Summary

Once Sombo is gone, the kids all fight over which direction to take and no one notices when Arn goes in the opposite direction. Consumed by a need to find Thailand and safety, Arn walks alone. After several days he comes to a stream, convinced he has found the river he must cross to reach Thailand. He looks for a place to cross and sees a hut made of sticks and mud. Then he sees the bodies of an old man and his family, recognizing him as the one who gave them Coca-Cola. Arn realizes he’s been walking in circles and is now right back where he started.

Arn can see green fruit in the high branches that he can’t get to, and when he sees one that has dropped to the ground, he races to it. Biting into it, the juice...