Summary

In Chapter 45, Beverly runs ahead of Raymie, who is also running. Louisiana, Bunny, and the cart fly into the pond. Beverly stops at the edge of the pond. Raymie can hear Mrs. Borkowski's voice saying that Raymie knows what to do. She remembers Mr. Staphopoulos teaching her to flex her toes as a means of focusing, and she dives into the pond.

In Chapter 46, Bunny swims out of the pond. Raymie comes up for air and Beverly shouts a question. Raymie does not waste the breath to answer, but dives again. She finds the shopping cart but it is empty. Raymie finds Louisiana on her next dive and begins pulling her toward the surface. She has many thoughts. She feels that Louisiana is heavier than Edgar the Drowning Dummy, but is also lighter. She feels that saving someone is a simple matter. She...