Theresa (pages 68-106) Summary

Theresa teaches near her parent's home in the Bronx for nearly two years before she allows her sister to talk her into moving to Manhattan and renting a room in her house. Theresa loves the apartment and has fun decorating it. Theresa takes another teaching job in the Lower East Side. Teaching is something she really enjoys and where she finally feels happy and fulfilled.

The November after Theresa moves in Katherine calls her up to her apartment saying she needs to talk. Katherine tells Theresa she is pregnant. Once again she is not sure who the father is. Theresa tries to console her in her own awkward way but Katherine is beyond consoling. Katherine has gone back to school and her marriage is strained. The pregnancy has been tough and she is not sure she wants the baby...