Chapters 20-22 Summary

In chapter 20, tensions continue to build in the Grey-Dahl household. Sherry tells Ruby and Ruth about an apartment they can rent cheaply if they agree to care for the elderly couple living there. Ruth jumps at the opportunity, thinking it will be a chance to live their own lives without May's interference. Ruth also tells Ruby that she is pregnant again; therefore, this looks like the perfect opportunity to begin anew. Ruby agrees. However, May is not pleased because she is afraid of what will happen without Ruth's income to pay the bills. In late November, a month before Ruth plans to move her family out, they attend church together. It is a good day during which they had a nice family breakfast and enjoyed the sermon.

At home, tension returns when Justin asks for a cookie. May always bakes and...