Summary

Before Chapter 8 opens, time passes. Caroline talks about the events that led her to this point in her life. She has a mountain bike now and it takes about a half hour from her house to the library. She has neighbors, including one that raises llamas. On the day at the mall in Boise, she feared she would be followed. She used an ATM to check Father's bank account and was surprised at the amount, “which is plenty” (213). By the time she arrived in Boise, there were two checks at the post office box and she deposited them. She has been doing so every month since. She began to interact with people without offering too much information about herself. She spent time at the library and got to know a librarian named Peg. Peg did not question Caroline's past but helped her move toward...