Summary

When Chapter 9 begins, Melton has picked up her sister from the airport and told her children about the separation. She is extremely angry and tells Craig it would be easier if he were dead. She becomes depressed and sleeps while her parents care for her children. She feels like her grief is a wall.

Melton tells her parents she is divorcing Craig and they are supportive. Her sister tells her she will be with her through whatever she does, but perhaps not making a decision right now is the best course of action. The author resolves to go back to just doing the next right thing.

She goes through the days listening to “the still, small voice” (110). She thinks that leaving Craig might mean staying with God and the light.

Melton explains six kinds of reactions to her situation: the Shover...