Chapter 14 Summary

Katie goes to her sister's bedroom and finds her parents there crying at her sister's bedside. They are quiet for a moment, and then Katie's mother grabs a mirror and puts it under Lynn's nose, searching for any sign of breath. There is none.

There is a frenzy of activity later as everyone prepares for the funeral. Katie's mother wants everything Lynn touched to be saved, so Katie runs through the house looking for everything, even goes out to the driveway and searches through the trash bags. Katie also clips Lynn's fingernails for her mother to keep.

Before they take Lynn's body, Katie cuts a lock of her own hair and ties it on a string around her sister's neck. Then she lies on the bed and cries, suddenly angry that nobody could fix Lynn. All she can do is cry.

Katie's father...