Chuck gets the key to the cupola and goes up there. When Chuck is a junior, Albie passes away. Chuck later lies about how he got the scar (saying that Cat's boyfriend shoved him) because the truth of why the scar matters is a story he cannot tell. Afterwards, Chuck is twirling around happily when he scratches his hand on a fence, leaving a crescent-shaped scar. Later, Chuck goes to a school dance and shows off his moves with a girl, Cat, while the rest of the students cheer them on.

Soon, Sarah dies of a stroke while she is buying bread. Albie hints that he has seen Sarah and something involving bread. One day, Albie drunkenly tells Chuck that the cupola in their house is locked because he sees ghosts of people there before they die. In Act I: I Contain Multitudes, Chuck is sent to live with his grandparents, Sarah and Albie, after his parents are killed in a car accident when he is 7. Later on, as the disease ravages Chuck, he'll remember this day and think that things like that are why God made the world. A huge crowd gathers, cheering and offering tips. A woman joins in and together they dance a joyous, impromptu dance. There's a street musician busking with his drumkit. He has nine months to live, but doesn't know it yet. In Act II: Buskers, Chuck walks down a street in Boston. As Chuck breathes his last breath, Marty's world goes black. His brother-in-law tells Chuck's son a theory that people contain whole worlds inside them that fall to ruin when they die. The story then introduces Chuck, who is dying in a hospital bed. Oddly, there are ads dedicated to someone named Chuck Krantz, thanking him for '39 great years' everywhere. The internet has stopped working, the electricity cuts out, natural disasters are ravaging the world and the earth's rotation is slowing. In Act III: Thanks, Chuck!, Marty Anderson is walking around as the world is on the brink of destruction. The Life of Chuck consists of three acts, told in reverse. The drunk driver commits suicide, and Craig throws his old phone into the lake. It mysteriously works, and Craig leaves a voicemail wishing the drunk driver were dead. Enraged, Craig locates his old phone and calls Mr.

The drunk driver has a rich father who gets him a very light sentence - just rehab and drug testing. Many years later, a drunk driver kills Craig's beloved former teacher and her husband. He later switches to a new phone, and he finds he's no longer able to contact Mr. Mysteriously, the bully is found dead from suicide the next day. Harrigan's voice for comfort, and he leaves a voicemail about the bully. A few months later, Craig gets beat up by a bully.

When Harrigan passes away, Craig sneaks the phone into Harrigan's jacket before he is buried. Harrigan an iPhone, which Harrigan becomes very attached to. Harrigan gives Craig $1 lotto-scratchers on holidays. Harrigan's Phone, Craig is a boy who works for Mr.

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