Chapter 5 Summary

In this chapter, we find Zoe at the bedside of her mother Anne Sutcliff, frozen and unable to help through awkwardness and fear. Her mother is being sick over the bed after her cancer treatment, and Zoe is frozen in horror and fear for her mother. Although she feels remorse, Zoe flees the room to seek help, at which time her mother's friend Carol and her father quickly take over and look after her mother. Zoe is racked by guilt as she is driven home by her father, as Harry Sutcliff tries to comfort her but again decides to go back to the hospital. This leaves Zoe confused and worried about her level of involvement with her mother's illness.

Zoe decides to be dropped off at her best friend Lorraine rather then spend another night alone in her house, and here she breaks...