Chapters 5-8 Summary

In chapter five, "David was beginning to find out that the only thing you could count on with Amanda was surprises" (p. 48). David and Amanda have a lengthy conversation in the garage. Afterward, David begins to feel as if he has made some headway with Amanda, that he is able to get an idea of what might be going on in her head. David is proved wrong when Amanda returns to her former bratty and defiant self. Later, however, Amanda asks David if he would like to go herb hunting with her. Amanda is disappointed to learn that there is no local cemetery. Amanda explains the importance of the herbs and where they are collected. When Amanda finds the herbs, David thinks that they are common plants, but Amanda swears that they are wolfsbane, deathcup, and bloodroot. David doubts his knowledge...