Part Four: Chapter 18 Summary

This section switches into Eva's point of view as she describes the moment of the second attack. She describes the way Win Forrest stops his car and jumps out, like he's going to ask her a question. She can tell that he's in a hurry, which is why she doesn't run away, even though that's her first impulse. She wants to stand her ground, show him that she's not afraid. She sees a screwdriver in his hands and figures he must be having car trouble. She sees Florence in the backseat of the car, staring back at her. She figures that there's no way Win is going to hurt again with his little girl looking on. As he paces toward her, Eva practices how she's going to turn him down, how she's going to say she's too busy to...