Section 4: Part 3 Summary

"Chick Finishes his Story" Chick recalls his earliest childhood memory, his mother holding him tightly across his chest as she lifts him to a water fountain, and realizes he feels exactly the same way in the moments after he leaves the Italian woman's house. He sees the stars hurtling past him, is told by Posey that the Italian woman was telling him to forgive himself, and tells her in return that she was a good mother. She smiles happily, waves a tender farewell, and as Chick cries out for her to stay and as the shouting male voice calls to him again, she disappears. Chick becomes aware of flashing white lights, realizes they're flashlights, and also realizes he's being looked at and brought back to life by two young ambulance attendants, the voice of one them being the voice that's been...