Chapter 7 Summary

It takes Annabel a while to get Mrs. Schmauss out of her house, in which time she discovers the more unpleasant sides of Mrs. Schmauss' attitude. Then Annabel decides it is time to take the dog for a walk and to go pick up the liquor she promised Bill she would buy. On the way back from the liquor store, there is a commotion on the street with people standing around and a cop. Annabel thinks it is an accident and wants to see because her mother never lets her see. However, it is only her brother screaming for his mother. Annabel forgot to meet the bus.

Annabel thinks about walking away and letting the cops take her brother to the station until her mother comes back to her own body, but Ben saw her. Annabel is forced to take him home. At...