Summary

Red and her mother have their first unsupervised visit as Chapter 41 opens. Celine is late, but she arrives, and they go to the Aquarium. Red gets more upset when her mother tells her that she recently ran into Ricky. The trip to the Aquarium continues in Chapter 42, and Wanda spends a lot of time texting on her phone which upsets Red. Eventually Red sees Wanda talking to Ricky. Wanda tells Red that Ricky is the one who got them tickets to the Aquarium because he works there, and the three go to lunch.

In Chapter 43, Red thinks that the problem with Ricky is that he makes Wanda forget what it is that she needs to do. Red remembers how her mom left after Gamma’s diagnosis. She came back one day but had a huge fight with Gamma. That was the day that...