Chapter 19-20 Summary

Chapter Nineteen begins with Gwyn trying to catch Alison's eye after she has been ignoring him for a few days and he doesn't understand why. He wonders why she has not turned up at their arranged meeting place over the last week, and then is rounded on by his mother, Nancy.

His mother is angry that Clive has been asking about the key to the locked garage, and thinks that Gwyn must have told Clive about the garage and the fact that she had once had the key but had thrown it away. Gwyn is astonished, saying that he doesn't know anything about a key or the locked garage, and feels hurt by being shouted at. Nancy continues regardless saying that she has handed in her notice and that they will be leaving the day after tomorrow. What is more, that...