Summary

In Chapter 45, the sunflower seedlings begin to sprout. Quang-ha’s is bigger than the others. One day Willow finds a drawing of the plant that he has made depicting the sprout coming out of a man’s head. He lets her have it. She knows they’ll have to move the sunflowers soon but doesn’t mention it because she doesn’t like to talk about relocation. During dinner one night Willow thanks Pattie and the other for what they have done for her. She describes the reaction as if she’d pulled out a rotten fish. Quang-ha leaves the table.

Willow decides she isn’t physically fit. She notices how alive Dell looks when he comes back from running and wants to experience his feeling. She tells him she wants to start running with him. Mai decides to go along as well...