Chapter 5 Summary

Davey is in her room trying to read a magazine and finds that she is reading the same pages over and over. Her mother and brother are asleep and the doorbell rings. Davey can't avoid answering the door because she is the only one up, and she finds Hugh at the other end. They exchange uncomfortable hellos, and he hugs her, but he can't control his emotions, and he starts to cry. Hugh regains his composure and asks Davey to join him for a walk on the beach. Davey refuses, but her mother comes in and points out that she hasn't left the house since the funeral. Davey looks at the pain on her mother's face and agrees to go with Hugh to appease her. Davey goes to get dressed. She has dark circles around her eyes, and her pants are too big...