Summary

Chapter 13 resumes in the present time. With everyone in her family now gone, Emmeline only has Jeremy to keep her company. Jeremy is younger than Emmeline and hateful. She refuses to pair with him, one reason being that she just had the baby a few days ago. The other reason is that she simply dislikes him.

Emmeline has trouble sleeping, and she spends a lot of time on her Mother’s mat. She watches the night Gatekeeper bring the breakfast around the compound, and he speaks with her when he reaches her living area. He sees her through the window slit when it is sunrise, and they talk briefly before he continues to make his rounds. Emmeline watches him walk away and finds herself feeling oddly toward him.

In Chapter 14, Emmeline accidentally rips Mother’s mat on the ground, and when she goes...