Chapter 19 Summary

The final chapter of the book is focused on Brad's recollections and an important flashback. He recalls talking with Jamie on the front porch of the cabin, as she tells him that he cannot expect a small child to live for any length of time without indoor plumbing. The sound of the chair falling inside the cabin causes Brad to turn and fire the rifle that he cradles. He does not know how the gun went off, but runs into the house to find Julianne on the floor. Numb with horror, Brad collapses and has a flashback to Mindy's actual death on her second birthday.

At noon on Mindy's second birthday, Gavin arrived. Brad was annoyed by his presence but Laura Brummer told him that she would rather have him there to celebrate than have him go off to celebrate without her. Brad...