Summary

Chapter 27 opened with Michaela and Eli meeting once again in an all night coffeehouse. They would meet each night and talk for hour. Michaela had insomnia and Eli felt isolated by his lack of French. Neither wanted to be alone. It seemed to Eli that Michaela had a certain beauty to her, but was slowly losing her mind.

Speaking of her family history in the circus, Michaela wondered aloud if the desire to travel was genetic. Eli remarked that she sounded like Lilia. There was an awkward silence as the two had stopped talking of Lilia. Michaela wanted to know the details of a car accident Lilia had been in and would not give Eli Lilia’s location until he told her. Eli said that he did not know about the accident.

Finally, Michaela responded that Lilia travelled beautifully. The two began...