Cold Fire Chapter Summary & Analysis - Part Three: The Enemy: The Rest of August 29: Chapter 3 Summary

Part Three: The Enemy: The Rest of August 29: Chapter 3 Summary

Holly leaves the area, unwilling to even return to the windmill for the time being. She leaves the remainder of their belongings behind and heads for Santa Monica. All Holly wants now is to be somewhere that has no memories for either of them. Jim sleeps in the seat beside her, worn out, and in a state not that unlike a chrysalis. She is confident that The Friend and The Enemy are gone. She drives along, thinking about the boy who created elaborate personality extensions that stemmed from a book he read in order to cope with the real life horrors that his young mind couldn't adjust to. She marvels at the depth of his survival instinct. Finally, she checks them into a motel as he continues to sleep in the front seat. She manages to rouse him enough to get him...
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