he could remember watching fireworks on memorial day , his hip and upper thigh aching like a bastard ; he could remember eating watermelon on the fourth of july , spitting seeds into the grass and watching carla and her sisters play badminton , his hip and upper leg still aching but not so fiercely ; he could remember henry calling in september - 'just to check in , ' he 'd said - and talking about all sorts of things , including the annual hunting trip to hole in the wall come november .