Chapters 15 and 16 Summary

Chapter 15: Second Thoughts

It is midmorning and the girls are still on the roof. It's getting hot and they are getting sunburned. The girls enjoy the view and pass time playing tic-tac-toe with the roof tiles. Willa Jo also helps Little Sister with her math. Aunt Patty comes out and goes back in every so often. Liz comes over and tells Willa Jo that her Aunt Patty is worried to death. She has called Liz's mother and asked her what to do. That really surprises Willa Jo. Liz has to leave to go buy some milk. As she walks away, she says she feels sorry for Aunt Patty.

A dream about Baby had woken Willa Jo. She had come out on the roof to see the sun. It is an exciting and liberating feeling. She hadn't made Little Sister come out...