Summary

Chapter 3. Shawn recalls an instance last January where he encountered death. He was riding in the car with his mom and sister, Cindy. He watched as a dog ran out in the path of the car in front of them and was immediately hit by the car. Shawn recalls the dog twisted and turned under the car before being spit out by the back tire. He watches as the broken body of the dog rolls across the road. Shawn’s mom pulls the car over and Cindy rushes to the dog. In the car, Shawn gazes as Cindy, crying, holds the dog’s convulsing body. He sees the dog’s brown eyes, which seem to be looking straight into his. In another moment, the eyes are streaked with blood and the dog dies. Shawn realizes, looking into the dog’s bloody eyes, he is no...