:56I want to see the ocean when I'm 30.
16:58See if it still looks the same.
17:00It'll still be here.
17:01The ocean.
17:02It never changes.
17:03It just keeps going.
17:06That's what I like about it.
17:07It doesn't stop.
17:09Even when people leave.
17:10Even when everything ends.
17:13The sea just keeps going.
17:16You're crying.
17:19No, I'm not.
17:20Liar.
17:21Finn, will you do something for me?
17:24Anything.
17:25Will you write me a letter?
17:27Just one.
17:31Put it in the cupboard.
17:33With mine.
17:35So when someone opens that cupboard someday, they'll see your letter next to mine.
17:41And they'll know.
17:43They'll know we were here.
17:45Together.
17:56Finn, I feel my road has come to an end.
18:00Thank you for being by my side during these last days.
18:08I'll send them all, Leo.
18:10Every single one.
18:11I promise.
18:19And I'll go to Iceland.
18:21I'll stand on that beach.
18:22I'll take the worst picture you've ever seen.
18:31This is the recorder he never put down.
18:33He'd sit there talking to it for hours, but the moment we walked in, he'd click it off.
18:38He never let us hear a single word.
18:41He just said, when he's gone, you're the one who should press play.
18:46Okay.
18:52Finn, if you're listening to this, it means I'm already gone.
18:55I'm sorry I didn't get to say goodbye properly.
18:58In fact, I recorded many messages I wanted to share with you, with Mom, with Teacher Thompsons, and with Sarah.
19:06But the thing I want to say most is thank you.
19:11Thank you for entering my 17th summer and bringing light into those final dark days of mine.
19:17Thank you for carrying me up the lighthouse with over a hundred steps.
19:20Thank you for always remembering to peel the white pip from oranges before giving them to me.
19:26Thank you for accompanying me in the hospital garden watching clementine trees catch butterflies.
19:31And thank you for showing me how wonderful it truly feels to be seen by others.
20:01Okay, Leo, let's go.
20:03Let's take you home.
20:17First stop, Seattle.
20:31Can I help you?
20:32Are you Sarah Blake?
20:35I am.
20:39This is for you.
20:40It's from someone you knew a long time ago.
20:53He said he was sorry he never told me.
20:55He said he was scared.
20:57I was so young.
20:59We were both so young.
21:01I didn't know how to see what was right in front of me.
21:04Thank you, Finn, for bringing him to me.
21:12Take care of yourself for him.
21:38Mr. Thompson, do you remember Leo Gray?
21:41Leo Gray, of course.
21:43Best student I had in 20 years.
21:47Died too young.
21:48What about him?
21:50He left something for you.
21:52Asked me to bring it when the time came.
22:03I remember that class.
22:05We were talking about relativity.
22:07Someone asked if time could ever stop.
22:09I said no.
22:10I said time always moves forward.
22:12That's the second law of thermodynamic.
22:15But Leo raised his hand.
22:16He said, what about at the event horizon of a black hole?
22:20Time stops there, doesn't it?
22:23He was 14, 14 years old,
22:26and he was already thinking about the edge of the universe.
22:30Thank you, young man, for bringing this,
22:33for keeping his memory alive.
22:35It's what he wanted.
22:37He talked about you, you know, in class sometimes.
22:40He said there was a mailman who brought him letters,
22:43said you had kind eyes.
22:51I'm sorry.
23:01Finn, it's you.
23:03I haven't seen you in how many years?
23:05Ten. Almost ten years.
23:06He left this for you.
23:08He asked me to bring it when the time was right.
23:10I think maybe now is the time.
23:14You stayed.
23:16You kept your promise all these years.
23:21I said I would.
23:23Do you want to come in, see his room?
23:26I haven't changed anything.
23:27He kept that on his desk every day.
23:31The day before he left, he looked at it and smiled.
23:34He said, Mom, promise me you'll keep this here.
23:37So when Finn comes back one day, he'll see it.
23:41Thank you, Mrs. Gray, for keeping it.
23:45Thank you, Finn, for being his friend.
23:49For being the one who made him smile when nothing else could.
24:15Hello.
24:16If you're reading this, it means Finn kept his promise.
24:23I sent all more letters.
24:26And this one, this one is for you.
24:33I don't know who you are.
24:35I don't know what your name is, or where you live, or what kind of day you're having.
24:41I don't know if you're happy, or sad, or somewhere in between.
24:46For whoever is reading it, don't stop.
24:49Don't ever stop.
24:51The sea never does.
24:52But I know one thing.
24:54I know that you're here.
24:55You're reading this.
24:56And that means something.
24:58It means that somewhere, across time and space and all the things that separate us,
25:03we're connected.
25:04Right now, in this moment, you and me.
25:07And if you're scared, if you're scared of not having enough time,
25:12of not mattering, of being forgotten, I want you to look at the sea.
25:17Or look at the sky.
25:19Or look at someone you love.
25:21And remember this.
25:23Keep going.
25:24Keep moving.
25:25Keep being curious and kind and a little bit ridiculous.
25:30Keep wanting things.
25:32Keep dreaming about black holes and northern lights in places you've never seen.
25:38So, keep saying the important things before it's too late.
25:44Keep going.
25:46Keep writing your own letters.
25:49Keep chasing your own steps towards the sea.
26:18Leo, I made it.
26:19I'm here on the black sand.
26:22It's cold and windy and the water is gray, not blue.
26:26But it's...
26:29It's beautiful.
26:31Just like you said it would be.
26:34I sent all the letters.
26:36Every single one.
26:38Blake got Mr. Thompson got his.
26:39Your mom got hers.
26:41I kept my promise, Leo.
26:43All of them.
26:44The letters.
26:46The beach.
26:49You were right.
26:51It looks good.
26:56They all remember you.
27:08I say it in the morning when I wake up.
27:11I say it at night before I sleep.
27:14I say it when I see the ocean.
27:16I say it when I don't.
27:18But I told you.
27:19The sea never stops.
27:23Oh, oh.
27:26Oh, oh, oh.
27:30Oh, oh, oh.
27:31Oh, oh, oh.
27:33Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
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