Summary

This chapter is narrated by the 3rd person narrator. A few weeks after the confrontation, Eddie finally heard from Darlene. Darlene explained that she had taken control of the farm and would be taking care of Sextus and his wife. She explained that in a few months, workers would be allowed to leave freely, and that they had recently reconnected the payphones. Eddie stated that he wants to rescue her and she refused and asked Eddie to come back to the farm. Eddie wondered if Darlene ever wanted to leave Delicious Farms. He asked Darlene about his hands, and Darlene explained that TT had accidentally left them on the ground while fleeing.

After that, Darlene and Eddie often spoke on the phone, but he could never convince her to leave, and she could never convince him to return. A year after the...