Dolores has the final perspective offered in the book. It is August now, seven months since the bus accident. It is time to attend the county fair. She and Abbott have enjoyed going, especially to the demolition derby, for many years. Normally what happens is that a few men from the grandstand will carry Abbott in his wheelchair to the top of the seats so that he can see everything from the best perspective. Afterwards, they would carry him down those steps and she would wheel him back to their van.
This year was different though. No one offered to help her lift Abbott to the top step. She probably should have expected such a cold reaction but thought that maybe enough time had passed for people to work through their reactions and grief.....
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