Summary

The next morning, the narrator sees her ex-husband at both the bakery and the bank. While at the bank, the narrator deposits her lottery winnings into two different accounts, one for herself and one for Tumi. She also withdraws two-million kroners in cash (for the trip), which she puts in the glove-compartment of her car. She then takes Tumi to buy some new clothes. After they leave the store, the narrator visits her mother to return some plants that her mother had given Thorsteinn. Her mother tells her that the plants were actually artificial, which the narrator did not realize. Tumi and the narrator leave and begin their trip on the Icelandic roads. They are stopped at a police check-point, where an officer tells them that there are not many travelers on the roads due to the weather and road conditions. The narrator...