Nine Summary

Ellie and Lindsay continue secretly seeing one another. One afternoon, when Lindsay walks Ellie to the subway, Ellie sees Lindsay hitching a ride home. She wonders if a stranger is the source of Lindsay's bruises. She also is angry at the thought that some other person is touching Lindsay.

Ima has been trying out different synagogues, and is getting herself back together. Ellie decides to go see Lindsay to talk to her about hitchhiking. Lindsay explains she does it to disappear and to pretend to be somebody else, but Ellie asks her to stop. Lindsay refuses, and hitchhikes again. Ellie is despondent. She will not return any of Lindsay's calls. Neshama reveals to Ellie she has been accepted to several different colleges, and will be moving away. Ellie confesses she misses Torah, and Neshama tells her to go back to it, that different...