Summary

In pages 131 - 197, Grete worries about Lillian during her abortion. She is markedly suffering; all Grete can do is keep the girls out of the apartment. After the second day, Lillian tells her that she thinks it is over.

Reflecting on a photo of a couple, Sam attempts reconciling Lillian and Ken's split. She compares their breakup to Grete and Paul's. As a girl, Sam remembers being jealous of Kaja's relationship with her father. After several months, she and Lillian get their own apartment. She misses living with Kaja. Lillian returns to waitressing.

A few months later, Grete contacts Lillian's parents to tell them about Sam. Lillian is shocked when she gets the call from her mother, Dot. She starts letting Sam talk to her grandparents. Shortly after, Lillian meets Nina Pagano, owner of the Lacuna Gallery. Nina comes to the house to...