The Promise, a movie

Craig Cooper's 1980's Peace Corps memory lodged in my heart, then morphed in my brain as trailer for would-be feature film titled, The Promise.

Do the chores. I won't pay you now. But if you stay in school and finish high school... I'll pay for college or help you build a house.

Two willing Bahn teens. One earnest college grad.

Zero war contingency.

Years pass. Decades of silence.

Liberian, googling. Surprised engineer. Third-world taxi. Wherever the script begins, it'll lead to three men, reconnected. $5,000. New homes. Satisfaction.

The Promise, fulfilled. Finally.