Chapters 14 - 20 Summary

There is a small store fairly near to Ola's house and Emily has gone there her whole life. She visits the store and talks with Sally Hirt, the proprietor. Sally and Emily exchange small talk and pleasantries and Emily catches Sally up on Ola's situation. The talk turns to the death of Charles and Sally mentions that Diane has been the one to discover Charles' corpse. Realizing Emily had not known that, Sally calls Diane after Emily leaves to apologize. That night, Emily and Diane hold hands and go to sleep.

In Chapter 15, Emily sleeps outside in the desert with only a blanket. She dreams of her grandmother. In Chapter 16, the packing is finished and most of Ola's belongings have been given away to friends. The remainder will be donated to goodwill. Ola and Emily chat in the afternoon; Emily explains...