Part 2, Chapter 1 Summary

Section 1 - Allison remembers having hoisted Will onto her bed where she stripped him and bathed him. She makes some simple food and when Will awakens, she feeds him.

Section 2 - Allison realizes that prior to Will's entrance she had started to mentally slip. His dramatic arrival has startled her into action. Will gives Allison a mental focus that is unlike the presence of other individuals. She remembers that the last time she went to town she had received various stares from the town's regular inhabitants.

Section 3 - Allison reviews several notes she has written to herself regarding her desire for the future and her plans. She ponders love and sex and their seeming relatedness. She thinks about the nature of being home and having a home.

Section 4 - Over the course of several days Will recovers his strength under Allison's...