Summary

Chapter 34 - "Does it hurt?"

John had his first date with Alison. She noticed the scars on his arm. He'd been to a doctor to have them treated and possibly erased. They couldn't be erased, but the doctor urged him to go and have them touched up so that they looked like a proper tattoo. John opted for plastic surgery, instead. Alison knew about the circumstances surrounding the scars and told John that she felt responsible, and that she believed that she was bad luck for anyone who was involved with her. John refused to believe this. They went to bed together and John said that for the first time since the attack, he didn't have any nightmares.

Chapter 35 - "Yeah, that's one of them"

The police called John to ask him to come down to the police station to view...