Part 2, Chapters 36-40 Summary

Chapter 36: Gage's funeral is on the seventeenth of May. Louis gets into a fistfight with his father-in-law at the funeral home, which sends Rachel shrieking out of the mortuary. The morning viewing is uneventful. Rachel, so overcome with grief that she cannot dress herself, stays home that morning. Louis eats a bowl of Gage's favorite cereal, Cocoa Bears, and then represents the family at the viewing. Louis is unable to help either his wife or his daughter with their grief because he is busy reliving the final seconds of Gage's life, hoping to create a different outcome. Steve Masterson, however, sees how poorly Rachel and Ellie are coping and prescribes bed rest for them both. He remains at the house to watch over them while Louis goes to the funeral home. Steve tells Louis to get a hold of...