Summary

A week passes, and Bella disappears after the failed dinner. The boys discuss where she could have gone. Gert has been taking care of Grandma since Bella’s absence, and Gert secretly lets the boys know that Bella has been staying with her. When the boys mention something about the way she talks, Gert says she only inhales her words when some comes to her mother’s house. Gert leaves, and Grandma comes out. She tells the boys to go outside and play so she can have some quiet time alone. However, Bella appears and begins talking with her mother.

Bella and her mother discuss how long she will be staying, and Bella doesn’t know exactly. Bella is upset her mother is angry with her for leaving. However, she still wants her mother’s approval of having adult relationships. Grandma, however, tells Bella...