Summary

Chapter 17

Lena tries to paint but finds that she just can’t get things right. She finally decides that maybe if she goes back to the secret swimming place that maybe she’ll be able to paint better there. Once there for a while she hears splashing and she looks over the edge where she sees Kostos swimming naked. He sees her and she realizes as she hurriedly packs up her stuff to leave that this must have been his private spot all along and his finding her that day had been purely a mistake.

Bridget writes a letter to Lena saying that she’s about to do something important, life-changing, even. She is restless after she writes the letter and goes for a walk. She thinks about what she is about to do, then thinks about her brother, Perry. She is suddenly...