Summary

The final chapter is titled “2019.” Three years have passed since the previous chapter. Things have naturally progressed. Glenn is in second grade. Jane would have insisted on having her daughter in her room, despite the school policy against it, except that Mr. Robicheaux has stopped teaching. Patrice has so much trouble in preschool that the teacher needs to talk to Duncan or Jane every afternoon. Duncan has taken over picking her up. Jane imagines what the following year will be like, when Patrice is in first grade, just down the hall from Jane's room. During the summer break, Jane spends more time with the girls, taking them to tumbling and other activities. Patrice is constantly distraught that she cannot turn a cartwheel. Jane knows the ability will one day click for Patrice. After Duncan's fight with Aggie, Jane discovers Aggie's absence is more difficult than...