Summary

Zach waits with Poppy and Alice at the bus stop, each of them increasingly on edge as the departure time comes and goes without any sign of the bus. When the bus is fifteen minutes late, Alice is ready to give up, convinced it isn't coming, but as they discuss the issue, the bus rounds the corner. Zach questions Poppy, asking her if she knows where to go when they get there, and she assures him that Eleanor will tell them what they need to know when they get there. All Poppy knows is that the grave is located under a willow tree. When it is clear that Zach doesn't believe her, Poppy asks why he came along. Alice is tired, and pulls up her legs to sleep and Zach holds her ankle up. They employ ‘rock, paper, scissors’ to decide who will take...