Summary

In Chapter 41, Eli finished telling Michaela the story of the car accident. Michaela then revealed she did not know where Lilia was. Eli then realized that a lifetime of missing out on suffering was better than even a day of true suffering. She said she was tired of talking about Lilia’s whereabouts. It was all people cared about. She had lied to Eli. She blamed it on Lilia, saying she had lied to her when she left Michaela on the first night.

Michaela was very shaken up by the story. Although she had wanted to know the truth her entire life, she now regretted finding out. Lilia, too, had regretted the journey she had contemplated her whole life. Michaela told Eli that Lilia had said she had wished she stayed in New York. Eli felt light at the news.

Michaela told...