Chapter 8 Summary

Molly returns to the hospital and Meg blames herself. She had blown up at Molly because she'd gotten so lazy. She had still been wearing her nightgown at eleven in the morning. She'd been grouchy lately probably because Tierney had stopped calling her. Meg knows that he is dating another girl at school but she doesn't tell Molly. Meg gets angry when Molly tells her to get her sneakers off her side of the room. They start arguing and when Molly starts to get out of her bed, Meg sees that her one leg is covered in dark red spots. Molly gets back in bed and tells Meg not to tell anyone. But Meg doesn't listen to her and runs down and tells Lydia.

Meg stays downstairs but she can hear Molly arguing with her mother and father. Then she hears Molly crying...