Summary

Chapter Nine – Dylan gets his leg cast examined, and is set to have it removed and replaced. A male nurse, Ryan, compliments Dylan on his muscle and physique. Ryan is amazed at how quickly Dylan is growing. Dylan’s mom tells Dylan he is just like his father. Dylan worries he too will die at 26.

Chapter Ten – When Dylan wakes up after surgery to remove the cast and the pins in his leg, his mom is already sitting up and waiting for him. She reveals Dylan has had a pretty visitor who left him two daisies in an iced-tea bottle. Dylan’s mom confirms it was Jamie, the girl from the square, and that she had a long talk with Jamie about her having a long road ahead of her. Dylan’s mom is impressed that Dylan is okay with knowing and...