Summary

Book Three, continued

Chapter 9 – Naaliyah recovers in the hospital while Soma thanks David for saving Naaliyah’s life. Feeling better about things, David begins going to the library, and begins learning things again. Each day, he feels entire segments of himself waking up. He begins writing again earnestly, stories he hears and information he learns. Naaliyah comes to visit David. She brings him out to catch eels for one of her professors. Naaliyah reveals she has been accepted to graduate school, and will not have to pay tuition. She thanks David for everything.

Chapter 10 – Nanton’s inn becomes the center of a celebratory party for Naaliyah. Three days later, Naaliyah heads off to school. David gives her a stoppered glass bottle full of local seawater, so Naaliyah will not forget home. Naaliyah hugs him and tells him to...