Chapter 5 Summary

The epigraph in this chapter is about belief and how it is either active or nothing.

Sunday, March 2, 2025. It is raining, which has not happened for six years. Many of the people in the neighborhood leave church in the middle of the service in order to set out barrels and other containers to catch the rain.

Monday, March 3, 2025. It is still raining, and Lauren is awestruck with the wonder of it.

Tuesday, March 4, 2025. Amy Dunn has been killed by a stray bullet, which found its way through a small hole in the gate that closes off the neighborhood. Lauren is grief stricken. She had planned to give a birthday party for Amy when she turned four in a couple weeks. Lauren feels that she lives in an oasis surrounded by a jungle.

Wednesday, March 5, 2025. It is still raining. Amy is already cremated, and...