Summary

“Section 10 / Flash” is set in 1847. Naomi and Johnny are shooting marbles in the yard. He motions to her to come to the barn with her. She hesitates because she is not supposed to go that far but follows him because Cynthia is gone. Johnny shows her a litter of puppies. When she believes she hears Cynthia’s voice, Naomi runs back to the garden. It turns out what she heard was two men, one of them imitating Cynthia. The three men, the ones who came to her room when she was sick, notice Naomi and begin to act as if they plan to rape her. Cynthia yells at them to leave Naomi alone. She is shooting two pistols into the air. As she taunts them with the guns, even shooting one in the hand, the men back off. It is at...