Summary

Chapter 29 – Eula and James spend the night at Mamie’s. Porter gives up his room for them and sleeps on the couch. Starla overhears her father asking Eula for advice on parenting. Eula says that now that Porter knows things need to change, he has to do something about it. Starla later asks Eula if it is possible she can turn into Lulu, like her grandmother has said in the past. Eula assures her this is not true, that Starla is just a child and can do what she wants with the rest of her life. She doesn’t have to end up like Lulu. Eula explains that she was blind to the truth of who Wallace really was because he offered her an escape from her family.

Chapter 30 – Sheriff Reese arrives the next day where he meets with Porter. Porter explains everything...