Summary

The first chapter in this section is told from Laronne’s point of view. She cleaned the apartment and packed up Nella’s and her children’s things in boxes. As she was cleaning, she found some journals in Nella’s handwriting. There were 29 journals, with the first one dated with the entry of Nella’s first sober day.

Laronne heard a child practicing a harmonica. When she located him she asked if he knew Nella and her family. He said he did not and ran for his apartment. Before he closed his door, Nella asked his name. She recognized him as the boy who had talked to the reporter about a man being up on the roof. He was hesitant to answer her questions so she wrote down her address and phone number, and offered to make him food.

Laronne...